The Fountain Theatre has entertained the residents of La Mesilla since 1905, when Albert Fountain Jr., son of Colonel Albert Jennings Fountain, bought the theater building. The Fountain family has been associated with Mesilla since 1873, when&

Calendar of Movie Times

View current, future and archived films and events at month at a time, with individual links to films.

Photo Gallery

Photo albums of the the theatre and MVFS events.

Welcome to the Fountain Theatre

The Mesilla Valley Film Society has put these protocols in place to protect patrons and volunteers:

We ask patrons who are feeling ill, i.e. experiencing cough, excessive sneezing, fatigue or flu-like symptoms, to postpone coming to the screening.
As a social distancing measure we are seating at 50% capacity.
Masks are required for all patrons and volunteers.
Please use hand sanitizer when entering theatre.
Staff will disinfect railings, seat arms, doorknobs, tabletops, and all surfaces prior to each screening.
Volunteers will sanitize their hands after each transaction.

We appreciate your abiding by these procedures. Thank you!

The Mesilla Valley Film Society is a non-profit organization that manages the historic Fountain Theatre in Mesilla, New Mexico. With a working board of directors and a volunteer staff, we present alternative, foreign and independent film and video to audiences in the southern New Mexico and El Paso/Juarez areas.

Posters, passes and MVFS merchandise are for sale. Please see the Membership page for more info.

For information about non-film and non-MVFS events at the Fountain Theatre, please go to http://fountaintheatremesilla.com.