Alexandria Film Festival

The Alexandria Film Festival is excited to announce its 20th anniversary summer film series with four documentaries sure to inspire, challenge, and educate audiences. June’s Film Pick “Just Sing” Proudly Demonstrates Its Pitch Perfect Appeal June 28, 4:00 pm, The Lyceum Co-directed by Angelique Molina and Abraham Troen, “Just Sing” is a music-fille

Alexandria Film Festival Opens Submissions for 20th Annual Festival Filmmakers Worldwide Invited to Submit for November 2026 Event The Alexandria Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its 20th annual festival, taking place November 13 to 15, 2026, in historic Alexandria, Virginia. Filmmakers from around the world are encouraged to submit s

Becoming Wild, a meditation on beauty in the natural world Film Festival Presents April 11 World Premiere of “Becoming Wild, a meditation on beauty in the natural world” by Local Filmmaker Jane Pittman On Saturday, April 11, from 2-4 pm, the Alexandria Film Festival, in partnership with Four Mile Run Conservancy, will present

It's Oscar Time! The Festival Takes a Look Back at Academy Award-Winning and Nominated Filmmakers Who Have Been Part of Its History "War Dance," directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine, profiles war-orphaned children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda, who compete in and win their country’s national music and

Annual Event Dates for Its 20th Anniversary: November 13-15, 2026 This year, the Alexandria Film Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary. What started as a small, city-funded event that screened two dozen films in one location has grown into year-round programming culminating in a multi-day festival at venues across the city.