Mar 15, 2017
Artist Development, Festival
181 Films
66 Narrative Features
36 Documentary Features
2 New Vision Features
2 TV Series
75 Shorts
51 Countries Represented
38 Languages
6 World Premieres
7 North American Premieres
2 US Premieres
57 Women Directors
200 Filmmakers and Industry Guests Expected
AWARDS / PRIZES
George Gund III Craft of Cinema Award – Eleanor Coppola
Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award – Lynn Hershman Leeson
Mel Novikoff Award – Tom Luddy
Golden Gate Awards ($40,000 total) – Winners will be announced April 16 at the Golden Gate Awards
Audience Awards – Winners will be announced April 16 at the Closing Night film presentation
SCREENING / EVENT VENUES
Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, 2550 Mission Street
BAMPFA, 2155 Center Street, Berkeley
Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco
Catharine Clark Gallery, 248 Utah Street, San Francisco
Dolby Cinema at 1275 Market, 1275 Market Street, San Francisco
The Gallery at Leica Store SF, 463 Bush Street, San Francisco
Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street, San Francisco
PROXY, 432 Octavia Street, San Francisco
The Regency Center, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street, San Francisco
SFMOMA Phyllis Wattis Theater, 151 3rd Street, San Francisco
Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th Street, San Francisco
Vogue Theatre, 3290 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
The Walt Disney Family Museum, 104 Montgomery Street, San Francisco
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco
For general information visit sffilm.org/festival
To request interviews or screeners, contact your Festival Press Office contact.
For photos and press materials visit sffilm.org/press
60th San Francisco International Film Festival The longest-running film festival in the Americas, the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival) is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in one of the country’s most beautiful cities. The 60th edition runs April 5-19 at venues across the Bay Area and features nearly 200 films and live events, 14 juried awards with close to $40,000 in cash prizes, and upwards of 100 participating filmmaker guests.