The 2nd Annual Mammoth Lakes Film Festival was held May 25–29, 2016. The festival opened with the film "Operation Avalanche (film)". Joe Dante was presented with the Sierra Spirit Award. The festival Jury Judges were John Fiedler, Kelly Leow, John Wirth (television producer), Allison Amon, John Scheinfeld, Katherine Tulich, Bojana Sandic, and Amanda Salazar.