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Welcome to SF360
Nov 15, 2011SF360.org represents a nearly six-year experiment in philanthropically funded film journalism, covering films and filmmaking in the Bay Area and beyond. Published by the San Francisco Film Society, the website debuted February 27, 2006 and was created in a unique collaboration between SFFS and Indiewire, with Susan Gerhard as editor. While SF360.org is no longer publishing feature stories, the SF360 Archive remains the most comprehensive collection of articles about the Bay Area film community, with more than 1,000 feature stories and reviews as well as Indie Toolkit's informative columns about the basics of creating a film and delivering it to audiences. Articles by some of the Bay Area’s most notable voices will remain at your fingertips for the foreseeable future.
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November 15, 2011
Welcome to SF360
Nov 15, 2011SF360.org represents a nearly six-year experiment in philanthropically funded film journalism, covering films and filmmaking in the Bay Area and beyond. Published by the San Francisco Film Society, the website debuted February 27, 2006 and was created in a unique collaboration between SFFS and Indiewire, with Susan Gerhard as editor. While SF360.org is no longer publishing feature stories, the SF360 Archive remains the most comprehensive collection of articles about the Bay Area film community, with more than 1,000 feature stories and reviews as well as Indie Toolkit's informative columns about the basics of creating a film and delivering it to audiences. Articles by some of the Bay Area’s most notable voices will remain at your fingertips for the foreseeable future.
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News & Blogs
Thompson on Hollywood: "Film Independent Names Lab Participants, Sloan Award Winners"
Oct 24, 2011"After their weekend-long Film Independent Forum," reports Sophia Savage, "FIND announced eleven filmmakers and nine projects for their 11th annual Producers Lab, and named Brent Hoff and Malcom Pullinger the winners of the 5th annual $25,000 Sloan Producers Grant." More at indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood.
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News & Blogs
indieWIRE: 'Raul Ruiz, Famed and Prolific Chilean-Born Director, Dead at 70'
Aug 19, 2011“Raul Ruiz, the prominent Chilean-born filmmaker who directed over 100 films over the course of his career, died today in Paris after a prolonged illness. He was 70,” reports Eric Kohn. “'Mysteries of Lisbon,'” Ruiz’s latest film to open in North America, was released by Music Box Films earlier this month and continues to play in major cities.” More at indiewire.com.
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News & Blogs
indieWIRE: "'Restrepo' Filmmaker Tim Hetherington Killed in Libya"
Apr 20, 2011Reports Peter Knegt: "Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Tim Hetherington has been killed in Libya, it is being reported by Vanity Fair (where Hetherington worked as a contributing photographer)." More at indieWIRE.com.
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News & Blogs
IndieWIRE: "Meet the San Francisco International Film Fest Programmers (In Their Own Words)"
Apr 2, 2011IndieWIRE reports: "With the sheer number of arts-related events in San Francisco, one might mistake the city as one of America’s largest metropolises, but in fact it’s California’s fourth largest city. San Francisco has however had a long tradition of embracing arts on the cusp, reflecting its vibrant and diverse citizens." More at indieWIRE.com.
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News & Blogs
indieWIRE: "OWN Buys Another Sundance Title for the Doc Club"
Jan 31, 2011Reports indieWIRE: "Oprah Winfrey Network has added another member to its Documentary Film Club with Yoav Potash’s “Crime After Crime,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Documentary Competition." More at indiewire.com.
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News & Blogs
IndieWIRE: "'Zeitgeist Latches Onto a 'Revolution'"
Nov 17, 2010"Following its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September, Lynn Hershman Leeson’s '!Women Art Revolution' has been acquired by Zeitgeist Films for North American distribution," reports Nigel M. Smith. More at indiewire.com.
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News & Blogs
IndieWIRE: Kiarostami's Letter at Cannes
May 18, 2010A letter from Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami speaks out against Ministry of Guidance and Islamic Cutlure and in solidarity with detained director Jafar Panahi.
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Reviews
The Greatest Finds of My Generation
Susan Gerhard
Jan 26, 2010The harsh glare of the spotlight that brought Howl mixed reviews from critics on opening night of Sundance had melted into a warm glow by Saturday.
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News & Blogs
Unresolutions of 2009
Hannah Eaves
Jan 9, 2009Certain questions in 2008 endlessly plagued the film world, leading to outlandish predictions, flame-war mayhem and an outbreak of opinionated public speaking.
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Q & A
Lance Hammer on Beauty and 'Ballast'
Michael Guillen
Oct 17, 2008Hammer discusses his debut feature premiered at Sundance to resounding critical fanfare, winning prizes for best director and cinematography.
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Q & A
Cristian Mungiu's 24 Hours of "4 Months, 3 Weeks"
Howard Feinstein/indieWIRE
Feb 4, 2008The Romanian film takes place over 24 hours in a provincial town in 1987 before Ceaucescu was deposed.
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Q & A
Cristian Mungiu's 24 Hours of "4 Months, 3 Weeks"
Howard Feinstein/indieWIRE
Feb 4, 2008The Romanian film takes place over 24 hours in a provincial town in 1987 before Ceaucescu was deposed.
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Q & A
Peter Galison, "Secrecy," and Sundance
indieWIRE
Jan 22, 2008Galison, whose film is competing at Sundance '08, answers questions about the world of hidden national security policy.
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Q & A
Peter Galison, "Secrecy," and Sundance
indieWIRE
Jan 22, 2008Galison, whose film is competing at Sundance '08, answers questions about the world of hidden national security policy.
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Reviews
The Best Undistributed Films of 2007
Chris Wisniewski
Jan 2, 2008If they don't get the chance to beguile the world in theaters, maybe, at the very least, they'll find their way to audiences via digital download.
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Q & A
"Starting Out in the Evening" With Andrew Wagner
indieWIRE
Dec 17, 2007The Sundance feature follows a 70-year-old novelist trying to complete the book he's been working on for the last 10 years.
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Q & A
"Starting Out in the Evening" With Andrew Wagner
indieWIRE
Dec 17, 2007The Sundance feature follows a 70-year-old novelist trying to complete the book he's been working on for the last 10 years.
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Q & A
Jessica Yu, "Protagonist"
indieWIRE
Dec 10, 2007Yu's latest doc centers on four rather damaged individuals, applying the dramatic structure of Greek playwright Euripedes to contemporary life.
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Q & A
Jessica Yu, "Protagonist"
indieWIRE
Dec 10, 2007Yu's latest doc centers on four rather damaged individuals, applying the dramatic structure of Greek playwright Euripedes to contemporary life.
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Q & A
Herzog, Docs, and Truth at AFI Fest
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Nov 12, 2007Herzog's remarks challenged the audience to reconsider its views on non-fiction film at AFI Fest.
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Q & A
Herzog, Docs, and Truth at AFI Fest
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Nov 12, 2007Herzog's remarks challenged the audience to reconsider its views on non-fiction film at AFI Fest.
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Reviews
Laurent Tirard on "Moliere"
Erica Abeel/indieWIRE
Aug 3, 2007Tirard takes an ingenious tack in conjuring the creative evolution of France's master of satiric comedy.
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Reviews
Laurent Tirard on "Moliere"
Erica Abeel/indieWIRE
Aug 3, 2007Tirard takes an ingenious tack in conjuring the creative evolution of France's master of satiric comedy.
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Reviews
"Private Property;" "One to Another"
Dennis Harvey and Michael Koresky/indieWIRE
Jul 31, 2007A non-rich family is torn apart by money matters, and young actors lie atop, next to, and around each other with youthful, sexual abandon.
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Q & A
Shonali Bose on "Amu"
indieWIRE
Jul 23, 2007The '05 feature imagines a 21-year-old Indian American returning to India to visit her family and discover where she was born.
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Q & A
Shonali Bose on "Amu"
indieWIRE
Jul 23, 2007The '05 feature imagines a 21-year-old Indian American returning to India to visit her family and discover where she was born.
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Q & A
'Joshua's' George Ratliff
indieWIRE
Jul 11, 2007George Ratliff talks about his first feature narrative Joshua, described by Sundance as a "horror story disguised as a sophisticated family drama."
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Q & A
'Joshua's' George Ratliff
indieWIRE
Jul 11, 2007George Ratliff talks about his first feature narrative Joshua, described by Sundance as a "horror story disguised as a sophisticated family drama."
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Festivals
International Stories Find Audiences at L.A. Film Fest
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Jul 3, 2007"People in this town are coming to realize that Los Angeles needs a world-class film festival," proclaimed Rich Raddon, who's led LAFF since 1999.
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Festivals
International Stories Find Audiences at L.A. Film Fest
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Jul 3, 2007"People in this town are coming to realize that Los Angeles needs a world-class film festival," proclaimed Rich Raddon, who's led LAFF since 1999.
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News & Blogs
Laura Albert, The Real J.T. Leroy, Charged With Fraud
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Jun 26, 2007The story of literary sensation and media darling J.T. Leroy, a persona created by Laura Albert, took another dramatic turn Friday in New York.
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Reviews
Reviews: "La Vie en Rose;" "Crazy Love"
Steve Ramos
Jun 5, 2007Despite the best efforts of method actors, methodical directors, and talented costume designers, biopics can usually be relied upon to disappoint.
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Q & A
Dan Klores and "Crazy Love"
indieWIRE
Jun 4, 2007Industy vets will identify Klores with his PR firm, but he's also produced and directed TV docs and Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story.
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Q & A
Dan Klores and "Crazy Love"
indieWIRE
Jun 4, 2007Industy vets will identify Klores with his PR firm, but he's also produced and directed TV docs and Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story.
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Festivals
Meet the Jury/A Palme d'Or 20
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
May 18, 2007No sooner does the Festival de Cannes open than attendees start buzzing about the potential award-winners.
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Festivals
Golden Gate Award to "The Key of G"
Brian Brooks/indieWIRE
May 10, 2007Mexican director Francisco Vargas Quevedo’s "The Violin" (El violin) won the San Francisco International Film Festival’s Skyy Prize, while Israeli duo Shahar Cohen and Halil Efrat’s "Souvenirs" took best documentary feature (West Coast premiere), capping the Golden Gate Awards ceremony Wednesday evening for the festival’s landmark 50th edition.
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Festivals
Golden Gate Award to "The Key of G"
Brian Brooks/indieWIRE
May 10, 2007Mexican director Francisco Vargas Quevedo’s "The Violin" (El violin) won the San Francisco International Film Festival’s Skyy Prize, while Israeli duo Shahar Cohen and Halil Efrat’s "Souvenirs" took best documentary feature (West Coast premiere), capping the Golden Gate Awards ceremony Wednesday evening for the festival’s landmark 50th edition.
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Festivals
Film Society Awards Night
Brian Brooks/indieWIRE
May 4, 2007If the Bay Area oozed self-regard last night, it couldn't exactly be blamed.
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Festivals
A Festival, a Half Century
B. Ruby Rich
Apr 24, 2007Is there anyone who doesn't know that the San Francisco International Film Festival is turning 50 this month?
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News & Blogs
Remembering Jim Lyons: 1960 - 2007
Staff
Apr 18, 2007The editor and actor, known for his frequent work with Todd Haynes, died in New York. His friends share their thoughts.
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Q & A
Paul Verhoeven and His "Black Book"
Howard Feinstein/indieWIRE
Apr 13, 2007Verhoeven's career can be divided between the character-driven movies he made in Holland and the slick genre films he directed in Hollywood after 1985.
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News & Blogs
'The Departed' Wins Best Picture, Scorsese Best Director at 79th Oscars
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Feb 26, 2007When all was said and done in Los Angeles tonight, The Departed was the big winner at the 79th Academy Awards.
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Festivals
Key Events of 50th SFIFF Announced at Sundance
Susan Gerhard
Jan 23, 2007Highlights of the upcoming festival were presented by the San Francisco Film Society Executive Director.
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Q & A
Mark Becker's Mission-Inspired "Romantico"
indieWIRE
Jan 15, 2007Hailed as one of the best films of 2005 without distribution, Becker's doc hits theaters nearly two years after it debuted at Sundance.
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Q & A
Mark Becker's Mission-Inspired "Romantico"
indieWIRE
Jan 15, 2007Hailed as one of the best films of 2005 without distribution, Becker's doc hits theaters nearly two years after it debuted at Sundance.
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Q & A
"Man Push Cart" Director's New York-by-Way-of-Pakistan Story
Brian Brooks/indieWIRE
Dec 4, 2006Ramin Bahrani's debut feature follows a solitary, quiet immigrant struggling to make a go of it in New York City.
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Q & A
"Man Push Cart" Director's New York-by-Way-of-Pakistan Story
Brian Brooks/indieWIRE
Dec 4, 2006Ramin Bahrani's debut feature follows a solitary, quiet immigrant struggling to make a go of it in New York City.
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Q & A
Robert Altman 1925-2006
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Nov 22, 2006One month ago today, the maverick filmmaker was at the Hamptons International Film Festival reflecting upon his career at a tribute in his honor.
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Q & A
51 Birch Street, Revisited
indieWIRE
Nov 6, 2006Through a close examination of his own family, filmmaker Doug Block explores universal questions about our own mothers and fathers in 51 Birch Street.
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Q & A
51 Birch Street, Revisited
indieWIRE
Nov 6, 2006Through a close examination of his own family, filmmaker Doug Block explores universal questions about our own mothers and fathers in 51 Birch Street.
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Q & A
Amy Berg's "Deliver Us From Evil"
indieWIRE
Oct 23, 2006Segueing from network television news to documentary features, Amy Berg makes her debut with a shocking, powerful film about pedophile priest Oliver Grady.
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Q & A
Amy Berg's "Deliver Us From Evil"
indieWIRE
Oct 23, 2006Segueing from network television news to documentary features, Amy Berg makes her debut with a shocking, powerful film about pedophile priest Oliver Grady.
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Reviews
Fighting for Freedom: Exploring Vachon's "Killer Life"
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Oct 3, 2006Killer Films' Christine Vachon's new memoir, A Killer Life (written with Austin Bunn), bolsters the producer as the driving force of independent film.
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Reviews
Fighting for Freedom: Exploring Vachon's "Killer Life"
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Oct 3, 2006Killer Films' Christine Vachon's new memoir, A Killer Life (written with Austin Bunn), bolsters the producer as the driving force of independent film.
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News & Blogs
Netflix 101, a Dispatch from IFP's Filmmaker Conference
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Sep 22, 2006A panel discussion yields insights into the presentÑand futureÑof indie distribution.
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News & Blogs
Netflix 101, a Dispatch from IFP's Filmmaker Conference
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Sep 22, 2006A panel discussion yields insights into the presentÑand futureÑof indie distribution.
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Q & A
Laura Poitras" "My Country, My Country"
indieWIRE
Aug 28, 2006Director Laura Poitras’ traveled to Iraq for her latest film, “My Country, My Country.”
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Q & A
Laura Poitras" "My Country, My Country"
indieWIRE
Aug 28, 2006Director Laura Poitras’ traveled to Iraq for her latest film, “My Country, My Country.”
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Q & A
Ryan Fleck: Wrestling with 'Half Nelson'
indieWIRE
Aug 21, 2006Ryan Fleck talks about his new film Half Nelson, his filmmaking career, and his creative inspirations and tastes.
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Q & A
Night Listening with Patrick Stettner
indieWIRE
Aug 14, 2006The director of The Business of Strangers talks about his second feature, starring Robin Williams.
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Q & A
Keith Fulton and "Brothers of the Head"
indieWIRE
Aug 8, 2006The co-director talks about his provocative fictional documentary about conjoined twins groomed for rock Ôn' roll stardom.
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Q & A
Keith Fulton and "Brothers of the Head"
indieWIRE
Aug 8, 2006The co-director talks about his provocative fictional documentary about conjoined twins groomed for rock Ôn' roll stardom.
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