10 Day Countdown to the Middleburg Film Festival in honor of its 10th anniversary

10 Day Countdown to the Middleburg Film Festival in honor of its 10th anniversary

At Boxwood Winery, the festival countdown included Beth Erickson, CEO of Visit Loudoun, on the far left. Next to her is Giardy Ritz, Sean Martin of Boxwood with the orange poster, and Peter Leonard-Morgan, vice mayor of Middleburg, Suzy Molak of the Middleburg Cultural & Community Events Committee, Michelle McNaughton, owner of the PlayRoom toy store, council member Cindy Pearson, and, on the far right, Kerry Roszel of the Land Trust of Virginia with husband Dev Roszel , planning commissioner of Middleburg.

In celebration the recent Middleburg Film Festival’s 10-year anniversary, the Town of Middleburg hosted events with a variety of speakers to share and highlight different aspects of local film history. Some of the stops included Mt. Defiance Cider Barn, Lost Barrel Brewing, the Master of Foxhounds Association and the National Sporting Library & Museum. During the four-day festival, anchored at Salamander Resort & Spa in mid-October, a record number of 45 films were screened. Honorees and special guests included director Gins Ptinvr-Bythewood, writer-director Noah Baumbach, director Edward Berger, writer-director Florian Zeller and many other sparklies.

At the Middleburg Community Center, the focus was on Doc Week with Annie Clancy, Robert Dove, Kevin and Lori Daly and the ever-affable Peter Leonard-Morgan.

At the Old Ox Brewery: Middleburg Film Festival founder Sheila Johnson, Ali MacIntyre, Middleburg Mayor Bridge Littleton and Town Manager Danny Davis.