The Coronado Island Film Festival is slated to screen the 1941 film, “The Maltese Falcon,” a Best Picture Oscar-nominated feature. The screening, at 1:30 p.m. on April 12 in the Ruby Room of the Coronado Public Library, is free and open to the public and part of the festival’s educational classic film series. The film, […]
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Screening of classic film ‘Shane’ open to the public
The Coronado Island Film Festival is slated to host a free screening of “Shane,” a 1953 classic western film, as part of this year’s Educational Classic Film Program. The screening, at the Coronado Public Library at 1:30 p.m. on March 22, is free and open to the public. Following the event will be a discussion […]
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Coronado Island Film Festival announces theme, badges
Entering its 11th year, the Coronado Island Film Festival has unveiled its 2026 brand creative and announced the sale of badges for the year. This year’s creative reflects the festival ethos: “Where the Art and Science of Cinema Converge.” Festival organizers said the theme captures Coronado island culture, honors storytelling, and celebrates the festival’s fun, […]
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Coronado Island Film Festival announces 2025 jury award winners
The Coronado Island Film Festival announced the 2025 Jury Award Winners, honoring outstanding achievements in filmmaking and screenwriting. This year’s honorees represent a blend of creativity, originality and cinematic vision, from emerging student filmmakers to established storytellers. “Celebrating the 2025 Jury Award winners is more than honoring individual achievements — it’s a testament to creativity, […]
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Review: On pride, loss and empanadas
A shift in our regularly scheduled planning: This week’s Fork First looks a little different because it takes place on the silver screen. The 2025 Coronado Island Film Festival, in partnership with San Diego Bay Food and Wine Festival and Edible San Diego, featured three Culinary Cinema events, each centering around films that have food […]
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Coronado Island Film Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary
Hundreds of filmmakers and actors crowded the Crown Room at the Hotel del Coronado on Nov. 5 to celebrate the Coronado Island Film Festival, the silver screen and each other. This year marks the festival’s 10th anniversary, and to celebrate, six distinguished individuals who have been in the film industry for years, and some even […]
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Coronado Island Film Festival stakeholders weigh in on Trump’s proposed 100% movie tariff
In May of this year, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social a proposed 100% tariff on movies produced outside of the United States. In his initial message Trump says he authorized the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to put the tariff in motion. He reiterated the threat in September. As […]
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Eric Wolfinger presents “Lisa Dahl: Blessed by Grace” at CIFF
The documentary, “Lisa Dahl: Blessed by Grace,” was only supposed to be about three minutes long – a short, promotional video, also known as a sizzle reel, about an award-winning chef. But, says director Eric Wolfinger, it turned into a 26-minute-long documentary that will now be screened at the Coronado Island Film Festival on Nov. […]
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San Diego native Dasha Levin premieres first documentary at CIFF
In 2024, Dasha Levin and three college classmates spent a week in Arizona filming Nikyle Begay, a Navajo shepherd and weaver who identifies as nonbinary. The students’ assignment was to create a documentary that inspires social change. That assignment has now been played at over 35 film festivals – and the Coronado Island Film Festival […]
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Coronado Island Film Festival presents “Tears to a Glass Eye” on Nov. 9
The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) will premiere “Tears to a Glass Eye,” a film by Chicago-based writer and director Jack Kenny and produced by Matt Corrado and Emilio Morrone, on Nov. 9 during the festival’s 10th annual celebration. Kenny’s award-winning film starring Chris Browning as Martin Dye and Natasha Henstridge as Dori is among […]
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Village Theatre to show “The Shining” before Halloween
A showing of arguably one of the most iconic horror movies is coming Coronado’s way just days before Halloween on Oct. 29. From the Coronado Island Film Festival, or CIFF, the Village Theatre will be screening the 1980 psychological thriller “The Shining,” starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd and Scatman Crothers. The movie is […]
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Coronado Island Film Festival announces 2025 lineup
The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) announced its 2025 official film lineup, marking its milestone 10th anniversary. Over five days (Nov. 5-9), CIFF will present a slate of more than 130 films across narrative features, documentaries, short films and Academy Award-contending titles. The Leonard Maltin Industry Tribute Gala, hosted by celebrated film critic and historian […]
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Student Classic Film Series to show slate of World War II films
To recognize 2025 as the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Coronado Island Film Festival’s student classic film series will present a four month cinematic history lesson through showings of Hollywood films made during (or about) WWII. Screenings will be sequenced to follow the timeline of the war. The series, which […]
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Coronado Island Film Festival opens submissions for 10th year
The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) is kicking off its 10th anniversary by opening the 2025 film submissions, as well as script submissions for its screenwriting competition. Submissions are accepted online via FilmFreeway and the first early bird deadline is on March 14. CIFF is offering a 50% off submission discount for all alumni filmmakers, […]
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Coronado Island Film Festival announces this year’s winners
The Coronado Island Film Festival wrapped its ninth season over Veterans Day weekend and has announced the 2024 winners. Notable winners this year include Sean McNamara’s “Bau: Artist at War” taking the Jury Prize for Best Narrative Film and Lisa Lander’s “Giants Rising” winning the Jury Prize for Best Documentary. The film festival’s coveted Emerald […]
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An evening of inspiration and artistry: The Coronado Island Film Festival celebrates legends and new voices
Below the arched sugar pine ceiling and crown-shaped chandeliers of the Hotel del Coronado’s Crown Room, a sea of guests — dressed in sequins, velvets and silk — pooled in for the Coronado Island Film Festival’s Industry Tribute Gala. The celebration, a signature event for the ninth annual film festival, was hosted by film critic […]