Now in its 39th year, the Mill Valley Film Festival has grown from an intimate, three-day gathering in the artsy, hippie kingdom of the San Francisco Bay area to an 11-day cinema-packed fete of international renown attracting award-winning filmmakers, actors, and seasoned industry vets.

“It has the clout of an urban festival and the ambience of a destination festival,” is how Mark Fishkin, fest founder and executive director of the California Film Institute, describes the Mill Valley scene.

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