Film Festival was a pleasure I was delighted to attend the 5th annual Benicia Film Festival this past Labor Day weekend. I had the privilege to attend the Gala at 6 p.m. and the seven listed films at 8 p.m. (The audience watched a bonus film, making eight short films). My favorite film of the […]
2018 Benicia Film Festival returns Labor Day Weekend
Staff Report This Labor Day weekend, remind yourself that the best cinematic stories do not have to be told in more than 90 minutes with enormous budgets. The 5th annual Benicia International Film Festival returns with a wide variety of films from throughout the world that cover a range of topics and stories. […]
Benicia Film Festival offers Labor Day weekend fun
People go to the movies for escapism. The film audiences flock to see everything from thrilling adventure, pulse-pounding horror or thought-provoking arthouse cinema. The Benicia Film Festival offers moviegoers young and old a chance to experience different types of motion pictures. The film festival will take place over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 to 3. […]
Mrs. B’s Blather: Will Benicia ever be the new Sausalito?
From its earliest days our fair city of Benicia has been overlooked. One might think that the city, in its amorphasized state, might be angry, embarrassed, paranoid and/or at the least perplexed. Benicia was considered to be the city on the bay because of its great harbor. San Francisco, however, was chosen. Benicia was once […]
Third annual Benicia Film Festival bigger, better than ever
The 2016 Benicia Film Festival, which took place last weekend, was bigger and better than ever, according to event coordinator Helaine Bowles. Bowles said the Downtown Benicia Alliance was a great help in funding and marketing this year’s event, raising over $4,000 in sponsorships from First Street merchants. “We had about 300 people,” she estimated. […]
Benicia Film Festival returns for third year
Benicians have often lamented the fact that there is no place in town to see movies. For decades, this function was served by the Majestic Theatre on First Street— also known as The State at various points during its run. From its inception in 1920, it was the place in Benicia to see first-run movies, […]
Film chronicling creation of public artwork released
Benician’s documentary depicts work on city-commissioned ‘Wind, Water, Land’ When a work of art is put on display, it is the finished piece that the viewer sees. What happens behind the scenes — the hours of planning, design and trial and error — usually remains an untold tale. Fortunately for Benicia art lovers, when it […]
Eclectic entertainment on tap in city’s 1st film fest
From student-produced films to a documentary tackling the tough subject of rape in the U.S. military, the inaugural Benicia Film Festival next month will offer a variety of thought-provoking and entertaining presentations, organizers said. The three-day event is the product of the Film Festival Committee of the Benicia Arts and Culture Commission, and showcases a […]