46th SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
April 17 - May 1, 2003

GENERAL INFORMATION

202 FILMS
123 PROGRAMS
47 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
91 NARRATIVE FEATURES
25 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
84 SHORTS
3 WORLD PREMIERES
2 INTERNATIONAL PREMIERES
8 NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERES
10 U.S. PREMIERES

AWARDS
Peter J. Owens Award - Dustin Hoffman
Film Society Award for Lifetime Achievement in Directing - Robert Altman
Mel Novikoff Award - Manny Farber
Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award - Pat O'Neill
Golden Gate Awards - List of official selections available upon request, Golden Gate Award winners to be announced on April 30 at the Golden Gate Awards ceremony.
SKYY Prize - Recipient to be announced on April 30 at the Golden Gate Awards ceremony.
VirginMegastore Audience Awards - To be announced on May 1.

DATES AND SCREENING VENUES
The 46th San Francisco International Film Festival will screen April 18 - May 1 at the AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres, 1881 Post Street (at Fillmore); April 17 - 24 & May 1 at the Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street (near Market); April 18 - May 1 at the Pacific Film Archive Theater, 2575 Bancroft Way at Bowditch Street in Berkeley and April 27 - April 30 at CinéArts at Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real (at Page Mill Road), Palo Alto.

The 46th San Francisco International Film Festival runs April 17-May 1, 2003 at the AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres "The Home of the Festival", the Castro Theatre, the Pacific Film Archive Theater in Berkeley and the CinéArts at Palo Alto Square in Palo Alto. Advance ticket packages and Festival passes go on sale beginning February 17. Individual tickets for San Francisco Film Society members will be available beginning March 25, with individual tickets for the general public available starting March 31. To purchase tickets and for ticket information log on to www.sffs.org or call 925-275-9490. The Main Box Office, located in the atrium of the AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres at 1881 Post Street will open for Film Society members on March 25 and for the general public on April 1. There will also be a Satellite Box Office at Crocker Galleria, 50 Post Street, second floor, opening on March 26. For up-to-date Festival information log on to www.sffs.org or call 415-931-FILM.

The 46th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 17-May 1, 2003) is presented by the San Francisco Film Society, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to lead in expanding the knowledge and appreciation of international film art and its artists by showcasing the most compelling, thought-provoking international films, special tributes, major restorations and today's brightest stars.