October 17 – 20, 2024
Middleburg, Virginia

The Festival

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Advance ticket packaages will go on sale in August.  Individual tickets will go on sale at the beginning of October when we announce our full slate and schedule.

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The Middleburg Film Festival, founded in 2013, offers four days of fantastic films in a spectacular setting, only 30 minutes from Dulles International Airport and just one hour from Washington, D.C. A carefully curated selection of narrative and documentary films screen in intimate theatre environments, followed by fascinating conversations with world-renowned filmmakers, actors, and other special guests. The films include festival favorites, world and regional premieres, first-class foreign films, and Oscar contenders.

MFF 2023 featured 40 films including: RUSTIN, THE HOLDOVERS, AMERICAN FICTION, MAESTRO, MAY DECEMBER, THE ZONE OF INTEREST, ANATOMY OF A FALL, SALTBURN, NYAD, ALL OF US STRANGERS, PRISCILLA, THE KILLER, DREAM SCENARIO, FRYBREAD FACE & ME, SOCIETY OF THE SNOW, THE TASTE OF EVERYTHING, TOTEM, THE TEACHERS LOUNGE,  THE MONK & THE GUN, SHAYDA, EILEEN, AMERICAN SYMPHONY, THE LADY BIRD DIARIES, STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING, and INVISIBLE NATION, 

Honorees and special guests included Directors Alexander Payne, George C. Wolfe, Emerald Fennell, Celine Song, Cord Jefferson, Todd Haynes, Billy Luther, Roger Ross Williams, Dawn Porter, Matthew Heineman, Kris Bowers and Vanessa Hope;; Actors Cailee Spaeny and Christina Friedel; Producers Tonia Davis, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Bruce Cohen and Ted Hope; Screenwriters Julia Cox and Samy Burch; Costume Designer Stacey Battat, Film Composer Michael Giacchino, and Makeup Artist Kazu Hiro.

For more information on MFF2023, go to Previous Festivals in the website header.  

Other special events include conversations with filmmakers and actors in intimate settings, master classes, concerts featuring the work of renowned composers and songwriters, tastings at local wineries and breweries, and great parties!

Festival attendees can also experience the natural beauty, food, wine, and warm hospitality of Middleburg during morning hikes and horseback rides through the glorious Piedmont countryside… wine tastings at local vineyards... strolling and shopping along historic Main Street … and enjoying delicious cuisine and beverages at local restaurants.

Word is definitely spreading that Middleburg is the place to be during Oscar season. –RogerEbert.com

"…the four-day festival has become one of the most interesting (and influential) on the road winding toward the Academy Awards." –Town and Country Magazine

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Welcome  
From Sheila Johnson

I want to personally invite you to join me Oct. 17 - 20, 2024 to experience fantastic films in a truly spectacular setting. The Middleburg Film Festival celebrates two of my favorite things through bringing the best in independent film right here to the town I love.

As an avid filmgoer and film producer, I've seen over and over the power of films. Movies have a rare and magical ability to inspire, educate, engage, and entertain. They lift us up out of our everyday lives, help us see others' points of view, and build new and much-needed bridges of empathy and understanding.

Over the course of 4 days, the Middleburg Film Festival is delighted to present a carefully curated slate of narrative and documentary feature films, selected for their exceptional craft, vision, inclusiveness, and subject matter — as well as celebrate and recognize outstanding individuals in the film community.

And where better to host a film festival than Middleburg, Virginia, one of the most beautiful places on earth?

Middleburg has been my home for more than 25 years. I'm honored to give people from all over the world one more reason to visit this very special region. And I'm delighted that the Middleburg community will have the opportunity to experience some truly extraordinary films together.

So, I hope you'll mark your calendars and join me October 17 - 20, 2024 for our 12th Annual Middleburg Film Festival and another truly memorable film-going experience.

Warmly,
Sheila Johnson
MFF Founder and Board Chair