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SIFF AWARDS BUZZ MINIFEST
NEW FILMS. BIG BUZZ. SEE THEM FIRST IN SONOMA. 3-Days. 10 Award-Contending Films.
Spend a weekend immersed in extraordinary cinema in the heart of Sonoma. The SIFF Awards Buzz MiniFest brings together 10 exceptional films for a three-day celebration of independent cinema, creativity, and community—stories to entertain, inspire, and keep you talking long after the credits roll.
Your MiniFest Pass includes admission to all 10 films at the Sebastiani Theatre, November 6–8. Buy the Mini-Fest Platinum Pass for VIP Seating and a Special Wine Reception on Saturday, November 7.
Choose your seats in advance and enjoy a more relaxed festival experience. With reserved seating, you’ll arrive knowing where you’ll sit—no scrambling to find a spot. Passholders enjoy an exclusive seat reservation window before single tickets go on sale, giving you first access to your preferred seats.
SIFF members save even more: $25 off festival passes and $5 off all single tickets.
Your MiniFest Pass includes admission to all 10 films at the Sebastiani Theatre, November 6–8. Buy the Mini-Fest Platinum Pass for VIP Seating and a Special Wine Reception on Saturday, November 7.
Choose your seats in advance and enjoy a more relaxed festival experience. With reserved seating, you’ll arrive knowing where you’ll sit—no scrambling to find a spot. Passholders enjoy an exclusive seat reservation window before single tickets go on sale, giving you first access to your preferred seats.
SIFF members save even more: $25 off festival passes and $5 off all single tickets.
November 06, 2026 | 5:00 PM
The incomparable Academy Award-winning filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar delivers a dazzling, witty, and emotionally rich tale of love, loss, and creative obsession, as a filmmaker turns the lives of those closest to him into art. Fiction and reality intertwine in a provocative exploration of what happens when someone else makes your life their story. Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival.
November 06, 2026 | 8:00 PM
Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, and Miles Teller star in James Gray’s deeply felt and gripping 1980s crime drama about two brothers whose pursuit of the American dream draws their family into dangerous criminal territory. Opening-night selection at the New York Film Festival and Official Selection at Cannes.
November 07, 2026 | 11:00 AM
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, this gorgeously hand-painted coming-of-age tale from former Pixar animator Louis Clichy (WALL-E, Up, Ratatouille) follows a boy in rural France whose iron back brace cannot contain his adventurous spirit. Bursting with beauty, humor, and heart, it’s a moving story of family, friendship, and finding the courage to stand on your own.
November 07, 2026 | 5:00 PM
Audience Award Winner at the Toronto Film Festival and talk of the town at the Telluride Film Festival, this deeply moving, uplifting true story features a critically acclaimed performance by Andrew Scott as actor Ian Charleson (Chariots of Fire), whose determination to perform Hamlet while facing his own mortality becomes an extraordinary triumph of courage, wit and artistry. Co-starring Olivia Colman, Billie Piper and Johnny Flynn.
November 07, 2026 | 8:00 PM
A darkly funny, fast-paced ride from Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting), this Venice Opening Night Selection and Telluride audience favorite stars Jack O’Connell as audacious editor Larry Lamb, who teams with Rupert Murdoch (Guy Pearce) to turn The Sun into a tabloid sensation. Co-starring Claire Foy, it’s a wildly entertaining tale of ambition, outrageous headlines and the race to sell papers—ushering in the sensationalism and media frenzy that shape our world today. Opening-night film at the Venice Film Festival.
November 08, 2026 | 10:00 AM
Winner of Sundance’s U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize, this visually breathtaking film follows a polar bear navigating an Arctic increasingly shaped by tourists, wildlife officers, and human intrusion. Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman blend suspense, surprising humor, and stunning wildlife encounters into an unforgettable adventure that invites us to see the world through a polar bear’s eyes.
November 08, 2026 | 12:15 PM
Stephanie Ahn’s tender, critically acclaimed, deeply felt Sundance Award-winning romantic drama stars Moon Choi and Son Sukku as two people whose unexpected connection opens the door to new possibilities. Caught between devotion to her Korean immigrant family and her own dreams, a Korean American woman finds an unlikely kindred spirit in a former wrestler. Their growing bond unfolds into a moving story of love, belonging, and finding the courage to build a life on your own terms.
November 08, 2026 | 3:00 PM
Winner of both the U.S. Audience Award and Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, Beth de Araújo’s San Francisco–set breakout stars Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan alongside remarkable newcomer Mason Reeves. Told through the eyes of an inquisitive eight-year-old, this deeply moving portrait of childhood and parenthood explores the bonds between a daughter and her parents, the challenges of understanding an unfamiliar world, and the love that holds a family together.
November 08, 2026 | 7:00 PM
From Drive My Car Academy Award-winning director Ryusuke Hamaguchi comes a moving drama about an unexpected friendship between two women and the life-changing power of human connection. Winners of the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award: Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto. Japan´s Academy Award Entry, Best International Film.
MINIFEST 2026
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MiniFest Pass - 10 Films
General: $125
Members: $100
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MiniFest Platinum Pass - 10 Films & Wine Reception
General: $250
Members: $225
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November 6-8. GET YOUR PASS TODAY!