Peter Greenaway at the 40th San Francisco International Film Festival, 1997. Photo by Pamela Gentile.
“I am now making a 3D movie in Portugal. I think there is no future whatsoever in 3D, it does nothing to the grammar and syntax or vocabulary of cinema... but I think it’s important for me to learn as much as possible about cinema and optics.”
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.
