SFFILM https://sffilm.org The Bay Area's home for the world's finest films and filmmakers. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:52:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.4 https://sffilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/logo-dark-50x50.png SFFILM https://sffilm.org 32 32 SFFILM Announces $543K in Grants for Filmmakers https://sffilm.org/sffilm-announces-543k-in-grants-for-filmmakers/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:10:03 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20772 31 Projects with Grantees and Fellows Across Narrative and Documentary Films San Francisco, CA—December 2, 2025—Today, SFFILM announced the recipients for several programs that are part of its extensive Artist Development granting initiatives, providing support for film artists working in narrative and documentary, including the storied SFFILM Rainin Grant, the SFFILM Documentary Film Fund (DFF),...

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]]> Meet the 2025 SFFILM Artist Development Grant Recipients https://sffilm.org/meet-the-2025-sffilm-artist-development-grant-recipients/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:04:07 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20774 We’re excited to announce $543K in Grants for Filmmakers going to 31 Projects with Grantees and Fellows Across Narrative and Documentary Films We’re excited to announce the recipients for several programs that are part of our extensive Artist Development granting initiatives, providing support for film artists working in narrative and documentary, including the storied SFFILM...

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]]> SFFILM Grant Recipients Toolkit https://sffilm.org/sffilm-grant-recipients-toolkit/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:05:25 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20771 Congratulations on becoming an SFFILM Artist Development Grant Recipient. To help you promote this achievement—and get a lift from our own social media presence—we’ve put together a social media toolkit. Below, you’ll find your social media graphics, SFFILM’s handles, and other content that will help you amplify your posts. Remember: tagging SFFILM in your posts...

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]]> Benicio Del Toro, Kristen Stewart, Wunmi Mosaku, and Scott Cooper to Receive SFFILM Honors — IndieWire https://sffilm.org/benicio-del-toro-kristen-stewart-wunmi-mosaku-and-scott-cooper-to-receive-sffilm-honors-indiewire/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:08:52 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20746 On Thursday, the Bay Area’s SFFILM announced honorees for its annual SFFILM Awards Night fundraising event: Oscar-winning actor and “One Battle After Another Star” Benicio Del Toro, presented by co-star Regina Hall; “Sinners” star Wunmi Mosaku, presented by co-star Delroy Lindo; “The Chronology of Water” director Kristen Stewart, presented by her lead star Imogen Poots;...

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]]> SFFILM Announces 2025 Awards Night Honorees https://sffilm.org/sffilm-announces-2025-awards-night-honorees/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:07:07 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20739 Celebrating Scott Cooper, Benicio Del Toro, Wunmi Mosaku, and Kristen Stewart With presenters Regina Hall, Delroy Lindo, and Imogen Poots San Francisco, CA—November 20, 2025—Today, SFFILM announced the honorees for its annual 2025 SFFILM Awards Night, recognizing four distinguished artists who continue to shape contemporary cinema: award-winning director Scott Cooper, Academy Award-winning actor Benicio Del...

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]]> Exclusive: Kristen Stewart, Benicio Del Toro among SFFilm Awards Night honorees — SF Chronicle https://sffilm.org/exclusive-kristen-stewart-benicio-del-toro-among-sffilm-awards-night-honorees-sf-chronicle/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:02:41 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20743 A movie star who is making her long-awaited directorial debut and a veteran Oscar-winning actor in one of the year’s biggest films are among the honorees at the 2025 SFFilm Awards Night.

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]]> SFFILM’s Doc Stories Attracts Nonfiction Cinema’s Top Talents For Tightly Curated Event, With Big Impact On Oscar Race — DEADLINE https://sffilm.org/sffilms-doc-stories-attracts-nonfiction-cinemas-top-talents-for-tightly-curated-event-with-big-impact-on-oscar-race-deadline/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:56:50 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20740 SFFILM’s Doc Stories has reached its “tween” stage, having just wrapped the 11th edition of the prestigious festival in San Francisco.

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]]> Doc Congress 2025 Keynote Address https://sffilm.org/doc-congress-2025-keynote-address/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:08:05 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20725 Hear from founding Executive Producer of Independent Lens at ITVS, Lois Vossen, about the state of the documentary filmmaking landscape A dynamic hub for influential conversations about non-fiction funding and the state of the industry, Doc Congress is an annual gathering that takes place during SFFILM’s Doc Stories. By bringing together documentary funders, filmmakers, and...

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]]> Behind the Lens: In Conversation with the Filmmakers Behind Frankenstein https://sffilm.org/behind-the-lens-in-conversation-with-the-filmmakers-behind-frankenstein/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 04:39:05 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20719 SFFILM, in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, presented the 2025 SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Prize to Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. What is the SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Prize? On the Wednesday after the wrap of the 2025 edition of Doc Stories, we presented the SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Prize to...

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]]> SFFILM to Honor Master Filmmaker Park Chan-wook with Career Tribute https://sffilm.org/sffilm-to-honor-master-filmmaker-park-chan-wook-with-career-tribute/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:57:43 +0000 https://sffilm.org/?p=20698 November 20 Event to Feature Conversation and Screening of Director’s Brilliantly Savage Capitalism Satire ‘No Other Choice’ San Francisco, CA – October 30, 2025 – Today, SFFILM announced a tribute to the venerable South Korean directing legend Park Chan-wook alongside a special screening of his most recent film No Other Choice. The film, from NEON,...

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