VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL OPENS (APPROPRIATELY) WITH 'THE DEBUT'

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 22 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release:

The 39th Virginia Film Festival opened Wednesday evening with a fitting title: "The Debut." The film, starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, screened for a sold-out crowd in Charlottesville's Paramount Theater.

The five-day festival, a program of the University of Virginia, brings more than 100 movies to venues across Grounds and Charlottesville every year. The program includes appearances from actors, directors, producers and other film industry professionals.

University President Scott Beardsley addressed hundreds of audience members on the festival's opening night.

"All of us at UVA are proud of what the ...