OPENING NIGHT RED CARPET + VIP RECEPTION

MVFF49 Opening Night • WILD HORSE NINE with Parker Posey, Sam Rockwell, Martin McDonagh and Mariana de Girolamo | Photo @ Tommy Lau Photography

OPENING NIGHT 
WILD HORSE NINE

MVFF49 Opening Night screening of WILD HORSE NINE | Photo © MVFF Staff

OPENING NIGHT GALA
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MVFF49 Opening Night Gala | Photo @ Tommy Lau Photography

TRIBUTE
SAM ROCKWELL

MVFF49 Tribute to Sam Rockwell with Martin McDonagh, Parker Posey and Mariana de Girolamo, moderated by Randy Myers | Photo © Bill Sumits

TRIBUTE
LINDA PERRY

MVFF49 TRIBUTE TO LINDA PERRY • Linda Perry in conversation with Don Hardy, Director LINDA PERRY: LET IT DIE HERE | Photo © wejjr

SPOTLIGHT
LA BOLA NEGRA

Directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrosia attend a screening of “La Bola Negra” during the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival at the Smith Rafael Film Center on October 03, 2026 in San Rafael, California. Photo: Picture Happy/imageSPACE for MVFF

SPOTLIGHT
BETH DE ARAÚJO  |  JOSEPHINE

MVFF49 SPOTLIGHT on Beth de Araújo, recipient of MVFF Award for Bay Area Rising Star and the Elton Creation Special Jury Prize for directing follows a screening of JOSEPHINE, with actor Mason Reeves | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

SPOTLIGHT
LEE CHANG-DONG | POSSIBLE LOVE

MVFF49 Spotlight on Lee Chang-Dong, Recipient of the MVFF Auteur Director Award, follows a screening of POSSIBLE LOVE | Photo © Westside Studio

SPOTLIGHT
VIRGINIE EFIRA | ALL OF A SUDDEN

MVFF49 Spotlight on Virginie Efira, recipient of the MVFF Award for Screen Artistry follows screening Of ALL OF A SUDDEN | © Tommy Lau Photography

SPOTLIGHT
ROSALIND ELEAZAR | MISTY GREEN

Rosalind Eleazar, recipient of the MVFF Award for Breakthrough Performance, attends a screening of “Misty Green” during the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival at the Smith Rafael Film Center on October 09, 2026 in San Rafael, California. Photo: Picture Happy Photos/imageSPACE for MVFF

SPOTLIGHT
JAMES GRAY | PAPER TIGER

MVFF49 SPOTLIGHT screening of PAPER TIGER with Director James Gray, recipient of the MVFF Award for Directing, in conversation with Rian Johnson | © Tommy Lau Photography

SPOTLIGHT
MARIE KREUTZER • LÉA SEYDOUX | GENTLE MONSTER

Director Marie Kreutzer, recipient of the Mind the Gap Director Award and Léa Seydoux, recipient of the MVFF Award, Fearless Performance, attend a screening of “Gentle Monster” during the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival at the Outdoor Art Club on October 05, 2026 in Mill Valley, California. Photo: Picture Happy Photos/imageSPACE

SPOTLIGHT
ANDREW SCOTT | ELSINORE

MVFF49 Spotlight on Andrew Scott and screening of ELSINORE | Photo ©Tommy Lau Photography

CENTERPIECE
I PLAY ROCKY

MVFF49 Centerpiece I PLAY ROCKY with Director Peter Farrelly and Actor Anthony Ippolito | Photo © wejjr

PANELS + LUNCHEON + NETWORKING
MIND THE GAP SUMMIT

MIND THE GAP DAY @ MVFF49 • Mind the Gap Founder Zoë Elton presents the Elton Creation Prize to SAD GIRLZ Director Fernanda Tovar | Photo © All Natural Images – Greg Garthe

PANEL + BRUNCH
DOCTALK

MVFF49 DocTalk Brunch + Panel with Rose Kuo • CAFILM Artistic Director, Avi Belkin • Director/Producer ODYSSEY, David Greaves • Director/Cinematographer ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM, Carlos Aguilar • Film Critic and Novelist, Dawn Porter, Director/Producer WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS Viridiana Lieberman • Co-Director/Editor JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, Quinn Whitney Wilson • Co-Director JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT and Michelle Svenson • CAFILM Programmer, Documentaries | Photo © Simon Kuo • Westside Studio

PANEL
FUSING ART & TECHNOLOGY IN STORYTELLING

MVFF49 Panel: FUSING ART & TECHNOLOGY IN STORYTELLING with John Knoll, Executive Creative Director, Industrial Light & Magic • Landis Fields, Real-Time Principal Creative, Industrial Light & Magic • Martin Christien, Moderator, iodyne | Photo © wejjr

PANEL
MADE IN SF

MVFF49 Panel: MADE IN SF with Dede Escobar • SAG, JOSEPHINE Director Beth de Araujo, Mark Fishkin • MVFF Founder and Director, Manijeh Fata • FilmSF, Scott Gentile • SFGate, and Sofia Alicastro • FilmSF | Photo © CAFILM Staff

CAFILM EDUCATION
BACKROOMS

CAFILM Education @ MVFF49 Screening of BACKROOMS with Director Kane Parsons | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

AVEDON

MVFF49 screening of AVEDON with Producer Justin Wilkes | Photo © wejjr

SCREENING + FAMILY ART EVENT
BRAVE CAT

MVFF49 Screening of BRAVE CAT followed by KIDDO! Family Art Event | Photo © wejjr

CLARISSA

MVFF49 screening of CLARISSA with Directors Chuko Esiri and Arie Esiri | Photo © wejjr

EVERYBODY DIGS BILL EVANS

MVFF49 screening of EVERYBODY DIGS BILL EVANS with Actor Bill Pullman and Executive Producers Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa | Photo © wejjr

EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET

MVFF49 screening of EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET with Director Felipe Bustos Sierra and Producer Ciara Barry | Photo © George Lazarus

GIANTS DO FALL

MVFF49 screening of GIANTS DO FALL with Directors Megan Ponder and Stiv Wilson | Photo © wejjr

JAIL TIME RECORDS

JAIL TIME RECORDS Director Dione Roach and Editor Jocelyn Chaput | Photo © Simon Kuo • Westside Studio

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT Directors Viridiana Lieberman and Quinn Whitney Wilson | Photo © Simon Kuo • Westside Studio

LOVE OF YOUR LIFE

Director Rachel Morrison attends a screening of “Love of Your Life” during the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival at the Outdoor Art Club on October 05, 2026 in Mill Valley, California. Photo: Picture Happy Photos/imageSPACE

MISS REPRESENTATION: RISE UP

Jennifer Siebel Newsom attends a screening of “Miss Representation: Rise Up” during the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival at the Smith Rafael Film Center on October 09, 2026 in San Rafael, California. Photo: Picture Happy Photos/imageSPACE for MVFF

MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART II – EXILE

MVFF49 screening of MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART II – EXILE with Director Julis Loktev | Photo © Westside Studio

NO HANDS: THE WILD RIDE OF THE SCHWINN BICYCLE COMPANY

MVFF49 screening of NO HANDS: THE WILD RIDE OF THE SCHWINN BICYCLE COMPANY with Film Participant Gary Fisher, Executive Producer Jim Packer and Director Daniel Clark | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

ODYSSEY

MVFF49 screening of ODYSSEY with Director Avi Belkin | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM

MVFF49 screening of ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM with Director David Greaves and Producer Liani Greaves | Photo © wejjr

THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK

MVFF49 screening of THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK with Director Noah Segan | Photo © wejjr

PETE TOWNSHEND: BEHIND BLUE EYES

MVFF49 screening of PETE TOWNSHEND: BEHIND BLUE EYES with Writer Cassidy Hartmann and Directors Nigel Sinclair and Frank Marshall | Photo © Jonathan Shensa Photography

QUERIDA FÁTIMA

MVFF49 Screening of QUERIDA FÁTIMA with Directors Lorena Gutiérrez, Rodrigo Reyes and Dawn Valdez | Photo © wejjr

ROSE

MVFF49 screening of ROSE with Director Markus Schleinzer | Photo © Allison Levenson Photography

SAD GIRLZ

MVFF49 screening of SAD GIRLZ with Director Fernanda Tovar, recipient Of the Elton Creation Prize Fernanda Tovar | Photo © Bill Sumits

TENZING

MVFF49 screening of TENZING with Executive Producer Norbu Tenzing | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

UNION TOWN

MVFF49 screening of UNION TOWN with Producer, Editor, and Cinematographer Hannes Hosp and Emil McDonald | Photo © George Lazarus