Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Twisters’ to Receive Sloan Science in Cinema Prize at SF Film Festival

Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Twisters’ to Receive Sloan Science in Cinema Prize at SF Film Festival

The SFFILM Festival — or San Francisco International Film Festival — gets underway this Thursday, April 17. While the full lineup has already been unveiled, on Wednesday, the festival shared its program slate of the Sloan Science in Cinema Initiative, an annual tradition at the event. Presented in partnership between the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and SFFILM, the programming includes Cyprien Vial’s volcano thriller “Magma,” recipient of the Sloa…

SF Film Fest: 50 Countries, 150 Films, 11 Days - Broke-Ass Stuart's Website

The S.F. International Film Festival (hereafter “SFFILM Festival”) may be turning 68 this year, with most of its activities at the Presidio Theatre, the Marina Theatre, the Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive, and the Premier Theater at One Letterman.  But over the 11 days of this year’s run from April 17-27, 2025, the festival will show over 150 films from over 50 countries, which is no mean feat. As a friend of this writer’s once said, “Y…

AwardsWatch - 2025 SFFILM Celebrates Scientific Excellence in Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Twisters’ with $20,000 Sloan Science in Cinema Prize

Today, SFFILM announced the program slate of the Sloan Science in Cinema Initiative at the 68th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival), which runs April 17–27, which will include an onstage conversation with director Lee Isaac Chung (Twisters). Presented in partnership between the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and SFFILM, this year’s program includes three public events. Screening as part of the…