Chicken with Plums opens in NY today! This gem won’t be coming to SF/Bay Area until September. Sigh. NY, always ahead with their premieres…unless you saw it at SFIFF55 with Marjane Satrapi in person! Trump this NY:
Marjane Satrapi, codirector of Chicken with Plums, at the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival, April 30, 2012. Photo by Tommy Lau.
Well played SF Silent Film Fest, well played. (Nice photo, Tommy!)
WOW SO MANY BUSTER KEATONS. THE WORLD IS LOVELY AGAIN.
Oh, I wish I had been there!! *envy*
OMG, the world is perfect after all! Just knowing that this happened somewhere on the planet today makes me feel all warm and fuzzy! Thank you, TCM! Thank you San Francisco! Thank you Buster!!!!!!!!
I’m actually SO FAR BACK in the balcony that I’m pretty sure I’m not in the photo! :) This was truly a perfect intro to “The Cameraman.” Thanks to Fandor and SFSFF!
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.
