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San Francisco Film Society 39 Mesa Street, Suite 110 The Presidio San Francisco CA 94129 USA Phone: 415-561-5014 Fax: 415-440-1760 gga@sffs.orghttp://www.sffs.org |
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| Narrative Feature |
| Narrative feature films, 50 minutes and over in runtime. |
| Documentary Feature |
Feature-length documentary/non-fiction films, 50 minutes and over in runtime.
SFIFF is also a qualifying festival for the 9th annual Cinema Eye Honors for non-fiction filmmaking.
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| New Visions Feature |
The New Visions category is ONLY for experimental film and video in which personal expression and aesthetic exploration are the primary concerns. If the entry is inappropriate for New Visions, the Festival will reassign it to the proper category.
New Visions Features are films that are 50 minutes and over in runtime. |
| Animated Feature |
| Animated features, 50 minutes and over in runtime. |
| Animated Short |
Animated short films under 50 minutes in runtime.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes the San Francisco International Film Festival as a qualifying festival for the short film (live action, documentary and animated) competitions for the 88th annual Academy Awards.
Note: Previous television or Internet broadcast will disqualify a work from Oscar consideration. |
| Documentary Short |
Documentary short films under 50 minutes in runtime.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes the San Francisco International Film Festival as a qualifying festival for the short film (live action, documentary and animated) competitions for the 88th annual Academy Awards.
Note: Previous television or Internet broadcast will disqualify a work from Oscar consideration. |
| Narrative Short |
Narrative short films are under 50 minutes in runtime.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes the San Francisco International Film Festival as a qualifying festival for the short film (live action, documentary and animated) competitions for the 88th annual Academy Awards.
Note: Previous television or Internet broadcast disqualifies a work from Oscar consideration.
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| New Visions Short |
New Visions short films are under 50 minutes in runtime.
The New Visions category is ONLY for experimental film and video in which personal expression and aesthetic exploration are the primary concerns. If the entry is inappropriate for New Visions, the Festival will reassign it to the proper category.
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| Youth Works |
SFIFF supports, encourages and champions the work of youth media makers from around the Bay Area and around the world.
Works produced by filmmakers 18 years and younger are eligible for this category. All Youth Works category submissions must include with the application a scanned copy of a photo ID indicating proof of age (18 or younger) at the time of production.
Adult participation in Youth Works is limited to an advisory role. Youth work films are under 50 minutes in runtime. |
| Family Films |
Under 50 minutes in runtime.
Suitable for ages 7 and up. |
MISSION & OBJECTIVE
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The San Francisco Film Society is Northern California’s premier organization for filmmakers and cineastes.
Through its annual San Francisco International Film Festival and an assortment of equally anticipated events such as the yearly New Italian Cinema and French Cinema Now, and frequent benefit screenings and film premieres, the Film Society shares the best in global moving-image arts with tens of thousands of viewers who are eager to explore images and ideas beyond the mainstream multiplex.
A full slate of Filmmaker360 programs, including professional development classes, grants, residencies, fiscal sponsorship, publications and networking events, keeps the Film Society in close contact with national filmmaking talent and further establishes the organization as an international model for community engagement through the limitless thrills and potentials of cinema as an art form and a means of social change.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Founded in 1957, the San Francisco International Film Festival is the longest-running film festival in the Americas. Held each spring for two weeks, the International is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in one of the country’s most beautiful city, featuring some 150 films and live events with more than 200 filmmakers in attendance and a dozen awards presented for cinematic excellence. The Festival attracts an annual audience of more than 70,000.
Highly anticipated by its loyal and passionate audiences, championed by civic and community leaders, admired and adored by filmmakers and closely watched by industry professionals, SFIFF is one of the most important events in the Bay Area’s cultural calendar and an important stop on the international festival circuit.
SFIFF features a bonanza of narrative feature films, live action and animated shorts, television and theatrical documentaries, experimental work and a variety of new digital media, as well as a smart lineup of industry panels and seminars, awards events, onstage tributes, retrospectives and the highly acclaimed Schools at the Festival program, which brings more than 4,000 students in grades 3–12 into the festivities. Remarkably intimate for a festival of its size and scope, the International combines a range of marquee premieres, international competitions, hard-hitting documentaries, digital media work and star-studded gala events.
Few festivals are more suited to their city than the International. It’s clearly a festival programmed by those who love film for people who love film.” — Alex Romanelli, editor, Variety
GENERAL RULES
General Information for Entries
• All entries must have been completed on or after January 1, 2015.
• Features previously exhibited in the Bay Area, either theatrically, at another local festival or via television or Internet broadcast are not eligible to apply.
• Bay Area filmmakers (directors only, not production crew or cast) are eligible for entry fee discounts and additional Bay Area awards given in recognition of the rich variety of work that has established Northern California as a center of independent production. Awards are presented to a documentary feature film and two short films. To qualify for a Bay Area award, entries must have been made by a filmmaker who is a current resident of the San Francisco Bay Area (the area from Monterey to Mendocino: postal zip codes 93901 to 95457).
• Rough cuts or works-in-progress are accepted and reviewed. However, filmmakers are urged to submit as close to the final cut as possible. The Festival will not accept new versions of an entry unless requested by the programming staff.
* Deadlines are postmarked dates.
* Check Payments should be made out to The San Francisco Film Society.
• All entrants will be notified of the Festival’s decision by March 31, 2016.
Golden Gate Awards Competition
The Golden Gate Awards recognize the best of international and independent cinema by honoring excellence and superior innovation in narrative, documentary, shorts, experimental, animated and youth produced work.
Golden Gate Awards include juried awards for a New Director of a narrative feature with a $10,000 cash prize; Best Documentary Feature with a $10,000 cash prize; Best Bay Area Documentary Feature with a $5,000 cash prize.
SFIFF is also a qualifying festival for the 9th annual Cinema Eye Honors for non-fiction filmmaking.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes the San Francisco International Film Festival as a qualifying festival for their short film (live action, documentary and animated) competitions.
Audience Awards for Best Narrative and Documentary Features
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
RELEASE AUTHORIZATION
I, the undersigned, acknowledge and agree as follows:
1) I have read, understood and complied with all eligibility and entry requirements.
2) I am legally authorized to enter this film in the San Francisco International Film Festival and agree that, if accepted, a film print or copy in preferred format will be made available for screening during the Festival (April 21 - May 5, 2016).
3) I hold the SFIFF harmless from damage to or loss of the print or entry form en route to and from the Festival.
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