Call for Entries
The Mendocino Fim Festival will announce the 2012 Call for Entries in August. We solicit and curate films in these special categories:
- Films on the Arts - Films on the lives, work and creative process of artists in the visual, literary, applied and performing arts.
- Films for our Future – Environmental, social justice, and spiritually themed films that offer models, solutions, and inspiration for our future.
- Documentary Features – Strong, well-crafted stories that inform, infuriate, inspire and change how you see the world. All genres – issue oriented, POV, essay or experimental (50 minutes or more).
- Short Films (all genres).
See a complete list of our 2011 selections
“I'm thrilled to see the Festival in full growth, dedicated as it is to showing only the best in film."
Albert Maysles, Legendary documentary filmmaker
Grey Gardens, What's Happening: The Beatles First Tour of the US
“The Mendocino Film Festival is about the appreciation of the craft, the recognition of artistic achievement and about cooperative energy and spirit. Mendocino ‘has it.’ It’s a magical place.”
Sharon Lawrence, Actress
Fool Me Once, NYPD Blue, Desperate Housewives
“Let's face it, it was a true filmmaker’s film festival and a damn love fest! I've been telling all my friends they must get their act together and have a film ready to submit to next year’s festival.”
William Farley, Filmmaker
“Congratulations on an absolutely wonderful film festival! I was astonished at the level of professionalism you held while still maintaining a warm, welcoming style. Totally lovely!”
Tommie Dell Smith, Filmmaker
“Your festival was the most enjoyable film festival I have ever attended! Ever, anywhere, ever!”
Bill Benenson, Filmmaker
Previous Special Guests:
2010: Haskell Wexler, Daniel and Patricia Ellsberg, Wavy Gravy,
Roger Ross Williams, Louis Psihoyos
2009- Danny Glover, Bob Elfstrom, Alan Dater
2008- Will Geiger and Stephen Simon
2007- Albert Maysles
2006- Sydney Pollack and Laszlo Kovacs
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