Apr 2, 2013
Festival
158 Films
180 Filmmakers and Industry Guests Expected
51 Countries Represented
67 Narrative Features
28 Documentary Features
63 Shorts
1 International Premiere
5 North American Premieres
3 U.S. Premieres
25 Women Directors
31 Languages
AWARDS / PRIZES / ADDRESS
Founder’s Directing Award – Philip Kaufman
Peter J. Owens Award – TBA
Kanbar Award – TBA
Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award – Jem Cohen
Mel Novikoff Award – Peter von Bagh
State of Cinema Address – Steven Soderbergh
Golden Gate Awards ($55,000 total) – Winners will be announced May 8 at the Golden Gate Awards
New Directors Prize ($15,000) – Winner will be announced May 8 at the Golden Gate Awards
FIPRESCI Prize – Winner will be announced May 8 at the Golden Gate Awards
Audience Awards – Winners will be announced May 9 at the Closing Night film
SCREENING / EVENT VENUES
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Theater, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street
New People Cinema, 1746 Post Street
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, 1881 Post Street
Bimbos 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue
Roe, 651 Howard Street
Rouge, 1500 Broadway
Ruby Skye, 420 Mason Street
Temple Nightclub and Ki Restaurant, 540 Howard Street
Venues are in San Francisco unless otherwise noted.
For tickets and information visit festival.sffs.org.
To request screeners or interviews contact your SFIFF publicist.
For photos and press materials visit sffs.org/pressdownloads.
56th San Francisco International Film Festival
The 56th San Francisco International Film Festival runs April 25-May 9 at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, the Castro Theatre and New People Cinema in San Francisco and the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley. Held each spring for 15 days, the International is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in one of the country’s most beautiful cities, featuring 200 films and live events, 14 juried awards and $70,000 in cash prizes, upwards of 100 participating filmmaker guests and diverse and engaged audiences with more than 70,000 in attendance.