THE VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL
Celebrates 25 Years
September 17th, 2025 by Traci Turner
Lots of things happen in the Valley, ask the Cobra-Kai crowd! One thing that’s taking place that we can all enjoy are movies.
The Valley Film Festival (VFF) is back and celebrating 25 years of “Supporting Community, Culture, Indie Film and the (818) With Its Last Dance.”
VFF is pleased to bring “thought-provoking storytelling” to the masses by showcasing 50 films from around the world, as well as the (818).
Some of the incredible films for 2025 include the world premiere of Chad Ferrin’s “Dorothea,” (based on the true events surrounding serial killer Dorothea Puente), “The Prospect,” directed by Robert Schultz and Dana Donnelly (a comedy that follows a high school senior looking to escape his small town), and the LA premiere of “Motherland” (which features some big names festivalgoers as sure to adore).
Another reason this year’s festival is a must see – it is unfortunately the end of VFF as a traditional festival. Moving forward, the non-profit arts organization will “transition into residencies and retreats for filmmakers in 2026.”
“When I founded The Valley Film Festival in 2000, Los Angeles had a handful of film festivals, and none supported the San Fernando Valley,” stated festival founder, Tracey Adlai. “Twenty-five years later there are literarily hundreds of film festivals in LA filling the need now.”
She went on. “After listening to our community of filmmakers, over the last few years, they are craving for an experience beyond a film festival and that’s where we are shifting our focus.”
Plan to experience all the amazing filmmaking for the next several days. VFF begins today and runs through Sunday at the Laemmle NoHo 7 theatre in North Hollywood.
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