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Meet the 2022 SFFILM Rainin Grant Finalists

Supporting feature filmmakers since 2009 SFFILM is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2022 SFFILM Rainin Grant, the flagship artist development program offered by…
65th SFFILM Festival By the Numbers

Ever wanted to see behind the curtain at SFFILM? Here’s some data on the 65th SFFILM Festival. Thank you for joining us for the 65th…
Meet the 2022 SFFILM FilmHouse Residents

We are thrilled to to welcome a new group of Bay Area–based storytellers to take up residence at FilmHouse, SFFILM’s dynamic shared workspace for independent filmmakers.…
SFFILM Supported Titles Headed to Sundance

Three SFFILM-supported projects are in the 2022 Sundance lineup. Read more about the projects here! We are thrilled that SFFILM Invest continues to fund projects…
A Letter from Our Executive Director: Gratitude for Film in 2021

Back together at the Castro Theatre. Photo by Pamela Gentile. As we close out 2021 I am filled with immense optimism and much gratitude for…
Guest Post: Sound Design, Hip-Hop, and “A Lo-Fi Blues”

FilmHouse Resident Ed Ntiri on sounds and their connection to filmmaking “The ear is much more creative than the eye.” — Robert Bresson “Back in…
Meet the 2022 SFFILM Festival Programmers!

See who’s behind the film selection process at the 65th San Francisco International Film Festival While the new year kicks the 2022 film festival season…
Welcome to SFFILM, Masashi Niwano

Help us celebrate and welcome SFFILM’s new Director of Artist Development Masashi Niwano SFFILM’s leadership roster received a special addition this fall with Masashi Niwano…
SFFILM Announces 2021 Documentary Film Fund Winners

SFFILM Makers Awards a Total of $60,000 to Four Projects in its 10th Year of the Granting Program Today SFFILM announced the four winners of…
Meet the Winners of the 2021 SFFILM Sloan Stories of Science Development Fund

Two screenwriters, Christopher Au and Jonathan Sethna, have been selected to receive funding through SFFILM’s Sloan Stories of Science Development Fund SFFILM’s Sloan Stories of…
Guest Post: Career Changes and Creativity

FilmHouse Resident Patricia Lee talks about creative passion and her transition to storytelling On Being Like Water by Patricia Lee “Be like water making its…
Meet the 2021 SFFILM Rainin Finalists

SFFILM and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation are excited to announce the finalists for the 2021 SFFILM Rainin Grant Thirty filmmaking teams have been shortlisted as…