FEATURES
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SF International Asian American Film Festival Visits the Archives
A theme that emerged in this year’s San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) was the importance of archives in the film world. The existence of film... more
NEWS
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53rd San Francisco International Film Festival to Present Founder's Directing Award to Walter Salles
Press Release: The San Francisco Film Society announced this week that Walter Salles will receive the Founder’s Directing Award at the 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival. The Founder’s... more
SEEN
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"An Afternoon with Aasif Mandvi"
Aasif Mandvi, writer and star of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival’s opening night film, Today’s Special, charmed the audience during an interview with Festival Director Chi-Hui Yang.
CALENDAR
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Tiburon International Film Festival—Mar. 18-26
The ninth annual film festival begins this Thursday, opening with the comedy from Italy and Albania, East, West, East: The Final Sprint, and featuring the work of both local and... more
The exhibitionist: Hal Rowland keeps the show on track
By Michael A. Behrens and John Dilley
Hal Rowland has been serving Bay Area film festivals for over twenty years. Having run projection and exhibitions at venues including the Castro Theatre and the Moscone Center, Rowland is now the technical director for the Mill Valley, San Francisco Jewish, and San Francisco International LGBT film festivals, and an exhibition consultant for just about everybody else.
We caught up with Hal recently during a brief respite between festivals to rap about the technical issues filmmakers should consider when preparing their work for a festival screening.
[SF360.org editor’s note: This article appeared originally in Film Arts magazine.]
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