Four film fests set for Sonoma County in October

Film festivals are popping up all over these days. There are four of them in Sonoma County during October:

1. The 20th annual Sonoma County Jewish Film Festival opened Tuesday, Oct. 13, with 'Dough,' a comedy set in a London Jewish Bakery, with screenings at 1 and 7:30 p.m., at the Rialto Cinemas in Sebastpol. The series continues with weekly screenings at the Rialto, closing Nov. 17 with 'Hunting Elephants,' starring Patrick Stewart, about a 12-year-old boy who conspires with three senior citizens to rob a bank and save his family home. Tickets: $10 for matinees, $13 for evening shows. Information: 528-4244, jccsoco.org.

2. The annual Kickstarter Film Festival, playing at 32 theaters across the United States, comes to the Rio Theater on Thursday, Oct. 15, with five films presented in two programs, at 7 and 9:20 p.m. Program I; 'Afronauts,' 'What We Do in Shadows'; Program II: 'World of Tomorrow,' 'Submarine Sandwich' and 'T-Rex.' Admission: free. Information: riotheater.com.

3. The seventh annual Petaluma International Film Festival runs Friday through Sunday, Oct. 16-18, at the Boulevard Cinemas in Petaluma. The festival will show six programs a day, starting at noon each day. Highlights include a spotlight on Cuban Cinema, and a collection of films by Sonoma County filmmakers. Tickets: general admission, $12; festival pass, $180; day pass, $60. Information: 415-251-6433, petalumafilmfestival.org.

4. The Alexander Valley Film Festival runs Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 22-25, at venues in Cloverdale, Geyserville and Healdsburg. Films include 'On Her Own,' the story of Sonoma County farmer Nancy Prebilich's struggles to save her fifth-generation family farm, and 'Wildlike,' winner of of more than 21 best film and audience awards. Festival passes start at $100, and individual screening tickets cost $12. Information: avfilmsociety.org.

You can reach staff writer Dan Taylor at 521-5243 or dan.taylor@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @danarts.