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      9th ANNUAL NAPA VALLEY FILM FESITVAL. The ninth annual Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) is an immersive five-day event that blends the art of film, food and wine together. From lively film screenings to cinema-inspired culinary demos, audiences connect with a variety of artists through interactive and thought-provoking programming. Discover the best new independent films of the year, watch this year’s award season contenders, savor exquisite cuisine ...

Interview with 'DUKE' (2019) Actor Robert Solomon 203u6y

Robert Solomon is an award-winning actor and pianist from Atlanta, GA. He started acting in high school theater before attending the Georgia Institute of Technology to study applied mathematics. In 2017, he was a member of the Shakespeare Academy @Stratford ensemble were he trained and performed under the tutelage of Brian McManamon. Later that year, he temporarily halted his studies to fly to Los Angeles where he acted the eponymous role in the short film, Duke. For this leadi...

Napa Valley Film Festival Announces Appointment of Tom Tardio as CEO 2r1p1n

Napa Valley Film Festival Announces Appointment of Tom Tardio as CEO   Cinema Napa Valley Board of Directors Expands with Addition of Robert Bassett, Zoe Fairbourn, Geyer Kosinski and Daniel Schryer   Napa Valley – The Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) announced the hiring of Tom Tardio as their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Tardio assumes the role immediately and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the annual film festival including managing the current s...

Napa, CA (February 4, 2019) – The Board of Directors of Cinema Napa Valley (CNV) has announced the retirement of founders Brenda and Marc Lhormer from Cinema Napa Valley and their respective roles as Co-Director and Executive & Artistic Director of the Napa Valley Film Festival.   In June 2009, the Lhormer made a decision to commit their time, talents and personal funds to creating a world-class film festival for the Napa Valley community. Their vision included su...

Interview with Director Thiago Dadalt for 'DUKE' (2018) @ NVFF 3s5w46

  Thiago Dadalt Brazilian born Los Angeles, California resident Thiago Dadalt is an award-winning and celebrated writer, director and editor. He got his start in the entertainment business as a teenager by writing and directing plays in a Minas Gerais, Brazil. After moving to Sao Paolo at the age of 17, he got work as an editor for a production company then later as a 1st assistant director to high profile Brazilian advertising directors, of whose clients included Unilever, Mercedes-B...

Interview with Actor/Producer/Director Jeff Grace @ NVFF 294z2e

Actor/Producer/Director Jeff Grace began his entertainment career on the stage at Improv/Olympic in Chicago, Illinois. After moving to LA, he wrote for IFC's The Henry Rollins Show then later went on to make performance appearances on major TV series Mad Men, How I Met Your Mother, Silicon Valley, Narcos and more. As producer, he his titles include: The Scenesters (2009), It's A Disaster (2012), Mothers & Daughters (2016) and Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2016), which was his director...

Interview with Writer/Director/Producer Vanessa Knutsen for 'Only Humans' (2018) at NVFF 2d3e34

Director Vanessa Knutsen Film still of Ivy Matheson and Micah Hauptman  Vanessa Knutsen's feature film Only Humans (2018), an arresting and lyrical tale about love in varying forms, is making its way around international film festivals; it most recently screened at the Napa Valley Film Festival. Known for her work on such high profile films as The Interpreter (2005), Maps to the Stars (2014) and The Deep End (II) (2008), Only Humans is her directorial debut.   Is the film ins...

Interview with Director Yuri and Scriptwriter Marcela Garces for @ NVFF 67142u

Scriptwriter Marcela Garces Director Yuri Morejon    Spanish director Yuri Morejon and scriptwriter Marcela Garces screened their 54 minute film 'The Txoko Experience. The Secret Culinary Space of the Basques' (2017) at the 8th annual Napa Valley Film Festival. In homage to the film, a Txoko food demonstration at the Studio by Feast it Forward, hosts of the NVFF.   In an interview with Yuri and Marcela about their film, here is what they had to say:   Can...

Interview with Spencer K. Jones, Chelsea Alden and David Beatty for 'The Human Project' (2017) @ NVFF f1uq

  The Human Project (2017) is a heartfelt short about siblings dealing with the death of their father in conflicting ways. Reminiscent of Lars Von Trier's Melancholia (2011), the story is told with a poetic, albeit melancholy, depth that reels the viewer in with each intense moment, enlightening yet leaving one in suspense. Written by David Beatty, directed and edited by Spencer K. Jones and starring Chelsea Alden, their film screened at the 8th annual Napa Valley Film Festival. ...

Interview with Writer/Director Chris Paine for 'Do You Trust this Computer' (2018) @ NVFF 6e6ga

A graduate from Colgate University, writer and director Chris Paine also studied documentary film at Stanford University. He is most known for his two documentary features 'Revenge of the Electric Car' (2011) and 'Who Killed the Electric Car?' (2006), which premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Paine also works as a prolific producer. Some of his producing titles include independent documentaries- 'Bikes vs Cars' (2015), 'Faster' (2003) and 'No Maps ...

Interview with Writer/Director Marco Calvani for 'The View from Up Here' (2017) 3n5e5m

New York based Italian writer/director Marco Calvani's latest short film 'The View from Up Here' (2017) is a drama about contrasts in culture, worldview and perspective in today's geopolitical climate. Set in New York, neighbors Claire (Melissa Leo) and Lila (Leïla Bekhti) face a complicated situation when forced to live beside each other despite their polarized differences. Produced by Falling Up Films and Move Movie, it held its world premiere at the 2017 Savannah (SCAD)...

Interview with Katie Locke O'Brien for 'Have It All' (2018) at 8th Annual NVFF 2n3u5h

Katie Locke O'Brien is an award winning actress, writer, director and producer for stage, TV and film. Known for her appearances in TV series 'Community' (2009), 'Justified' (2010) and 'I'm Dying Up Here' (2017), she has also worked on numerous independent feature films and written, directed and produced three short films. Her latest oeuvre 'Have It All' (2018) has recently swept up the Jury Award for Best Narrative Short at the 8th annual Napa Val...

Interview with Writer/Director Kelly Tatham at 8th Annual Napa Valley Film Festival b5t3n

  Vancouver native writer/director Kelly Tatham screened her directorial debut film 'Multiverse Dating for Beginners' (2017) at the 8th annual Napa Valley Film Festival. With a background in acting and writing, Kelly only recently began directing her own work. Her previous credits include webseries 'The New Romantics' (2017).   I interviewed her during the Napa Valley Film Festival about her film. Here is what she had to say:   What were the events that inspir...

Mira Sorvino, Kelly Dodd, Lamorne Morris, Brenda Strong, Kim Coates and more at Napa Valley Film Fest WanderLuxxe Lounge 36y3n

Mira Sorvino WanderLuxxe headed to Napa Valley Film Festival for a pop up filmmakers lounge Nov. 8-11th at the annual Northern California cinematic celebration for outstanding and uplifting storytelling combined with Napa Valley's world class food, wine and hospitality, located at the festival hub at Feast It Forward studios. Guests such as Mira Sorvino, Lamorne Morris (New Girl), Kelly Dodd (Real Housewives of Orange County), Emma Bell (Dallas), Brenda Strong (13 reasons why / Dallas), Ki...

 Photos by Jason Merritt/Radar Pics Alexandra Shipp, Billy Magnussen w/ Meghann Fahy, Camila Mendes, Rosa Salazar, Taissa Farmiga, Tye Sheridan & More at NVFF.   On Saturday at the Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) six up-and-coming talented stars were honored in the fest’s second annual Rising Star Showcase. Tribute honorees included Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story, The Nun), Billy Magnussen (Maniac, Game Night), Camila Mendes (Riverdale, The New Romantic), Rosa Sa...

Celebrity Tributes at the 8th annual Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) 50542e

 Alice Eve, Billy Bob Thornton and Laurence Fishburne  The annual Celebrity Tributes program rounded out day 2 of the festival with Hollywood’s finest being honored including Laurence Fishburne (Charles Krug Legendary Actor honoree), Billy Bob Thornton (Caldwell Vineyard Maverick honoree) and Alice Eve (Raymond Vineyards Trailblazer honoree). Access’ Scott Evans hosted the annual event, which was also attended by Camila Mendes, Rosa Salazar, and Tye Sheridan who were ...

  On Friday, November 9th, the Napa Valley Film Festival was pleased to honor The Groundlings Theatre & School with the Miner Family Winery Legacy Ensemble Tribute in a special presentation that consisted of an on-stage conversation with Groundlings alumni including Jordan Black, Stephanie Courtney, Tracy Newman, Cheri Oteri, Julia Sweeney and Michaela Watkins, moderated by current Groundling Michael Churven. The theater was filled with laughter as the group looked back on their time a...

2018 Napa Valley Film Festival Announces Festival Award Winners 4vb6k

Katie Locke O'Brien wins for 'Have It All'   Winners include “Tomorrow,” “TransMilitary” and “Fear Us Women”   Cinema Napa Valley Announces Dates for 2019 Festival   Napa Valley, CA (November 10, 2018) – The 8th Annual Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) announced this year’s juried and audience award winners at the Uptown Theatre in Napa on Saturday, November 10, 2018.  The Festival, held from November 7-11, sc...

The 8th Annual Napa Valley Film Festival Opening Night 2018 3w713x

Actor Paul Sloan, screenwriters Nick Vallelonga and Brian Currie and composer Kristopher Bowers The 2018 Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) kicked off on Wednesday, November 7 with a screening of their Opening Night film Green Book. Screenwriters Nick Vallelonga and Brian Currie, actor Paul Sloan, and composer Kristopher Bowers were in attendance and participated in a Q&A for audiences following the screening. Actors William Fichtner and Kim Coates w...

Billy Bob Thornton to Receive Caldwell Vineyard Maverick Tribute at 8th Annual Napa Valley Film Festival 6n2d16

BILLY BOB THORNTON TO RECEIVE CALDWELL VINEYARD MAVERICK TRIBUTE AND ALICE EVE TO RECEIVE RAYMOND VINEYARDS TRAILBLAZER TRIBUTE AT THE 8th ANNUAL NAPA VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL   Thornton and Eve fellow Tribute honorees Geena Davis and Laurence Fishburne, Rising Stars Taissa Farmiga, Billy Magnussen, Camila Mendes, Rosa Salazar, Tye Sheridan and Alexandra Shipp, and Groundlings Theatre & School esteemed alumni   Napa, California – The eighth annual Napa Valley Film Fes...

Interview with Brenda Lhormer, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) 3l6k4l

Co-founder and co-director of the Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) Brenda Lhormer is an 8th generation Northern Californian native who runs the festival with husband and co-founder Marc Lhormer. The festival began in 2011 and has been growing exponentially ever since its inception in size, attendance and vision. This celebratory miscellany of specialty cuisine, wine, independent film and the arts started in the 1980s as just a pipe-dream for the married couple, an idea that has metamorphosed d...

Eighth Annual Napa Valley Film Festival Film Line-Up, Special Events and Celebrity Tribute Honorees g196r

Eighth Annual Napa Valley Film Festival Announces Film Line-Up, Special Events and Celebrity Tribute Honorees   Festival to Open with Green Book, Close with Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind   Honorees Include Geena Davis, Laurence Fishburne, Rising Stars Taissa Farmiga, Billy Magnussen, Camila Mendes, Rosa Salazar, Tye Sheridan and Alexandra Shipp   Stephanie Courtney, Taran Killam, Laraine Newman, Cheri Oteri and Julia Sweeney to Accept Miner Family Winery Legacy Ensem...

The Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) November 7-11 4i433n

  THE STARS COME OUT TO NAPA! KATIE CASSIDY, KIM COATES, STEPHANIE COURTNEY, GEENA DAVIS, TATE DONOVAN, TAISSA FARMIGA, WILLIAM FICHTNER, LAURENCE FISHBURNE, CHEF TYLER FLORENCE, FRANK GRILLO, JOHN KARNA, ALEX KARPOVSKY, TARAN KILLAM, MATTHEW LILLARD, BILLY MAGNUSSEN, CAMILA MENDES, LOGAN MILLER, LAMORNE MORRIS, LARAINE NEWMAN, CHERI OTERI, DEBBY RYAN, ROSA SALAZAR, SKYLER SAMUELS, TYE SHERIDAN, ALEXANDRA SHIPP, JULIA SWEENEY AND MORE TO ATTEND 8TH ANNUAL EVENT The Napa Valley ...

8th Annual Napa Valley Film Festival 2k2g9

8th ANNUAL NAPA VALLEY FILM FESITVAL The Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) is the ultimate celebration of film, food and wine, in the picturesque towns of Napa, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga at the most colorful time of year, November 7-11. Now in its 8th year, the Napa Valley Film Festival will feature over 100 new independent films to be screened alongside awards season contending films screening in beautiful venues throughout the Valley, as visiting filmmakers and celebrities interact...

  Festival to showcase films starring Danielle Campbell, Katie Cassidy, Tate Donovan, William Fichtner, Jim Gaffigan, Anna Gunn, Matthew Lillard, Missi Pyle, Debby Ryan and more   Napa, California – The 8th annual Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF), scheduled to take place November 7 - 11, announced its Narrative and Documentary Feature Film lineups in core competition today. The complete program lineup of approximately 100 films, including special presentations, award season ...

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