Film Club's Lost Weekend began as a brainchild of Alamo Winchester Film Club founder Andy Gyurisin.  With a humble first slate of 8 feature films, the festival has grown consistently in the years to now include over 40 films in four days.  Due to the generous support of local sponsors, the festival has been able to maintain low prices for weekend passes to welcome enthusiastic movie-lovers from across the country and globe.

Since 2014, Film Club's Lost Weekend has brought world-class films and featured guests to the picturesque Shenandoah Valley.  Some of the 40+ guests from around the world have included notable filmmakers and actors such as Emilio Estevez (The Public), Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night), Norah Sadava and Amy Nostbakken (Mouthpiece), and Whitney Call and Mallory Everton (Stop & Go).  Over 500 films have played the festival, with an on-going focus on advance screenings and female filmmakers.  Anchored by an enthusiastic film community and an annual silent auction in the lobby, the festival has raised over $400,000 for local and regional non-profits including The Peter Bullough Foundation, Blue Ridge Habitat For Humanity, AIDS Response Effort, and Winchester Area SPCA. 

Read coverage of the 2022 festival from The Winchester Star newspaper here.