Volunteers make the world go round! We couldn't put on this festival without all of their help! Thank you all! ❤️ #volunteers #wwfilmfest

A huge thanks to our partner Founding Farmers for making last night's soiree a success! Shout out to chef Jim Barrett, for his incredible food, service, and generosity! Founding Farmers Tysons and Reston! #soiree #FFTysons #FFReston #wwfilmfest #comfortfood Founding Farmers

Shout out to MEP Home Services for being an in-kind supporter of the Washington West Film Festival. mephomeservices.com #wwfilmfest

What an inspiring way to end Saturday night at Capital One Hall! We embraced JOY with the team from Mission:JOY and learned about the amazing impact this documentary is having worldwide. #joyful #impactstorytelling #storycanchangetheworld

What's the Craic?! Last time I went to Ireland I heard it for the first time. It means What's going on? It's a moment of news, stories, and gossip. We celebrated the Craic at OUR OWN VERSION of storytime. With celebrated guests and filmmakers at the helm of the story! #wwfilmfest

Wishing you all a wonderful 2022! Washington West is officially OPEN for SUBMISSIONS...we invite you to send us your films today via FilmFreeway! 📽️🎉🍿 ow.ly/vSTL50HmfOg

We're looking for awesome, film-loving interns to be part of our 2022 season -- reach out to [email protected] for more info!

Happy Groundhog's Day from Washington West! Winter, Spring and everything in between, we love celebrating the classics :) #billmurray #90sthrowback #originalscreenplay

Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth by empowering and celebrating black voices and stories. Check out some great programming here: ow.ly/pR5C50HKTaF

You have until Feb. 28th to meet our Early Deadline on FilmFreeway! Submit your film today :) ow.ly/GUvy50I4FtK

Dig into the incredible work of women filmmakers and women-centric stories this month! Check out this list to explore just some of the empowering feminist stories that'll help you celebrate #Women'sHistoryMonth! parade.com/1005752/hilary…

Love movies? Love giving back to your community? Love the mission to use storytelling for social good? Learn more about membership at Washington West today by reaching out to [email protected]!

Happy Sibling Day! Here are some classic films about powerhouse sibling duos: ow.ly/2lFS50IA7Nx What are some of your fav sibling movies? #siblingday #siblingpower

What are you waiting for?! Submit your film to WWest today before our regular deadline on 4/30! #filmfreeway #dmvfilm #cantwaittowatch

Save the date TODAY for this year’s festival, October 13-17, 2022. We’re only 6 months out, woo hoo!

Happy Mother’s Day to all our Washington West family mamas! And to all the magical kinds of mother’s we’ve grown to love on TV and in the movies…

Today, we’d like to highlight and thank one of our exciting venues for our festival: The Tysons Showplace ICON Theatre! Featuring ICONX 4k Laser projected pictures, this movie-going destination is spectacular for those who want to celebrate film in its most exciting format.

On Geek Pride day, we’re excited to look back on the geeks we’ve loved from our favorite shows and movies. Share in the replies below some of yours!

Our late deadline for submissions is coming up on 5/31. Be sure to get in your films now — we can’t wait to screen them!

Happy Memorial Day, from our Washington West Family to yours.