32nd Mill Valley Film Festival

October 8 - 18, 2009

Welcome to our 32nd edition! A celebration of the best in independent and world cinema, MVFF brings together a community of filmmakers and film lovers to Mill Valley, San Rafael and beyond to experience amazing new films in the beautiful environment of San Francisco’s Bay Area. With its reputation as a filmmakers’ festival, this prestigious noncompetitive event showcases international features, documentaries, shorts and children's films - something for every filmgoer.

Keep checking back for more updates as we get closer to the Festival. The full festival program will be released on September 15th.

About MVFF

For filmmakers, audiences and industry professionals alike, the Mill Valley Film Festival is the perfect environment. Founded in 1978 by California Film Institute director Mark Fishkin, the Festival is well known for the quality of its programming. It has established an impressive track record for launching new films and new filmmakers, and has earned a reputation as a filmmakers’ festival by offering a high-profile, prestigious, noncompetitive environment for celebrating the best in independent and world cinema.

Each year, the 11-day Festival sells over 40,000 tickets and welcomes more than 200 filmmakers from around the world. Festival sections include: Active Cinema, World Cinema, US Cinema, Valley of the Docs, Children’s FilmFest, 5@5 (daily shorts programs) and V(ision)Fest (programs embracing cutting-edge filmmaking and technologies). Gala celebrations, tributes to actors and filmmakers, workshops, panels and seminars, as well as opportunities to mingle with filmmakers in the spectacular setting of the San Francisco Bay Area are just a few of the reasons Screen International named Mill Valley a Top 10 US film festival.

The Festival is also an important industry resource, both for its emphasis on films that have not yet secured US distribution and for fall launches and northern California Academy Award® campaigns. The Bay Area continues to be a significant market for independent and international film, and MVFF consistently provides a forum for introducing new films to West Coast audiences.

Presented by the California Film Institute, the 32nd Festival will take place at the CinéArts@Sequoia and 142 Throckmorton Theatre (Mill Valley) and at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center (San Rafael).

We invite you to join us in celebrating great filmmaking!

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsors enrich artistic and cultural activities while placing their brand at the center of year round world-class events

Sponsors connect with desirable SF Bay Area and Marin audiences, the highest per capita income in the country
Corporate sponsorship offers on-site activation, sampling, brand promotion and relationship-building opportunities
VIP hospitality provides one of a kind industry-attended and media-worthy celebrations
Staff benefits packages for sponsoring organizations offer deep discounts and promotions for the Festival and year-round CFI programs
Opportunities to invest in education opportunities serving over 5,000 students through the CFI Education program
Opportunities to partner with social and environmentally-themed activities

For sponsorship packages that are customized to meet marketing and community business objectives, contact Liana Bender, Corporate Development Director lbender@cafilm.org. Opportunities are available for the 2009 Festival, the Smith Rafael Film Center's tenth anniversary, and the CFI Education Program.

Previous Festival Catalogs

MVFF 31 - 2008
MVFF 30 - 2007