5th anniversary edition: save the dates!

The Yucca Valley Film Festival will hold in-person screenings at the Yucca Valley Community Center from November 10 to 12, 2023.

The festival is entirely sponsored by the Town of Yucca Valley. It will celebrate its 5th anniversary with special events and programming items, and also with the return of the key attractions of the festival: a red carpet every night, an award ceremony, a kids’ section, a scriptwriters panel, a photo-booth, the A-list Masterclass, and every day multiple picture signing and QnAs with the artists and guests in attendance.

The film festival debuted in 2019, and never missed a year since, with tremendous support from the local community and a fast growing interest from the festival community. In the previous years, participating local organizations and partners included included: Cheerleaders of YVHS, Miss yucca Valley Scholarship, the Lady Trojans YVHS, the Chamber of Commerce of YV, the California Welcome Center, the California Art Council.

The 5th anniversary edition will once again showcase the creativity of the community, celebrate our love for movies, and offer an exciting international program of films to entertain you for this signature, three-day event.

Since its inception, the Yucca Valley Film Festival:

gathered over 5,000 attendees, in person and online
received over 1,400 submissions
presented 254 movies and artists from 27 different countries
welcomed 206 artists in person in Yucca Valley.
awarded 67 filmmakers and creators
distributed $9,000 of cash prizes
presented the work of more than 25 local artists and filmmakers from the Morongo Basin and the San Bernardino County.

The annual Masterclass welcomed John Stanier in 2019 (Midnight Express, Rambo III, Life of Brian), William Baldwin in 2020, Michael Dante in 2021 (Westbound, Winterhawk), and in 2022; Brent Huff (The Rookie, The West Wing) & Mina Sundwall (Lost in Space, Legends of Tomorrow).

The programmers of the festival, Matt and Auregan Beurois, are locals to Yucca Valley since 2018, bringing an extensive experience in filmmaking and movie production, in the US and Europe. Auregan also created her jewelry brand, “Calinnessee Designs” distributed by the Rainbow Stew (YV), Hi Desert Day dream (29 Palms), Moon Wind Trading Co (Landers). Matt is also the director of operations at the California Welcome Center in Yucca Valley, and a director of the board of the Chamber of Commerce of Yucca Valley.

The festival has a stellar 5 star reviews on the international film festival platform FilmFreeway, and is now recognized as a “pacesetter” film festival.

Save the dates!