FEATURES
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Karim Ahmad on ITVS's Forward-Thinking FUTURESTATES
When you think of public television in the United States, science fiction, or any type of fiction, may not spring to mind. Independent Television Services (ITVS) is trying to... 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
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
Photo by Hilary Hart/SFFS.
Hunger for "Thirst"
Korean director Park Chan-wook (right) was in San Francisco this week for a sold-out preview screening (for members of the Center for Asian American Media and the San Francisco Film Society) of his new vampire flick Thirst. Afterwards Chi-hui Yang of CAAM moderated an in depth audience Q&A with the thoughtful director. Thirst opens in the Bay Area on July 31.
07.23.2009
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