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Celebrate these Dolby Institute Fellows with us

2023 Dolby Institute Fellow Sean Wang World Premieres Dìdi (弟弟) at the 40th Sundance Film Festival Alongside 2021 Dolby Institute Fellow Kobi Libii’s The American…
These SFFILM-Supported Films are Headed to Sundance 2024

Learn more about the filmmakers behind these SFFILM-supported titles On Wednesday, December 6, 2024, the Sundance Institute revealed the slate of films that will premiere…
Meet the 2023 SFFILM Youth Residents

Celebrate this wonderful group of future filmmakers with us. SFFILM Education’s Youth FilmHouse Residency, in partnership with SFFILM Makers, is an annual program that begins…
Meet the 2024 SFFILM FilmHouse Residents

Help us give a warm welcome to 2024’s group of Bay Area–based storytellers who will take up residence at FilmHouse, SFFILM’s dynamic shared workspace for…
Meet the Sloan Science in Cinema Initiative Recipients

Learn more about Sloan Science in Cinema Initiative Recipients. Join us in congratulating the SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Initiative recipients for this upcoming year.…
Awards Season is in Full Swing

Honoring the films and filmmakers that have been curated, presented, and supported by SFFILM over the past year Fall and winter is Award Season…
Wrap Notes: SFFILM 2023—Our End-of-Year Reflections + Highlights

As 2023 comes to a close, SFFILM’s Executive Director Anne Lai reflects on a historic year in film A Letter from Our Executive Director Fellow…
Meet the 2023 SFFILM Documentary Film Fund Recipients

Celebrate these 2023 Documentary Film Fund Recipients with us. Since its launch in 2011, the SFFILM Documentary Film Fund (DFF) has supported feature-length documentaries in…
Meet the 2023 SFFILM Documentary Film Fund Finalists

Celebrate these 2023 Documentary Film Fund Finalists with us. Since its launch in 2011, the SFFILM Documentary Film Fund (DFF) has supported feature-length documentaries in…
Meet the 2023 SFFILM Rainin Grant Finalists

Celebrate these 2023 SFFILM Rainin Finalists with us. Supporting feature filmmakers since 2009 SFFILM is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2023 SFFILM Rainin…
Welcome to SFFILM’s Ninth Annual Doc Stories

Since 2014, Doc Stories has become a must-attend event for documentary lovers and filmmakers alike, a celebration of the year’s most vital nonfiction filmmaking. SFFILM’s…
Families finding shelter in ‘Home Is a Hotel’

An interview with the SFFILM-supported filmmakers behind this documentary on Single Room Occupancy Hotels in San Francisco Home Is a Hotel, a documentary focusing on…