Virginia Film Festival

Virginia Film Festival

The Virginia Film Festival is a program of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, held usually in late October/ early November.

Themes

Each year, the Virginia Film Festival has a different theme for their films. Past themes include:
* 1990 - "Music & The Movies"
* 1991 - "Movie Made In America"
* 1992 - "The Reel South & Other Worlds"
* 1993 - "Film Noir"
* 1994 - "Love & Other Obsessions"
* 1995 - "U.S. & Them"
* 1996 - "Wild Spaces, Endangered Places"
* 1997 - "Caged!"
* 1998 - "Cool"
* 1999 - "Techno Visions"
* 2000 - "Animal Attractions"
* 2001 - "Masquerades"
* 2002 - "Wet"
* 2003 - "$$$"
* 2004 - "Speed"
* 2005 - "In/Justice"
* 2006 - "Revelations"
* 2007 - "Kin Flicks"The theme for the 2008 Virginia Film Festival is "Aliens!".

Guests & Speakers

Each year, there are almost 100 speakers & guests. Past speakers & guests have included Morgan Freeman, Robert Duvall, Vanessa Redgrave, Jimmy Stewart, Anthony Hopkins, Sandra Bullock, Nicolas Cage, Gena Rowlands, Sigourney Weaver, William Styron, & Ross McElwee.

Films

There are almost 60 films featured every year. Movies for the 2008 "Aliens!" Festival will be announced on September 25.

External links

* [http://www.vafilm.com/index.php The Official Virginia Film Festival Web Site]


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