A yearly tribute to independent cinema, the Alexandria Film Festival offers a diverse program of features, documentaries, shorts, animation, and experimental work by emerging and established filmmakers for an engaged audience seeking new, rarely seen and non-studio films.

The Alexandria Commission for the Arts and the Alexandria Office of the Arts present the Third annual Alexandria Film Festival on September 24 - 27, 2009. The Festival brings high-quality independent short and feature length films, documentaries, filmmaker panels, and arts presentations to the city of Alexandria, Virginia.

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The Alexandria Film Festival is an intimate four-day celebration joining art and film in historic Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Held at the George Washington Masonic Memorial, the Festival highlights the talents of local, national, and international independent filmmakers. Offering a diverse program, the Festival fosters public awareness of independent cinema as a cultural and educational asset. Alexandria is also home to film producers and enthusiasts, arts patrons, members of Congress and their staff, corporate executives, and other influential groups. The city attracts many visitors and residents of the Washington metropolitan area who value its history and arts community.

The Alexandria Film Festival aims to promote and support the artistry of independent cinema from filmmakers of all genres. The Festival seeks films that are engaging and innovative, reflecting a distinctive vision and independent spirit. Films that feature subjects related to the arts, that illuminate the artistic process, or that emphasize the art of film are encouraged.