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Middleburg Film Festival
The Middleburg Film Festival (MFF) is a film festival held annually in Middleburg, Virginia, in October. History First held in October 2013, the festival, hosted in the town of Middleburg, Virginia was founded by Sheila Johnson and filmmaker Susan Koch. Board members and advisory committee chairs include Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Matt Carson, Kris Bowers, & Nicholas Britell. As the small town of Middleburg (population 650) has no movie theater, audiences screen films at the Salamander Resort ballroom as well as a nearby school, community center, and the National Sporting Library & Museum. The festival attracts approximately 5,000 attendees each year. Program The program consists of new films along with speakers including filmmakers, actors, screenwriters, and composers. The typical slate includes around forty films. Each year the festival produces a concert and awards its Distinguished Composer Award, with previous winners including Terence Blanchard, Carter Burwell, Mark Isham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middleburg, Virginia
Middleburg is a town in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 673 as of the 2010 census. It is the southernmost town along Loudoun County's shared border with Fauquier County. Middleburg is known as the "Nation's Horse and Hunt Capital" for its foxhunting, steeplechases, and large estates. The Middleburg Historic District, comprising the 19th-century center of town, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History The town was established in 1787 by American Revolutionary War Lieutenant Colonel and Virginia statesman, Leven Powell. He purchased the land for Middleburg at $2.50 per acre in 1763 from Joseph Chinn, a first cousin of George Washington. It had been called "Chinn's Crossroads", and was then called Powell Town. When Leven Powell declined to have the town named after him, the town was called Middleburgh, and later, simply Middleburg. The village is located midway between the port of Alexandria and Winchester, Virginia, on the As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
