Category: Filmmakers
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A Tribute to Joan Chen
At the 67th San Francisco International Film Festival, we celebrated the career of actor, filmmaker, and local legend Joan Chen. She discussed her love for…
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On the Invention of Species Celebrates World Premiere at the 2024 SFFILM Film Festival
SFFILM and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation presented filmmaker Tania Hermida with the SFFILM Sloan Science on Screen Award. What is the SFFILM Sloan Science…
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Gary Meyer—The Man Who Knew Mel Novikoff
Gary Meyer discusses his legendary career and reflects on receiving the award named for his old friend at the 2024 SFFILM Festival Gary Meyer,…
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Oskar Alegria Uses Old Technology to Tell a New Story in Zinzindurrunkarratz
An enlightening Q&A with a filmmaker who’s no stranger to the SFFILM Festival Last century’s technology becomes a thing of the present in Oskar…
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Persistence of Vision Award-winner Johan Grimonprez Blends Cold War Politics and Cool Jazz
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat tells the kaleidoscopic story of the Republic of Congo’s first democratically elected prime minister Patrice Lumumba During World War…
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All Stories are Local—A conversation with Sean Wang
Fremont native Sean Wang opens the 2024 SFFILM Festival with his award-winning, homegrown feature debut Dìdi (弟弟) Sean Wang is a fan of coming-of-age…
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Wrap Notes: An Evening of Palestinian Film
SFFILM welcomed guests at FilmHouse for a community gathering of Palestinian film and filmmakers FilmHouse is the SFFILM community hub for filmmakers to work and…
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2023 Rainin Filmmakers with Disabilities Grant Recipients
Meet the three filmmakers who are the recipients of the 2023 SFFILM Rainin Filmmaker with Disabilities Grant. Directors Vivien Hillgrove, Andrew Reid, and Daniela Muñoz…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…