AwardsWatch - san francisco international film festival

Michelle Yeoh at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards held in Santa Monica, USA on March 6, 2022.

65th San Francisco International Film Festival lineup: Sundance hit ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth,’ Claire Denis’ ‘Both Sides of the Blade,’ special tribute to Michelle Yeoh

Erik Anderson March 30, 2022

Today, SFFILM announced the full lineup for the 65th annual San Francisco International Film Festival, the longest running film festival in the Americas. The 2022... Read More

SFFILM adds ‘Language Lessons,’ Vanessa Kirby tribute, live show by Rock M. Sakura, an Oscar chat and more to film festival

Erik Anderson March 31, 2021

The San Francisco International Film Festival is the longest-running film festival in the Americas SFFILM announced today additional programming for the upcoming 2021 San Francisco International Film... Read More

2021 San Francisco Film Festival (SFFILM) lineup: 57% female-helmed, 57% by BIPOC filmmakers

Erik Anderson March 24, 2021

103 Films to be shown online and at drive-in screenings for the redesigned 64th edition of the longest running film festival in the Americas The lineup... Read More

Steven Garza appears in Boys State by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Thorsten Thielow.

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‘Boys State’ to open 2020 San Francisco International Film Festival

Erik Anderson March 6, 2020

Sundance Grand Jury Prize-Winning Documentary Will Kick Off the SFFILM Festival’s Two-Week Program SFFILM announced today that the 2020 San Francisco International Film Festival (April 8–21) will... Read More

Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis return to 28 Barbary Lane in trailer for the new ‘Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City’

Erik Anderson April 9, 2019

Inspired by the books of Armistead Maupin, the new Netflix limited series Tales of the City begins a new chapter in the beloved story. Mary... Read More

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At the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Present is Female

Erik Anderson April 9, 2019

The San Francisco International Film Festival, the longest running film festival in the Americas, is about to embark on its 62nd year and with it... Read More

World premiere of Netflix’s ‘Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City’ to open 2019 San Francisco International Film Festival

Erik Anderson February 12, 2019

A episodic opener will be the first for SFIFF and features an all-star cast including Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis, and Ellen Page SFFILM today announced that the 2019... Read More

SFFILM Awards: ‘Eighth Grade’ Wins Audience Award, New Directors Prize Goes to Ana Urushadze

Erik Anderson April 16, 2018

The 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival (April 4-17) announced the winners of the juried Golden Gate Award (GGA) competitions and the two Audience Awards (for Documentary... Read More

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SFFILM Fest Reviews: ‘American Animals,’ ‘Miseducation of Cameron Post,’ ‘RBG,’ ‘We the Animals’

Erik Anderson March 30, 2018

The 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival starts April 4th and runs through the 17th. Here are a few films that caught my eye. Keep... Read More

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San Francisco International Film Festival lineup: ‘Tully,’ ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ ‘A Kid Like Jake’ and more

Erik Anderson March 14, 2018

The longest-running film festival in the Americas, the SFFILM Festival is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and a major cultural event in the Bay... Read More