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2022 Sections + Spotlights > New Directors Competition

2022 Film Festival Spotlight

New Directors Competition

Meet the new crop of emerging narrative talent as SFFILM presents stellar debut features from around the world and awards their work with this juried competition.

Events + Programs

Apr 30
a family of four stands together in front of trees

SFFILM Festival

Costa Brava, Lebanon

April 30, 2022 @ 5:30 pm
BAMPFA
Apr 30
a family of four stands together in front of trees

SFFILM Festival

Costa Brava, Lebanon

April 30, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 7:21 pm
BAMPFA
Apr 28
two people facing each other in winter coats

SFFILM Festival

Fire on the Plain

April 28, 2022 @ 8:00 pm
BAMPFA
At Rush!
Apr 24

SFFILM Festival

The Gravedigger’s Wife

April 24, 2022 @ 8:00 pm
Roxie Theater
Apr 23
three people pose for a photo in front of a bush with a brick wall to their left

SFFILM Festival

The Hill Where Lionesses Roar

April 23, 2022 @ 2:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Vogue Theatre
Apr 23
a kid spreads his arms while standing in a sunroof

SFFILM Festival

Hit the Road

April 23, 2022 @ 5:30 pm
BAMPFA
Apr 27
two people talk in a car

SFFILM Festival

Palm Trees and Power Lines

April 27, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 7:45 pm
CGV San Francisco
Apr 30
three people sing into a microphone

SFFILM Festival

Sonne

April 30, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Roxie Theater
Apr 23
young adult plays an acoustic guitar

SFFILM Festival

Sublime

April 23, 2022 @ 9:00 pm
CGV San Francisco