Panel: Writing the Magic – Screenwriting Fundamentals and Insider Wisdom

Winn Room at Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado

Unlock the secrets behind crafting compelling stories with insights from top industry screenwriters and producers Joey Siara, Suzanne Farwell, and Susan Cartsonsis. This dynamic panel will dive into the essentials […]

Blue Carbon: Nature's Hidden Power

Village Theatre Main 820 Orange Ave, Coronado

Told through the eyes of Grammy-nominated music producer, DJ and environmental toxicologist, Jayda Guy, accompanied by a score from the Wu-Tang Clan''s RZA and featuring Seu Jorge, Blue Carbon is […]

Last Laugh

Carousel Room: Hotel Del Coronado 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado

A lighthearted and entertaining collection of films that find humor in unexpected places, offering witty, comedic takes on life’s challenges and absurdities. The films included in this showcase are: Tea, Learning English, Dead […]

Art & Soul: A Portrait of Nancy Noel

Village Screen 2 820 Orange Ave, Coronado

Nancy Noël was a prolific American Contemporary Impressionist renowned for her portraiture. As an artist, Nancy could uniquely evoke emotion and kindle inspiration in her collectors. Fans of her work […]

Northern Lights

Village Screen 3 820 Orange Ave, Coronado

Northern Lights, winner of the Camera d’Or for Best First Feature at the 1979 Cannes International Film Festival and many other prizes around the world, is a classic American independent […]

Robert Shields: My Life as a Robot

Village Theatre Main 820 Orange Ave, Coronado

Imagine: He once opened for the Rolling Stones, became one of the top attractions in San Francisco (2nd only to the Cable Car), performed in front of two Presidents and […]

Stages of Expression

Carousel Room: Hotel Del Coronado 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado

The films included in this showcase are: CAN, SHÉ (SNAKE), The Understudy, All Things Metal, Sincero, The Masterpiece. Q&A with filmmakers will immediately follow the screenings.

Mountain Boy

Village Screen 2 820 Orange Ave, Coronado

A young Emirati boy with Autism ventures with his new friend Barakah, an Arabian Saluki to find acceptance, family, and redemption.

Giants Rising

Village Screen 3 820 Orange Ave, Coronado

STUNNING! Revealing the secrets and saga of America’s most iconic trees, GIANTS RISING tells the epic tale of the redwoods. The tallest and some of the oldest living beings on […]

Culinary Cinema | Wild Hope: Mission Impossible

John D. Spreckels Center 1019 7th St, Coronado

FILM, Q+A and RECEPTION EVENT: This film tells the inspiring story of how a late-career epiphany led “wacky genius” Pat Brown to abandon his academic career and commit himself to […]

Sugarcane

Village Theatre Main 820 Orange Ave, Coronado

An investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school ignites a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve. A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and […]

Rites of Passage

Carousel Room: Hotel Del Coronado 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado

The films included in this showcase are: Essex Girls, Never Getting Rid of Me, Bitch, Hey Dad, Portrait, Oh Christmas Tree, Calico, Ebb & Flow. Q&A with filmmakers will immediately follow the screenings.

The Strangers' Case

Village Screen 3 820 Orange Ave, Coronado

In Sir Thomas More, Shakespeare wrote a speech in which More makes a passionate defence for refugees, pleading for empathy from his fellow countrymen and culminating in a poignant description […]

SALTWATERx

Winn Room at Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado

“What does a woman battling brain cancer, a surfer from Liberia, Africa with unthinkable grief and an amputee mentoring a group of lost teenage boys and a young woman with […]

A Real Pain | Centerpiece Film

Village Theatre Main 820 Orange Ave, Coronado

Red Carpet Screening Enjoy a pre-screenig glass of champagne and photos on the red carpet. “One of the best films of the year.” Awardswatch A REAL PAIN, starring Jesse Eisenberg […]

Emerging Filmmaker Showcase #2 High School

Carousel Room: Hotel Del Coronado 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado

A dynamic collection of films by talented high school filmmakers, showcasing raw creativity and storytelling from the next generation of cinematic voices. The films included in this showcase are: To The […]

Giants Rising

Village Screen 3 820 Orange Ave, Coronado

STUNNING! Revealing the secrets and saga of America’s most iconic trees, GIANTS RISING tells the epic tale of the redwoods. The tallest and some of the oldest living beings on […]

Hellbent on Boogie

Village Screen 2 820 Orange Ave, Coronado

Alan returns to his small Floridian hometown to find his sister Quinn all grown up. But when he discovers that their overbearing mother is sheltering Quinn because of her autism, […]

Jury Awards

John D. Spreckels Center 1019 7th St, Coronado

The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) welcomes makers and lovers of film from all over the world to the storied seaside village of Coronado, California to celebrate the magical art of visual storytelling. Coronado’s enduring love affair with Hollywood began more than a century ago.

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