Apr 1, 2014
Festival
168 Films
74 Narrative Features
29 Documentary Features
65 Shorts
56 Countries Represented
40 Languages
4 World Premieres
4 North American Premieres
5 U.S. Premieres
45 Women Directors
200 Filmmakers and Industry Guests Expected
AWARDS / PRIZES / ADDRESS
Founder’s Directing Award – Richard Linklater
Peter J. Owens Award – Jeremy Irons
Kanbar Award – Stephen Gaghan
George Gund III Craft of Cinema Award – John Lasseter
Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award – Isaac Julien
Mel Novikoff Award – David Thomson
Golden Gate Awards ($26,000 total) – Winners will be announced May 7 at the Golden Gate Awards
New Directors Prize ($10,000) – Winner will be announced May 7 at the Golden Gate Awards
Audience Awards – Winners will be announced May 8 at the Closing Night film
SCREENING / EVENT VENUES
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Theater, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street
The Chapel, 777 Valencia Street
FilmHouse, 1426 Fillmore Street, Suite 300
New People Cinema, 1746 Post Street
Public Works, 161 Erie Street
The Regency Center, 1290 Sutter Street
Roe, 651 Howard Street
Rouge, 1500 Broadway
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, 1881 Post Street
The Walt Disney Family Museum, 104 Montgomery Street, The Presidio
Venues are in San Francisco unless otherwise noted.
For general information visit festival.sffs.org.
To request interviews or screeners, contact your Festival publicist.
For photos and press materials visit sffs.org/pressdownloads.
57th San Francisco International Film Festival
The 57th San Francisco International Film Festival runs April 24-May 8 at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, Castro Theatre and New People Cinema in San Francisco and the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley. Held each spring for 15 days, the International is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in one of the country’s most beautiful cities, featuring 200 films and live events, 14 juried awards and nearly $40,000 in cash prizes, upwards of 100 participating filmmaker guests and diverse and engaged audiences with more than 65,000 in attendance.