The California Film Institute’s Education program was able to expand its outreach well beyond the San Francisco Bay Area during this year’s Mill Valley Film Festival, held online for the second year. As a result, over 12,000 teachers and students from 114 different schools in 25 states were able to take advantage of the free […]
For 15 years, Marin Magazine has teamed up with the popular and influential Mill Valley Film Festival as a media partner. Now, the Make It Better Foundation, the nonprofit giving arm of Marin Magazine and its publisher Make It Better Media Group, has stepped in to amplify that partnership by helping the California Film Institute, […]
Most years, filmmakers, actors and producers from around the world fly out to Marin from across the globe to attend the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF). This year, due to travel restrictions as a response to Covid-19, there will be a stronger emphasis on local films and filmmakers. Here are nine MVFF films with Bay […]
Since its inception in 2015, the Mind the Gap Summit is an event that has made an impact. Each year at the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF), the program spotlights the work of women and other historically excluded groups in the film industry, providing them with resources that are typically inaccessible for marginalized communities. This […]
Whether it’s uploading clips to TikTok, editing vlogs on YouTube, or posting Instagram Stories, most young people these days engage in the art and craft of filmmaking on a daily basis, whether they know it or not. “Students are all creators and media-makers in one way or another,” says CFI Education Director of Education Joanne […]
Following an unprecedented, transformative 2020, the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) begins its return to form in 2021. From opening night to closing night, from filmmaker Q&As to industry panels, MVFF is welcoming in-person audiences back with open arms this year. But rest assured, health and safety will take precedence over all. “There won’t be […]
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When Paul Dano first discovered Richard Ford’s Wildlife, he was simply looking for a good book to read on the subway. What he found was the inspiration for his directorial debut. An acclaimed actor known for his work in Little Miss Sunshine, Love & Mercy, and There Will Be Blood, the 34-year-old Dano has long harbored the desire to […]
When Paul Dano first discovered Richard Ford’s Wildlife, he was simply looking for a good book to read on the subway. What he found was the inspiration for his directorial debut. An acclaimed actor known for his work in Little Miss Sunshine, Love & Mercy, and There Will Be Blood, the 34-year-old Dano has long harbored the desire to […]
Audiences from all over the Bay Area and country flock to the annual Mill Valley Film Festival in Marin County to see incredible stories come alive on the big screen — but did you know that the theaters that house the films have equally compelling tales to tell? Here are some fun facts about the […]
