Archives: San Diego Film Festival

2019 Film Insider Series

May 21, 2019 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

I love attending this monthly series at Arclight Cinemas. Hosted by San Diego Film Foundation, exclusive screenings of not yet released films can be previewed. This month featured a drama written by playwright, JC Lee and co-written by Julius Onah (director). The prescreening cocktail buzz is already rife with questions like, “Where is Eritrea?” and • Read More »

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Questions that make you go, “Hmm”…

October 27, 2015 | By Jeanne Ferris | Comments Off on Questions that make you go, “Hmm”… | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

Opening night at the San Diego Film Festival this year screened the U.S. premiere of “Septembers of Shiraz” starring Adrien Brody and Salma Hayek, a story about a rich family (Brody plays an Iranian Jewish jeweler whose family and he become persecuted under the Ayotollah’s regime). This film for the record, was not my favorite—ever. • Read More »

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Jason Segel is a funny yet serious…“superhero of a smaller country”

July 30, 2015 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

Actor Jason Segel and eleven time Emmy winner, Tonya Mantooth, SDFF’s Director of Programming In case you missed the memo, the San Diego Film Festival is here to stay and rocking the Casbah (or Arclight La Jolla in this case). The V.I.P. monthly screenings include a hosted bar, gourmet appetizers and an independent film screening. • Read More »

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San Diego Film Festival is Coming!

June 22, 2015 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

Get your passes NOW!   Exciting international and national indie film submissions are coming in fast and furious from: Israel Greece India Philippines Los Angeles New York The above mentioned countries and cities are just to name a few. Over 2,000 submissions are being pared down to 100 as I write. There have been eight films • Read More »

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San Diego Film Festival 2014 Raises the Ante of Stardom with new sponsor, “Variety”

November 20, 2014 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

sdfilmfest.com The opening night premiere of “Wild” with Reese Witherspoon was sold out, standing room only at the San Diego Film Festival (SDFF). Screening was at Reading Theatres in the Gaslamp. An outstanding screenplay adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s autobiography about her solitary Pacific Crest Trail journey was excellently directed by Jean-Marc Vallee. It is sure • Read More »

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Festing at San Diego Film Festival

October 7, 2013 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

Hello! Festing at San Diego Film Festival (SDFF)  felt like I took a vacation in my own town. I got to: preview a big Oscar contender, the harrowing and exhausting “12 Years as a Slave” (hated it but appreciated its objective) spoke with Judd Apatow, a very funny director—I asked him if Brick (a character • Read More »

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