The oldest film festival in the United States and Canada, the San Francisco International Film Festival reaches its golden anniversary this year. Click below for our picks and previews.
Choice words about image culture as the SF International Film Festival hits 50
Take 50: Our picks for the fest
A brief history of star wars and star awards at the SFIFF
This year’s debut fiction features
Better than sex, worse than violence: new French extremism
Pedro Costa’s Colossal Youth digs up life amid the ruins
HK hottie Daniel Wu spoofs boy bands (and himself) in The Heavenly Kings
Kelly Sears’s animated shorts crystallize pop-cult preoccupations
Otar, Otar, how does your Garden grow?
50 great movies that have yet to hit the Bay
The 50th annual San Francisco International Film Festival runs April 26-May 10 at Sundance Cinemas Kabuki, 1881 Post, SF; Castro Theatre, 429 Castro, SF; Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft, SF; Landmark’s Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson, Palo Alto; Landmark’s Clay Theatre, 2261 Fillmore, SF; SFMOMA, 151 Third St., SF; McBean Theater, Exploratorium, 3601 Lyon, SF; and El Rio, 3158 Mission, SF. For tickets (most regular programs $8-$12) and additional information, go to www.sffs.org.