The Festival

Celebrating its  20th anniversary, the Alexandria Film Festival takes place November 13-15, 2026 in Alexandria, Virginia, an acclaimed travel destination within eyesight of the nation’s capital.

The Alexandria Film Festival, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, brings feature-length films and shorts of all genres, filmmaker panels, and arts presentations to the port city of Alexandria, Virginia and beyond. The festival highlights the talents of local, national, and international filmmakers and aims to create community impact by promoting cinema as an important cultural, educational, and entertainment asset.

The festival is supported by a grant from the Alexandria Commission for the Arts and the City of Alexandria, as well as by numerous individual and corporate sponsors.

Follow the festival on Facebook, X and Instagram for updates. Use the hashtag #AlexFilmFest to discuss films online.