San Francisco International Film Festival

NAME OF FESTIVAL: San Francisco International Film Festival

SINCE: 1957

WHERE: San Francisco, California, U.S.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

Founded in 1957, the San Francisco International Film Festival is the longest-running film festival in the Americas. Held each spring for two weeks and highly anticipated by its loyal, passionate audiences, SFIFF is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in one of the country's most beautiful cities, featuring some 150 films and live events with more than 100 filmmakers in attendance and nearly two dozen awards presented for excellence in film craft.

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San Francisco International Film Festival

Aardman Animations to Receive Award at San Francisco International Film Festival

The pioneering studio Aardman will be presented with the Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award at the 59th San Francisco International Film Festival taking place April 21 to May 5, 2016.

SWORN VIRGIN, WESTERN Among Winners of 2015 San Francisco International Film Festival Awards

The 2015 San Francisco International Film Festival which ran April 23 to May 7, 2015, presented by the San Francisco Film Society, announced the winners of the juried Golden Gate Award (GGA) competitions. Sworn Virgin, directed by Laura Bispuri won the Golden Gate New Directors Prize, and Western, directed by Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross won the Golden Gate Awards for Documentary Features. GOLDEN GATE NEW DIRECTORS PRIZE The Golden Gate Awards New Directors jury of the 2015 San Francisco International Film […]

Horror Comedy Film THE EDITOR To Be Released in the U.S.

Shout! Factory and Kennedy/Brooks, Inc., will partner up to distribute horror film, THE EDITOR in the U.S. Directed and produced by Adam Brooks and Matthew Kennedy, this stylish, giallo-inspired horror comedy premiered with critical praise at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and is scheduled to play at the San Francisco International Film Festival on May 1. A hilarious send-up of classic giallo cinema, THE EDITOR spins the twisted tale of a once-prolific film editor […]

New Online Screening Room for 2015 San Francisco International Film Festival

The San Francisco International Film Festival will screen online 14 feature films and 11 shorts from the official 2015 lineup, as part of a new online streaming initiative called SFIFF Online Screening Room. The SFIFF Online Screening Room will provide an opportunity for SFFS members to stream select feature and short films free of charge for a limited time. Each film will become available to stream online starting the day of its final Festival screening, through May 31. For […]

Paul Schrader to Receive Kanbar Award at 2015 San Francisco International Film Festival

Screenwriter and filmmaker Paul Schrader will be the recipient of the 2015 Kanbar Award for excellence in storytelling at the 58th San Francisco International Film Festival taking place April 23 to May 7, 2015, honoring his contributions to cinema. The award will be presented to Schrader at Film Society Awards Night, Monday April 27 at The Armory (1799 Mission Street). Paul Schrader will also be honored at An Evening with Paul Schrader at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, Tuesday April 28, […]

Steve Jobs Documentary to Open 2015 San Francisco International Film Festival

The Big Nights selections are revealed for the 58th San Francisco International Film Festival taking place April 23 – May 7, 2015. including the Opening Night, Centerpiece and Closing Night programs. The two-week festival kicks off with the Opening Night presentation of Alex Gibney’s fascinating documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (USA 2015), about the tech icon. The End of the Tour (USA 2015), James Ponsoldt’s acclaimed portrait of David Foster Wallace starring Jason Segel and […]

San Francisco International Film Festival 2015 Dates and Call For Filmmaker Submissions

The 58th San Francisco International Film Festival will take place April 23 through May 7, 2015), and with tens of thousands in cash prizes is inviting filmmakers to submit their films for entry. Works in all genres, forms and lengths are considered. Founded in 1957, SFIFF is the longest-running film festival in the Americas.

“History of Fear” “The Overnighters” and “The Last Season” Take Top Feature Prizes at San Francisco International Film Festival

History of Fear

The 57th San Francisco International Film Festival, earlier this month, announced the winners of the juried Golden Gate Award and New Directors Prize competitions. This year the Festival awarded nearly $40,000 in prizes to emerging and established filmmakers from 13 countries around the globe. For more than 50 years, SFIFF’s Golden Gate Awards have honored deserving films independent of commercial concerns, heralding unsung excellence and exposing local and international audiences to unique and innovative works.

Jeremy Irons to Receive Acting Award at San Francisco International Film Festival

Jeremy Irons, described as one of world cinema’s most compelling and engaging actors, will be the recipient of the Peter J. Owens Award for excellence in acting at the 57th San Francisco International Film Festival taking place April 24 to May 8, 2014. The award will be presented to Irons at Film Society Awards Night, Thursday May 1 at the Regency Center.

Gia Coppola’s ‘Palo Alto’ – Feature Adaptation of James Franco’s Collection of Short Stories is Centerpiece Presentation for 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival

Gia Coppola’s feature debut – the teen-centered drama Palo Alto, starring Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer and James Franco has been selected as Centerpiece presentation of the 57th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 24–May 8). Palo Alto is adapted from Franco’s book Palo Alto Stories. The Festival’s Centerpiece is designed to showcase talented young directors with their latest film. Writer-director Gia Coppola is expected to attend the screening.

‘Begin Again’, ‘Calvary’ and ‘The One I Love’ Added to 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival

Begin Again

John Carney’s Begin Again (USA 2013), John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary (Ireland/UK 2014) and Charlie McDowell’s The One I Love (USA 2014) have been added to the film schedule for the 57th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 24–May 8).

Hossein Amini’s ‘The Two Faces of January’ and Chris Messina’s ‘Alex of Venice’ to Bookend 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival

Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst star in Hossein Amini’s thriller, THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY

The 57th San Francisco International Film Festival taking place April 24 to May 8, 2014, kicks off with the Opening Night presentation of Hossein Amini’s gripping Patricia Highsmith adaptation the Two Faces of January (UK 2014) starring Oscar Issac, Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst. The Festival will close with Chris Messina’s drama Alex of Venice (USA 2014), starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Messina and Don Johnson.

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