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50th San Francisco International Film Festival
50th San Francisco International Film Festival
When: April 26 to May 10, 2007
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Where: San Francisco, California – United States
Official Website: sffs.org/festival/index.html
What: Founded in 1957, the San Francisco International Film Festival is the longest-running film festival in the Americas, and this year celebrates its 50th anniversary. Held each spring for two weeks, the International is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in the country's most beautiful city, featuring some 200 films and live events with more than 100 filmmakers in attendance and nearly two dozen awards presented for cinematic excellence. The Festival attracts an annual audience of more than 80,000.
Sections:
Big Nights, Tributes, Live & Onstage, Spotlight, New Directors, World Cinema, Documentaries, Shorts
Films:
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Opening Film – The Golden Door by Emanuele Crialese
Closing Film – La Vie en Rose by Olivier Dahan
Special Screening – Delirious by Tom DiCillo
Awards/Winners:
Peter J. Owens Award:
Film Society Directing Award: Spike Lee
Kanbar Award: Peter Morgan
Irving M. Levin Award: George Lucas
Mel Novikoff Award:
Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award:
SKYY Prize:
FIPRESCI Prize:
Golden Gate Awards:
