sf indiefest

A very brief history of sf indiefest, in case you are wondering

A very brief history of sf indiefest, in case you are wondering

In 1998 Jeff Ross realized there was no avenue available for his friend Rand Alexander to show his film, CAGED, even though it had played the prestigious Slamdance Film Festival that same year. Jeff took to the streets and put on a four-day event financed, like many of the films presented, with his personal credit cards. The event was welcomed with an audience of over 3,000 people. The following year IndieFest grew to a nine-day event with over 4,200 in attendance. Eight years later, IndieFest draws crowds of 15,000 and continues to support and celebrate maverick filmmakers and their work.

sf indie puts on four festivals each year

• The San Francisco Independent Film Festival aka SF IndieFest—this one started it all!
• The Hole in the Head Festival of Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy—now in its fourth bloody, outrageous year
• The Annual Might Ruckus—now in its third noisy year of all ages music, film and arts
• DocFest—our sixth year of featuring the best Indie Docs from around the globe

contact us

820 Divisadero, Suite 120
San Francisco, CA 94117
415.820.3907
info@sfindie.com

past festivals

Browse through our past festival sites —you might be surprised to find out that many films that premiered at sfindie festivals went on to wider release.

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who’s who
Founder/Festivals Director Jeff Ross
Director of Development Caitlin Curtin
Development & Web Coordinator Robert Archambault
Web Master and Developer Darren Mckeeman
House Managers Fay Dearborn & Alicia Perre-Dowd
Associate Programmer Mike Skurko
Publicist Karen Larsen and Associates
Street Marketing Dan Verel
Box Office Manager Catherine Fougere