Traditionally, autumn marks the return of serious film to theatres, and the Film Society is doing its part to bring the best films from around the world to the Bay Area. The Fall Season—comprised of a growing roster of small, focused festivals—gives adventurous and inquisitive Bay Area audiences the opportunity to delve deep into carefully chosen film series and engage with bold filmmakers.


SF Intl Animation Festival
November 11–15, 2009
The four-day San Francisco International Animation Festival celebrates San Francisco’s prominence as a hub for one of the most creative forms in cinema. Read more...

New Italian Cinema
November 15–22, 2009
Each year, New Italian Cinema celebrates the rich cinematic tradition of Italy and brings the country's newest directors and films to audiences in San Francisco. Read more...

KinoTek—Catherine Galasso
December 12–13, 2009
Galasso performs Lightning Never Strikes the Same Place Twice, a live multimedia performance that surveys the life of a man who has been struck by lightning seven times. Read more...

Cinema by the Bay
October 22–25, 2009
Cinema by the Bay celebrates the passion, innovation and diversity of Bay Area filmmaking, the intelligence and probing spirit of local directors and the incredible depth and breadth of America’s film and media frontier. Read more...

French Cinema Now
October 29–November 4, 2009
French Cinema Now—a new seven-day annual festival copresented with the French-American Cultural Society—brings the most significant new work from one of the world’s most renowned filmmaking countries to discerning Bay Area audiences. Read more...

Taiwan Film Days
November 6–8, 2009
The inaugural Taiwan Film Days festival provides a multifaceted look into the vibrant Taiwanese film culture and industry Read more...

Past Fall Festivals
Programming information from previous fall festivals. Read more...