Image courtesy of Alexandria Film Festival
"Comparsa," a documentary screening in our "Alexandria Celebrates Women" showcase on Saturday, November 8, at 4:30pm.
The Alexandria Film Festival has partnered with Virginia Tech to screen films at the university’s Alexandria location in the Potomac Yard neighborhood as part of the 19th Annual Alexandria Film Festival.
Check out the great line-up of more than 60 films in a variety of genres, including some 25 that are premiering in the DC metro area or on the East Coast. Nearly three dozen filmmakers will be in attendance and will answer audience members' questions following their screening.
View the schedule and get your tickets at: https://afffilmsthatmatter2025.eventive.org/schedule
Tickets for individual showcases are $15, and an unlimited, all-festival pass is just $80.
Image courtesy of Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Innovation Campus
“We are thrilled and grateful to partner with Virginia Tech for our 19th annual festival,” said Jill Ray, chair of the Alexandria Film Festival. “The university’s new academic building in the Potomac Yard neighborhood is the perfect hub of festival activities this year. It’s metro-accessible, high-tech, and ultra-modern, offering multiple spaces for film screenings including the 300- capacity Boeing Auditorium.”
“We are excited to support such an important cultural event in the region. Hosting the Alexandria Film Festival at Academic Building One reflects our commitment to making this building a hub for innovation, collaboration, and community,” said Lance Collins, vice president at Virginia Tech.
The 19th annual Alexandria Film Festival kicked off Sunday, Nov. 2 and continues Friday, Nov. 7 to Sunday, Nov. 9 at venues across the city of Alexandria including Patagonia Old Town, Beatley Library (free programming), the Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum and Virginia Tech (Alexandria campus). Full programming will be available soon on the the festival event website, AlexFilmFest.com.
What: 19th Annual Alexandria Film Festival
When: Nov. 2 and Nov. 6 - 9
Where (several locations below):
Patagonia Old Town - 815 ½ King St.
Beatley Library - 5005 Duke St.
The Lyceum - 201 S. Washington St.
Virginia Tech Academic Building One - 3625 Potomac Ave.
The Alexandria Film Festival is made possible with support from the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, the City of Alexandria, as well as the generous support of individual donors and corporate sponsors including: Adobe, Alexandria Gazette Packet and Connections Newspapers; Alexandria Hyundai; Alexandria Living Magazine; Alexandria TImes; Atlas Brew Works; Bad Ass Coffee; Burke & Herbert Bank; Cheesetique; Delia’s Mediterranean Grill; Glory Days; Goodwin Living; Hadeed Rug Cleaning; Jim Connolly/Long & Foster Real Estate; Law Office of Deborah Matthews; Old Town Crier; Pond Roofing; Ted’s Montana Grill; Virginia Tech; The Zebra; and Zen Business
The Alexandria Film Festival brings high-quality short and feature-length films of all genres, filmmaker panels, and arts presentations to the port city of Alexandria, Virginia and the greater DC-metro area. The festival highlights the talents of local, national and international filmmakers in an acclaimed travel destination within eyesight of the nation’s capital.
