Film Festivals and Film Series in Sonoma County

Movies in Sonoma County

Film Series 2025

Petaluma Film Alliance

Petaluma Cinema Series at SRJC Petaluma

The Petaluma Cinema Series is a film education program that brings together SRJC film students, the campus community, and Sonoma County residents to engage in dialogue around classic, foreign, & independent films. Presentations feature SRJC film faculty, industry guests, interdisciplinary experts, and technical demonstrations. All evenings include post-screening discussions.

Film Festivals 2025

March 19-23, 2025

The 28th annual Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF), renowned for its unparalleled blend of world-class cinema, culinary excellence, and wine country charm, returns March 19-23, 2025.

March 27-30, 2025

SDFF is an Oscar ® qualifying Film Festival for documentaries in the short form. Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival is proudly progressive, often featuring spotlights on social justice, journalism, current issues. When the right films come through we’ve programmed different POV’s of the same story. Given the proliferation of AI, documentary might become our only touchstone for what was ‘real’ at a moment in time. What better platform than a non-fiction film festival to encourage fresh and critical thinking?

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Film Fest Petaluma returns to the historic Mystic Theatre on Saturday, May 3, 2025 for its 17th edition.

Film Fest Petaluma is an annual showcase of the best new short films from around the world with filmmakers in conversation.

Returning in 2026

True West Film Festival (formerly AVFest) provides audiences and filmmakers ten days of thought-provoking films, the best of Sonoma County’s food & wine scene, shorts, panels, parties, and special events.
As we remain fully focused on completing construction and celebrating the grand opening of our James Redford Campus later this year, we will not produce the traditional True West Film Festival in 2025.