Will Smith's Brain-snap Oscars Slap Flipped the Script on His Image, Which Suits the Bias
Dr. A.D. Carson believes Will Smith's reputation should ultimately remain intact.
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Bean There, Won That: Alums Take First Prize in Bush’s Baked Beans ‘Can Film Festival’
Graham Barbour and Phineas Alexander took home the ultimate prize in the “Can Film Festival:” $50,000 and the honor of having their video aired as Bush's new commercial.
2022 Virginia Film Festival Set for November 2-6
Today, the Virginia Film Festival announced that the 35th annual VAFF will take place from November 2-6, 2022. The Virginia Film Festival is a program of the University of Virginia and the Office of the Provost and Vice Provost for the Arts.
UVA's 2022 French Film Festival was a Huge Success!
Read about the success of UVA's 2022 French Film Festival!
Current and Upcoming Exhibitions at The Fralin Museum of Art Through July 2022
Check out the current and upcoming exhibitions at The Fralin Museum of Art through July 2022.
Alumnus Captures a Photo of the Rotunda That You Have to See to Believe
Nothing was going to stop UVA alumnus Brennan Gilmore from capturing the photo of a lifetime.
From Court, to Classroom, to Screen, This Hollywood Hoo Keeps Creating
Alex Scheinman, a member of UVA’s 2013 NCAA championship men’s tennis team and an avid poet during his time on Grounds, is debuting a film at the Virginia Film Festival this week.
A Look Through the Lens at the 2021 Virginia Film Festival
After a hybrid (but mostly online) approach in 2020, the 2021 festival welcomed guests back to the big screen with opportunities to see the films in theaters around Charlottesville!
Hoo-rizons: How Riding a Train Put Former Football Star on Film’s Fast Track
When something you have done since you were a kid, something you thought was your calling, something you thought would be your career, comes to an abrupt end, what do you do next? For former University of Virginia football player Canaan Severin, the answer came while riding a train.
Film Festival Highlights: Martha Plimpton, ‘Dopesick,’ and Wes Anderson’s Latest
"There is something truly special about a film festival environment, and about our festival, in particular, that goes beyond the films we show. It is about the community that is created through the sharing and celebration of this remarkable art form, and the chance to come together and experience such a diverse array of films on a wide variety of topics that run the gamut of our emotions and our experiences in the world today.”
Many Stories to Tell: Alumna Niya Bates Shares African American History and Culture
Niya Bates, a University of Virginia alumna who has worked at Monticello for several years, appeared on the recent Netflix series, “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America,” to tell a story in episode three.
Three UVA Alums Mapping the Green Books’ Legacy
Susan Hellman, Anne Bruder, and Catherine Zipf first met in UVA’s School of Architecture when they were pursuing master’s degrees in architectural history, graduating in 1996 or ’97. They kept in touch professionally and started exploring Green Book locations soon after they were digitized.