SFFS in the News
Read recent news stories published about the San Francisco Film Society.
11.28.12
Five Sundance 2013 Titles Hail from San Francisco Film Society's Filmmaker360 Program
Thompson on Hollywood
11.21.12
Profiling the SFFS/KRF Filmmaking Grant Finalists (Part 1)
Filmmaker Magazine
11.05.12
FilmHouse gives boost to indie world
San Francisco Chronicle
10.30.12
Hope Talks San Francisco Film Society Grants, Thirteen Finalists Vie for $300,000 Win
Thompson on Hollywood
10.09.12
Ted Hope Greets The San Francisco Film Society
Filmmaker Magazine
08.13.12
SF Film Society Gets New Chief
CineSource
08.09.12
Ted Hope Hired as New S.F. Film Society Executive Director
Filmmaker Magazine
08.09.12
Producer Ted Hope to run SF Film Society
San Francisco Chronicle
08.09.12
Ted Hope Explains His Surprise Move to San Francisco
Thompson on Hollywood
08.09.12
Ted Hope's New Job: 'Saving Independent Film'
The Wrap
08.08.12
Indie Vet Ted Hope Succeeds Bingham Ray As S.F. Film Society Exec Director
Deadline
08.08.12
Ted Hope Named San Francisco Film Society Executive Director
The Hollywood Reporter
08.08.12
Ted Hope Named Executive Director of San Francisco Film Society
Indiewire
08.08.12
Veteran Indie Producer Ted Hope Named San Francisco Film Society Head
Movieline
08.08.12
Ted Hope named exec director of S.F. Film Society
Variety
08.08.12
Ted Hope Takes Top Job at San Francisco Film Society
The Wrap
07.24.12
Best of the Bay 2012 Readers Poll: Best Film Festival
San Francisco Bay Guardian
06.28.12
Reader's Choice Poll: Best Indie Theatre
7x7
05.15.12
Don't Stop Believin': San Francisco Fest Returns after Devastating Year
Documentary Magazine
05.03.12
San Francisco Film Society & Kenneth Rainin Foundation Announce Recipients of 6 Filmmaking Grants Worth $300,000
Indiewire
05.03.12
55th San Francisco International Film Festival Announces Awards and Prizes at Golden Gate Awards Party
Thompson on Hollywood
05.02.12
Sam Green Interviewed by Michael Krasny
KQED: Forum
04.27.12
Kenneth Branagh Interviewed by Joshua Johnson
KQED: Forum
04.25.12
San Francisco International Film Festival: The City Celebrates Its 55th Annual Film Fest
Huffington Post
04.20.12
'My Queen' director's quirks amuse at festival
San Francisco Chronicle
04.19.12
SFIFF Bestows Graham Leggat Award to "Beasts of the Southern Wild" Director Zeitlin
Thompson on Hollywood
04.18.12
San Francisco International Film Festival: The Show Must Go On
East Bay Express
04.12.12
S.F. International Film Festival rises from losses
San Francisco Chronicle
04.11.12
Variety is spice of San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco Examiner
04.03.12
Iraqi Filmmaker Visits San Francisco With Drama About a Hired Killer
SF Weekly
03.30.12
SF Film Festival 2012: expert advice
San Francisco Magazine
03.22.12
Seven Reasons Why SF is a Great Place to Make a Movie
7x7
01.24.12
The Fighter: Bingham Ray (1954 - 2012)
Film Society of Lincoln Center
01.24.12
Remembering Bingham Ray, 1954 – 2012
Filmmaker Magazine
01.24.12
Bingham Ray's Sudden Passing Leaves Void at S.F. Film Society
KQED Arts
01.24.12
Bingham Ray Remembered: Film World Mourns Loss of a Pioneer
Reuters
01.24.12
Bingham Ray - S.F. Film Society director - dies
San Francisco Chronicle
01.23.12
Bingham Ray, Executive Who Championed Independent Films, Dies at 57
New York Times
01.23.12
Sundance Indies Flock to Memorial Service for Bingham Ray
Thompson on Hollywood
01.23.12
Bizzers gather to remember Bingham Ray
Variety
01.15.12
Meet the 2012 Sundance Filmmakers #42: Aurora Guerrero, 'Mosquita y Mari'
Indiewire
01.01.12
Prodigal Talent Returns: The Aurora Guerrero Interview
CineSource
12.30.11
SFFS sponsors film education and trains cinematic professionals
Western Edition
12.29.11
Year in film: good discoveries; goodbye, Red Vic
San Francisco Chronicle
12.15.11
A journey of years to Sundance
San Francisco Chronicle
11.22.11
New Italian Cinema: Films Hit the Zeitgeist at 15th Annual San Francisco Fest
Thompson on Hollywood
11.7.11
Basking in French Cinema Now 2011: from Bachelor Days to Screen Illusion
Thompson on Hollywood
11.4.11
The Bay Area's best filmmakers show their stuff
KALW – Crosscurrents
10.20.11
Bingham Ray to head S.F. Film Society
San Francisco Chronicle
10.19.11
Bingham Ray Named Executive Director of the San Francisco Film Society
Hollywood Reporter
10.19.11
Bingham Ray Named the New Executive Director of the San Francisco Film Society
Indiewire
10.19.11
Film Executive to Head San Francisco Society
New York Times
10.19.11
Bingham Ray to head San Francisco Film Society
Variety
10.06.11
SF Film Society's Graham Leggat Celebrated by Friends & Colleagues in San Francisco Ceremony
Indiewire
10.06.11
S.F. memorializes Leggat as 'perfect leading man'
San Francisco Chronicle
09.21.11
SFFS Awards $100,000 to Innovative Documentary Filmmakers
Indiewire
09.01.11
San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema
San Francisco Chronicle
09.01.11
Jean-Luc Godard opus opens SF Film Society theater
San Francisco Examiner
08.27.11
Graham Leggat, leader of S.F. Film Society, dies
San Francisco Chronicle
08.26.11
Graham Leggat and a Film Society Transformed
SF360
08.26.11
S.F. film pioneer Graham Leggat dies at 51
Variety
07.27.11
The YouTube Generation Tries Out a Director's Chair
The Bay Citizen
07.06.11
Exec director ankling S.F. Film Society
Variety
07.05.11
Graham Leggat Steps Down as Head of S.F. Film Society
The Bay Citizen
07.05.11
SF Film Society director Graham Leggat steps down
San Francisco Chronicle
07.04.11
Graham Leggat Steps Down as Executive Director of the San Francisco Film Society
indieWIRE
06.25.11
International Film Festival to open venue all year
San Francisco Chronicle
06.23.11
San Francisco Film Society Announces First-Ever Dedicated Theater
The Bay Citizen
06.23.11
SF Film Society Unveils Plans for New “Supremely Stylish” Year Round Facility
indieWIRE
05.18.11
SFIFF Voted 'Best Film Festival' in SF Weekly Readers' Poll
SF Weekly
05.13.11
Docs of the Bay: Nonfiction Thrives at San Francisco International Film Festival
Documentary Magazine
05.05.11
SFIFF54 Golden Gate Award Winners Announced
SF360
04.29.11
“She Monkeys,” “Attenberg” Among San Francisco International Film Festival Standouts
indieWIRE
04.29.11
Terence Stamp's visit to San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle
04.28.11
Oliver Stone interview with Michael Krasny
KQED: Forum
04.28.11
San Francisco Fest honors Stamp
Variety
04.25.11
SFIFF Is First US Festival to Join Festival Scope, Online Viewing Platform for Industry Pros
Thompson on Hollywood
04.14.11
When Female Artists Were Storming the Gates
New York Times
04.07.11
Stone to receive Founder's prize
Variety
04.01.11
Toolkit | Meet the San Francisco International Film Festival Programmers (In Their Own Words)
indieWIRE
03.30.11
San Francisco International Film Festival lineup
San Francisco Chronicle
03.29.11
San Francisco International Film Festival Unveils 188 Films for 54th Annual Event
indieWIRE
03.29.11
54th San Francisco International Film Festival showcases what’s unusual
San Francisco Examiner
03.29.11
S.F. Int'l fest announces full program
Variety
02.27.11
Shining a spotlight on The City's myriad film festivals
San Francisco Examiner
10.17.10
SF Film Society enjoying new prestige
San Francisco Examiner
07.15.10
Festivals Help Rep Movie Houses Hang On
New York Times
05.15.10
25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee
MovieMaker Magazine
05.11.10
50 Film Festivals: San Francisco International Film Festival
indieWIRE
05.06.10
“Alamar” & “Last Train Home” Honored at SF Fest
indieWIRE
05.05.10
SFIFF53: Golden Gate Awards and Juried Prizes/Grants Announced
SF360
05.05.10
53rd San Francisco International Film Festival bestows prizes
Screen Daily
04.30.10
Honoring Roger Ebert, critic and fan
San Francisco Chronicle
04.30.10
SFIFF53 Reports: California Dreamin' at Film Society Awards Night
SF360
04.18.10
Festival adds a hint of seasoning
San Francisco Chronicle
04.05.10
Rosen Returns, Offers Insight into 53rd San Francisco International
SF360
03.30.10
SF film festival unveils lineup
Variety
03.30.10
Micmacs, Joan Rivers bookend San Francisco Film Festival
Screen Daily
03.30.10
“Micmacs,” “Rivers” To Headline 53rd San Francisco Film Festival
indieWIRE
03.19.10
S.F. festival giving Robert Duvall award
San Francisco Chronicle
03.04.10
SF Festival to fete Ebert
Variety
03.04.10
San Francisco International Fest Names Doc & New Directors Competitions
indieWIRE
08.10.09
Rosen heads to S.F. fest
Variety
08.10.09
SFFS taps new programming director
The Hollywood Reporter
08.10.09
Rosen leaves LA, returns to San Francisco as programming director
Screen Daily
08.10.09
Aimed at Bolstering Passion for Cinema, LAFF's Rosen Heading to SF Film Society
indieWIRE
07.20.09
SFFS unveils screenwriting grant as part of expanded support strategy
Screen Daily
07.20.09
S.F. film group receives donation
The Hollywood Reporter
07.17.09
Writing residency
San Francisco Chronicle
05.08.09
S.F. Film Festival awards
San Francisco Chronicle
05.07.09
“Burma VJ” Leads SFIFF Winners
indieWIRE
05.02.09
Coppola shares award at film festival gala
San Francisco Chronicle
04.25.09
Bratts roll out 'La Mission,' hometown-style
San Francisco Chronicle
04.01.09
“Mission,” “Summer” and Films from 55 Countries Slated for 52nd SF Fest
indieWIRE
04.01.09
170 films play at S.F. International Film Fest
San Francisco Chronicle
03.29.09
San Francisco film org fetes Coppola
Variety
03.10.09
Redford to receive Owens Award
Variety
01.28.09
SF Film Society and Foundation Team for $3M Production Grants
indieWIRE
01.28.09
Social justice filmmaking grants announced
SF360
09.10.08
Develop Your Movie at San Francisco’s FilmHouse Residencies
MovieMaker Magazine
08.21.08
Grass-roots group meets film society
Bay Area Reporter
08.20.08
San Francisco Film Society Absorbs Film Arts Foundation
Documentary Magazine
08.20.08
Tough times force merger of film groups
San Francisco Chronicle
08.20.08
Second Stage of Film Arts Foundation's Legacy of Advocacy
SF360
08.19.08
Bay Area Blockbuster: SF Film Society Plans Expansion as Film Arts Foundation Closes Its Doors
IndieWIRE
08.19.08
SF film group links with FAF
Variety
11.28.12
Five Sundance 2013 Titles Hail from San Francisco Film Society's Filmmaker360 Program
Thompson on Hollywood
11.21.12
Profiling the SFFS/KRF Filmmaking Grant Finalists (Part 1)
Filmmaker Magazine
11.05.12
FilmHouse gives boost to indie world
San Francisco Chronicle
10.30.12
Hope Talks San Francisco Film Society Grants, Thirteen Finalists Vie for $300,000 Win
Thompson on Hollywood
10.09.12
Ted Hope Greets The San Francisco Film Society
Filmmaker Magazine
08.13.12
SF Film Society Gets New Chief
CineSource
08.09.12
Ted Hope Hired as New S.F. Film Society Executive Director
Filmmaker Magazine
08.09.12
Producer Ted Hope to run SF Film Society
San Francisco Chronicle
08.09.12
Ted Hope Explains His Surprise Move to San Francisco
Thompson on Hollywood
08.09.12
Ted Hope's New Job: 'Saving Independent Film'
The Wrap
08.08.12
Indie Vet Ted Hope Succeeds Bingham Ray As S.F. Film Society Exec Director
Deadline
08.08.12
Ted Hope Named San Francisco Film Society Executive Director
The Hollywood Reporter
08.08.12
Ted Hope Named Executive Director of San Francisco Film Society
Indiewire
08.08.12
Veteran Indie Producer Ted Hope Named San Francisco Film Society Head
Movieline
08.08.12
Ted Hope named exec director of S.F. Film Society
Variety
08.08.12
Ted Hope Takes Top Job at San Francisco Film Society
The Wrap
07.24.12
Best of the Bay 2012 Readers Poll: Best Film Festival
San Francisco Bay Guardian
06.28.12
Reader's Choice Poll: Best Indie Theatre
7x7
05.15.12
Don't Stop Believin': San Francisco Fest Returns after Devastating Year
Documentary Magazine
05.03.12
San Francisco Film Society & Kenneth Rainin Foundation Announce Recipients of 6 Filmmaking Grants Worth $300,000
Indiewire
05.03.12
55th San Francisco International Film Festival Announces Awards and Prizes at Golden Gate Awards Party
Thompson on Hollywood
05.02.12
Sam Green Interviewed by Michael Krasny
KQED: Forum
04.27.12
Kenneth Branagh Interviewed by Joshua Johnson
KQED: Forum
04.25.12
San Francisco International Film Festival: The City Celebrates Its 55th Annual Film Fest
Huffington Post
04.20.12
'My Queen' director's quirks amuse at festival
San Francisco Chronicle
04.19.12
SFIFF Bestows Graham Leggat Award to "Beasts of the Southern Wild" Director Zeitlin
Thompson on Hollywood
04.18.12
San Francisco International Film Festival: The Show Must Go On
East Bay Express
04.12.12
S.F. International Film Festival rises from losses
San Francisco Chronicle
04.11.12
Variety is spice of San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco Examiner
04.03.12
Iraqi Filmmaker Visits San Francisco With Drama About a Hired Killer
SF Weekly
03.30.12
SF Film Festival 2012: expert advice
San Francisco Magazine
03.22.12
Seven Reasons Why SF is a Great Place to Make a Movie
7x7
01.24.12
The Fighter: Bingham Ray (1954 - 2012)
Film Society of Lincoln Center
01.24.12
Remembering Bingham Ray, 1954 – 2012
Filmmaker Magazine
01.24.12
Bingham Ray's Sudden Passing Leaves Void at S.F. Film Society
KQED Arts
01.24.12
Bingham Ray Remembered: Film World Mourns Loss of a Pioneer
Reuters
01.24.12
Bingham Ray - S.F. Film Society director - dies
San Francisco Chronicle
01.23.12
Bingham Ray, Executive Who Championed Independent Films, Dies at 57
New York Times
01.23.12
Sundance Indies Flock to Memorial Service for Bingham Ray
Thompson on Hollywood
01.23.12
Bizzers gather to remember Bingham Ray
Variety
01.15.12
Meet the 2012 Sundance Filmmakers #42: Aurora Guerrero, 'Mosquita y Mari'
Indiewire
01.01.12
Prodigal Talent Returns: The Aurora Guerrero Interview
CineSource
12.30.11
SFFS sponsors film education and trains cinematic professionals
Western Edition
12.29.11
Year in film: good discoveries; goodbye, Red Vic
San Francisco Chronicle
12.15.11
A journey of years to Sundance
San Francisco Chronicle
11.22.11
New Italian Cinema: Films Hit the Zeitgeist at 15th Annual San Francisco Fest
Thompson on Hollywood
11.7.11
Basking in French Cinema Now 2011: from Bachelor Days to Screen Illusion
Thompson on Hollywood
11.4.11
The Bay Area's best filmmakers show their stuff
KALW – Crosscurrents
10.20.11
Bingham Ray to head S.F. Film Society
San Francisco Chronicle
10.19.11
Bingham Ray Named Executive Director of the San Francisco Film Society
Hollywood Reporter
10.19.11
Bingham Ray Named the New Executive Director of the San Francisco Film Society
Indiewire
10.19.11
Film Executive to Head San Francisco Society
New York Times
10.19.11
Bingham Ray to head San Francisco Film Society
Variety
10.06.11
SF Film Society's Graham Leggat Celebrated by Friends & Colleagues in San Francisco Ceremony
Indiewire
10.06.11
S.F. memorializes Leggat as 'perfect leading man'
San Francisco Chronicle
09.21.11
SFFS Awards $100,000 to Innovative Documentary Filmmakers
Indiewire
09.01.11
San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema
San Francisco Chronicle
09.01.11
Jean-Luc Godard opus opens SF Film Society theater
San Francisco Examiner
08.27.11
Graham Leggat, leader of S.F. Film Society, dies
San Francisco Chronicle
08.26.11
Graham Leggat and a Film Society Transformed
SF360
08.26.11
S.F. film pioneer Graham Leggat dies at 51
Variety
07.27.11
The YouTube Generation Tries Out a Director's Chair
The Bay Citizen
07.06.11
Exec director ankling S.F. Film Society
Variety
07.05.11
Graham Leggat Steps Down as Head of S.F. Film Society
The Bay Citizen
07.05.11
SF Film Society director Graham Leggat steps down
San Francisco Chronicle
07.04.11
Graham Leggat Steps Down as Executive Director of the San Francisco Film Society
indieWIRE
06.25.11
International Film Festival to open venue all year
San Francisco Chronicle
06.23.11
San Francisco Film Society Announces First-Ever Dedicated Theater
The Bay Citizen
06.23.11
SF Film Society Unveils Plans for New “Supremely Stylish” Year Round Facility
indieWIRE
05.18.11
SFIFF Voted 'Best Film Festival' in SF Weekly Readers' Poll
SF Weekly
05.13.11
Docs of the Bay: Nonfiction Thrives at San Francisco International Film Festival
Documentary Magazine
05.05.11
SFIFF54 Golden Gate Award Winners Announced
SF360
04.29.11
“She Monkeys,” “Attenberg” Among San Francisco International Film Festival Standouts
indieWIRE
04.29.11
Terence Stamp's visit to San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle
04.28.11
Oliver Stone interview with Michael Krasny
KQED: Forum
04.28.11
San Francisco Fest honors Stamp
Variety
04.25.11
SFIFF Is First US Festival to Join Festival Scope, Online Viewing Platform for Industry Pros
Thompson on Hollywood
04.14.11
When Female Artists Were Storming the Gates
New York Times
04.07.11
Stone to receive Founder's prize
Variety
04.01.11
Toolkit | Meet the San Francisco International Film Festival Programmers (In Their Own Words)
indieWIRE
03.30.11
San Francisco International Film Festival lineup
San Francisco Chronicle
03.29.11
San Francisco International Film Festival Unveils 188 Films for 54th Annual Event
indieWIRE
03.29.11
54th San Francisco International Film Festival showcases what’s unusual
San Francisco Examiner
03.29.11
S.F. Int'l fest announces full program
Variety
02.27.11
Shining a spotlight on The City's myriad film festivals
San Francisco Examiner
10.17.10
SF Film Society enjoying new prestige
San Francisco Examiner
07.15.10
Festivals Help Rep Movie Houses Hang On
New York Times
05.15.10
25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee
MovieMaker Magazine
05.11.10
50 Film Festivals: San Francisco International Film Festival
indieWIRE
05.06.10
“Alamar” & “Last Train Home” Honored at SF Fest
indieWIRE
05.05.10
SFIFF53: Golden Gate Awards and Juried Prizes/Grants Announced
SF360
05.05.10
53rd San Francisco International Film Festival bestows prizes
Screen Daily
04.30.10
Honoring Roger Ebert, critic and fan
San Francisco Chronicle
04.30.10
SFIFF53 Reports: California Dreamin' at Film Society Awards Night
SF360
04.18.10
Festival adds a hint of seasoning
San Francisco Chronicle
04.05.10
Rosen Returns, Offers Insight into 53rd San Francisco International
SF360
03.30.10
SF film festival unveils lineup
Variety
03.30.10
Micmacs, Joan Rivers bookend San Francisco Film Festival
Screen Daily
03.30.10
“Micmacs,” “Rivers” To Headline 53rd San Francisco Film Festival
indieWIRE
03.19.10
S.F. festival giving Robert Duvall award
San Francisco Chronicle
03.04.10
SF Festival to fete Ebert
Variety
03.04.10
San Francisco International Fest Names Doc & New Directors Competitions
indieWIRE
08.10.09
Rosen heads to S.F. fest
Variety
08.10.09
SFFS taps new programming director
The Hollywood Reporter
08.10.09
Rosen leaves LA, returns to San Francisco as programming director
Screen Daily
08.10.09
Aimed at Bolstering Passion for Cinema, LAFF's Rosen Heading to SF Film Society
indieWIRE
07.20.09
SFFS unveils screenwriting grant as part of expanded support strategy
Screen Daily
07.20.09
S.F. film group receives donation
The Hollywood Reporter
07.17.09
Writing residency
San Francisco Chronicle
05.08.09
S.F. Film Festival awards
San Francisco Chronicle
05.07.09
“Burma VJ” Leads SFIFF Winners
indieWIRE
05.02.09
Coppola shares award at film festival gala
San Francisco Chronicle
04.25.09
Bratts roll out 'La Mission,' hometown-style
San Francisco Chronicle
04.01.09
“Mission,” “Summer” and Films from 55 Countries Slated for 52nd SF Fest
indieWIRE
04.01.09
170 films play at S.F. International Film Fest
San Francisco Chronicle
03.29.09
San Francisco film org fetes Coppola
Variety
03.10.09
Redford to receive Owens Award
Variety
01.28.09
SF Film Society and Foundation Team for $3M Production Grants
indieWIRE
01.28.09
Social justice filmmaking grants announced
SF360
09.10.08
Develop Your Movie at San Francisco’s FilmHouse Residencies
MovieMaker Magazine
08.21.08
Grass-roots group meets film society
Bay Area Reporter
08.20.08
San Francisco Film Society Absorbs Film Arts Foundation
Documentary Magazine
08.20.08
Tough times force merger of film groups
San Francisco Chronicle
08.20.08
Second Stage of Film Arts Foundation's Legacy of Advocacy
SF360
08.19.08
Bay Area Blockbuster: SF Film Society Plans Expansion as Film Arts Foundation Closes Its Doors
IndieWIRE
08.19.08
SF film group links with FAF
Variety






