April 2019 / San Francisco, CA / sffilm.org/sffilmfestival-sffilm
“This is a film lover’s city” one panelist declares, and it’s only fitting that the coastal California metropolis captured so beautifully in many iconic films plays host to its one of the longest-running film fests in the Americas each Spring. To give a small taste of the fest’s pedigree, Executive Director Noah Cowan joined the team in 2014 from TIFF, replacing the now-ubiquitous Amazon Studios Head Ted Hope. The panelist explains the perfect marriage of this fest and the historic city thusly: “The festival was felt throughout the city as an important event—whether it’s a premiere at the classic Castro Theatre or meet-up with a mix of fellow filmgoers and Oscar winners at a dive bar for a good time.”
San Francisco International Film Festival held at Castro Theater. Photograph courtesy of San Francisco International Film Festival
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How about calling it "Our reviewers 25 favorite festivals" -- for these are festivals that your jury has presumably been to and likes -- and that's fine. To call it the world's 25 coolest is a wee bit presumptuous, no?
Only 5 from the 25 are not in the USA and Crystal Palace International Film Festival (cpiff.co.uk) which is actually known as the UK's coolest festival is not even mentioned!
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Only 5 from the 25 are not in the USA and Crystal Palace International Film Festival (cpiff.co.uk) which is actually known as the UK's coolest festival is not even mentioned!