The International continues its ongoing exploration of new digital tools and forms with four SFIFF50 online projects that showcase digital exhibition, production, networking and community building
INTERNATIONAL ONLINE
April 26–May 10
Presented by San Francisco Film Society and Jaman
Designed by SFFS and Jaman, International Online is a new concept in the online presentation of Festival films. International Online will offer online screenings of a selection of five to eight SFIFF50 films at better-than-DVD quality. The films selected will be available worldwide for download to a limited number of viewers during an exclusive window of time following their SFIFF theatrical screenings.
SFIFF will use International Online to share films from the vibrant San Francisco Bay Area film and media scene with Festival fans across the country and around the world.
All in This Tea, directed by Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht
Thursday, May 3, Starting 9 am, EST
The Key of G, directed by Robert Arnold
Sunday, May 6 Starting 9 am, EST
Winter Orange, directed by Rob Nilsson
Monday, May 7 Starting 9 am, EST
SAMT, directed by Rob Nilsson
Tuesday, May 8 Starting 9 am, EST
Security, directed by Rob Nilsson
Wednesday, May 9 Starting 9am, EST
Opening, directed by Rob Nilsson
Thursday, May 10 Starting 9 am, EST
SFIFF50 GLOBAL REACH
Friday, May 4 (two events listed below)
Presented by San Francisco Film Society and the SFSU Institute for Next Generation Internet
Sponsored by Mobinema
SFSU Westfield Campus, 835 Market Street, Sixth Floor San Francisco
Digital Pathway Global Studio Project
10:00 am–12:00 noon, San Francisco
7:00–9:00 pm, Paris
A collaboration of the Digital Sister Cities initiative, the trailblazing Global Studios Project brings the local Bay Area Video Coalition and the Paris-based Reseau together with five new media centers in New York for real-time production via emerging wireless environments and next-gen Internet connectivity.
The SFIFF/Online Directors Forum
2:00–3:30 pm, San Francisco
5:00–6:30 pm, Toronto
10:00–11:30 pm, Dublin
11:00 pm–12:30 am, Paris
SFIFF50 directors will take part in a live international hi-def multicast across the next-gen Internet. Audiences in Tokyo, Toronto, Paris and Dublin will interact with San Francisco audiences and guests to discuss filmmaking in the age of universal communications.
Archived and streamed with the support of CineGrid, Yahoo!, the Digital Media Council and BAVC. Visit www.sffs.org or www.ingi.org for complete information.
SFIFF50 GreenWorld Contest
March 15–May 9
Presented by San Francisco Film Society, Yahoo! Video and Jumpcut
SFIFF50 has teamed up with Jumpcut and Yahoo! Video to present an online competition of short films focused on the conversations, changes, leadership, vision and imagination needed to produce a world that is truly sustainable. Visit www.jumpcut.com/groups/greenworld to view digital works in all forms and genres, from fictional suspense drama and romantic comedy to investigative reportage and personal essays to animated and experimental work.
Contest finalists will be announced April 26, and Festivalgoers will be encouraged to vote for their audience favorite. The contest winner will be announced May 9 at the SFIFF50 Golden Gate Awards Ceremony and will receive a $1,000 cash award.
The winning and runner-up videos will screen at the Halou, Tarentel and the GreenWorld performance and celebration.