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About Me

The San Francisco Film Society is changing the course of film exhibition in the Bay Area. But that's a little stuffy. Really what we're all about is film and going to the movies and watching and showing really great independent, foreign, short, experimental film. And documentaries. And anything else that's interesting that is an image that moves. We're best known for presenting the San Francisco International Film Festival, which just celebrated its 50th Anniversary, which for 15 days each year showcases the best in world cinema. No joke. But we also present the San Francisco International Animation Festival in October and New Italian Cinema in November. And that doesn't even cover the slate of programming under our SF360 banner. But basically, if you like going to the movies and you like interesting movies, you should check us out. Visit our site and sign up for the eNewsletter .
what is SF360 anyway?

My Interests

International film, documentary film, independent film, animated film, family film, educational film, scary film, funny film, new film, old film, spirited film, wacky film, serious film, provactive film, your film -- film that changes the way we think about film.

I'd like to meet:

Well, you. And anyone and everyone in the Bay Area and beyond who loves going to the movies. Or maybe you would prefer to watch movies in your home, or on your computer, or, dare I say, on your ipod. If you live for the movies, or even if you just like the occassional movie, we'd like to know you. If you want to stay in touch with me, the best way is to sign up for our e-newsletter .
Do these names mean anything to you? Daniel Wu, Jonathan Richman, Parker Posey, Hal Hartley, Heddy Honigmann, George Lucas, John Lasseter, Walter Murch, Les Blank, Rob Nilsson, Peter Morgan, Peter Sellars, Kevin Brownlow, Werner Herzog, Guy Maddin, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro, Ed Harris, Deerhoof, Andy Lau, Virginia Madsen, Lily Tomlin? Well they were at the last two San Francisco International Film Festivals . And those are only a handful of the guests in those years. Spread the word.

Music:

Soundtracks. And music in film. At the 50th, we showed ONCE, which had music by Glen Hansard of the Frames; we had Jonathan Richman here, guys from Xiu Xiu and Jet Black Crayon; we had Guy Maddin and a twelve-piece orchestra complete with a castrato performing Brand upon the Brain!; and more. We presented the film Romance & Cigarettes at the International 49, and that had one killer soundtrack. Also, Perhaps Love, Brothers of the Head, Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, A Prairie Home Companion, Backstage and The Wayward Cloud were all movies with pretty awesome music at our last Festival. Over the years, we've had the following performers play or shown films about: Yo La Tengo, RZA, Deerhoof, American Music Club, Addictive TV, Tom Waits, Talking Heads, Alloy Orchestra and more.

Movies:

There are way too many to list. Visit www.sffs.org and check out what's happening around here. Click on the link for the Levin Archive to search Festivals past.

My Blog

2nd annual San Francisco Intl. Animation Festival

The full program for the 2nd annual San Francisco International Animation Festival -- from the fascinating, insider documentary, The Pixar Story, to a collection of the most exciting animated music vi...
Posted by San Francisco Film Society on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:43:00 PST

51st SF Intl. Film Festival: CALL FOR ENTRIES

The San Francisco Film Society is now accepting entries for the 51st SF International Film Festival! This is a great opportunity to have your film screened alongside the finest in international cinema...
Posted by San Francisco Film Society on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:00:00 PST

SF360 FILM+CLUB Returns to Mezzanine with SCREAMING MASTERPIECE

SF360 Film+Club, the San Francisco Film Society's monthly social screening series, is back at Mezzanine on Wednesday, September 19, with the block-rocking documentary SCREAMING MASTERPIECE , chronicli...
Posted by San Francisco Film Society on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:46:00 PST

SF360 Film+Club Returns to Mezzanine with Wholphin

SF360 Film+Club returns to Mezzanine on Tuesday, July 31, featuring the latest from our friends at Wholphin. The San Francisco-based dvd magazine is set to release its fourth installment, and we're sh...
Posted by San Francisco Film Society on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:36:00 PST

Movies and Booze: SF360 FILM+CLUB Returns to Mezzanine with MACBETH

SF360 Film+Club returns to Mezzanine on Tuesday, June 19, showcasing a new take on MACBETH directed by Geoffrey Wright. Before you roll your eyes, know that the film, which played at the Toronto Inter...
Posted by San Francisco Film Society on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:14:00 PST

SF360 Film+Club: Doug Pray's INFAMY

SF360 Film+Club returns to Mezzanine on Wednesday, April 4, to celebrate the URB Next 100 Issue with a screening of Doug Pray's INFAMY. The film is an intense journey into the dangerous lives and obse...
Posted by San Francisco Film Society on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:09:00 PST

SFIFF50 GreenWorld Contest with Yahoo! Video

Celebrating 50 years of bringing progressive and discerning film audiences together with the best films and filmmakers in the world, the San Francisco International Film Festival (April 26 - May 10, 2...
Posted by San Francisco Film Society on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:30:00 PST

An Evening with Director Bong Joon-Ho

On March 5, the San Francisco Film Society presents an evening with the great Korean director Bong Joon-Ho on March 5 at Landmark's Clay Theatre. We'll be screening Memories of Murder (SFIFF, 2004) a...
Posted by San Francisco Film Society on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:53:00 PST

SF360 FILM+CLUB Returns to Mezzanine

You may have come to the last event we did featuring Wholphin, or the others that featured Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Colma: The Musica, or Puffy Chair. Well, we're back. On February 20, SF360 ...
Posted by San Francisco Film Society on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:02:00 PST

Oscar Nominations: we knew them when

Even casual film-goers have their own personal list of the year's best films, and we certainly do too. But the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released theirs the other day, and say what y...
Posted by San Francisco Film Society on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:41:00 PST