Apr 2, 2013
Festival
The following films, playing at the 56th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 25–May 9), have secured U.S. distribution or are in negotiations with a U.S distributor. Full reviews and feature articles for these films must be held until they open commercially, but we do encourage capsule reviews or mentions in Festival overview articles. We would appreciate it if, when your review runs, you do mention that the film premiered (if appropriate) or screened at the 56th San Francisco International Film Festival.
Act of Killing, Joshua Oppenheimer, Denmark
Afternoon Delight, Jill Soloway, USA
After Tiller, Martha Shane, Lana Wilson, USA
The Artist and the Model, Fernando Trueba, Spain
Before Midnight, Richard Linklater, USA
Big Sur, Michael Polish, USA
Blackfish, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, USA
Byzantium, Neil Jordan, USA
Computer Chess, Andrew Bujalski, USA
Crystal Fairy, Sebastián Silva, Chile
Cutie and the Boxer, Zachary Heinzerling, USA
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay, Molly Bernstein, Alan Edelstein, USA
The East, Zal Batmanglij, USA
Ernest & Celestine, Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, France
Fill the Void, Rama Burshtein, Israel
Frances Ha, Noah Baumbach, USA
God Loves Uganda, Roger Ross Williams, USA
A Hijacking, Tobias Lindholm, Denmark
In the Fog, Sergei Loznitsa, Germany
Inequality for All, Jacob Kornbluth, USA
Key of Life, Kenji Uchida, Japan
The Kill Team, Dan Krauss, USA
The Kings of Summer, Jodran Vogt-Roberts, USA
Let the Fire Burn, Jason Osder, USA
Leviathan, Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel, France
Me and You, Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy
Much Ado About Nothing, Joss Whedon, USA
Museum Hours, Jem Cohen, Austria
Night Across the Street, Raúl Ruiz, France
Outrage Beyond, Takeshi Kitano, Japan
The Patience Stone, Atiq Rahimi, France
The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology, Sophie Fiennes, England
The Pirogue, Moussa Touré, France
Populaire, Régis Roinsard, France
Prince Avalanche, David Gordon Green, USA
A River Changes Course, Kalyanee Mam, Cambodia
Shepard & Dark, Treva Wurmfeld, USA
La Sirga, William Vega, Colombia
Something in the Air, Olivier Assayas, France
Stories We Tell, Sarah Polley, Canada
Thérèse, Claude Miller, France
Twenty Fee from Stardom, Morgan Neville, USA
Unfinished Song, Paul Andrew, England
Venus and Serena, Maiken Baird, Michelle Major, USA
What Maisie Knew, Scott McGehee, David Siegel, USA
You’re Next, Maïwenn, France
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56th San Francisco International Film Festival
The 56th San Francisco International Film Festival runs April 25-May 9 at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, the 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 $70,000 in cash prizes, upwards of 100 participating filmmaker guests and diverse and engaged audiences with more than 70,000 in attendance.