Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
May 21 – May 25
Overview
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival is a five-day festival that screens independent features and shorts in the spectacular setting of Mammoth Lakes—California’s premier mountain resort, high in the Eastern Sierra held over Memorial Day weekend. The 11th annual Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, will be held May 21-25, 2025.
We are the west coast premier destination for films such as Damsel starring Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska, to world premiere new discoveries like Netflix favorite Abducted in Plain Sight and many more. Named as one of the Top 50 Festivals Worth The Entry Fee by Movie Maker Magazine for the past eight years in a row MLFF and the Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World in 2022. MLFF showcases the work of emerging, innovative filmmakers against the backdrop of California's ruggedly beautiful Eastern Sierra. Industry professionals provide mentoring and support, relationships and collaborations are actively promoted and nurtured. We take chances on talented but little-known artists and are committed to discovering new voices that will shape the future of film. Numerous films from our festival have gone on to great success, including Academy Award nominations, and have gone on to screen at many other festivals. 2024 Oscars featured MLFF Jury Award for Best Int’l Documentary To Kill A Tiger. And MLFF 2017 & 2018 Alumni Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik were nominated for Best Original Screenplay for May December. Come to MLFF and you can say I saw it first at the festival.
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