Photos by Jason Merritt/Radar Pics
Alexandra Shipp, Billy Magnussen w/ Meghann Fahy, Camila Mendes, Rosa Salazar, Taissa Farmiga, Tye Sheridan & More at NVFF.
On Saturday at the Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) six up-and-coming talented stars were honored in the fest’s second annual Rising Star Showcase. Tribute honorees included Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story, The Nun), Billy Magnussen (Maniac, Game Night), Camila Mendes (Riverdale, The New Romantic), Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel, Maze Runner: The Death Cure), Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One, X-Men: Dark Phoenix) and Alexandra Shipp (Love, Simon, X-Men: Dark Phoenix). Entertainment Weekly’s Film Editor Katie Hasty moderated the on-stage conversation with the group that took place at Materra | Cunat Family Vineyards in Napa. Meghann Fahy (The Bold Type) was also in attendance to support boyfriend Billy Magnussen.
Later, the festival screened the first two episodes of National Geographic’s latest series, Valley of the Boom, which looks at the tech boom of the 1990s in Silicon Valley. Stars from the series, Lamorne Morris and John Karna, participated in an on-stage Q&A following the screening along with showrunner Matthew Carnahan. The conversation was moderated by award-winning journalist Stacey Wilson Hunt.
To close out the day, the ultimate celebration of film, food and wine - the Festival Gala - was the place to be with many of the filmmakers and talent visiting the fest this year in attendance including Stephanie Courtney, Alice Eve, Taissa Farmiga, John Karna, Camila Mendes, Logan Miller, Lamorne Morris, Cheri Oteri, Skyler Samuels, Alexandra Shipp, Michaela Watkins and more!
Alexandra Shipp
Camila Mendes
Tye Sheridan
Billy Magnussen
All photos by Jason Merritt/Radar Pics for NVFF