2023 About the Festival
Founded in 1957, the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival) is the longest-running film festival in the Americas. The annual event features a range of marquee premieres, international competitions, compelling documentaries, short and mid-length films, live music performances, and dazzling red carpet events. The SFFILM Festival is deeply rooted in the culture and process of film appreciation—film as an art form and as a meaningful agent for social change—and is an important showcase for the most searching and innovative films from around the globe.
96 Programs
37 Countries
8 World Premieres
4 North American Premieres
54% female or non-binary directors
15 Bay Area Voices programs
“Few festivals are more suited to their city than the San Francisco International Film Festival."
2023 Festival Sponsors and Partners
Presenting Corporate Sponsors
Major Corporate Sponsors
Lead Individual Sponsors
Courtney Benoist & Jason Fish
Jenny & Gerald Risk
Westridge Foundation
Alison & Mike Mauzé
Katie Hall & Tom Knutsen
Krutika & Raj Patel
Catarina & Andy Schwab
Supporting Corporate Sponsors
Distinguished Individual Sponsors
Jennifer Hymes Battat
Elliot Cohen
John & Karen Diefenbach
Dave Liu & Lauren Wu
Alexandra MacDowell Djerassi & Dale Djerassi
Lisa & Matt Chanoff
Stephan Cohen
Crisanta de Guzman & Bryce Lee
Katie & Todd Traina
Foundation and Government Partners
In-Kind Sponsors
Community Partners
BAVC Media (Bay Area Video Coalition)
Center for Asian American Media
Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability
Superfest Disability Film Festival
3rd i Films (South Asian Film Festival)
Brown Girls Doc Mafia
Cine+Más SF
Cinema Tropical
EatDrinkFilm
Filmmakers Collaborative SF
Frameline
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society
Goethe Institute
Gray Area
Korea Center SF
Litquake
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco Dance Film Festival
San Francisco Estonian Society
San Francisco IndieFest
United Nations Association Film Festival