Film festivals flourish in San Francisco this November

Posted by Sherezada on Oct 22, 2009

San Francisco is well known as a film-lover’s town, with a wide range of cinematic options from plush multi-plex theaters to vintage single-screen art houses. Not to mention, the numerous film festivals and screening series the city hosts throughout the year.

This November, our cine-cup runneth over as six separate festivals grace our city’s screens, bringing a wide range of films from all corners of the globe. From new Taiwanese cinema to the classic French New Wave, movie buffs have options aplenty.

French Cinema Now

October 29 - November 4
Clay Theatre
Most screenings $12.50 / $11 seniors

French Cinema Now is dedicated to celebrating the best in contemporary French cinema, and brings the most significant new work from one of the world’s most renowned filmmaking countries to astute Bay Area cineastes. Read more

Cine+Mas San Francisco Latino Film Festival

November 5-14
Clay Theatre, Mission Cultural Center, and Lumiere Theatre
Most screenings $10 / $8 seniors, students, children

Cine+Mas’ San Francisco Latino Film Festival showcases the work of emerging and established filmmakers from the U.S., Latin America, Spain, and Portugal. Read more

South Asian Film Festival

November 5-8
Roxie Theater and Castro Theatre
Most screenings $10

From art-house classics to documentary films, from innovative and experimental visions to next-level Bollywood, the South Asian Film Festival is committed to promoting diverse images of South Asians through independent film. Read more

American Indian Film Festival

November 6-14
Embarcadero Center Cinema and Palace of Fine Arts
Most screenings $5-8

Now in its 34th year, this nine-day festival premieres more than 80 new feature films, documentaries, shorts, PSAs, and music videos by and about American Indian and Canadian First Nation communities. Read more

Taiwan Film Days

November 6-8
Opera Plaza Cinema
Most screenings $12.50 / $11 seniors

Taiwan Film Days is a three-day series highlighting the best of contemporary Taiwanese cinema, and offers Bay Area audiences a unique opportunity to view bold new films and engage with visionary filmmakers. Read more

San Francisco International Animation Festival

November 11-15
Embarcadero Center Cinema
Most screenings $12.50 / $11 seniors

The San Francisco International Animation Festival is a five-day event celebrating one of the most fertile, creative, and productive forms of artistic, experimental, commercial, and industrial media: animation. Read more

New Italian Cinema

November 15-22
Embarcadero Center Cinema
Most screenings $12.50 / $11 seniors

New Italian Cinema is an eight-day festival dedicated to celebrating the rich cinematic tradition of Italy and to bringing the country’s newest directors and films to Bay Area audiences. Read more