For three decades the California Film Institute and the Mill Valley Film Festival have enriched the cultural lives of Marin County and Bay Area residents. With the opening of the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center in 1999, the Institute found a first-class festival venue and a permanent, year-round home for its many programs. The community has also embraced this unique gem, one of the few nonprofit film centers in the country. As CFI and the Mill Valley Film Festival celebrate turning 30, we are initiating a long-term effort to secure the legacy of this exceptional cultural organization by making it financially sustainable. In taking these steps now, as we celebrate a milestone, we ensure that future generations—and future audiences—will be able to enjoy the rich and varied offerings of the California Film Institute, the Mill Valley Film Festival and the Smith Rafael Film Center.

Through the generous support of our community, we will be able to:

• Continue the high-quality, innovative programming that has earned CFI its international reputation
• Maintain the Smith Rafael Film Center’s pristine condition and keep pace with the latest industry technology and innovations
• Increase our creative and financial support of filmmakers, not only through film exhibition, but also through a new model for nonprofit film distribution
• Expand our Education programs to offer more groundbreaking media literacy programs and bring more filmmakers into Bay Area schools

 

The 30th Mill Valley Film Festival is presented by the California Film Institute. CFI would like to thank the following individuals and foundations for the generous support of the Milestone campaign.

Leadership Circle Christopher B. and Jeannie Meg Smith Investor Circle Anonymous Jennifer Coslett MacCready Gruber Family Foundation Platinum Circle Henry Timnick Christine Zecca Foundation Gold Circle Anonymous Richard Barker Jackie and Ken Broad William Hudson and Nora Gibson Katz Family Foundation Roxanne and Michael Klein K.C. and Steve Lauck Monahan Parker, Inc. Terese and Robert Payne Robin Wright Penn and Sean Penn Lente Louw and Eric Schwartz Susan and Michael Schwartz Ruth and Alan Scott Lois and Mel Tukman Silver Circle Anonymous Jennifer Barker Kamala Geroux-Berry and David Berry Gloria and Jack Clumeck Alice Corning/Springcreek Foundation Marie and Brian Collins Leonard Eber Margaret E. Haas Nancy Hudson Andrée Poirier Jansheski Bobbie Meyer Heidi Richardson and Michael V. Dyett Lynn Robbie and David Hering Ruthellen and Monte Toole Saul Zaentz Bronze Circle Jeffrey Edman Catherine and Peter Flaxman Karen Fry Lisa Graeber Donna and Don Kelleher Fred Levin and Nancy Livingston, The Shenson Foundation Zara and Dennis Muren Mary and Bill Poland Gordon Radley Marlies and Zachary Zeisler Major Foundation Support Bernard Osher Foundation William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Marin Community Foundation Miranda Lux Foundation San Francisco Foundation Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation Government Support County of Marin National Endowment for the Arts

For information about how you can support the Milestone campaign, please email us at development@cafilm.org.