VCU French Film Festival
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The VCU French Film Festival, an annual festival organized by the Virginia Commonwealth University, is the largest festival of French film in the United States. The festival usually takes place the last weekend of March, during which the entire city of Richmond, Virginia is filled with French speakers and lovers of French cinema.
The festival is host to a wide variety of French films produced in the previous year. The festival features both short films and feature-length ones. The festival is often the international debut for many of the feature-length films. Most of the films are accompanied by actors and directors who speak to audiences before and after the showing of each film. Tickets to the films can be bought indiviually at the Byrd Theatre, or passes good for all showings can be bought in advance. The festival also features a meet-and-greet reception, open to all pass holders, and a formal dinner, for additional charge.