CCSF 23rd Annual City Shorts Film Festival (Roxie Theatre)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

City Shorts stands out as one of most unique film festivals in the Bay Area as one of the most prolific cinema production schools in San Francisco, film genres include narrative, experimental and documentary. The festival has screened early work by award-winning filmmakers such as Jim Granato, Joe Talbot (Last Black Man in S.F.), Tina Takemoto (PhD, Experimental film and comedy improv), David Weisman, (Emmy Winning Documentary maker), Sam Berliner, (Seattle Film Fest), Amy Hicks, and Muayad Alayan (Palestinian films), to name just a few of our successful students working professionally in the film industry!

You are invited to experience the spirit of Bay Area independent filmmaking while raising funds for two vital institutions in San Francisco. The City College of San Francisco’s Cinema Department nurtures talented filmmakers from the ground up, with a curriculum that covers everything from film studies and experimental filmmaking to advanced cinematography and directing. CCSF student films have screened around the world after premiering at City Shorts. Students compete for prizes donated by BAVC, JCX Expendables, Glass Key Photo, LIttle Giant Lighting & Grip, and MORE, ensuring this is just the beginning of their film production career. 

We are pleased to announce this year’s Industry Jurors include Chief Strategy Officer of PROJECTR and Executive Director of PARACME Jonathan Marlow, Artistic Director of San Francisco Cinematheque Steve Polta, Jesse Hawthorne Ficks of Movies for Maniacs, Co-Founder of Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema Anne Batmale, the Director of Programming for SFDocFest and SFIndieFest Chris Metzler, City College Cinema Department Alumni Jon Alonzo Ayon and active IATSE union member Michele Mckenzie.

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