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 in the Americas The lineup... Read More
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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 will lead the curation of... Read More
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 Screen SFFILM has announced that Ammonite, Francis... Read More
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 and final round of SFFILM Westridge... Read More
Chloé Zhao, Aaron Sorkin announced as first SFFILM Awards Night honorees
SFFILM Awards Night has quickly become one of the top stops of an ever-growing awards season and this year is no different. The 2020 edition... Read More
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 Film Fund grants totaling $80,000, which support... Read More
McBride is a filmmaker and consultant with background in tech; joins the SFFILM Makers team to lead Filmmaker Grant and Residency Programs SFFILM announced today a major... Read More
‘Boys State’ to open 2020 San Francisco International Film Festival
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
Anne Lai appointed Executive Director of SFFILM
Veteran Film Executive to Take Helm on March 11 SFFILM, the longest-running film festival in the Americas, announced today that Anne Lai has been appointed Executive Director of the organization,... Read More
Chinonye Chukwu, Marielle Heller, Lulu Wang announced as honorees at SFFILM Awards Night 2019
The Star-Studded Gala Is a Fundraiser for SFFILM’s Year-Round Work Cultivating the Next Generation of Film Artists, a Film Industry Awards Show, and a San Francisco... Read More
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