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Mill Valley Film Festival
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The festival has an impressive track record of launching new films and new filmmakers, and has earned a reputation as a filmmakers’ festival by celebrating the best in American independent and foreign films, along side high-profile and prestigious award contenders.
Each year the festival welcomes more than 200 filmmakers, representing more than 50 countries. Screening sections include World Cinema; US Cinema; Valley of the Docs; Children’s FilmFest; a daily shorts program; and Active Cinema, MVFF’s activist films initiative. Festival guests also enjoy Tributes, Spotlights and Galas throughout.
The relaxed and non-competitive atmosphere surrounding MVFF, gives filmmakers and audiences alike the opportunity to share their work and experiences in a collaborative and convivial setting.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
Mill Valley, a fest with a neighborhood block party ambiance and a roster of prestige art house movies and indies, is a welcome presence on the scene. Among this year’s films: “Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez,” a doc about the provocative underground cartoonist, and “Born in Chicago,” chronicling sagas of first generation bluesmen like Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters, who landed in the windy city by way of the Mississippi Delta and whose music transcended color lines.
Sura Wood
Contributing Writer, Film
Mill Valley Film Festival