San Francisco Film Society Announces the Second-Ever Poster Sale from 50 Years of the San Francisco International Film Festival & More

Hundreds of Posters Including Film Rarities from Around the World & Hollywood Blockbusters

November 15, 2006

San Francisco, CA—The San Francisco Film Society will hold its second-ever film poster sale on Wednesday, December 13 and Thursday, December 14 in the Palm Room of the San Francisco Film Centre, 39 Mesa Street in the Presidio, San Francisco.

As the San Francisco International Film Festival approaches its 50th anniversary it has shown nearly 6,000 films. And with those films come posters—a lot more posters than the Film Society’s Levin Archive needs. So the time has come for the second San Francisco Film Society poster sale.

The Film Society’s Creative Director and Festival Historian Miguel Pendàs enthused, “Our posters are unique because our Festival is unique and it’s the longest-running festival in North America. Nowhere else in the country are you going to find posters for the films that we show from all over the world.”

The posters for sale are from all over the world, usually in the language of the country of origin. Countries represented include France, Italy, Argentina, Russia, China, Mexico, Hong Kong, Korea, Poland, Japan, India, Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Germany, Brazil, Taiwan, Iran, England and of course, the United States.

Posters from films directed by Robert Altman, Andrjez Wajda, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Manoel de Oliveira, Wim Wenders, Arturo Ripstein, Jonathan Demme, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Robert Frank, Juan Pablo Rebella, Richard Linklater, Fernando Solanas and Jim Jarmusch will be available. Film posters featuring Sean Penn, Salma Hayek, Andy Lau, Catherine Denueve and Jacky Chung will be up for grabs as well. And many, many more.

The Film Society will be offering posters from mainstream films, independents and obscure treasures. Most posters are typical theater lobby size, but some are larger (approximately 4 x 6 feet). Film stills and Festival posters, including oversize posters, will also be available for sale. Most posters will be priced at $5–$15, with some priced higher. All still photos are $1.

Film Society members only are invited to a special preview sale, with complimentary refreshments, on Wednesday, December 13, 5:00–8:00 pm. The sale will open to the general public on Thursday, December 14, 12:00 noon–8:00 pm in the Palm Room of the San Francisco Film Centre, 39 Mesa Street in the Presidio.

For directions, go to http://www.sffs.org/about/directions.html. For information call 415-561-5000.

The San Francisco Film Society, presenter of the 50th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 26 –May 10, 2007), is a nonprofit arts and education organization dedicated to celebrating international film and the moving image.