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Lone Pine Film Festival
Lone Pine: WhERe THE REAL WEST BECOMES THE REEL WEST
36th Lone Pine Film Festival: October 8-11, 2026
Come see why Lone Pine is Hollywood’s Greatest Backdrop, with over 400 films shot in Lone Pine, you can watch a film and then tour the locations where it was filmed.
Add horseback riding, great restaurants, an arts and crafts fair, a main street parade, and scenery that is so beautiful it will take your breath away – we are a fantastic place to visit in the fall.
Since 1920, hundreds of films; including Gunga Din, How the West Was Won, King of the Khyber Rifles, High Sierra; and TV Episodes as The Lone Ranger and Bonanza; with such stars as Tom Mix, Hopalong Cassidy, Roy Rogers, Gary Cooper, Gene Autry, Glenn Ford, Humphrey Bogart, and John Wayne, have filmed in these rugged Alabama Hills with the majestic Sierra Nevada background.
Lone Pine films run a wide gamut, from classic John Wayne oaters like “Westward Ho!” and “Rio Grande,” to Randolph Scott movies like “Hangman’s Knot” and “High Sierra,” to popular movies from more recent decades, including Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and several short films made in Lone Pine by up-and-coming auteurs. Many of the films will be kicked off with introductions by celebrity guests and/or accompanied by Q&As. Several are also paired with the movie location tours, so festivalgoers can see the famous sites on celluloid and then in real life.
For More Information, please visit the Lone Pine Film Festival Website >>
𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮!
How remarkable is this community of supporters! How exciting to have first timers join us! What an intimate experience each day brings!
35 years ago, local resident Kerry Powell’s dream of commemorating the extensive Hollywood movie making heritage of Eastern Sierra came to life with the 1990 Sierra Film Festival. With her husband Ray Powell, author/historian Dave Holland and a dedicated team of local business owners and community leaders, the two days grew to four days of celebration as the Lone Pine Film Festival.
Over these decades, EACH OF YOU now help this celebration HAPPEN LIKE A DREAM every year.
Thank you each of those original organizers for creating this dream come true.
Thank you to the guests, presenters, film screeners and tour guides for sharing your knowledge, passion, and enthusiasm for the art of filmmaking.
Thank you to the ticket office staff and museum staff for answering “oh so many questions” while giving great service to our attendees.
Thank you to our attendees who love the area, the movies, and the comradery.
Thank you to the food crew, the stagehands, the workers moving equipment and the behind-the-scenes support staff for your tireless work and devotion making sure each detail is in place.
Thank you to the staff of our venues, Museum of Western Film History, Lone Pine High School, Spainhower Park, museum parking lot, Meet and Greet Room, Main St Parade and Lions Club.
Thank you to the Kemp family for sharing Lubken Ranch for the intimate Kristyn Harris Special Concert.
Thank you to Anchor Ranch personnel and Greg Ricketts for sharing Cowboy Church service with us.
Thank you especially to the local businesses for supporting this celebration.
We are grateful to EACH OF YOU for joining us in this exciting and remarkable experience, the milestone of our 35th Lone Pine Film Festival.
𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐎𝐠𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧
𝐋𝐏𝐅𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫