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Jeff Lipsky On How Being A Distributor Prepared Him To Work With Actors

September 02, 2009/ tedhope

Episode Six of The Christine & Ted Talk To Directors At Sundance '09 Show, Jeff does just that. And he discusses "triangulation of trust" as a bonus:

September 02, 2009/ tedhope/ 1 Comment
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Ryan Coogler (@FruitvaleStation) smiles w/ Aurora Guerrero (@aurog24) & Board Member, Chris Columbus at #SFFS Awards Night! #tbt
Ryan Coogler (@FruitvaleStation) smiles w/ Aurora Guerrero (@aurog24) & Board Member, Chris Columbus at #SFFS Awards Night! #tbt
#FlashbackFriday: #SFIFF #Covergirl #AmyAcker of @MuchAdoFilm. Photo by Pamela Gentile
#FlashbackFriday: #SFIFF #Covergirl #AmyAcker of @MuchAdoFilm. Photo by Pamela Gentile
#SFIFF Happens: #HarrisonFord elegantly photobombed by @thebillproctor. photo by #tommylau
#SFIFF Happens: #HarrisonFord elegantly photobombed by @thebillproctor. photo by #tommylau
#SFIFF #Latergram: @VHopeful #JulieDelpy  #RichardLinklater & @TedHope enjoying @gelaterianaia #BeforeMidnight
#SFIFF #Latergram: @VHopeful #JulieDelpy #RichardLinklater & @TedHope enjoying @gelaterianaia #BeforeMidnight
#SFIFF Closing Night: #JulieDelpy & #RichardLinklater for @BeforeMidnightfilm
#SFIFF Closing Night: #JulieDelpy & #RichardLinklater for @BeforeMidnightfilm
#SFIFF Golden Gate Awards: Congrats to @ARiverChanges (Best #Doc ), @KillTeamMovie (Best #BayAreafilm) & #NightswithTheodore wins FIPRESCI Prize
#SFIFF Golden Gate Awards: Congrats to @ARiverChanges (Best #Doc ), @KillTeamMovie (Best #BayAreafilm) & #NightswithTheodore wins FIPRESCI Prize
#SebastiánSilva & #MichaelCera excited to be in SF and at #SFIFF for #CrystalFairy!
#SebastiánSilva & #MichaelCera excited to be in SF and at #SFIFF for #CrystalFairy!
Classic #SF for Film Society Awards Night!
Classic #SF for Film Society Awards Night!
Check 1, 2! #techcheck for #Waxworks w/ #MikePatton,  #ScottAmendola, #MatthiasBossi, #WilliamWinant
Check 1, 2! #techcheck for #Waxworks w/ #MikePatton, #ScottAmendola, #MatthiasBossi, #WilliamWinant
May 7, 2013 #GG3 Day at #SFIFF! George Gund III, Chairman, Board of Directors, May 7, 1937 – January 15, 2013. Photo by Pamela Gentile
May 7, 2013 #GG3 Day at #SFIFF! George Gund III, Chairman, Board of Directors, May 7, 1937 – January 15, 2013. Photo by Pamela Gentile
 
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    about 15 hours ago
 
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SFIFF56 Award Winners
SFIFF56 Award Winners
about a week ago

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.

Unveiled: Fruitvale Station Trailer
Unveiled: Fruitvale Station Trailer
about a week ago
Steven Soderbergh - The State of Cinema Video & Transcript
Steven Soderbergh - The State of Cinema Video & Transcript
about 3 weeks ago

Due to unprecedented demand, Steven Soderbergh has given The San Francisco Film Society permission to release this video that was recorded initially only for archival purposes. The full transcript is also provided.

On the Scene: Exclusive Interview with Lance Edmands & Kyle Martin
On the Scene: Exclusive Interview with Lance Edmands & Kyle Martin
about a month ago