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OVER 100 FILMS IN 5 DAYS!</div></div><div class="grid-item__img-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://virginiafilmfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/THE-DEBUT-FINAL-2000x1334.jpg" class="objectfit-cover" alt="Home" srcset="https://virginiafilmfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/THE-DEBUT-FINAL-2000x1334.jpg 2000w, https://virginiafilmfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/THE-DEBUT-FINAL-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://virginiafilmfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/THE-DEBUT-FINAL-768x512.jpg 768w, https://virginiafilmfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/THE-DEBUT-FINAL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://virginiafilmfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/THE-DEBUT-FINAL-2048x1366.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></div></div><div class="ftr-post-grid__item grid-item"><div class="grid-item__content"><h2 class="grid-item__heading"><a href="guests">GUEST ARTISTS</a></h2></div><div class="grid-item__img-wrap"><img decoding="async" 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src="https://virginiafilmfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-VAFF-Award-Winners.png" alt="Film festival honorees: Todd Black, Ruth de Jong, Chukwudi Iwuji, James Gray, Nathan Lane, Penny Lane, Jessica Lange, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Tim Blake Nelson, Cristobal Tapia De Veer." class="wp-image-111280 size-full" srcset="https://virginiafilmfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-VAFF-Award-Winners.png 1422w, https://virginiafilmfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-VAFF-Award-Winners-1000x561.png 1000w, https://virginiafilmfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-VAFF-Award-Winners-768x431.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1422px) 100vw, 1422px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> 382<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400">AWARD WINNERS</h2> 383 384 385 386<p class="has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph">View a complete 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