Frank Grillo, Laura Dern, Luis Guzman at Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase
Spotlight Award Recipient Frank Grillo, Legend Award Recipient Laura Dern, Trailblazer Award Recipient Luis Guzman the 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase in partnership with The CIA at Copia on November 11, 2022 in Napa Valley, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Radarpics for Napa Valley Film Festival/Shutterstock)

The Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) honored Laura Dern, Frank Grillo, Luis Guzmán and Cooper Raiff during Day 1 and Day 2 of their 2022 NVFF Film, Food and Wine Showcase.

Frank Grillo at 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase
Frank Grillo at the 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase in partnership with The CIA at Copia on November 11, 2022 in Napa Valley, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Radarpics for Napa Valley Film Festival/Shutterstock)
Mira Sorvino at the 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase
Mira Sorvino at the 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase in partnership with The CIA at Copia on November 11, 2022 in Napa Valley, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Radarpics for Napa Valley Film Festival/Shutterstock)

On Friday, November 11, NVFF honored Frank Grillo with their Spotlight Award presented by Vineyard 29 alongside a screening of Grillo’s film “Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend”. Special guest Mira Sorvino also attended the night’s screening.

Laura Dern at the 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase
Legend Award Recipient Laura Dern at the 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase in partnership with The CIA at Copia on November 11, 2022 in Napa Valley, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Radarpics for Napa Valley Film Festival/Shutterstock)
Luis Guzman at the 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase
Trailblazer Award Recipient Luis Guzman at the 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase in partnership with The CIA at Copia on November 11, 2022 in Napa Valley, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Radarpics for Napa Valley Film Festival/Shutterstock)

Following the screening, both Laura Dern (Legend Award presented by Ackerman Family Vineyards) and Luis Guzmán (Trailblazer Award presented by mitú Studios) were honored at an awards dinner presented by The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Copia.

Cooper Raiff at NVFF 2022 film, food and wine showcase
Writer/director Cooper Raiff receives the 2022 Rising Star Award during the Napa Valley Film Festival’s NVFF 2022 film, food and wine showcase at The CIA at Copia (The Culinary Institute of America)

On Thursday, November 10, NVFF honored Cooper Raiff with their Rising Star Award during the Opening Night screening of Raiff’s film “Cha Cha Real Smooth”.

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