Nevada City Film Festival – Independent Film Festival from the Sierra Foothills

24th Annual NCFF - June 21-23, 2024

Comedy Nights - April 12-14

3 Nights of Comedy - featuring Herd Mentality: Locals Stand-Up Showdown, Live Comedy Headliners Irene Tu and Ian Lara, and 30th Anniversary Screening of CLERKS

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Irene Tu & Ian Lara

SATURDAY APRIL 13th

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SUNDAY APRIL 14th

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WELCOME!

to the 24th Annual Nevada City Film Festival, June 21-23, 2024

Stay Tuned – We’ll be announcing this year’s lineup on April 22, 2024!

an outdoor cinema experience

Enjoy classics, cult films, and family favorites on our 32-foot screen – Nevada County’s largest outdoor screen!

FILMMAKER RESIDENCY

& PRODUCERS RETREAT

The Nevada City Film Festival’s Media Maker Residency is committed to bringing established producers to engage in cross-cultural exchange, with a special focus on engaging Native American and Asian American communities with historic ties to Nevada City. This program is borne out of the fun, nurturing, and artist-friendly values of the Nevada City Film Festival.

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Sit down and buckle up, it’s about to get rowdy

Sit down and buckle up, it’s about to get rowdy when the Nevada City Film Festival (NCFF) and The BVNKR (bun-ker) co-present the opening night of NCFF’s Comedy Nights with Herd Mentality: Stand Up Showdown, Friday, April 12 at the historic Nevada Theatre. The inaugural event features over a dozen of the top local and regional comedians bringing their best acts and funniest jokes in hopes the audience will vote for them to secure the opening slot at Saturday night’s headlining live comedy show with Irene Tu and Ian Lara.

Herd Mentality features an all-star lineup of Nevada County favorites Tom Wolfe, Audrey Delgado, Jori Phillips, Tyler Cantu, John Bivens and Zani Salvatore. Reno’s finest Mo Gobena, David Gamble Jr., Andrea B and Sara Rooker. Sacramento based comedians Mark Snipes, Imin J Love, Jon Shea, and Ganga Das. Hosted by Michaela King of The BVNKR.

Tickets $10. Link in bio.

Back by popular demand, the Nevada City Film Festi

Back by popular demand, the Nevada City Film Festival (NCFF) presents their annual Comedy Nights, April 12-14, at the historic Nevada Theatre in Nevada City. .

This year’s event kicks off Friday, April 12, doors 7:00pm, show 8:00pm, with the first ever Herd Mentality: Stand-Up Showdown presented in association with The BVNKR (pronounced bunker). Come out to see 12-15 of the best local and regional comedians perform their funniest sets. At the end of the night, the audience will vote on which comedian wins the cash prize and the opening slot for Saturday night’s headliner show with Irene Tu and Ian Lara.

Saturday night’s headlining comedy show features two of the most talked about up-and-coming comedians on the circuit - Irene Tu and Ian Lara.

Irene Tu is an LA-based stand-up comedian, actor and writer who honed her chops in San Francisco. Her first comedy album WE’RE DONE NOW debuted in March of this year at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts. Irene has performed at Netflix Is A Joke comedy festival. She was named one of Vulture’s “Comedians You Should and Will Know” and singled out in The SF Chronicle as an “artist on the brink of fame.” She’s a regular at festivals and clubs around the country and opens for comics like Taylor Tomlinson and Patton Oswalt.

Ian Lara was named a Just for Laughs New Face of Comedy in 2021 and filmed a Comedy Central half-hour comedy special for their digital platform. Freeform television recently nominated him for The Boroughs’ Finest & Funniest at the 2021 Young, Black, and Freeform Awards. Ian’s HBO solo special “ROMANTIC COMEDY” is now streaming on MAX.

We wrap with a special screening of the 30th Anniversary of CLERKS, Sunday, April 14, also at the Nevada Theatre.

Ticket link in our bio.

One of our most favorite events for local artists

One of our most favorite events for local artists and creatives is almost here! Join us Saturday, March 2nd for The Business of Art!

Marketing and media workshops, business planning, tax advice for artists, partnerships, legal advice, community building sessions, special interest sessions and mentoring are offered at this multi-partner event, with expert speakers, panelists, and workshop leaders selected from across California.

Attendees can expect diverse opportunities at The Business of Art. This year’s two keynotes are artist Dr. Tasha Golden, America’s foremost authority on arts, health and trauma-informed practice; and celebrated Bay Area leader Sean Fenton, Executive Director at Theatre Bay Area.

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We can’t wait for next weekend’s Wild & Scenic

We can’t wait for next weekend’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival happening right here in Nevada City and Grass Valley.

We are co-presenting the feature film “Out There: A National Parks Story”, followed by Q&A with director Brendan Hall. We were first hipped to the film from our good friend director Jason Sussberg (Bill Nye: Science Guy). The film features some incredible footage of our National Parks, heartwarming interviews, and a deeply personal and inspiring story. We know it will be a crowd pleaser!

Get your tix at https://wsff.eventive.org/films/65735fdac626a2002c2cc857

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Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that the Nisenan people are still here among us today, though nearly invisible.

We understand that we are on Nisenan land that was never ceded and the original tribal families have yet to recover from the near genocide of their people.

As a resident or visitor in Nisenan land, we support the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan tribe in efforts to stabilize their people as well as their campaign to restore federal recognition.