
In celebration of its 10th Anniversary, the Festival is offering its longest, largest, and most dynamic program.
More than 200 films will premiere from 20 countries!
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
- Opening night film on Thursday, October 15 with the premiere of CHILDREN OF INVENTION, a critically-acclaimed Sundance film directed by Tze Chun.
- Closing night film on Thursday, October 29 with the action-packed premiere of YIP MAN directed by Wilson Yip, based on the life of Bruce Lee’s wing-chun master
- Centerpiece – the West Coast premiere of John Woo’s epic war film, RED CLIFF, known as the most expensive movie ever produced in Asia
- Special Film Spotlights on North Korea (3 feature films and panel discussion), Taiwan (4 feature films), and Japanese Extreme films
- Festival’s first Bollywood films – TANDORI LOVE and OM SHANTI OM
- Special events include: Blowfish – a live hip hop concert, a live comedy night, an 800-seat Gala Awards Dinner, an actors workshop, a panel with stuntmen and a panel with Youtube celebs.
This year, the Festival is heavily promoting Cancer Awareness through a series of cancer-themed films, PSAs that run before all film programs, and a public origami art project to make 1,000 paper cranes which will be donated to a local cancer patient.
FOR TICKETING and SCHEDULING:
STAY IN TOUCH:
TICKETS:
- Purchase tickets at the Hazard Center UltraStar box office starting October 13.
- Discounted tickets and value packs (4 and 10 tickets) are available online until October 11.
For ticketing info, film details, and schedule, please go to www.SDAFF.org.