San Francisco Green Film Festival
American environmental film festival from 2011 to 2019 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American environmental film festival from 2011 to 2019 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The San Francisco Green Film Festival was an environmental film festival which was held annually from 2011 to 2019.
Opening Night of the Festival at San Francisco's Castro Theatre. | |
| Location | San Francisco, California; United States |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Language | International |
| Website | www |
The festival was founded by Rachel Caplan, who had previously worked for the Edinburgh Film Festival, the San Francisco Film Society and the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival.[1] She created the festival to connect international environmental films and filmmakers with San Francisco Bay Area audiences and increase awareness of the climate crisis.
Over 9 years, the Festival grew from a 3-day programme in one small venue to a weeklong event in multiple venues across the city, and the largest environmental film festival in the USA outside the long-established Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital in Washington D.C. The festival was known for its 'Take Action' programmes, encouraging audiences to get involved with local climate campaigns and causes in partnership with organisations such as Sierra Club, Greenpeace, and 350.org.
SFGFF was recognised Internationally through an official partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); and membership of the Green Film Network, a global association of 30 film festivals which focus on environmental issues. Its Science on Screen and Impact Film Forum initiatives were funded by National Endowment for the Arts.
In nine years, the festival presented over 600 feature length and short films with over 800 guests [2] ranging from filmmakers to scientists, academics, activists, indigenous leaders and youth. Notable guests included Margaret Atwood,[3] Annie Leonard, Fredrik Gertten, Louie Psihoyos, The Yes Men, Jonathan Franzen, Céline Cousteau, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Josh Fox, Virginia McKenna, Ralph Eggleston, and Madonna Thunderhawk.
In 2018, the Festival was the official film presenting partner of the Global Climate Action Summit, hosted by the U.N.'s Christiana Figueres, Michael Bloomberg, and California Governor Jerry Brown.
In 2019, the Green Film Festival took place for the last time.[1] The Opening Night event at the Castro Theare included a screening of Fredrik Gertten’s feature documentary film Push, and a conversation with U.N. Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Leilani Farha.
The tenth edition was planned to be held over 10 days in September 2020, but in May it was announced that the festival would cease operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Around that time, it had a staff of three employees, not counting its board of directors.[1]
In 2022, SF IndieFest launched the 'Green Film Festival of San Francisco' as a new event which is not affiliated with this festival.
Juried award introduced in 2017 for Best Bay Area Environmental Feature with $5,000 prize.[4]
The Festival was a member of the Green Film Network,[5] an association of worldwide environmental film festivals.
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