Prior to '' Loving '' 's public release , on September 8 , 2016 , the film screened at the Toronto International Film Festival , where it opened in the official sidebar section , Gala Presentations . '' The Atlantic '' hosted an early screening of '' Loving '' on September 28 , 2016 , in Washington , D.C. , with a discussion of the case prior to the screening . On October 6 , 2016 , the film was chosen to open the Hamptons International Film Festival , followed by a private screening for students and faculty at Clark Atlanta University on October 9 , and the Austin Film Festival on October 13 , 2016 . On October 13 , an advanced screening was held at Landmark 's E Street Cinema in Washington , DC , featuring a panel discussion with Philip Hirschkop . '' Loving '' was selected to screen at Festival do Rio in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil on October 10 , until October 17 , 2016 . The film was selected as the closing-night film of the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 16 , and on October 20 , it held its L.A. premiere at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills , California . On October 23 , the film was screened as the Sunday Morning Spotlight section of the Middleburg Film Festival in Middleburg , Virginia . Subsequent showings were held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington , D.C. , on October 24 , the Landmark Sunshine Cinema in downtown New York , on October 27 , a private screening for the Writers Guild of America , East , at the AMC Lincoln Square , Broadway , on October 27 , and on October 29 , at the American Film Festival in Wrocław , Poland . Additionally , on November 2 , 2016 , a private screening of the film was held for the cast and crew at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond , Virginia
Toronto International Film Festival
2016 Toronto International Film Festival
Loving (2016 film)