- Arab Film Festival
Bringing the best of Arab cinema to the Bay Area.
www.aff.org
- Festival ¡Cine Latino!
- San Francisco
Encourages production, distribution, and understanding of Latin World through Latino and Chicano Cinema.
www.cineaccion.com
- Cliff House Compilations
- San Francisco
Marketing short films, compiled from an annual festival, directly to video stores.
www.cliffhouse.org
- Berlin & Beyond@ - San Francisco
dir.yahoo.com/.../Film_Festivals/Berlin___Beyond
- Italian Film Festival
- San Rafael
Held every year at the Marin Center Showcase Theater.
www.italianfilm.com
- Latino Film Festival of the San Francisco Bay Area
- San Rafael
Promotes filmmaking of significant artistic merit that has been created by Latinos or which depicts the Latino experience for the benefit of the Bay Area community.
www.latinofilmfestival.org
- United Nations Association Film Festival
- Palo Alto
Consists of showing international documentaries dealing with UN topics - human rights, refugee protection, immunization, and others.
www.unaff.org
- San Francisco International Film Festival
- San Francisco
Showcase for independent films from around the globe. Annual April-May event.
www.sfiff.org
- IMAGEfest Film Festival
- Palo Alto
Showcasing films and videos made by Bay Area artists.
imagesite.org/imagefest
- San Francisco Silent Film Festival
- San Francisco
Annual celebration of silent movies at the Castro Theater in San Francisco, CA.
www.silentfilm.org
- Palo Alto French Film Festival
- Palo Alto
Offers French-language films from around the world.
www.pafff.org
- San Francisco Black Film Festival
- San Francisco
Annual festival celebrating the cinema of African-America and the African cultural diaspora.
www.sfbff.org
- San Francisco Independent Film Festival
- San Francisco
American independent films and short animation. Screening at the Lumiere, Victoria, and Fine Arts Cinema; in January.
www.sfindie.com
- Film Night
- San Anselmo
Nonprofit organization that produces film events throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
www.filmnight.org
- Zeitgeist International Film Festival
- San Francisco
Annual film festival dedicated to short films and videos. Held in Zeitgeist, San Francisco,
www.overcookedcinema.com
- Danville International Children's Film Festival
- Danville
Includes schedule, guest, and ticket information.
www.dicff.org
- Madcat Women's International Film Festival
- San Francisco
International festival that exhibits independent and experimental films and videos directed by women from around the globe.
www.madcatfilmfestival.org
- Tranny Fest
- San Francisco
Yearly event at SF's Victoria Theatre, a mix of transgender and transgenre films and videos.
www.trannyfest.com
- Orinda Film Festival
- Orinda
Devoted to showcasing the artistry of independent filmmakers, especially from the Bay Area and Northern California.
www.orindafilmfestival.org
- Sick Puppy Festival
- San Rafael
Annual independent underground film and video festival.
www.sickpuppyfestival.com
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