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October 16 - 19, 2025
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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 2024 featured 40 films including: ANORA, CONCLAVE, EMILIA PEREZ, THE BRUTALIST, BLITZ, MARIA, THE PIANO LESSON, NICKEL BOYS, A REAL PAIN, SING SING, SATURDAY NIGHT, SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, SEPTEMBER 5, NIGHTBITCH, ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT, I'M STILL HERE, WILD ROBOT, FLOW, HARD TRUTHS, THE LAST SHOWGIRL, MARTHA, BLACK BOX DIARIES, NO OTHER LAND, BLACK GIRLS, UNSTOPPABLE, THERE'S STILL TOMORROW, PORCELAIN WAR. ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL, CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID, VERMIGLIO, MEMOIR OF A SNAIL, UNSTOPPABLE, and THE ORDER.
Honorees and special guests included Directors Steve McQueen, Edward Berger, Jason Reitman, Ra'Mell Ross, Marielle Heller, Gia Coppola, RJ Cutler, Matt Tyreneur, Shiori Ito, and Michael Gracey; Actors Isabella Rossellini, Colman Domingo, Zoe Saldana, Danielle Deadwyler, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, John Magaro, Jharrel Jerome, and Clarence Maclin; Costume Designer Paul Tazewell; Cinematographers Ed Lachman and Eric Steelberg; Film Composers and Songwriters Mychael Danna, Kris Bowers, Charles Fox, Taura Stinson, Diane Warren, Clement Ducol & Camille, and Lesley Barber.
For more information on MFF2024, 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. 16-19, 2025 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 16 - 19, 2025 for our 13th Annual Middleburg Film Festival and another truly memorable film-going experience.
Warmly,
Sheila Johnson
MFF Founder and Board Chair