SFFILM

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

(Matt Holyoak courtesy of Netflix and SFFILM)(Courtesy of VH1)(Courtesy of SXSW) The San Francisco International Film Festival is the longest-running… Read More

March 31, 2021

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

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

March 24, 2021

Jessie Fairbanks named Director of Programming for SFFILM

SFFILM announced today a major addition to the organization’s leadership roster, with Jessie Fairbanks joining as Director of Programming, effective January 25. Fairbanks… Read More

January 19, 2021

SFFILM Awards 2020 Sloan Science in Cinema Prize to Francis Lee’s ‘Ammonite’

Award Presented in Partnership between SFFILM and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Celebrates Outstanding Achievement in the Depiction of Science on… Read More

December 18, 2020

Oscar nominee Bing Liu among winners announced for Fall 2020 SFFILM Westridge Grants

SFFILM, in partnership with the Westridge Foundation, announced today the projects that will receive a total of $100,000 in funding in the sixth… Read More

November 24, 2020

Chloé Zhao, Aaron Sorkin announced as first SFFILM Awards Night honorees

(Wikimedia)(Shutterstock) SFFILM Awards Night has quickly become one of the top stops of an ever-growing awards season and this year… Read More

October 20, 2020

SFFILM announces 2020 Documentary Film Fund winners

SFFILM Makers’ Non-Fiction Post-Production Fund Awards a Total of $80,000 to Four Projects SFFILM today announced the four winners of 2020 SFFILM Documentary… Read More

September 3, 2020

‘Selah and the Spades’ producer Lauren McBride joins SFFILM as Director of Artist Development

McBride is a filmmaker and consultant with background in tech; joins the SFFILM Makers team to lead Filmmaker Grant and Residency… Read More

August 20, 2020

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

Steven Garza appears in Boys State by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine (Courtesy of Sundance Institute) Sundance Grand Jury Prize-Winning… Read More

March 6, 2020

Anne Lai appointed Executive Director of SFFILM

Anne Lai (courtesy of SFFILM) Veteran Film Executive to Take Helm on March 11 SFFILM, the longest-running film festival in… Read More

January 21, 2020

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