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From the buzzworthy crowd-pleasers in the Marquee Presentations section to the more challenging work found in Vanguard, find the section that speaks to you.
Engage in in-depth conversations with the Festival’s 2020 honorees and tak...
Engage in in-depth conversations with the Festival’s 2020 honorees ...
Engage in in-depth conversations with the Festi...
Engage in in-depth conversations with...
Celebrate SFFILM Festival’s beginning, middle, and end with world-cl...
Celebrate SFFILM Festival’s beginning, middle, and end with w...
Celebrate SFFILM Festival’s beginning, mi...
Celebrate SFFILM Festival’s beg...
Dark Wave serves up late-night celebrations of fan-favorite genres deliver...
Dark Wave serves up late-night celebrations of fan-favorite genres ...
Dark Wave serves up late-night celebrations of ...
Dark Wave serves up late-night celebr...
An in-depth exploration of filmmaking from every corner of the planet, Glo...
An in-depth exploration of filmmaking from every corner of the plan...
An in-depth exploration of filmmaking from ever...
An in-depth exploration of filmmaking...
Presented at the Festival since its inaugural year in 1957, the GGAs are a...
Presented at the Festival since its inaugural year in 1957, the GGA...
Presented at the Festival since its inaugural y...
Presented at the Festival since its i...
The popular Live & Onstage section takes the Festival experience beyon...
The popular Live & Onstage section takes the Festival experienc...
The popular Live & Onstage section takes th...
The popular Live & Onstage sectio...
Rounding up the hottest films of the season, the Marquee section features ...
Rounding up the hottest films of the season, the Marquee section fe...
Rounding up the hottest films of the season, th...
Rounding up the hottest films of the ...
The Festival’s Master Classes provide opportunities for intimate, engaging...
The Festival’s Master Classes provide opportunities for intimate, e...
The Festival’s Master Classes provide opportuni...
The Festival’s Master Classes provide...
Featuring new work from world cinema’s leading voices—plus a classic gem f...
Featuring new work from world cinema’s leading voices—plus a classi...
Featuring new work from world cinema’s leading ...
Featuring new work from world cinema’...
The SFFILM Festival’s curated programs of short films celebrate the form, ...
The SFFILM Festival’s curated programs of short films celebrate the...
The SFFILM Festival’s curated programs of short...
The SFFILM Festival’s curated program...
Compelling onstage presentations, special conversations with important tho...
Compelling onstage presentations, special conversations with import...
Compelling onstage presentations, special conve...
Compelling onstage presentations, spe...
Featuring experimental work from emerging artists and explorations of form...
Featuring experimental work from emerging artists and explorations ...
Featuring experimental work from emerging artis...
Featuring experimental work from emer...
Our Festival spotlights illuminate groups of films tied to special Festival initiatives, the programs with local connections, and more.
Our annual Cinema by the Bay features exceptional new work made in and abo...
Our annual Cinema by the Bay features exceptional new work made in ...
Our annual Cinema by the Bay features exception...
Our annual Cinema by the Bay features...
Since 2009, SFFILM Makers programs have granted more than $7.5 million to ...
Since 2009, SFFILM Makers programs have granted more than $7.5 mill...
Since 2009, SFFILM Makers programs have granted...
Since 2009, SFFILM Makers programs ha...
In partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation—the nation’s leading ph...
In partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation—the nation’s lea...
In partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundat...
In partnership with the Alfred P. Slo...
Technology, friend or foe? This seems to be one of the pressing questions ...
Technology, friend or foe? This seems to be one of the pressing que...
Technology, friend or foe? This seems to be one...
Technology, friend or foe? This seems...