With support from the California Arts Council, 3rd i South Asian Film will hold the 17th Annual San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival in November 2019 at New People Cinema and Castro Theater in San Francisco and at Cine Arts, Palo Alto. The Festival will offer narrative, documentary, feature and short films about the lives and experiences of South Asian communities. CAC funds will partially underwrite the fees of participating California artists and Festival marketing costs.
In addition to the annually presented San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival, 3rd i conducts year-round programs. These include:
• On-going screenings, performances, and mini-festivals (3rd i’s Green Eye and 3rd i’s Queer Eye),
• Co-presentations with other Bay Area cultural organizations and film festivals, and
• Educational programs (3rd i’s Speaker Series) on various issues related to South Asian cinema.