181 Films
65 Narrative Features
35 Documentary Features
2 New Vision Features
79 Shorts
46 Countries Represented
33 Languages
2 World Premieres
5 North American Premieres
5 US Premieres
59 Women Directors
200 Filmmakers and Industry Guests Expected
AWARDS / PRIZES / ADDRESS
Irving M. Levin Directing Award – Guillermo del Toro
Peter J. Owens Award – Richard Gere
Kanbar Award – TBA
George Gund III Craft of Cinema Award – Maurice Kanbar
Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award – Kim Longinotto
Mel Novikoff Award – Lenny Borger
Golden Gate Awards ($36,000 total) – Winners will be announced May 6 at the Golden Gate Awards
Audience Awards – Winners will be announced May 7 at the Closing Night film presentation
SCREENING / EVENT VENUES
The Armory, 1799 Mission Street
Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th Street
Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street
El Cerrito High School, 540 Ashbury Avenue, El Cerrito
Landmark’s Clay Theatre, 2261 Fillmore Street
Madame Tussauds San Francisco, 145 Jefferson Street
Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street
Monarch, 101 6th Street (corner of 6th & Mission)
Pacific Film Archive Theater, 2575 Bancroft Way (at Bowditch), Berkeley
Rouge | Nick’s Crispy Tacos, 1500 Broadway Street
Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, 1881 Post Street (at Fillmore)
The Walt Disney Family Museum, 104 Montgomery Street
For general information visit festival.sffs.org.
To request interviews or screeners, contact your Festival publicist.
For photos and press materials visit sffs.org/pressdownloads.
58th San Francisco International Film Festival
The 58th San Francisco International Film Festival runs April 23-May 7 at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, Castro Theatre, Landmark’s Clay Theatre and the Roxie Theater in San Francisco and the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley. Held each spring for 15 days, SFIFF is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in one of the country’s most beautiful cities, featuring nearly 200 films and live events, 14 juried awards with nearly $40,000 in cash prizes and upwards of 100 participating filmmaker guests.