RZA & Jim Jarmusch at SFIFF47
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RZA and Jim Jarmusch in front of the Castro Theatre, about to screen Jarmusch's Coffee & Cigarettes at SFIFF47 in 2004. Photo by Pamela Gentile.
RZA and Jim Jarmusch in front of the Castro Theatre, about to screen Jarmusch's Coffee & Cigarettes at SFIFF47 in 2004. Photo by Pamela Gentile.
The San Francisco Film Society wrapped its 56th San Francisco International Film Festival with 263 screenings of 158 films from 51 countries, which were attended by over 210 filmmakers and industry guests from over 21 countries around the globe. During its 15-day run, SFIFF56 showed 67 Narrative Features, 28 Documentary Features and a total of 63 short films.
This year the International awarded over $70,000 in prizes—one of the largest cash totals distributed by a U.S. film festival—to emerging and established filmmakers from ten countries around the world. Below are the award winning films.