World premiere of Netflix’s ‘Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City’ to open 2019 San Francisco International Film Festival
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
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SFFILM Awards: ‘Eighth Grade’ Wins Audience Award, New Directors Prize Goes to Ana Urushadze
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
SFFILM Fest Reviews: ‘American Animals,’ ‘Miseducation of Cameron Post,’ ‘RBG,’ ‘We the Animals’
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
San Francisco International Film Festival lineup: ‘Tully,’ ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ ‘A Kid Like Jake’ and more
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
San Francisco Film Festival Announces Golden Gate Award Narrative Feature Competition
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] San Francisco, CA — SFFILM today announced the films in competition for the Golden Gate Awards (GGAs), which will distribute nearly $40,000 in total prizes... Read More
Landline, Lost City of Z and Beach Rats Among 60th San Francisco International Film Festival Lineup
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The lineup for the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM), which runs April 5-19, has been announced, including Sundance hit... Read More
‘THE GREEN FOG – A SAN FRANCISCO FANTASIA’ to close 60th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF)
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The San Francisco Film Society has announced that Closing Night of the landmark 60th San Francisco International Film Festival will be The... Read More
SFIFF59 Preview: Maggie’s Plan (Rebecca Miller)
In Maggie’s Plan, Greta Gerwig plays the titular character, a woman on the verge of artificially inseminating herself with the DNA of a former college... Read More
‘The Family Fang’ (Nicole Kidman, Jason Bateman) Poster and Trailer
The trailer and poster for Jason Bateman’s sophomore directing effort The Family Fang is here. The film, based on the novel of the same name... Read More
59th SFIFF Announces Opening, Centerpiece, Closing Night Films
San Francisco, CA — The San Francisco Film Society has announced the highly anticipated Big Nights selections for the 59th San Francisco International Film Festival (April... Read More
2026 Cannes Predictions: American Firepower is Low While International Fare Hits High, Almodóvar Out of Comp? 
‘The Invite’ and ‘Late Fame’ to Open 69th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM): Full Lineup Announced 
Pierre Salvadori’s ‘La Vénus électrique’ to Open 79th Cannes Film Festival 
‘Our Hero, Balthazar’ Review: Jaeden Martell and Asa Butterfield Astonish in Oscar Boyson’s Look at Teenage Dirtbags, Baby [B+]