World cinema, Israel, the environment, water issues, French culture, the African diaspora, Native cultures and Edgar Allen Poe’s values are the many topics of film festivals in Richmond.Many of these events seek volunteers to help with tasks from ushering to picking up filmmakers from the airport. For more information about film festivals and other events in central Virginia, check the Virginia Film Office website.
Richmond Area Film Festivals:
- Richmond International Film Festival (September 7-12, 2021)
- Afrikana Independent Film Festival ( September)
- Pocahontas Reframed: Native American Storytellers Film Festival ( November)
- Poe Film Festival (late autumn)
- Israeli Film Festival (January)
- RVA Free Environmental Film Festival (February)
- Reelabilities Richmond Disabilities Film Festival (February)
- James River Film Festival (March)
- French Film Festival (March)
- Richmond Dance Festival (April)
- 48 Hour Film Festival (July)
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