Jarrod Whaley of Oak Street Films had an excellent -- and passionate -- response to my query yesterday on how and why filmmakers should use Twitter. I am particularly pleased that Jarrod posted here as it introduced me to his writing. Check out his thoughtful and well-articulated blog.
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.
