Monthly Archive: July 2025

Announcing the Lineup of the 2025 VSF Short Film Showcase

Virginia’s largest and most highly awarded screenwriting organization, the Virginia Screenwriters Forum (VSF), will present its fourth annual Short Film Showcase Sunday, Aug. 17 from 1 to 4 p.m., in the Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) auditorium. The Showcase features original shorts written, directed, and produced by its talented members. Admission is free.

For thirty-five years, VSF has brought together aspiring and successful writers for film and television to engage in the art of creating award-winning, commercially attractive scripts in a variety of genres including comedy, drama, sci-fi, thriller, and horror. More recently, VSF has reached out to the greater Richmond film community to partner with filmmakers, producers, directors, and a wide range of creatives who share a love of movies.

Participating members and their films are:

  • WEREWOLF COPS, Alice Hartzog
  • THE DOWNLINE, Rachel Weatherly
  • STACY’S A SELLOUT, David Patrick Wittle (writer) and Adam Lapallo (director)
  • 5G, Kris Haase
  • BLOWHARD, Rachel Weatherly
  • WOODWALKER, Adam Lapallo (writer)
  • CUSTODY, Brian Weakland (writer) and Mike Ivey (producer and director)

 

July 31, 2025 Film Makers 0 Read more >

VSF Celebrates 35th Anniversary

 

The Virginia Screenwriters Forum (VSF) kicked off summer with its 35th anniversary luncheon in the library of the Hofheimer Building in Scott’s Addition. The celebration included a pasta lunch, music and a reel of VSF highlights, which include sold and optioned scripts and a sampling of prestigious contests and fellowships won.

In recent years, VSF has launched a national screenplay contest, a Writers Room and an annual short film showcase.

“Helene Wagner founded VSF to create a community of screenwriters who wanted to help each other elevate their stories,” said VSF Director Robin Farmer. “We keep that visionary mission alive, but we also inspire members to produce and direct their own scripts. I think Helene would be proud of how we’re building on her legacy.”

July 6, 2025 Awards 0 Read more >