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Must See Cinema
Must See Cinema A new film series at the Underground Cinema! Each month, from September of 2017 to...
Our Mission
The WVIFF’s mission is to encourage, support, and promote the Film Arts; to plan, organize, and present an annual Fall Film Festival of critically acclaimed and culturally diverse domestic and foreign language feature films unlikely to be exhibited theatrically in West Virginia; to plan, organize, and present an annual Spring Film Festival of critically acclaimed and culturally diverse domestic and foreign language feature films and documentaries, West Virginia-produced/related films, and educational programming; to conduct these activities for entertainment, educational, and audience-development purposes; to encourage local and statewide film and video production; and to carry on any business connected therewith.
Contact Us
Phone: 304-395-6688
Snail Mail: P.O. Box 2165, Charleston, West Virginia 25328
Get Involved
Great volunteers make the West Virginia International Film Festival possible. As a volunteer-based, non-profit organization, we depend on the generosity and dedication of our volunteers, who run all areas of the festival. We hope you’ll join our team of hard-working, fun-loving, problem-solving movie lovers dedicated to helping festival patrons and guests have the best filmgoing experience possible.
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Purchase Tickets
Adult: $9 Student: $5
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Our friends at the WVFF are accepting nominees for WV Filmmaker of the Year! If you have know of good nominees, please submit to them. The deadline is September 14!
West Virginia FILMmakers Festival
****FOR IMMEDIATE MEDIA RELEASE**** August 14, 2017 West Virginia FILMmakers Festival Announces Call for Nominations for FILMmaker of the Year and Impact Award SUTTON, W.Va. – West Virginia FILMmakers Festival is pleased to announce the Call for Nominations for the 2017 FILMmaker of the Year and the Impact Award. The Impact Award is to honor the Individual whose most recent work or contributions – during the twelve calendar months between festivals – has had an utmost impact on the West Virginia film industry, or simply upon the culture of film and media creation within the state. The 2016 Impact Award winner was Justin Litton. The FILMmaker of the Year award is to honor the individual whose lifetime or collective work has had either a lasting impact on the West Virginia film industry or simply upon the culture of film and media creation within the state. The 2016 FILMmaker of Year was Chip Meadows. The call for nominations for both awards is now open. Please visit wvfilmmakersfestival.org. website to review criteria and to nominate a FILMmaker. Nominations will close September 14, 2017. The 18th Annual West Virginia FILMmakers Festival will welcome FILMmakers to Sutton October 6 through October 8. For more information visit: wvfilmmakersfestival.org/festival.
If you like documentaries and are looking for a podcast to listen to, you might want to check this one out.
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The Document is a new kind of mash-up between documentaries and radio. It goes beyond clips and interviews, mining great stories from the raw footage of documentaries present, past and in-progress. A new episode is available every other Wednesday on iTunes and wherever fine podcasts are downloaded.
The Underground Cinema by WVIFF is participating in the second annual Art House Theater Day. Stay tuned for more info!