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Hold Review Films at the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival
Updated 4/20
3/27/2012
The following films, playing at the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 19–May 3), have secured U.S. distribution or are in negotiations with a U.S distributor. Full reviews and feature articles for these films must be held until they open commercially, but we do encourage capsule reviews or mentions in Festival overview articles. We would appreciate it if, when your review runs, you do mention that the film premiered (if appropriate) or screened at the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival.
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Alison Klayman, USA/China
Alps, Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece/France
Bernie, Richard Linklater, USA
Bonsái, Cristián Jiménez, Chile/France/Argentina/Portugal
Chasing Ice, Jeff Orlowski, USA
Cherry, Stephen Elliott, USA
Chicken with Plums, Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud, France/Germany/Belgium
Compliance, Craig Zobel, USA
Crulic – The Path to Beyond, Anca Damian, Romania/Poland/France
Darling Companion, Lawrence Kasdan, USA
The Day He Arrives, Hong Sangsoo, South Korea
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, Lisa Vreeland, USA
The Do-Deca-Pentathalon, Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, USA
Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey, Ramona Diaz, USA
Ethel, Rory Kennedy, USA
The Eye of the Storm, Fred Schepisi, Australia
Farewell, My Queen, Benoît Jacquot, France/Spain
Found Memories, Júlia Murat, Brazil/Argentina/France
The Giants, Bouli Lanners, Belgium/France/Luxembourg
Gimme the Loot, Adam Leon, USA
Goodbye, Mohammad Rasoulof, Iran
Headhunters, Morten Tyldum, Norway
How to Survive a Plague, David France, USA
Hysteria, Tanya Wexler, USA/England
The Intouchables, Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano, France
The Invisible War, Kirby Dick, USA
I Wish, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan
John Dies at the End, Don Coscarelli, USA
Last Call at the Oasis, Jessica Yu, USA
The Last Gladiators, Alex Gibney, USA
Lola Versus, Daryl Wein, USA
The Law in These Parts, Ra'anan Alexandrowicz, Israel
The Loneliest Planet, Julia Loktev, USA/Germany
LUV, Sheldon Candis, USA
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present, Matthew Akers, USA
Mosquita y Mari, Aurora Guerrero, USA
Neighboring Sounds, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil
Nobody Walks, Ry Russo-Young, USA
Only the Young, Elizabeth Mims, Jason Tippet, USA
Oslo, August 31, Joachim Trier, Norway
Patience (After Sebald), Grant Gee, England
Policeman, Nadav Lapid, Israel
Polisse, Maïwenn, France
The Queen of Versailles, Lauren Greenfield, USA/Denmark
Robot & Frank, Jake Schreier, USA
17 Girls, Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin, France
Somebody Up There Likes Me, Bob Byington, USA
The Source, Maria Demopolous, Jodi Wille, USA
Step Up to the Plate, Paul Lacoste, France
Terraferma, Emanuele Crialese, Italy/France
Trishna, Michael Winterbottom, England
Where Do We Go Now?, Nadine Labaki, France/Lebanon/Italy/Egypt
Will, Ellen Perry, England/France/Turkey
Wuthering Heights, Andrea Arnold, England
Wu Xia, Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Hong Kong/China
Your Sister’s Sister, Lynn Shelton, USA
For tickets and information visit festival.sffs.org.
To request interviews or screeners contact your SFIFF publicist.
For photos and press materials visit sffs.org/pressdownloads.
55th San Francisco International Film Festival
The 55th San Francisco International Film Festival runs April 19–May 3 at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, the Castro Theatre, SF Film Society Cinema and SFMOMA in San Francisco and the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley. Held each spring for 15 days, the International is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in one of the country’s most beautiful cities, featuring 200 films and live events, 14 juried awards and $70,000 in cash prizes, upwards of 100 participating filmmaker guests and diverse and engaged audiences with more than 70,000 people in attendance.
San Francisco Film Society
Building on a legacy of more than 50 years of bringing the best in world cinema to the Bay Area, the San Francisco Film Society is a national leader in exhibition, education and filmmaker services.
The Film Society presents 365 days of exhibition each year, reaching a total audience of 130,000 people. Its acclaimed education program introduces international, independent and documentary cinema and media literacy to more than 15,000 teachers and students and presents 100 classes and workshops annually. Through Filmmaker360, the Film Society’s filmmaker services program, essential creative and business services and funding totaling millions of dollars are provided to deserving filmmakers of all levels.
The Film Society seeks to elevate all aspects of film culture, offering a wide range of activities that engage emotions, inspire action, change perceptions and advance knowledge. A 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, it is largely donor and member supported. Patronage and membership provides discounted prices, access to grants and residencies, private events and a wealth of other benefits.
For more information visit sffs.org.
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Alison Klayman, USA/China
Alps, Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece/France
Bernie, Richard Linklater, USA
Bonsái, Cristián Jiménez, Chile/France/Argentina/Portugal
Chasing Ice, Jeff Orlowski, USA
Cherry, Stephen Elliott, USA
Chicken with Plums, Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud, France/Germany/Belgium
Compliance, Craig Zobel, USA
Crulic – The Path to Beyond, Anca Damian, Romania/Poland/France
Darling Companion, Lawrence Kasdan, USA
The Day He Arrives, Hong Sangsoo, South Korea
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, Lisa Vreeland, USA
The Do-Deca-Pentathalon, Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, USA
Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey, Ramona Diaz, USA
Ethel, Rory Kennedy, USA
The Eye of the Storm, Fred Schepisi, Australia
Farewell, My Queen, Benoît Jacquot, France/Spain
Found Memories, Júlia Murat, Brazil/Argentina/France
The Giants, Bouli Lanners, Belgium/France/Luxembourg
Gimme the Loot, Adam Leon, USA
Goodbye, Mohammad Rasoulof, Iran
Headhunters, Morten Tyldum, Norway
How to Survive a Plague, David France, USA
Hysteria, Tanya Wexler, USA/England
The Intouchables, Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano, France
The Invisible War, Kirby Dick, USA
I Wish, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan
John Dies at the End, Don Coscarelli, USA
Last Call at the Oasis, Jessica Yu, USA
The Last Gladiators, Alex Gibney, USA
Lola Versus, Daryl Wein, USA
The Law in These Parts, Ra'anan Alexandrowicz, Israel
The Loneliest Planet, Julia Loktev, USA/Germany
LUV, Sheldon Candis, USA
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present, Matthew Akers, USA
Mosquita y Mari, Aurora Guerrero, USA
Neighboring Sounds, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil
Nobody Walks, Ry Russo-Young, USA
Only the Young, Elizabeth Mims, Jason Tippet, USA
Oslo, August 31, Joachim Trier, Norway
Patience (After Sebald), Grant Gee, England
Policeman, Nadav Lapid, Israel
Polisse, Maïwenn, France
The Queen of Versailles, Lauren Greenfield, USA/Denmark
Robot & Frank, Jake Schreier, USA
17 Girls, Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin, France
Somebody Up There Likes Me, Bob Byington, USA
The Source, Maria Demopolous, Jodi Wille, USA
Step Up to the Plate, Paul Lacoste, France
Terraferma, Emanuele Crialese, Italy/France
Trishna, Michael Winterbottom, England
Where Do We Go Now?, Nadine Labaki, France/Lebanon/Italy/Egypt
Will, Ellen Perry, England/France/Turkey
Wuthering Heights, Andrea Arnold, England
Wu Xia, Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Hong Kong/China
Your Sister’s Sister, Lynn Shelton, USA
For tickets and information visit festival.sffs.org.
To request interviews or screeners contact your SFIFF publicist.
For photos and press materials visit sffs.org/pressdownloads.
55th San Francisco International Film Festival
The 55th San Francisco International Film Festival runs April 19–May 3 at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, the Castro Theatre, SF Film Society Cinema and SFMOMA in San Francisco and the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley. Held each spring for 15 days, the International is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in one of the country’s most beautiful cities, featuring 200 films and live events, 14 juried awards and $70,000 in cash prizes, upwards of 100 participating filmmaker guests and diverse and engaged audiences with more than 70,000 people in attendance.
San Francisco Film Society
Building on a legacy of more than 50 years of bringing the best in world cinema to the Bay Area, the San Francisco Film Society is a national leader in exhibition, education and filmmaker services.
The Film Society presents 365 days of exhibition each year, reaching a total audience of 130,000 people. Its acclaimed education program introduces international, independent and documentary cinema and media literacy to more than 15,000 teachers and students and presents 100 classes and workshops annually. Through Filmmaker360, the Film Society’s filmmaker services program, essential creative and business services and funding totaling millions of dollars are provided to deserving filmmakers of all levels.
The Film Society seeks to elevate all aspects of film culture, offering a wide range of activities that engage emotions, inspire action, change perceptions and advance knowledge. A 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, it is largely donor and member supported. Patronage and membership provides discounted prices, access to grants and residencies, private events and a wealth of other benefits.
For more information visit sffs.org.
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