Sonoma International Film Festival

Sonoma International Film Festival

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The Sonoma International Film Festival is considerd one of the nation's top ten destination film festivals.  All seven screning venues are withinh walking distance of the historic Sonoma Plaza.  This is one of the most filmmaker-friendly festivals where accommdations are provided thoughout your festival expderience and industry networking leads to distribution.  Enjoy a remarkable five day, stimulating festival in the midst of Sonoma wine country.  We do celebrate the very best in film, food & wine!

Set amidst the unparalleled beauty of the Sonoma Valley wine country, the Annual Sonoma International Film Festival welcomes filmakers and film lovers in April every year to a sun-drenched, luxurious extended weekend, pairing great food, fine wine and more than 100 new independent films from around the world. Film presentations at a variety of venues including the historic Sebastiani Theater on the Sonoma Town Plaza will include: world cinema, feature length narratives, documentaries, shorts and a student film program.

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Interview With Peruvian Producer Ivan Orlic

 I met Los Angeles based Peruvian-Croatian Producer Ivan Orlic after his work on the film Pelé: Birth of a Legend, produced alongside Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment. Ivan is also known for...


Sonoma International Film Festival Concludes 29th Edition Blending World-Class Cinema and Culinary Excellence

Sonoma International Film Festival Concludes 29th Edition Blending World-Class Cinema and Culinary ExcellenceSteven Soderbergh ́s The Christophers wins the Audience Award for Best Film Jane Elliott...


Interview With Cinematographer Brandon Lattman for "Trifole" (2024)

Brandon Lattman was born in San Diego, California on the 5th February 1992. In 2015 he moved to Los Angeles to study filmmaking at The New York Film Academy where he found an interest in...


Interview With Italian Writer Director Gabriele Fabbro

Director Gabriele Fabbro  Named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the top 2022's screenwriters to watch, Gabriele Fabbro was born in 1996, in Milan, Italy. He's a film director with a BFA degree in...


Interview With South African Actress Ydalie Turk For "Trifole" (2024)

  Ydalie Turk is a South African, Lebanese actress and writer. She is known for The Grand Bolero (2021), Ma Lina (2022), and the upcoming feature Trifole (2024). She graduated from The New York Film...


SIFF Grand Jury and Audience Award Films Announced

 28th Sonoma International Film Festival  Wraps with Unforgettable Films Culinary Cinema, and Packed Pop-In Events   Sonoma, CA March 23, 2025—The Sonoma International Film Festival...


World Premiere of SWEET STÖRY Opens the 2025 Sonoma Film Festival (SIFF)

JOAN CHEN TO RECEIVE CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD MICHELIN-STAR CHEF YOSHINORI ISHII TO PRESENT  FILMS & MASTER CLASS ON JAPANESE CULTURE & CUISINE   NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE OF GOLDEN...


Interview with Director Writer Producer Sarah T Schwab for "A Stage of Twilight" (2023) at SIFF

Director, Writer, Producer Sarah T. Schwab wrote, directed, and produced the short film, A MY NAME IS (2018). The film went on to tour the festival circuit internationally and was awarded "Best WNY...


Interview with Producer Valerie Steinberg @ Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF) 2023

 Photo by Lexus Gallegos Named one of Variety's "10 Producers to Watch" in 2023, Valerie Steinberg is a producer based in LA, whose recent credits include Executive Producer of A24's “The...


Grand Jury & Audience Award Winners announced at 26th Sonoma International Film Festival

                                                       Stolman Audience Award, Best Feature | JULES starring Ben Kingsley A 3 Audience Award, Best Documentary | Karen Carpenter: Starving for...