Film festivals flourish in San Francisco this November
Posted by Sherezada on Oct 22, 2009
San Francisco is well known as a film-lover’s town, with a wide range of cinematic options from plush multi-plex theaters to vintage single-screen art houses. Not to mention, the numerous film festivals and screening series the city hosts throughout the year.
This November, our cine-cup runneth over as six separate festivals grace our city’s screens, bringing a wide range of films from all corners of the globe. From new Taiwanese cinema to the classic French New Wave, movie buffs have options aplenty.
French Cinema Now
October 29 - November 4
Clay Theatre
Most screenings $12.50 / $11 seniors
French Cinema Now is dedicated to celebrating the best in contemporary French cinema, and brings the most significant new work from one of the world’s most renowned filmmaking countries to astute Bay Area cineastes. Read more
Cine+Mas San Francisco Latino Film Festival
November 5-14
Clay Theatre, Mission Cultural Center, and Lumiere Theatre
Most screenings $10 / $8 seniors, students, children
Cine+Mas’ San Francisco Latino Film Festival showcases the work of emerging and established filmmakers from the U.S., Latin America, Spain, and Portugal. Read more
South Asian Film Festival
November 5-8
Roxie Theater and Castro Theatre
Most screenings $10
From art-house classics to documentary films, from innovative and experimental visions to next-level Bollywood, the South Asian Film Festival is committed to promoting diverse images of South Asians through independent film. Read more
American Indian Film Festival
November 6-14
Embarcadero Center Cinema and Palace of Fine Arts
Most screenings $5-8
Now in its 34th year, this nine-day festival premieres more than 80 new feature films, documentaries, shorts, PSAs, and music videos by and about American Indian and Canadian First Nation communities. Read more
Taiwan Film Days
November 6-8
Opera Plaza Cinema
Most screenings $12.50 / $11 seniors
Taiwan Film Days is a three-day series highlighting the best of contemporary Taiwanese cinema, and offers Bay Area audiences a unique opportunity to view bold new films and engage with visionary filmmakers. Read more
San Francisco International Animation Festival
November 11-15
Embarcadero Center Cinema
Most screenings $12.50 / $11 seniors
The San Francisco International Animation Festival is a five-day event celebrating one of the most fertile, creative, and productive forms of artistic, experimental, commercial, and industrial media: animation. Read more
New Italian Cinema
November 15-22
Embarcadero Center Cinema
Most screenings $12.50 / $11 seniors
New Italian Cinema is an eight-day festival dedicated to celebrating the rich cinematic tradition of Italy and to bringing the country’s newest directors and films to Bay Area audiences. Read more