The 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival (April 23 - May 7) will award over $100,000 in total prizes this year. The New Directors Prize of $15,000 is given to a narrative first feature that exhibits a unique artistic sensibility and deserves to be seen by as wide an audience as possible. An independent jury will select the New Directors Prize winner, to be announced at the Golden Gate Awards on May 6.SFIFF52 New Directors Competition Films:Autumn directed by Özcan Alper, Turkey 2008In...

   Magificent Sarıkamış Toprak Hotel located in Northeast Turkey  welcomed a busload of 'Festival on Wheels Guests'. This is a new ski resort  entirely built by a Turkish architect and boasts  the longest ski track in the country with excellent dry, powdery snow. The pists lead through pine forests and the views, which festival attendees saw from the chairlift were breathtaking. The tracks rise to altitudes over 8,530 feet above sea level and include Turkey's longes...