FILMMAKER FAQ

If you have any questions about the below information, please email your Guest Services contact.


When are screening times announced to the filmmakers?  To the public?
E-mail notifications of screening dates/times/venues were sent out August 25.  Please notify our Programming Manager, Sterling Hedgpeth, if you did not get one.  The program is currently live.

When and where can we get the 2016 Mill Valley Film Festival laurels?
They will available for download soon. Check back for link.

Is my film in competition?
We do not have a juried film festival, but we do have an Audience Award that is announced at the end of the festival.  We will have ballots handed out at the beginning of screenings and collected at the end.

When will I receive my festival itinerary?
You will receive an electronic copy 3 days prior to your arrival, and a hard copy when you check-in at Guest Check-in (the MVFF Filmmaker Lounge) in downtown Mill Valley.  This is also where you pick up your badge and complimentary tickets.

Guest Check-In
MVFF39 Filmmaker Lounge
Zener Schon Gallery
23 Sunnyside Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941

Guest Check-In:
Oct. 6  10am-5pm
Oct. 7 – 15  10am-6pm
Oct. 16  10am-2pm

Where are the theater venues?

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael
Cinéarts@Sequoia, Mill Valley
Century Cinema, Corte Madera
Lark Theater, Larkspur
Larkspur 4  / Century Cinema, Larkspur

Venue locations can be found HERE