Grantee Database
SF Urban Film Fest
Grant Year
2023-24
Grant Program
General Operating Support
Award Amount
$46,749.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, SF Urban Film Fest (SFUFF) will produce film-based screening and panel discussion events including (1) tenth anniversary week-long festival in collaboration with grass-roots and community-based cultural organizations, and (2) the writing and distribution of an SFUFF Story as a Claim to Place playbook on how to leverage the power of storytelling to advocate for reclaiming both place narratives and the physical spaces of neighborhoods. The strategy and playbook are relevant to marginalized communities in the battle against erasure and displacement not only in San Francisco but every major urban area in the world where real estate speculation reigns above the right to housing and community self-determination. In places where vulnerable communities are losing physical ground, stories and films serve as powerful tools as claims to place.
Organization Summary
SF Urban Film Fest produces storytelling and film-based programs in collaboration with cultural and community organizations and is based in the City of San Francisco, California. Our programming includes film screenings coupled with interactive discussions, storytelling workshops aimed at civically-minded professionals, community members and advocates, as well as place-focused gatherings that connects physical and social spaces in cities. Our services include short film projects that support grass-roots efforts to address unjust urban planning such as to advocate for more affordable housing, transit options and open space in underserved areas to name a few. The SF Urban Film Fest is in its 10th season, with events throughout the year and a week-long festival coming up spring 2024. While historically all our programs are in person, due to the 2020 global pandemic, most of our programming were virtual, with only a few socially distant, COVID-19 compliant, in person events. However starting with the 2022 and 2023 festivals, our events are hybrid and in person.
Organization
Intersection for the Arts
Address
1446 Market Street
c/o Intersection for the Arts
San Francisco
94102
County
San Francisco
Region
Bay Area – San Francisco
Phone
(415) 626-2787
Congressional District
California's 12th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 17
State Senate District
District 11
