The Mill Valley Film Festival has been an institution, since 1978, to the Marin County’s town nestled 14 miles away from San Francisco. Starting as only a three-day festival, it has transformed into a 11-day festival, hosting more than 200 film makers from over 50 countries worldwide.
Did you know?
Five out of the last seven Academy Award winners for Best Picture (Slumdog Millionaire, The King’s Speech, The Artist, Argo and 12 Years a Slave) premiered their films at Mill Valley.
This is the second year that DTA Global was a part of the Film Festival. Our theater, this year, was the Throckmorton Theatre. The quaint theater, located in the heart of Mill Valley, regularly hosts comedy shows, musical performances, art exhibitions and the “Throckmorton Mountainfilm” series. The theater’s unique interior lends itself to a special screening experience during the film festival. Throughout the 11-day show, we showed 28 films and in many cases four screenings a day.
OUR SPECIAL SCREENINGS
World Cinema & US Cinema:
- Under the Same Sun
- Journey to Rome
- One Floor Below
- Number One Fan
- Kill Your Friends
- The Passion of Augustine
- The Preppie Connection
- Sacred Blood
- Permission to Touch
- You’re Ugly Too
- Body
- Nena
Documentaries:
- The New Environmentalists
- The New Color: The Art of Being Edythe Boone
- In Defense of Food
- Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy
- Breaking a Monster
- An Act of Love
- Women He Undressed
- BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez
- Code: Debugging the Gender Gap
5@5 Shorts & Children’s Filmfest:
Fun Facts about Mill Valley, CA: Mill Valley is known for its rich history in music and the arts. It has had many talented artists, musicians, actors and more stroll the streets and work on their craft that the whole world has enjoyed.
Famous Musicians to call Mill Valley Home:
- Jerry Garcia
- Bob Weir
- John Lennon & Yoko Ono
- Janis Joplin
- Huey Lewis
- Sammy Hagar
- Bonnie Raitt
- Carlos Santana
Famous Actors to call Mill Valley Home:
- Dana Carvey
- Jonah Hill
- Peter Coyote
- Jill Eikenberry
- Michael Tucker