San Francisco-April 5, 2013- The 56th San Francisco
International Film Festival kicks off April 25 and runs though May 9,
2013. With over 80 films from around the world you would be world's
toughest critic not to like at least three films.
Being a San
Francisco native and filmmaker, the festival is a natural fit. However,
I have not been to the festival in over 5 years. I had worked with
the festival to select and bring a film called "She's Gotta Have It"
along with Mr. Lee, "back in the day...day" to the San Francisco
International Film Festival. During that time and the subsequent 16
years since we were in the planning mode for the Cannes International
Film Festival, which is always held in May.
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Cornelius Moore, Co-Director of California Newsreel and Jacquie
Taliaferro, Director of LaHitz Media, Filmmaker, & Cannes Consultant
Spotlight the SFIFF at Press Briefing at the Fairmont Hotel.
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In 2012, LaHitz Media took "Straight Out
of Hunters Point II" by SF Filmmaker Kevin Epps and two other projects
to Cannes. Over the last 5 years, Cannes has changed greatly with
buyers and distributors mostly working on films with Big Stars & Big
Budgets. ---- With huge theater chains dominating the global market
and independent theater ownership coming to a vanishing point, films
like Kevin's, Mario Van Peebles' "We The Party," Robert Townsend's "In
the Hive" are finding it hard to locate their audience. These films
were big hits on the festival circuit ,"In The Hive" opened The San
Francisco Black Film Festival last year to a sold out house at the
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (then located on Post Street).
The
San Francisco International Film Festival is one of the oldest and most
successful Film Festivals in the US. It is very well financed with its
budget more than double the combined budgets of The Pan African Film
Festival in L. A. (held in February), The San Francisco Black Film
Festival, (June 13-16, 2013) and the Oakland International Film Festival
(now-through April 7th).
Just a few years younger than the
Cannes International Film Festival, the San Francisco International Film
Festival's 56th opening night film is "What Maisie Knew" starring
Julianne Moore. For more information go to SFIFF.org!
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| What Maisie Knew - OFFICIAL TRAILER HD (2013) JULIANNE MOORE MOVIE - MEGATRAILER TV |
Commentary
By A. Jacquie Taliaferro,
Filmmaker
San Francisco Native
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