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2025 SFFILM Festival

The San Francisco International Film Festival presented by SFFILM was founded in 1957 making it the longest-running film festival in the Americas. The SFFILM Festival is about film appreciation—film as an art form and as a meaningful force for cultural expansion and social change. The Festival showcases the most innovative films from around the globe, and from filmmakers who call the Bay Area home. The 2025 SFFILM Festival will take place from April 17–27 with can't miss in-person events, fantastic parties, thought-provoking talks, and so much more.

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Exclusive: A ‘Star Wars’ legend is appearing in San Francisco for May the Fourth

This occasion might call for a fresh oil bath. C3PO himself is set to atte...

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SFFILM Hosts Youth Summer Camp – KRON 4

This summer, Bay Area teens are learning what it takes to make a movie. Th...

This summer, Bay Area teens are learning what it takes to make a ...

This summer, Bay Area teens are learning what i...

This summer, Bay Area teens are learn...

Exclusive: Kristen Stewart, Benicio Del Toro among SFFilm Awards Night honorees — SF Chronicle

A movie star who is making her long-awaited directorial debut and a vetera...

A movie star who is making her long-awaited directorial debut and...

A movie star who is making her long-awaited dir...

A movie star who is making her long-a...

SFFILM’s Doc Stories Attracts Nonfiction Cinema’s Top Talents For Tightly Curated Event, With Big Impact On Oscar Race — DEADLINE

SFFILM’s Doc Stories has reached its “tween” stage, having just wrapped th...

SFFILM’s Doc Stories has reached its “tween” stage, having just w...

SFFILM’s Doc Stories has reached its “tween” st...

SFFILM’s Doc Stories has reached its ...

San Francisco’s premier film fest announces lineup and Hollywood guest stars

San Francisco is a town of many film festivals, but none match the scope o...

San Francisco is a town of many film festivals, but none match th...

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