69TH
SAN FRANCISCO
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
APR 23–MAY 4, 2026
SUBMIT HERE
About the Festival
The San Francisco International Film Festival will take place from April 23–May 3, 2026 with both in-person and online events, parties, talks, and more. Screening schedules, venue footprint, and in-person event structure are all subject to some change based on the realities of producing a safe and accessible film festival at that time.
The San Francisco International Film Festival presented by SFFILM is an essential stop on the circuit for emerging storytellers and established filmmakers alike. The 2026 edition will take place from April 23–May 3, 2026 in venues in San Francisco and around the Bay Area. The SFFILM Festival is the longest running film festival in the Americas, bringing films from around the world to discerning and warm Bay Area audiences since 1957. SFFILM is rooted in the culture of film appreciation by exploring film as an evolutionary art form, and as a transformative force for social change.
For almost seven decades, the San Francisco International Film Festival has hosted countless world premieres including Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It, Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense, Sydney Pollack’s Bobby Deerfield, Wayne Wang’s Center of the World, Abbas Kiarostami’s The Wind Will Carry Us, Helen Hunt’s Ride, and Stephan Eliot’s The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Past guests of the Festival include Bo Burnham, David Byrne, Joan Chen, Greta Gerwig, Mary Harron, Shah Rukh Khan, Vanessa Kirby, Akira Kurosawa, Savanah Leaf, Wesley Morris, Christopher Nolan, Sandra Oh, Boots Riley, Steven Soderbergh, Celine Song, Charlize Theron, Michelle Yeoh, Sean Wang, and many, many more.
World-class screening venuesScreen in the best theaters in the world, from San Francisco’s classic movie palaces to state-of-the-art modern facilities.
Contact
Questions? Contact a dedicated staff member at gga@sffilm.org with any questions or submission concerns.