Beau Blanchard

Associate Director of Institutional Giving, California Film Institute | Mill Valley Film Festival 

Professional Duties: Beau started at the nonprofit California Film Institute in 2009 as the Development Coordinator for the 32nd Mill Valley Film Festival and has since risen to his current position of Associate Director of Institutional Giving, now responsible for over $4M annually in sponsorships and grants. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Beau studied Journalism and Cinema which led to a producing position with Sony Pictures Entertainment & Columbia Pictures. After a decade on the studio-side of the Hollywood film industry, Beau returned to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2008 to rediscover his 'cinephile roots' through independent, foreign, and documentary film exposition & distribution. 

Personal Information: Beau enjoys coaching little league, attending Oakland Ballers, 49ers, & Warriors games, and spending time with his family. Beau and his wife Lauren currently have one son, Camden Scott, and two loving dogs, Penny Lane and Maximus Decimus Blanchard.