Better late than never, right?
In a small, quiet ceremony, which began with a lovely little brunch at The Kenmore Inn and then proceeded downhill in an impromptu parade of RIFF staff and guest attendees, led by Seth Casana and Elby Brass, RIFF brought its second annual film festival to a close at The Wallace Library […]

Just a gentle reminder that the deadline for submissions to the 2009 Rappahannock Independent Film Festival is May 27, 2009. Visit the page of our website for more information.

“AWESOME” –The New York Times “EXTRAORDINARY” –Washington Post “MAGNIFICENT” –The Los Angeles Times
The Rappahannock Independent Film Festival is excited to present a special screening of Ron Fricke’s BARAKA on April 17 at 8pm in celebration of Earth Day.
This is a pay-what-you-can event.
The relationship between humans and their environment is the subject of this mesmerizing […]

The Historic Senator Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland has operated as an independent single-screen theater for the past 70 years. Due to financial hardship, the privately owned theater has been forced to close. The building will be going to auction soon if the local film community in not able to pull it out of debt and […]

RIFF presents a special screening of BILLY THE KID on March 27 at 8pm. This is a pay-what-you-can event and tickets are limited.
“I’m not black, I’m not white, not foreign… just different in the mind – different brains, that’s all…” -Billy
Watch the trailer
Jennifer Venditti’s award-winning documentary is a provocative coming-of-age story—an odyssey into the soul […]

The government is about to take around a trillion of your dollars and give it to the people who need it (you know… like, bank CEO’s). Anyway, we realize that it might leave you a little strapped for cash, so we’re going to provide you with a little economic stimulus of our own. On February […]

All Access passes for the 2009 Rappahannock Independent Film Festival will go on sale January 16 at 7:30pm. The passes will be available for purchase at the CRAWFORD screening at a 50% discount. This will be the only opportunity to purchase tickets and these prices. Regular All Access passes will be $37.50 and student All […]

The Rappahannock Independent Film Festival will host a special screening of David Modigliani’s CRAWFORD, a documentary about the impact of President Bush’s relocation to the small town of Crawford, Texas, shortly after announcing his candidacy for president.
When: Friday, January 16, 2009 at 7:30pm
Where: Central Rappahannock Regional Library Theater, 1201 Caroline St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Cost: $5 […]

An important decision for the Rappahannock Independent Film Festival was made recently. It was the decision to move forward with a 2009 festival. Despite all of the blood, sweat, and tears we lost during the 2008 festival, we feel like it was all worth it and we’re willing to do it again.
The 2009 festival will […]

The winners of the 2008 Rappahannock Independent Film Festival are:
Best Student Film
419: The Nigerian Scam
Directed by
Sorin Mihailovici
Best Use of Theme
Reverie
Directed by
Paula Wood
Best of Show
Vieques
Directed by
Marika Suval
Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who entered! Stay tuned for the 2009 Call for Entries.