SFFILM https://sffilm.org The Bay Area's home for the world's finest films and filmmakers. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:12:23 +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 Benicio Del Toro, Kristen Stewart, Wunmi Mosaku, and Scott Cooper to Receive SFFILM Honors — IndieWire https://sffilm.org/benicio-del-toro-kristen-stewart-wunmi-mosaku-and-scott-cooper-to-receive-sffilm-honors-indiewire/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:08:52 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20746 On Thursday, the Bay Area’s SFFILM announced honorees for its annual SFFILM Awards Night fundraising event: Oscar-winning actor and “One Battle After Another Star” Benicio Del Toro, presented by co-star Regina Hall; “Sinners” star Wunmi Mosaku, presented by co-star Delroy Lindo; “The Chronology of Water” director Kristen Stewart, presented by her lead star Imogen Poots;...

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]]> Exclusive: Kristen Stewart, Benicio Del Toro among SFFilm Awards Night honorees — SF Chronicle https://sffilm.org/exclusive-kristen-stewart-benicio-del-toro-among-sffilm-awards-night-honorees-sf-chronicle/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:02:41 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20743 A movie star who is making her long-awaited directorial debut and a veteran Oscar-winning actor in one of the year’s biggest films are among the honorees at the 2025 SFFilm Awards Night.

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]]> SFFILM’s Doc Stories Attracts Nonfiction Cinema’s Top Talents For Tightly Curated Event, With Big Impact On Oscar Race — DEADLINE https://sffilm.org/sffilms-doc-stories-attracts-nonfiction-cinemas-top-talents-for-tightly-curated-event-with-big-impact-on-oscar-race-deadline/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:56:50 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20740 SFFILM’s Doc Stories has reached its “tween” stage, having just wrapped the 11th edition of the prestigious festival in San Francisco.

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]]> SFFILM Hosts Youth Summer Camp – KRON 4 https://sffilm.org/sffilm-hosts-youth-summer-camp-kron-4/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:45:04 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20619 This summer, Bay Area teens are learning what it takes to make a movie. The SFFilm Youth Filmmakers Camp is well underway. Teens between 14 and 18 years old are spending their last few weeks of summer in the classroom, taking a deep dive into the filmmaking process. SFFilm has worked to serve the youth...

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]]> Mariska Hargitay to host free SFFILM Doc Stories screening of ‘My Mom Jayne’ – SF Chronicle https://sffilm.org/mariska-hargitay-to-host-free-sffilm-doc-stories-screening-of-my-mom-jayne/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:36:04 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20618 For Mariska Hargitay, traveling with her directorial feature-length debut isn’t just business, but intensely personal and cathartic. “My Mom Jayne,” her emotional portrait of the movie star mother she never really knew and the secret identity of her father, is a project she feels needs to be shared in person with other people as much...

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]]> SFFILM Celebrates Scientific Excellence in Lee Isaac Chung’s TWISTERS with $20,000 Sloan Science in Cinema Prize https://sffilm.org/sffilm-celebrates-scientific-excellence-in-lee-isaac-chungs-twisters-with-20000-sloan-science-in-cinema-prize/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:53:29 +0000 https://sf-film.local/?p=20170 Cyprien Vial’s volcano thriller MAGMA will be honored with the $5,000 Sloan Science on Screen Award; Cristina Costantini’s documentary SALLY named as the 2025 SFFILM Festival Sloan Science on Screen Selection. San Francisco, CA – April 16, 2025 – Today, SFFILM announced the program slate of the Sloan Science in Cinema Initiative at the 68th...

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]]> San Francisco’s premier film fest announces lineup and Hollywood guest stars https://sffilm.org/san-franciscos-premier-film-fest-announces-lineup-and-hollywood-guest-stars/ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:44:16 +0000 https://sf-film.local/?p=20010 San Francisco is a town of many film festivals, but none match the scope of SFFILM. Now in its 68th year, the festival just announced a lineup of over 150 films, including some very special guests, with screenings at venues ranging from the Roxie Theater to the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.

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]]> Demi Moore, Denis Villeneuve, Malcolm Washington, and Jason Reitman Set for SFFILM Honors https://sffilm.org/demi-moore-denis-villeneuve-malcolm-washington-and-jason-reitman-set-for-sffilm-honors/ Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:35:58 +0000 https://sf-film.local/?p=18672 The post Demi Moore, Denis Villeneuve, Malcolm Washington, and Jason Reitman Set for SFFILM Honors appeared first on SFFILM.

]]> Exclusive: SFFilm’s 67th festival shorter but not lacking star power https://sffilm.org/sffilms-67th-festival-shorter-but-not-lacking-star-power/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:36:37 +0000 https://sf-film.local/?p=17756 The San Francisco International Film Festival is the oldest such event in the Americas, but longtime observers will notice a couple of stark differences with the 67th edition next month.

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]]> Exclusive: Boots Riley’s Oakland-set ‘I’m a Virgo’ to close 66th SFFilm Festival https://sffilm.org/exclusive-boots-rileys-oakland-set-im-a-virgo-to-close-66th-sffilm-festival/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 21:43:44 +0000 https://sf-film.local/?p=15990 The post Exclusive: Boots Riley’s Oakland-set ‘I’m a Virgo’ to close 66th SFFilm Festival appeared first on SFFILM.

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