“Snow and the Bear (Kar ve Ayi)” (Selcen Ergun, Bay Area Premiere) “The Pod Generation” (Sophie Barthes, California Premiere) “Peafowl (Gong-jak-sae)” (Byun Sung-bin, North America Premiere) “Martinez” (Lorena Padilla, California Premiere) “Luxembourg, Luxembourg” (Antonio Lukich, Bay Area Premiere) “Love & Mathematics” (Amor y matemáticas)” (Claudia Sainte-Luce, Bay Area Premiere) “L’Immensità” (Emanuele Crialese, California Premiere) “I Have Electric Dreams (Tengo Sueños Eléctricos)” (Valentina Maurel, Bay Area Premiere) “The Gravity (La Gravite)” (Cédric Ido, California Premiere) “Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia” (Julien Chheng and Jean-Christophe Roger, California Premiere) “Daughter of Rage (La Hija de todas las Rabias)” (Laura Baumeister, Bay Area Premiere) “Animalia (Parmi Nous)” (Sofia Alaoui, California Premiere) “I’m a Virgo” (Boots Riley, California Premiere) “Past Lives” (Celine Song, California Premiere) “Fremont” (Babak Jalali, California Premiere) “Earth Mama” (Savanah Leaf, California Premiere) “Dreamin’ Wild” (Bill Pohland, California Premiere) “BlackBerry” (Matthew Johnson, California Premiere) “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” (Kelly Fremon Craig) Take a look at the full festival lineup below. The San Francisco International Film Festival runs from April 13 through 23. Sloan Foundation.įilms that screen at the festival will be eligible for the juried Golden Gate Awards, which honors films in the following categories: New Directors Prize, McBaine Best Documentary Feature, McBaine Best Bay Area Documentary Feature, Best Mid-Length Film, the Cine Latino Award, Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animated Short, Best Bay Area Short Film, Best Family Short Film, and Best Youth Works Short Film. The Mel Novikoff Award will be awarded to the documentary production company Firelight Media, during a presentation of Stanley Nelson’s “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution.” “BlackBerry” by Matt Johnson will receive the Sloan Science on Screen Award, a prize presented in partnership between SFFILM and the Alfred P. Documentary filmmaker Mark Cousins will receive the Persistence of Vision Award during a screening of his documentary “The March on Rome,” while another of his films, “My Name is Alfred Hitchcock,” will also screen during the fest. Several special awards will be presented to filmmakers during certain screenings. Michelle Yeoh Honored with Kering Women in Motion Award at Cannes 2023Ĭannes Wish List: 50 Movies We Hope Make the Cut Beyond 'Indiana Jones' and 'Killers of the Flower Moon'Ĥ5 Great Films That Failed at the Box OfficeĢ023 Emmy Predictions: Outstanding Limited or Anthology SeriesĪside from the openers and closers, highlights from the festival include a centerpiece screening of Celine Song’s acclaimed Sundance premiere “Past Lives” the United States premiere of “American Psycho” director Mary Harron’s latest film, Toronto debut “Dalíland,” and a free screening of Judy Blume adaptation “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” For the third year in a row, half of this thematically diverse program is helmed by female or non-binary filmmakers and we are so proud to share these stories with festival attendees.” We continue SFFILM’s legacy of bringing international work to the Bay with stories from 37 countries and an exciting array of emerging artists. Our curatorial team, dedicated to showcasing evocative stories, prioritized films that unite us all through cinematic expression and outstanding narrative craft. “The line-up includes a wealth of Bay Area filmmakers across all sections, and highlights new - and seminal - work from eminent filmmakers. “It is SFFILM Festival season once again and I cannot wait to share this year’s program with local audiences,” Jessie Fairbanks, SFFILM’s director of programming, said in a statement.
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