The road-trip family film Omaha by Cole Webley walked away with the Grand Jury Prize Best Overall Feature Film at the 14th Richmond International Film Festival.
Richmond International Film Festival
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Cole Webley’s ‘Omaha’ Wins Top Grand Jury Prize at 14th Richmond Film Festival
Omaha by Cole Webley
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14th Richmond International Film Festival Themed ‘Bare Naked’ Features 170 Films
Myth of the Ghost Kingdom by Jason Mullis The 14th Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) taking place September 23rd – 28th, 2025 in Richmond, Virginia, features six days of award-winning film premieres and signature events around this year’s theme, Bare Naked.
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Dylan Narang’s ‘Tapawingo’ Wins Best Film at 13th Richmond International Film Festival | Award Winners
Tapawingo directed by Dylan Narang Tapawingo is the winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Overall Feature Film of the Year along with Best Director for Dylan Narang, at the 13th Richmond International Film Festival which ran September 24-29, 2024. The film starring Jon Heder and Billy Zane also won Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature, Best Ensemble Cast: U.S, Best Casting and Best Editing.
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Eric Esau’s ‘Saturn’ and Heather Waters’ ‘A Mother’s Promise’ to Kickoff 13th Richmond Film Festival Lineup
Marc Rissmann and Jonathan Stoddard in Saturn (courtesy RIFF) Under the theme “Rooted RVA” the 13th Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF), takes place September 24th – 29th, 2024 featuring over 170 film premieres from 25 countries.
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Tom Schulman’s ‘Double Down South’ to Open 12th Richmond International Film Festival Lineup
Double Down South by Tom Schulman (© Double Down South Film) Under the theme “Togetherness,” the 12th annual Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) takes place September 26 – October 1, 2023, showcasing 195 award-winning film premieres from the U.S. and 20 countries – from Spain to Israel, Germany to Japan – plus 30 national and international bands, the first annual Global Visionary Summit Cinema & Panel Series, signature community events, and the red carpet at various venues across Richmond.
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Richmond International Film Festival 2022 to Showcase 171 Award-winning Films
Song For Hope: The Ryan Anthony Story The 11th Annual Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF), kicks off Tuesday, June 7th and concludes Sunday, June 12th, 2022, showcasing 171 award-winning film premieres from the U.S. and 22 countries.
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Late Olympia Dukakis and Daughter Christina Zorich to Receive Award at Richmond Film Festival
Olympia Dukakis: Mother, Actress and Executive Producer of The New Abolitionists (Posthumous); Christina Zorich: Daughter, Actress and Director/Producer of The New Abolitionists Christina Zorich and her late mother, the Academy Award winning actress Olympia Dukakis, will receive the Mother/Daughter Women of Excellence Award for their documentary The New Abolitionists at the Richmond International Film Festival.
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Richmond Intl Film Festival 2021 Unveils Official Selection Films
Mending Walls directed by Pam Hervey and Tod Hervey. Under the theme “This is Richmond,” the Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) celebrates its special 10th Year Anniversary edition with more than 150 award-winning films from 20 countries from Monday, September 7th to Sunday, September 12th.
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Richmond International Film Festival Postpones 10th Anniversary Edition
The 2021 Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) in Richmond, Virginia, scheduled for early May has been postponed until September 14-19, 2021. In the announcement, Heather Waters, RIFF Founder & Producer, was optimistic that come September, with the vaccine rollout, the festival will be able to return to the silver screen together in person for the 10th Year Anniversary celebration.
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Richmond International Film festival 2020 Awards – VICTORIES PLACE, TICKET, ILLEGAL Win Top Prizes
Victories Place directed by Yoann Guillouzouic The 2020 Richmond International Film festival concluded with the annual red carpet awards where the top overall Grand Jury and Audience Choice Awards of the year were announced.
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Martha Elcan’s Emotional Short Film LADIES MOST DEJECT Competes at Richmond International Film Festival
Ladies Most Deject The award-winning dramatic short film “Ladies Most Deject,” directed by Martha Elcan, will compete at the upcoming Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) which will run September 8 – 13, 2020. It will be part of the festival’s Narrative Shorts Block II and will be virtually screened beginning on September 8.
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Richmond International Film Festival Announces New 2020 Dates
Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) announced today that its rescheduled dates for the 2020 festival will be September 8-13, 2020. The festival plans to screen 30 plus film titles in physical theatres, pending approval from city and health officials, and the remaining festival will include its first ever virtual screenings, panels, live streaming events, and red carpets.