Throwback Tuesday: Suzman, McKellan and Johnson
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Actress Janet Suzman and actor Ian McKellan, stars of the film Priest of Love, and Festival Program Director Albert Johnson at the 25th San Francisco International, 1981. Photo by Tim Toland.
Actress Janet Suzman and actor Ian McKellan, stars of the film Priest of Love, and Festival Program Director Albert Johnson at the 25th San Francisco International, 1981. Photo by Tim Toland.
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.