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What makes a great film festival a GREAT film festival? Well, of course, the films, but secondly – the judges. Ours are the best! We’ve looked at more than 200 films of all kinds this Read more…

The 2020 Poe Film Festival will end its November event with an inspiring documentary based upon the courageous and iconic life of John Lewis, the Georgia congressman and civil rights icon, who passed away on Read more…

The Poe Film Festival Pro Film Awards is proud to announce the winner of its 2020 Director’s Award, Ana Ines King – founder and director of the Latin Ballet of Virginia. The Director’s Award recognizes Read more…

2020 sure has been a challenging year, especially for our filmmakers. But a few have made lemonade out of lemons and have produced amazing short films from the comfort of their living rooms and basements. Read more…

Today, Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond announced that its Monroe Park campus will have a phased reopening for students, with fall classes starting on August 17. What does this mean for the Poe Film Festival, Read more…

The Cavalry Group, which reviews the performance of hundreds of film festivals across the country, polled more than 100 filmmakers, journalists, and movie fans, to compile its 2020 list of “Film Festivals to Bet On.” Read more…

We want to do something special for our Class of 2020 filmmakers. So we’re teaming up with a top-flight production company to offer our 2020 Official Selection filmmakers the path to national distribution. With your Read more…

Like many other film festivals, we at Poe are following the rise of coronavirus infections closely. The 2020 Poe Film Festival has pushed back its dates deeper into November. With the help of our good Read more…

One of the joys of producing the Poe Film Festival and its College Film Awards is to provide a platform for our intensely creative college filmmakers to express their world on film. In 2017, we Read more…

The Poe Film Festival directors are pleased to announce the following dates for the 2020 Poe Film Festival, to be held on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. Our opening film and discussion panel Read more…