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7th ANNUAL NAPA VALLEY FILM FESITVAL

 

WHAT:           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 8-12. Now in its 7th year, the Napa Valley Film Festival will feature over 120 new independent films and studio sneak previews screening in beautiful venues throughout the Valley, as 300 visiting filmmakers and celebrities interact with appreciative audiences at screenings and special events. Attendees enjoy films with lively Q&As, culinary demonstrations, wine tasting pavilions, Celebrity Tributes, Awards Ceremonies, the spectacular Festival Gala, and array of parties, intimate VIP receptions and winemaker dinners and more.

 

WHO:             Over the years The Napa Valley Film Festival has hosted and honored bevy of big name celebrities. The list includes: Diana Agron, Kevin Costner, Alan Cumming, Lee Daniels, Bruce Dern, Zoey Deutch, Adam Driver, Vera Farmiga, Colin Farrell, Cuba Gooding Jr, Judy Greer, John Lee Hancock, Katie Holmes, Zoe Kazan, Keegan Michael Key, James Marsden, Matthew McConaughey, Michelle Monaghan, Chloe Grace Moretz, Viggo Mortensen, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Bill Paxton, Dev Patel, Glen Powell, Kelly Preston, Kurt Russell, Miles Teller, John Travolta, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Finn Wittrock and Shailene Woodley.

 

WHEN:           November 8-12, 2017

 

WHERE:        Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Sneak Preview Night

Cameo Cinema, St. Helena

CIA @ Copia, Napa

 

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Opening Night Red Carpet Screening

Uptown Theatre, Napa

 

Opening Night Patron VIP After Party

Location to be announced

 

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Variety’s 10 to Taste

CIA @ Copia, Napa

 

Culinary Demonstrations

CIA @ Copia, Napa

 

Wine Pavilions

CIA @ Copia, Napa

Farmstead, St. Helena

 

Celebrity Tributes Hosted by Access Hollywood’s Natalie Morales

Lincoln Theater, Yountville

 

Exclusive A-List/Movie Mogul Dinner

Eleven Eleven Winery, Napa

 

VIP Patron Post Tributes Reception

Napa Valley Museum, Yountville

 

Friday, November 10, 2017

Culinary Demonstrations

CIA @ Copia, Napa

 

Wine Pavilions

CIA @ Copia, Napa

Farmstead, St. Helena

 

Film Industry Mixer

Raymond Vineyards, St. Helena

 

Red Carpet Screening: To Be Announced

Uptown Theatre, Napa

 

VIP Vintner Circle Dinners Around the Valley

Locations to be announced

 

VIP Patron Friday Night Bash at Martin

Martin Showroom, St. Helena

 

Pass Plus/Filmmaker Bash

Location to be announced

 

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Culinary Demonstrations

CIA @ Copia, Napa

 

Wine Pavilions

CIA @ Copia, Napa

Farmstead, St. Helena

 

Awards Ceremony

Uptown Theatre, Napa

 

Festival Gala

CIA @ Copia, Napa

 

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Culinary Demonstrations

CIA @ Copia, Napa

 

Wine Pavilions

CIA @ Copia, Napa

Farmstead, St. Helena

 

Closing Night Red Carpet Screening

Uptown Theatre, Napa

 

Wrap Party

Location to be announced

 

CONTACT:    Ashley Patterson

B|W|R Public Relations

310.248.6126

Ashley.Patterson@bwr-pr.com

 

MORE:           For information or to buy passes, visit NapaValleyFilmFest.org or call 707-226-7500.  Join the conversation online by following NVFF on various multimedia channels including FacebookTwitterTumblrInstagram,YouTube and LinkedIn. Check out highlights from the 2016 NVFF here: http://bit.ly/NVFF16Sizzle.

 

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