Category: SFFILM Exclusive
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Get ready for Sean Wang’s Dìdi (弟弟)
The 67th San Francisco International Film Festival opened with Sean Wang’s feature directorial debut Dìdi (弟弟). We talked to him about the importance of this…
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Action Star at 94, Here’s June Squibb as Thelma
Academy Award-nominated June Squibb closed the 67th San Francisco International Film Festival with a special screening and conversation about her latest starring role The filmmakers…
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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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Wrap Notes: Bay Area Artists & International Filmmakers Shine at the 2024 SFFILM Festival
With a full slate of in-person programming and events, the 2024 SFFILM Festival featured essential stories from both local and international filmmakers, who hailed from…
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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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What do the Oscars Mean to You?
SFFILM Executive Director and Academy Member Anne Lai shares her thoughts around the annual film industry celebration Most of us have heard the…
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Meet the Programmers for the 2024 SFFILM Festival
Today, we’re happy to introduce our 2024 Programming team, a collective responsible for selecting the films and events you’ll see at the Festival. At…
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Behind the scenes with Oppenheimer filmmakers
SFFILM, in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, presented Christopher Nolan’s staggering global cinematic phenomenon Oppenheimer as the 2023 recipient of the SFFILM Sloan…
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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…