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  Opportunities: International Film Festival Summit

  Dec 4, 2011

  International Film Festival Summit (December 4–6, 2011), held in Austin, Texas, is the largest international organization representing the film festival industry. The IFFS mission is to promote and strengthen the global film festival industry through education, networking, dissemination of information, and the cultivation of high standards. This year's featured topics include Anatomy of a Festival: South by Southwest, Programming: The Fine Art of Film Selection, Marketing Strategies: Integrating Social Media and Technology, The Festival Mission, Sponsorship Strategy, Box Office Technology Solutions, among others. Notable speakers include Richard Linklater (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset), as well as SFFS' very own Steve Jenkins, Sarah Cathers, and Linda Butler. DEADLINE: Register by September 25, 2011 to receive discounted rate. WEBSITE: filmfestivalsummit.com/iffshome.html.
  

  
• August 18, 2011
  
  

  What’s So Bleeping Funny?!

  Karen Everett
  Aug 15, 2011

  Placing well-timed humor in a documentary film can be a great way to open minds.

  
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  What’s So Bleeping Funny?!

  Karen Everett
  Aug 15, 2011

  Placing well-timed humor in a documentary film can be a great way to open minds.

  
• Story Structure
  
  

  What’s So Bleeping Funny?!

  Karen Everett
  Aug 15, 2011

  Placing well-timed humor in a documentary film can be a great way to open minds.

  
• Festivals
  
  

  Taiwan Film Days Returns

  Adam Hartzell
  Oct 21, 2010

  New stories emerge from a storied cinema nation in the second year of the Taiwan Film Days showcase.

  
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  Taiwan Film Days Returns

  Adam Hartzell
  Oct 21, 2010

  New stories emerge from a storied cinema nation in the second year of the Taiwan Film Days showcase.

  
• October 21, 2010
  
  

  Taiwan Film Days Returns

  Adam Hartzell
  Oct 21, 2010

  New stories emerge from a storied cinema nation in the second year of the Taiwan Film Days showcase.

  
• First Person
  
  

  Why Hire a Producer of Marketing, Distribution

  Jon Reiss
  Jul 27, 2010

  Every film needs one person devoted to the distribution and marketing of the film from the start, just as they have a line producer, assistant director, or editor.

  
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  Why Hire a Producer of Marketing, Distribution

  Jon Reiss
  Jul 27, 2010

  Every film needs one person devoted to the distribution and marketing of the film from the start, just as they have a line producer, assistant director, or editor.

  
• Festivals
  
  

  Live from Mill Valley: Woody Harrelson and Uma Thurman

  Dennis Harvey
  Oct 19, 2009

  At their respective festival tributes, the actors gave entertaining and revealing onstage interviews.

  
• Story Structure
  
  

  Crafting an Elegant Essay Documentary

  Karen Everett
  May 4, 2009

  The Edit Room: How do you keep your audience engaged rather than putting them to sleep?

  
• Q & A
  
  

  Stacey Wisnia, talking silent pictures

  Sean Uyehara
  Jul 9, 2007

  Stacey Wisnia has been a vibrant fixture in the San Francisco film scene for years and has became the Executive Director of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival,

  
• Festivals
  
  

  San Francisco International Animation Showcase

  Johnny Ray Huston
  Oct 12, 2006

  San Francisco Film Society programming associate Sean Uyehara has pulled off a feat with the opening program for the first San Francisco International Animation Showcase.

  
• Festivals
  
  

  Global Lens 2006

  Michael Fox
  Sep 21, 2006

  The annual series of films from countries with less developed or out-of-favor national cinemas has several winners.

  
• Q & A
  
  

  Larry Clark's New Kids on the Block

  Glen Helfand
  Jul 3, 2006

  SF360 spoke with Clark about Impaled, in which his exploration of adolescent mores reaches in discomfiting, yet fascinating new directions.

  
• Reviews
  
  

  We Want Our "Dykeback Mountain"

  Staff
  Jun 27, 2006

  Conference discusses the difficulties for lesbian features to get made and do well at the box office.