Aug 15, 2012
Artist Development
The San Francisco Film Society will present an exciting array of programs in Fall 2012, kicking off in September with the previously announced KinoTek installation by Brent Green and continuing with five in-depth film series, educational events and opportunities to meet and interact with celebrated filmmakers.
KinoTek – Brent Green: To Many Men Strange Fates are Given
September 15-October 20
Steven Wolf Fine Arts
Brent Green’s latest project is a sculpture of wrought iron, hacked LCD monitors, art nouveau-inspired wooden figures and features an animated narrative in his signature stop-motion style. Green will also participate in an artist talk September 17 at the San Francisco Art Instititue. Read more.
Hong Kong Cinema
September 21-23
New People Cinema
Presenting recent works from one of the world’s most exciting filmmaking hubs.
Artist in Residence: Anna Boden
September 25-October 9
Acclaimed independent filmmaker Anna Boden’s two-week residency features a screening of her 2008 film Sugar with a moderated Q&A, plus an artist talk and numerous visits to Bay Area high school and college classrooms.
Taiwan Film Days
October 12-14
New People Cinema
A showcase of the best contemporary Taiwanese cinema.
French Cinema Now
October 24-30
Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinema
Significant new works of international francophone cinema.
Behind the Scenes Master Class: Sam Pollard on Editing
November 2
San Francisco Film Centre, the Presidio
Join the award-winning editor of Jungle Fever, 25th Hour, Bamboozled, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts and 4 Little Girls for an in-depth discussion on the art of editing.
Cinema by the Bay
November 9-11
New People Cinema
Celebrating the passion, innovation and diversity of Bay Area filmmaking.
New Italian Cinema
November 11-18
Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinema
Celebrating the rich cinematic tradition of Italy and its newest generation of filmmakers.
Announcements with full information about each program will be sent out in the coming weeks.
For complete and up-to-date information on all SFFS programming, including buying tickets, visit sffs.org.