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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Poe Film Festival Pro Film Awards proudly announces its selection for the 2019 Director’s Award, honoring outstanding achievement in the creative arts in Virginia. This year’s honoree is Richmond muralist and sculptor Mickael Broth. The Read more…