California Film Institute

The California Film Institute (CFI) is a non-profit film exhibition organization based in San Rafael, California. The organization exhibits films year-round at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, presents the annual Mill Valley Film Festival and DOCLANDS Documentary Film Festival, and supports the year-round CFI Education Program. The founder and current director of CFI is Mark Fishkin.

California Film Institute
Founded1978
FounderMark Fishkin
TypeFilm organization
Location
Websitewww.cafilm.org
Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center on 4th Street in San Rafael, California.

Mill Valley Film Festival
Main article: Mill Valley Film Festival

Founded in 1978 by Mark Fishkin, the festival is held every October and screens over 200 US and international films for over 70,000 participants.[1][2][3][4]

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

The Rafael Film Center is a non-profit independent three-screen arthouse theater located in downtown San Rafael, California. It has been owned and operated by the California Film Institute since 1999. The venue exhibits first-run independent and studio films, documentaries, classics, retrospectives, and world cinema, and hosts special events with filmmakers from the Bay Area and from around the world. The Film Center annually serves approximately 200,000 attendees.[5][6]

References
  1. "Mill Valley Film Festival 1978" (Press release). Mill Valley, CA. 1978.
  2. "'Just Mercy,' 'The Two Popes' win Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Awards". AwardsWatch. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  3. Thompson, Eric Kohn,Anne; Kohn, Eric; Thompson, Anne (2019-10-18). "How Small Regional Film Festivals Can Impact the Oscar Race — IndieWire's Movie Podcast". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Gilchrist, Todd (2019-10-11). "Scott Z. Burns Receives Variety Creative Impact in Screenwriting Award at Mill Valley Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  5. "San Rafael's Rafael theater celebrates 20 years since renovation". Marin Independent Journal. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  6. "SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER". rafaelfilm.cafilm.org. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
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