Venues & Schedule
Look to the Center Spread for complete Venue and Schedule info.
Tickets
General tickets are $10. Opening Night Gala tickets, includes after party at CellSpace, are $25. The Closing Night Film and Party is $15.
Discount Passes
The IndiePass, good for admission to all films and parties at the Festival is $200 (less than $5 per program!). IndiePass holders go to the front of the line! This year there are also 5 and 10 film discount passes: 5Film Pass is $45, 10Film pass is $80. 5Film and 10Film passes not valid for the Opening Night or Closing Night Films.
Advance Tickets and Passes
Advance tickets and passes are available online at sfindie.com. There is a .50/ticket, $1/discount pass and $5/IndiePass service charge for online sales. Web orders are available for pick up at the Will Call table the day of the show. Walk up sales will take place Wed-Sun 12p-6p at Callou Designs, 101 Pierce Street at Waller (on “the wiggle” in Lower Haight). There is no service charge at the walk up location. Same day tickets are only available at the theaters. The theater box office will open 30 minutes before the first show of the day.
No Such Thing As Sold Out
If the advance sales box office has sold out their allotment of tickets for a particular show, that does not mean the show is sold out. There will very likely be tickets available at the door. These tickets will go on sale 20 minutes before showtime on a first come first served basis. Tickets are not refundable and not exchangeable. Refunds are available only if the program is canceled.
Opening Night
After the Opening Night Film at the Castro you are invited to join the IndieFest staff and this year's filmmakers at CellSpace on February 7. We’re running with the “Hatfield and McCoy”theme in SHOTGUN STORIES to create a fun, country-fied shindig in the Mission. Come ride our mechanical bull, groove and swing to southern fried shitkickin’ tunes by local bands, enjoy some BBQ and other fine complimentary food and drink. Watch some awesome short films in the screening room. And many more surprises. Our Opening Night Party is always one of the best parties of the year! The party is 21 up.
Parties
We love films, and we also love a good party! In addition to the hot Opening Night Party, we’ve got parties planned for every night of the Festival!
We had such a blast with our Roller Disco Party last year, we had to bring it back. Mark Saturday, Feb 9 on your calendar for that one. IndieFest not responsible for alcohol related roller skating wipe outs! At CellSpace, 9p-2a, 21up. $5 or free with any IndieFest ticket stub.
The Fifth Annual Big Lebowski Party takes place Saturday, Feb. 16 at Space Gallery. The party starts at 9p and lasts till they kick us out. White Russians! Mini bowling! Nihlists! Come dressed as your favorite Lebowski character and get in free! Also, free admission with any IndieFest ticket stub or in costume otherwise $10. 21up. The Dude Abides.
The IndieFest Closing Night Party on Sunday Feb. 17 will take place at 12 Galaxies with live performances by The Bar Feeders, RubberSideDown and The Midnight Bombers. Plus DJ Bishop and the IndieFest Award Ceremony. Show starts at 9p. $5 or free with any IndieFest ticket stub, $3 Redhook beer, 21 up. Please join us as we draw the curtain on another Festival!
Every other night of the Festival you can find the IndieFest filmmakers and your fellow film lovers at Kilowatt, the Official IndieFest Watering Hole and our favorite Mission dive.
Q&A
Many films at the festival will have representatives in the theater to answer your questions about their movie. For a more formal discussion of filmmaking and editing please join some of this year's IndieFest filmmakers as they talk about the making of their films in more detail at the Apple Store at Stockton and Market Streets on Friday Feb 8 and Feb 15 at 6pm.
Awards
This is your chance to talk back to the movie industry! If we all scream loud enough maybe we can get them to stop making those overblown Hollywood disasters and invest in some of these guys. We invite you to cast your vote for Audience Award for Best Feature Narrative and Documentary, Best Short and Best Animation in the festival. Based on your choices, we will be awarding the awards to the winning filmmakers at the Closing Night Party.
New this year, IndieFest will also be presenting a Jury Prize. Members of this year’s Jury include Dan Mirvish (founder/director of Slamdance), Henry Rosenthal (film producer), Joel Bachar (Microcinema International), Janis Plotkin (Programmer, Mill Valley Film Festival) and Bill Banning (Roxie Releasing).
NEW! Special Matinee Screenings for Schools
Presented in partnership with the San Francisco Film Society Education Program.
Tickets for the school matinee screenings of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK: THE ADAPTATION and 2ND VERSE: THE REBIRTH OF POETRY are available exclusively to Bay Area educators and students and may only be purchased through the San Francisco Film Society Education Program. Tickets are just $1.50 per person and cannot be purchased through the regular IndieFest box office or website. To reserve your seats, please call 415.561.5040 or email kzwolfer@sffs.org and provide your name, your school, how many students you would like to bring the name(s) of the film(s) you’d like to attend. Seating is limited and reservations are accepted on a first come, first served basis. You will receive an email confirmation from SFFS if you have made the cut-off for tickets.
Trailer
Festival trailer created by Ethan Clarke
Staff
Founder/Director Jeff Ross;
Programmers Joanne Parsont and Anita Monga,
Guest Curator Kier-La Janisse;
Associate Programmers George Kaskanlian, Eric Ringer and Jeff Ross;
Development Director Caitlin Curtin;
Publicist Karen Larsen and Associates;
Box Office Manager Catherine Fougere:
Volunteer Coordinator Romany;
House Managers Fay Dearborn, Dan
Verel, Hospitality Coordinator Sara Sherman;
Graphic Design Joseph Hren
Screening Venues
Castro Theatre 429 Castro at Market
Roxie Cinema 3117 16th at Valencia
Victoria Theatre 2961 16th at Mission
Party Venues
12 Galaxies 2565 Mission at 22nd
CellSpace 2050 Bryant at 18th
Killowatt 3160 16th Street at Albion
Space Gallery 1141 Polk Street at Hemlock
