Mar 29, 2016
Festival, SFFILM
175 Films
60 Narrative Features
37 Documentary Features
4 New Vision Features
74 Shorts
46 Countries Represented
39 Languages
2 World Premieres
1 International Premiere
2 North American Premieres
4 US Premieres
50 Women Directors
200 Filmmakers and Industry Guests Expected
AWARDS / PRIZES
Irving M. Levin Directing Award — Mira Nair
Peter J. Owens Acting Award — Ellen Burstyn
Kanbar Storytelling Award — Tom McCarthy
George Gund III Craft of Cinema Award — Peter Coyote
Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award — Aardman Animations
Mel Novikoff Award — Janus Films and The Criterion Collection
Golden Gate Awards ($36,500 total) — Winners will be announced May 4 at the Golden Gate Awards
Audience Awards — Winners will be announced May 5 at the Closing Night film presentation
SCREENING / EVENT VENUES
Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, 2550 Mission Street (at 22nd Street)
BAMPFA, 2155 Center Street, Berkeley
Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco
Fort Mason Center, Herbst Pavilion, 2 Marina Blvd., San Francisco
Gray Area, 2665 Mission Street (between 22nd and 23rd Streets), San Francisco
Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street, San Francisco
PROXY, 432 Octavia Street, San Francisco
Public Works, 161 Erie Street, San Francisco
Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street, San Francisco
Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th Street (between Mission and Capp Streets), San Francisco
For general information visit festival.sffs.org.
To request interviews or screeners, contact your Festival publicist.
For photos and press materials visit sffs.org/press.
59th San Francisco International Film Festival
The 59th San Francisco International Film Festival runs April 21-May 5 at the Castro Theatre, the Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, the Roxie Theater and the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco and BAMPFA in Berkeley. Held each spring for 15 days, SFIFF is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in one of the country’s most beautiful cities, featuring nearly 200 films and live events, 14 juried awards with nearly $40,000 in cash prizes and upwards of 100 participating filmmaker guests.