Mar 29, 2011
Festival, SFFILM
191 Films
250 Filmmakers and Industry Guests Expected
48 Countries Represented
64 Narrative Features
31 Documentary Features
96 Shorts
3 World Premieres
1 International Premiere
7 North American Premieres
6 US Premieres
51 Women Directors
33 Languages
AWARDS/PRIZES/ADDRESS
Founder’s Directing Award – Oliver Stone
Peter J. Owens Award – TBA
Kanbar Award – Frank Pierson
Midnight Awards – Clifton Collins Jr. and Zoe Saldana
Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award – Matthew Barney
Novikoff Award – Serge Bromberg
State of Cinema Address – Christine Vachon
FIPRESCI Prize – Winner will be announced May 4 at the Golden Gate Awards
Golden Gate Awards – Winners will be announced May 4 at the Golden Gate Awards
New Director Prize – Winner will be announced May 4 at the Golden Gate Awards
Audience Awards – Winners will be announced May 5 at the Closing Night film
SCREENING/EVENT VENUES
Bimbo’s 365, 1025 Columbus Avenue
Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street
CLIFT, 495 Geary Street
The Factory, 525 Harrison Street
New People, 1746 Post Street
Pacific Film Archive Theater, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
SFMOMA,?151 Third Street
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, 1881 Post Street
Temple Nightclub-Prana Restaurant, 540 Howard Street
Terra, 511 Harrison Street
W San Francisco, 181 Third Street
Venues are in San Francisco unless otherwise noted.
For more information visit fest11.sffs.org.
For photos and press materials visit sffs.org/pressdownloads.
54th San Francisco International Film Festival
The 54th San Francisco International Film Festival runs April 21-May 5, 2011 at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, the Castro Theatre, New People and SFMOMA in San Francisco and the Pacific Film Archive Theater in Berkeley. Held each spring for 15 days, the International is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in the country’s most beautiful city, featuring 15 juried awards, 200 films and live events with upwards of 100 participating filmmakers and diverse audiences of 75,000+ people.