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Keeping an Eye on COVID-19
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…
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Graphically Inspired
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…
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Dates Set for 2020 Festival
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…
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Nominate a Creative Genius
Do you know an amazing artistic genius in Virginia? The Poe Film Festival Pro Film Awards wants you to nominate outstanding artists, performers, filmmakers and leaders in the creative arts in Virginia for its 2020 Read more…
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Our International Films Invoke Poe Writing Style
One week to go, and we’re excited to screen our 25 Official Selection films at the amazing Robertson Theater at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Virginia Commonwealth University. Today we praise contributions by Read more…
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Poe Adaptations Amaze
One of the cool aspects of producing a film festival is viewing the cinematic creativity of independent filmmakers. One of the cool aspects of producing the Poe Film Festival is viewing the amazing contemporary interpretations Read more…
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Opening Night: Great as all Get Out
Our 2019 Poe Film Festival kicks off with the award-winning, “Get Out,” a horror-thriller by writer-director Jordan Peele. And, like all of our festival events, admission is FREE. The film will be shown at VCU’s Read more…
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Burning Love Screenplay Winners Announced
Congratulations to our amazing 2019 winners of the Poe Film Festival Burning Love Screenplay Contest: Feature winner – The Cave Girl by Brendan Butler Shorts winner – Give Love a Shot by Al Finocchio Teleplay Read more…
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Announcing our 2019 Burning Love Screenplay Contest Finalists
Features Combustion by Craig Oliver Concertmistress by Caroline Rovello Kill Your Kids by Kevin Byrnes Lovers of Darkness by Eduardo Soto-Falcon The Cave Girl by Brendan Butler Shorts And They Shall Handle Serpents by Jason Read more…
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Burning Love Semifinalists
The Poe Film Festival is proud to announce the following semifinalist scripts and writers of our 2019 Burning Love Screenplay Contest: 1994 by Daniel Stephenson And They Shall Handle Serpents by Jason Tostevin Artwork Title Read more…