San Francisco Film Society wrapped

The San Francisco Film Society wrapped its 51st San Francisco International Film Festival (April 24 - May 8) with 292 screenings, 150 filmmaker guests and more than 70 industry guests from 16 countries in attendance, with an estimated 80,000 filmgoers celebrating the best cinema from around the world.

The Festival sold out 94 screenings during its 15-day run, illustrating the demand for the unique programming that the Film Society brings to the Bay Area and setting the stage for the San Francisco Film Society Screen at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, which opens on Friday, June 13. The SFFS Screen will offer daily programming of international, independent and documentary films year-round.

"The 51st International showcased brilliant films and filmmakers from all over the world, with many memorable and extraordinary moments," said Graham Leggat, executive director of SFFS. "But the real stars of the Festival were our audiences, who demonstrated time and time again, by their intelligent and sympathetic responses to a gloriously diverse slate, how thoughtful and sophisticated Bay Area film culture can be."