Media Inquiries

Thank you for your interest in covering the Virginia Film Festival! All media inquiries should be directed to our Public Relations team:

National Press: Virginia Film Festival Team at The Lede Company virginiafilmfestival@ledecompany.com

Local Press: John Kelly at john@johnkellypr.com

For press images and marketing assets, visit our Assets page.

Press accreditation

We offer Press Accreditation and Press Badges to individuals to provide media coverage of the Virginia Film Festival. Individuals must submit a new accreditation application each year to be considered, regardless of accreditation history. Media outlets should submit a separate accreditation request for each individual member of their team.

To apply for 2026 VAFF Press Accreditation, complete the form below by Friday, October 2.

Questions? Please reach out to John Kelly at john@johnkellypr.com.