Dear WIFV,   Want to be a more creative Story-teller for you, your company and projects? Join me for a fun Story telling workshop, Thrs., Oct. 10th, 5-7pm,. Washington, DC. (Drinks included).   In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to grab your audiences’ attention and be a more creatively effective Story-teller.   You can apply… Read more »

If you have a passion for LIGHTING, and want to see the best technology in action, Check out this event at Barbizon Capitol in Alexandria, VA on Thursday!!  (REGISTRATION REQUIRED BELOW) EDX2019 is being held at the Barbizon Capitol offices in Alexandria, VA. Address is: 6437 General Green Way Alexandria, VA 22312 703-750-3900 Registration is… Read more »

Poe Film Festival – RVA – Oct. 25-27 The third annual Poe Film Festival, featuring contemporary films in the storytelling style of Edgar Allan Poe, will showcase two venues on the VCU campus in Richmond. Thanks to the support and leadership of the Robertson School for Media and Culture, all events are free to the… Read more »

Georgian-Estonian co-production Zaza Urushadze’s Oscar nominated (2013) TANGERINES portrays a war in Abkhazia region of Georgia. As the hostilities erupt, an Estonian man stays behind to wait for his lucrative crop of tangerines. After a firefight he must care for two soldiers, each from opposing sides, who each vow to kill the other once they… Read more »

Session Details   October 12-13 2019 2-Days- Script to Screen 1 day workshop – 1 day shooting   Time: 12:00 pm Location: Acting House Workshop 110 Lipscomb Street Richmond, VA 23224   Price: $250:00 Registration: www.dipglobalmedia.com Info: [email protected]

A Seminar with Entertainment Lawyer Kirk T. Schroder. Tuesday, Sept 24, 6:30 PM Mobelux 1635 West Broad Street, Richmond Va 23220   Kirk will inform you of what you need to know to protect yourself and your rights. He will then take your questions. This promises to be informative for all. Kirk has advised clients… Read more »

He’s made you laugh in Sleepwalk With Me (it was a play presented by Nathan Lane, then a movie, THEN a book), My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend and “Thank God for Jokes.” (He was also really funny in that one season of “Orange is the New Black.” And in “Billions.” And “Broad City.”) Now he’s direct from Broadway, telling a new… Read more »

Videographer to record the She’s Next program for women business owners on September 24 at Dock 5 at Union Market.  The event is from 9 am to 1 pm with set-up earlier. May require basic editing.   Please respond to [email protected] with demo reel and day rate (to include equipment)       DCShorts, Sept… Read more »

TONIGHT!!  DON’T MISS THE NOVA DISTRICT VPA’s STATE OF THE INDUSTRY EXPO!!   You all deserve to come on over and have some free food, beer, and wine with about 300 of your fellow Northern Virginia film industry pros!  Northern Virginia stunt supervisors, pyro technicians, costume designers, motion picture camera rental houses, lighting trucks, drone… Read more »

Final deadline is approaching! We want to showcase as many LOCAL films as possible, and we have opened the length up so that longer shorts can also be entered. Help bring horror to Virginia this year and be a part of our first live season. Submit your short films here: https://filmfreeway.com/MagicofHorror Get $5 off submission… Read more »

Last chance to get amazing professional headshots at a discounted price.  Guido Venitucci will be coming from NYC this weekend and shooting in DC on Friday and Saturday and in Richmond on Sunday.  Just a few spots remain.   Please email Barb at [email protected] for open slot times.   Visit his work at www.guidovenitucci.com.     $325.00… Read more »

On Thursday, September 26 at 6:30 PM, at the University Theatre, ODU will screen filmmaker Susan Youssef’s latest feature film, Marjoun & The Flying Headscarf. Ms. Youssef will be in attendance and participate in a Q&A with the audience after the screening. The film was an Official Selection at the 2019 Miami International Film Festival, has screened at the Arab Film… Read more »

State of the Industry Expo – Fairfax – September 19, 2019 Join Northern Virginia’s film, television, advertising, and video professionals at the 2019 State of the Industry Expo. This FREE event is hosted by the Virginia Production Alliance with support from the Virginia Film Office. Special discounts will be available on VPA memberships exclusively at the… Read more »

A Seminar with Entertainment Lawyer Kirk T. Schroder.   Kirk will inform you of what you need to know to protect yourself and your rights. He will then take your questions. This promises to be informative for all. Kirk has advised clients on film, television, intellectual property, publishing, music, production, labor issues, fashion, distribution, live… Read more »

Hello everyone,   In 2017 the ODU Film Program, in conjunction with the Virginia Film Office and Storyland Pictures, produced the feature film American Dreamer starring Jim Gaffigan, directed by ODU alumnus Derrick Borte.   As part of American’s Dreamer’s theatrical rollout, the film will have 2 screenings at the Naro Cinema in Norfolk.  The… Read more »

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 7:00pm (EST) WALA Copyright Basics w/ Copyright Alliance @ Entertainment Software Association 601 Massachusetts Ave, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20011 REGISTER HERE – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wala-copyright-basics-w-copyright-alliance-esa-wednesday-september-18-2019-tickets-63004746894 Interested in learning about copyrights? Do you have a creative work that you want to copyright? Come learn about the basics of copyright at this presentation… Read more »

Special discount code for VPA members: Email [email protected] for Discount Code   –  – – – – – – – Don’t miss out on this groundbreaking TIVA event! – The Promise of Gamification Special Panel Presentation is THIS THURSDAY! September 12, 2019, 6:15 – 9:00 PM Mind & Media, 1101 King Street, Suite 360, Alexandria, VA 22314   Be… Read more »

The 2019 Poe Film Festival, featuring the best cinematic storytelling from Virginia’s and the nation’s top filmmakers, will be held on the VCU campus in Richmond on the weekend of October 25 to 27. “Get Out,” the Oscar-winning thriller by Jordan Peele, will open the festival at the VCU Commons Theater, 907 Floyd Ave., on… Read more »

Scene-1 is happy to announce that NYC head shot photographer Guido Venitucci will be in DC on Sept 20/21 and Richmond Sept 22. He’s running an amazing special, only $325. 90 minute shoot up to 4 wardrobe changes / looks ALL proofs 2 professional edits Professional Hair and Makeup avail for only $70 Visit his… Read more »

Screening of “I Found it at the Video Store” Thursday, Oct 3 at 8:15 PM Naro Cinema 1507 Colley Ave. Norfolk VA 23517 Tickets $10   Three years in the making, filmmakers Robin Paez and Carter Mahnke had just finished editing “I Found it at the Video Store” when they heard the heartbreaking news that… Read more »

The 2019 Poe Film Festival, featuring the best cinematic storytelling from Virginia’s and the nation’s top filmmakers, will be held on the VCU campus in Richmond on the weekend of October 25 to 27. “Get Out,” the Oscar-winning thriller by Jordan Peele, will open the festival at the VCU Commons Theater, 907 Floyd Ave., on… Read more »

The Mason Libraries Arts & Humanities Team at George Mason University are conducting interviews with DC-area filmmakers for the following research study. Recruiting film directors in the Washington, DC-metropolitan area for a study on how they discover and use information in their creative processes. Selectees will participate in a 1-hour, in-person interview at a location… Read more »

ScriptDC – Words to “Action!” ScriptDC is the premier conference for Mid-Atlantic filmmakers including writers, directors, producers, editors, and talent to connect with accomplished teachers, consultants and industry professionals. The 2019 conference will be October 11-13, 2019 at American University. REGISTER HERE!  ScriptDC supports the work of independent filmmakers via seminars that provide access to… Read more »

Project Write, the Shenandoah Valley Writing Project, SU’s Department of Media and Communication, and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema are teaming up to bring a day of screenwriting and production workshops to the area. Comic creator and screenwriter Joe Kelly will be the keynote speaker. He is most widely known as the author of the graphic novel I Kill Giants and… Read more »