Some Love from the SFIFF Archives
/Over the years of SFIFF we've seen many forms of love, and we would love to share them with you. Scroll over the images for captions.
Over the years of SFIFF we've seen many forms of love, and we would love to share them with you. Scroll over the images for captions.
Rosemarie DeWitt and husband Ron Livingston at the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival, April 28, 2012. Photo by Pamela Gentile
Satyajit Ray Award recipient Sally Potter recipient and director Terence Davies (The Long Day Closes) at a cocktail reception at 36th San Francisco International Film Festival, May 8, 1993. Photo by Pamela Gentile
Father and son directors Melvin and Mario Van Peebles at the 36th San Francisco International Film Festival, 1993. Photo by Pamela Gentile
Annette Bening and Akira Kurosawa Award recipient Warren Beatty attend the 45th SFIFF Film Society Awards Night, 2002. Photo by Pamela Gentile
Film Society Directing Award recipient Taylor Hackford (The Idolmaker) with his wife Helen Mirren at the 48th San Francisco International Film Festival. 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.