Hot Off the Press: Our 2016 Program Book

Program Book Arrival
Our beautiful 2016 Program Book arrives back from the printer today! Pick up a copy hot off the press at the Mendocino Film Festival office on Ukiah St. in Mendocino beginning tomorrow or look for copies at local hotspots and sponsors, including Harvest, Moody’s, and more. We’ll be distributing the program throughout Northern California this weekened, so keep an eye out for it on a newsstand near you! Can’t wait to have the print version in your hands?
Peruse the hosted PDF. 

Our New Website Goes Live
Have you seen our shiny new website? With the help of Ricciardi Designs and a grant from the Community Foundation, we made the switch to WordPress, and we’re loving the result. Check it out.

Mendocino, I Love You
Opening Night Celebration & Chef Showcase
Friday, June 3, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Hill House Inn
Exclusive Member and Sponsor Event

This year, we will welcome our members and special guests to join us for a night of glamour as we ring in our latest extraordinary edition! Celebrate with us and chat with our celebrity guests, as you partake in the best of Mendocino. Read more about the soiree of the season or become a membertoday to ensure your place at this limited-capacity event.

Proudly sponsored by Pamela Hudson Real Estate

Spotlight Film:
First Monday in May

Spotlight Guest: André Leon Talley
Formerly the American editor-at-large for Vogue, Mr. Talley is an esteemed figure in the fashion world. He has lent his fashion expertise to the Obamas, America’s Next Top Model, and, most recently, the Oscar de la Renta retrospective at the de Young Museum in San Francisco.

Spotlight Sponsor: Mendo Realty

Community Partner Spotlight: Mendocino Music Festival
We are thrilled to be partnering with the Mendocino Music Festival to present this year’s music program, including Landfill Harmonic and the U.S. premiere of Crossing Rachmaninoff. After the Mendocino Film Festival wraps, be sure to attend the Mendocino Music Festival, July 9-23, which will feature over two dozen concerts, from blues to bluegrass, symphonies to opera, and jazz to Celtic and African. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration with our musically-minded friends!

Spotlight Program: Cinema in the Vineyards
May 27-29
Presented in partnership with the Philo Collective
We return to Philo on May 27-29 for a weekend of “Films that Evoke the Senses,” paired with events that highlight the best of life in Anderson Valley — and, of course, top-tier wine and hospitality from our partners in the Philo Collective. See our Philo program.

Spotlight Program: Seabiscuit Legacy Film Series
Saturday, June 4 & Sunday, June 5
Make a weekend of it in Willits, as we expand our program to include two days of screenings at Noyo Theatre and special events with the Skunk Train, Mendocino County Museum, and Ridgewood Ranch, culminating in a special screening of award-winning film Dark Horse on Sunday at 4:00 pm. Read more.