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The complete lineup has been announced for the 62nd San Francisco International Film Festival, running April 10–23 at venues in San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley.
Browse the full public program info at sffilm.org
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2019 SFFILM Festival by the Numbers:
163 Films
46 Narrative Features
40 Documentary Features
4 New Vision Features
3 Episodic Programs
70 Shorts
52 Countries Represented
36 Languages
12 World Premieres
5 North American Premieres
1 US Premiere
72 Women Directors (including co-directors)
Highlights from today's press conference included these announcements:
In addition to the previously announced Tribute to Laura Dern, the Festival will also presenting in-person onstage tribute conversations with:
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Claire Denis, featuring a screening of her new film High Life starring Juliette Binoche and Robert Pattison – April 11 (read the full press release)
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Laura Linney, with an onstage conversation and a screening of The Savages, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award – April 11 (read the full press release)
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John C. Reilly, in which he will go in-depth on his career and collaborations preceding a screening of his recent film The Sisters Brothers – April 12 (read the full press release)
SFFILM’s popular Live & Onstage section is as strong as ever, with Boots Riley set to deliver the State of Cinema Address (April 13); LA-based rockers Warpaint performing a live score to Maya Deren shorts (April 19); a special conversation with video artist Kahlil Joseph (April 15); and Jakob Dylan’s band performing after a screening of Andrew Slater’s documentary Echo in the Canyon (read the full press release)
The Festival’s Launch program, which is comprised of world premieres handpicked by SFFILM's programmers for San Francisco’s special brand of mini-market for select film buyers, is set with five strong debuts: Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly (directed by Cheryl Haines), Colewell (directed by Tom Quinn), The Seer and the Unseen (directed by Sara Dosa), We Believe in Dinosaurs (directed by Clayton Brown and Monica Long Ross), and When I’m a Moth (directed by Zachary Cotler and Magdalena Zyzak) (read the full press release)
Lulu Wang’s The Farewell will be the Festival’s Centerpiece selection, joining the previously announced Opening Night program featuring Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City and Closing Night selection of Gavin Hood’s Official Secrets (read the full press release)
The Festival’s Persistence of Vision Award is going this year to Madeline Anderson, a veteran of public television documentary and pioneer of activist filmmaking (read the full press release)
SFFILM's Mel Novikoff Award will be presented to BBC's Arena documentary series, which will be accepted by Series Editor Anthony Wall preceding an onstage conversation and a screening of James Marsh's Wisconsin Death Trip (read the full press release)
The George Gund III Award Craft of Cinema Award is going to Claude Jarman, Jr., the acclaimed actor, philanthropist, and champion of the arts who headed the San Francisco Film Society from 1965–1980 (read the full press release)
Browse the complete list of Festival press releases HERE
The deadline for media accreditation for the 2019 San Francisco International Film Festival is Friday, March 29. To learn more about media accreditation and for instructions on how to apply, contact Press Office Coordinator Zoe Halsne at zhalsne@sffilm.org.
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