Tickets

Plan Your Program

Pick your films and events, making sure not to choose conflicting events. Regal Downtown, Vinegar Hill, and The Paramount are located on the Downtown Mall; Newcomb Hall and Culbreth Theatre are at opposite ends of U.Va. Grounds. If you choose consecutive screenings across town from each other, you may have to leave one early, so plan accordingly.

Order Your Tickets

ONLINE: September 26–October 26: Online ticket ordering is the easiest and most efficient way to order your tickets. Browse the interactive schedule and place your order using our secure online order form. Have your credit card or U.Va. student ID ready. Our online Box Office opens at 9am Friday, September 26, and closes at 6pm Sunday, October 26. All orders received by 3pm Wednesday, October 22, will be mailed. All orders placed past this date must be picked up at the Festival’s Main Box Office at Regal Downtown after 10am on Monday, October 27.

BY PHONE: October 20–October 24: Festival operators will be ready to take your order from 10am Monday, October 20, through 4pm Friday, October 24. Call toll free: 1-800-UVA-FEST (1-800-882-3378) or (434) 982-5277 in Charlottesville Monday through Friday, 10am-4pm.

IN PERSON: October 27-November 2: The Festival’s Main Box Office opens 10am Monday, October 27. Please visit us in person at the Regal on the Downtown Mall to place your ticket order or pick up your will-call tickets. Box Office hours are 10am-4pm, Monday, October 27 through Wednesday, October 29.

PLEASE NOTE: We no longer accept ticket orders by mail.

Ticket Prices and Methods of Payment

Regular film tickets are $6 for daytime screenings (10am-4:30pm) and $9 for evening screenings. For senior citizens 60 and over, children under twelve, and students with ID, tickets are $6 for all regularly priced screenings. Special event ticket prices will vary. All sales are final. There will be no refunds or exchanges.

We accept the following methods of payment:

ONLINE/PHONE: Visa, MC, Amex, Discover, and FILM$

REGAL DOWNTOWN: Visa, MC, Amex, Discover, cash, and check

ALL OTHER VENUES: Cash and check

USING U.Va. STUDENT FILM$ DOLLARS: All full-time U.Va. students receive $15 worth of FILM$ Dollars (part of the Arts$ program) which may be used to purchase Virginia Film Festival tickets. Students may use FILM$ Dollars to obtain tickets online or by phone only (service charge does not apply). Because our theatre Box Offices during the Festival will not be able to process FILM$ Dollars ticket sales, students wishing to use FILM$ Dollars must purchase their tickets for screenings before 6pm on Sunday, October 26. FILM$ Dollars cannot be used for McCormick Observatory events.

SUPPORT THE FESTIVAL: Now in its 21st year, the Virginia Film Festival offers a year-round program including the Virginia Film Society, the annual Festival weekend and occasional special screenings. We invite you to provide important support for the Festival’s activities by becoming a Friend of the Festival. Friends’ benefits at various levels may include all-access passes and invitations to events and screenings. For more information about how you can make a gift or pledge, contact Adrienne Wager, Arts Development Manager, at (434) 924-0743 or e-mail awager@virginia.edu.

When purchasing tickets during the Film Festival, please keep in mind the following:

  1. All pre-purchased tickets will be held at the Main Box Office at Regal on the Downtown Mall.
  2. Tickets for all screenings will be at the Festival’s Main Box Office at Regal on the Downtown Mall until the day of the screening.
  3. One hour before each screening, any tickets still available for purchase and any uncollected Will Call tickets will be brought to the Box Office of the theatre holding the screening. For example, on Friday, October 31 at 6pm, tickets for Friday Newcomb screenings will only be available at the Newcomb Box Office, while tickets for the upcoming Saturday Newcomb screenings will only be available at the Main Box Office at Regal Cinemas on the Downtown Mall.

Theatre Guidelines

  1. Seating for each screening will begin approximately 30 minutes before the screening time. Seating is general admission, so come early for the best selection. Note that some seats may be reserved for special guests of the Festival. Please respect these areas.
  2. Festival Pass holders must collect their tickets at least 20 minutes before the screening.
  3. All unclaimed tickets (if any) set aside for Festival pass holders will be offered for sale to the general public 15 minutes before each screening. If a screening is sold out, come wait in the standby line and take your chances. There will not be a standby line for McCormick Observatory events.
  4. Admission to theatres may be restricted after the film has begun. Please arrive on time.
  5. Each theatre must be completely cleared of patrons between screenings.