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Founded in 1957 by film exhibitor Irving "Bud" Levin, the SFIFF began as a philanthropic effort to secure San Francisco's place in the international arts scene as well as expose locals to cinema as an art form. [1] The first festival screening was on December 4–18, 1957 at the Metro Theatre in Cow Hollow. [7]
These hiphop dance styles include popping, locking, strutting, house, krumping, waacking, turfing, breaking, and many more, with West Coast styles well represented. The festival fundraises each year in order to fully fund artist travel and hotel expenses. [2]
San Francisco International Film Festival [ edit ] Running for 11 days each spring, the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival) was founded in 1957 by San Francisco theater operator Irving "Bud" Levin, who had attended film festivals in Cannes and Venice and decided it was time for the United States to have its own.
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SF IndieFest also runs the spin-off film festivals DocFest, the SF Documentary Film Festival, started in 2001, [4] [20] Another Hole in the Head, a horror and science fiction festival started in 2003, [4] [21] the San Francisco Independent Short Film Festival, started in 2019, [22] and the Livable Planet Festival, which was launched in 2021 as a replacement for the San Francisco Green Film ...
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (also known as Yerba Buena Arts & Events, and YBGF) is an admission-free performing arts festival held in San Francisco, California.During the summer months, May to October, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival produces concerts and performances including music, dance, theater, circus and children's programs.
The How Weird Street Faire claims to be the longest-running electronic music street festival in North America, showcasing diverse forms of dance music including live electronica, downtempo, breaks, electro, trance, house, techno, dubstep, drum & bass, dub, and world beat. As of 2017, it had several thousand visitors, many of which come dressed ...
The Frameline Film Festival, also known as the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, is the oldest ongoing film festival devoted to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender programming. With an annual attendance of 60,000 to 80,000, it is the largest LGBT film exhibition event in the world.