SFFILM https://sffilm.org The Bay Area's home for the world's finest films and filmmakers. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:52:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.4 https://sffilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/logo-dark-50x50.png SFFILM https://sffilm.org 32 32 Meet the 2025 SFFILM Artist Development Grant Recipients https://sffilm.org/meet-the-2025-sffilm-artist-development-grant-recipients/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:04:07 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20774 We’re excited to announce $543K in Grants for Filmmakers going to 31 Projects with Grantees and Fellows Across Narrative and Documentary Films We’re excited to announce the recipients for several programs that are part of our extensive Artist Development granting initiatives, providing support for film artists working in narrative and documentary, including the storied SFFILM...

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]]> Doc Congress 2025 Keynote Address https://sffilm.org/doc-congress-2025-keynote-address/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:08:05 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20725 Hear from founding Executive Producer of Independent Lens at ITVS, Lois Vossen, about the state of the documentary filmmaking landscape A dynamic hub for influential conversations about non-fiction funding and the state of the industry, Doc Congress is an annual gathering that takes place during SFFILM’s Doc Stories. By bringing together documentary funders, filmmakers, and...

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]]> Behind the Lens: In Conversation with the Filmmakers Behind Frankenstein https://sffilm.org/behind-the-lens-in-conversation-with-the-filmmakers-behind-frankenstein/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 04:39:05 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20719 SFFILM, in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, presented the 2025 SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Prize to Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. What is the SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Prize? On the Wednesday after the wrap of the 2025 edition of Doc Stories, we presented the SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Prize to...

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]]> That’s a wrap on the 2025 SFFILM Youth Filmmakers Camp https://sffilm.org/weve-wrapped-another-year-of-the-sffilm-youth-filmmakers-camp/ Sat, 18 Oct 2025 22:45:30 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20636 Celebrating a summer of creativity and collaboration with the next generation of storytellers. SFFILM Education has successfully concluded its annual Youth Filmmakers Camp, a dynamic and immersive program designed for teens ages 13–18. Divided into both a Starter and Advanced Lab, the two-week camp empowers students to explore the full spectrum of the filmmaking process—from...

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]]> Behind the Lens: In Conversation with the Roxie Theater https://sffilm.org/behind-the-lens-in-conversation-with-the-roxie-theater/ Tue, 15 Jul 2025 23:31:26 +0000 https://sf-film.local/?p=20310 For over 30 years, the SFFILM Mel Novikoff Award has honored individuals or institutions whose work has enhanced the film-going public’s appreciation of world cinema. This year, we honored the Roxie Theater, a local gem, cultural landmark, and steadfast champion of independent cinema. During the 2025 SFFILM Festival, we presented the Mel Novikoff Award to...

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]]> Meet the 2025 SFFILM Festival Programmers https://sffilm.org/meet-the-2025-sffilm-festival-programmers/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:43:03 +0000 https://sf-film.local/?p=19059 We’re thrilled to introduce SFFILM’s 2025 Programming team! Meet the collective responsible for selecting the films and events you’ll see at the 68th San Francisco International Film Festival. At SFFILM, the beginning of the year brings a flurry of movement to get our annual Festival planned and produced. But, one team has been hard at...

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]]> Meet the 2024–2025 SFFILM Youth FilmHouse Residents https://sffilm.org/meet-the-2024-youth-filmhouse-residents/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:53 +0000 https://sf-film.local/?p=18948 Celebrate this wonderful group of future filmmakers with us. SFFILM Education’s Youth FilmHouse Residency, in partnership with SFFILM Makers, is an annual program that begins in the Fall semester for Bay Area students grades 9–12 who identify themselves as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color (BIPOC) and are excited to explore careers in film...

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]]> Meet the 2025 SFFILM FilmHouse Residents https://sffilm.org/meet-the-2025-sffilm-filmhouse-residents/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:58:46 +0000 https://sf-film.local/?p=18880 Help us give a warm welcome to 2025’s group of Bay Area–based storytellers who will take up residence at FilmHouse, SFFILM’s dynamic shared workspace for independent filmmakers. The FilmHouse Residency is managed by SFFILM Makers, the artist development program at SFFILM and is made possible in partnership with the Kenneth Rainin Foundation and additional funding...

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]]> Behind the Lens: In Conversation with the filmmaker behind Blitz https://sffilm.org/behind-the-lens-in-conversation-with-the-filmmaker-behind-blitz/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:53:20 +0000 https://sf-film.local/?p=18826 SF Honors is our annual award presentation in celebration of a filmmaker’s singular vision in our current cinema landscape, and we were honored with a discussion between director Steve McQueen and SFFILM Director of Programming Jessie Fairbanks. Recently, SFFILM honored award-winning director Steve McQueen and his film Blitz. Before the screening of the film, SFFILM...

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]]> Meet the 2024 SFFILM Sloan Science In Cinema Fellowship Recipients https://sffilm.org/meet-the-2024-sffilm-sloan-science-in-cinema-fellowship-recipients/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:59:46 +0000 https://sf-film.local/?p=18791 SFFILM and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announce Sara Crow and David Rafailedes’s Satoshi and Lara Palmqvist’s The Garden as the 2024 Sloan Science in Cinema Fellows Designed to ensure that narrative feature films tell compelling stories about the worlds of science and technology continue to be made and seen, the fellowship will support the...

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