FILM FESTIVAL EVENTS ARCHIVES
Evocative and darkly poetic, Ramon Cervantes' Resisting Life examines the darkness that hides under the surface of any family.Mexico City, 1960. Aurelia?s happy family life is cut short when her husband is killed in a car accident, leaving Aurelia…
Awaiting beheading, a terrorist-captured news reporter learns of the true reason behind the Coalition Forces infiltration into Iraq. Can he survive long enough to tell the story?
This once in a lifetime experience, along with the premiere screening of ruth weiss: beat goddess, is part of the March 8 Poets N Film event at the Hammer Theatre.
The name may not evoke the same iconic imagery as her contemporary fellow poets…
Winner of the FIPRESCI Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Amat Escalante's Sangre is the story of a working class couple?s mundane existence?until something quite exceptional intervenes.By day, Blanca works in the kitchen of a sushi restaurant, and…
Director Chris Brown (Daughters, Cinequest 1998) returns to the festival with his latest feature, the tale of a struggling novelist, a drug dealing mother, and a sexually reckless foreign exchange student. While sharing a house in Oakland, their…
The key to a screenplay is a winning story. Whether youre a writer seeking a producer or a producer seeking funding or lead talent, selling the story of the script is key to making a winning movie. Our pitch experts will share their thoughts about…
So, you've got a great idea for a TV series, the first draft of a screenplay on your laptop, or even a completed film in the can... what's next? Learn from our panel of phenomenal producers, agents, and distributors how to successfully take your…
The Film Arts Foundation presents three vastly different Bay Area filmmakers who have found a way to "make it".
Join a distinguished panel (Russ Meyer, Margot Hope, Abra Edelman, Dominic Griffin, Gideon Bachmann) to discuss the role of Sex in Cinema.
Seven and a Half presents seven stories, each representing one of the seven deadly sins. These humorous and sometimes absurd stories, as enacted by residents of Belgrade, demonstrate that greed, sloth, anger, lust, pride, gluttony and envy are…
In 1996, the Cuban military shot down two U.S. civilian aircraft and an unlikely heroine must piece together what happened and why. On February 24, 1996 the unthinkable occurred: the Cuban government shot down two American planes flying in…
Every year, Cinequest mixes the best comedic shorts from around the world for a batch that is as wide and wild as you?ll ever find. Only here will zombies try to fight for acceptance and guys make videos to send to friends? wakes. Odd interruptions…