"5 Days. 4 Villages. 12 Screening Venues. 30 Chefs. 100 Films. 100+ Wines." It's only the first year but like everything else in Napa Valley, the Napa Valley Film Festival is ambitious and glamorous. The inaugural festival, which starts Wednesday, November 9 and runs through Sunday, November 13, 2011, will bring independent cinematic buzz and Hollywood glamour to a region already known for its wine, food and luxury lodgings.
Like at other film festivals, you will have the chance to watch as many films as you can handle. Whether you're looking to catch major Hollywood productions or discover indie gems, the Napa Valley Film Festival's long listing of film screenings is bound to have a couple that interests you. Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar," starring Leonardo DiCaprio in all his intense glory as FBI-founder J. Edgar Hoover, opens the festival with a bang Wednesday night. Helping to close the festival Sunday is Sundance hit "Like Crazy," which stars breakout star Felicity Jones as a young British woman legally barred from being with her American boyfriend because of her foolish decision to overstay her visa. In the mix are documentaries, narratives, shorts and foreign films.
What other film festivals don't have are four distinct cities serving as the backdrops, with each one offering you a different experience. Napa, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga will be turned into walkable festival villages. Each village will have a welcome center, screening venues, a wine pavilion and a VIP hospitality lounge. As everyone knows, nothing makes films more enjoyable than wine and food. Merryvale Vineyards, Jessup Cellars and Saintsbury are just some of the wineries that will be pouring their goods in the wine pavilions, open from 11 am to 5 pm Friday through Sunday. The Bosch Culinary Stage in Napa's Oxbow Public Market, open from 11 am to 5 pm Thursday through Sunday, will have tastings and demos from local businesses, including Ca' Momi, Hog Island Oyster, Anette's Chocolates and Oxbow Wine & Cheese Merchant. Sprinkled into the Napa Valley Film Festival are parties, panel discussions (with celebrities!) and late night festivities.
You can spend as much as $495 or as low as $10 depending on how much access you want. If you want to experience the full 5 days, go for the Festival Pass. For one day, whether it's Friday, Saturday or Sunday, get the Day Pass. To get the Festival Pass for $125, a 50 percent discount, enter FESTPASS in the discount code on the purchasing page. Zozi currently has day passes for $38, a 49 percent discount. "The important to budget travel is to prepare ahead. When it happens to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved vacations and/or going to see new destinations we have never been before, the reality of expense and budgeting is often in the back of our thoughts. Organizing and expending our travel budget carefully is a concern for most families. Minimizing spending and fees, while still experiencing your vacation to its fullest, is the key to confirmed success and fiscal responsibility. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The thought regarding protecting money while traveling is simple: Even if your personal funds is really small, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or departing the homestead! Also keeping in mind that while traveling, whether on a budget or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a huge vacation or travel bill!..". With such a big event this weekend in Napa Valley, you'll either love your extra day off or feverishly watch the clock for when you can bolt out of the office.
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