San Francisco Art And Film Program

THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDING IN JUNE 2023 MARKED SAN FRANCISCO ART & FILM FOR TEENAGERS 30TH YEAR OF OFFERING BAY AREA STUDENTS FREE ACCESS TO ARTS PROGRAMMING. WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE OVER 650 STUDENTS, PRIMARILY COMING FROM PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN SAN FRANCISCO. ATTENDANCE AT OUR FRIDAY NIGHT CINE CLUB WAS HEALTHY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH AUDIENCES IN THE RANGE OF 40-80 PER SCREENING. OUR CINE CLUB PARTNERS, THE SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE (SFAI), ENDED OPERATION IN 2022, SO WE RESUMED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT WHO HOSTED OUR FILMS AT THE RANDALL MUSEUM.OUR ART SATURDAY PROGRAM CONTINUED WITH A BIMONTHLY PROGRAM OF GALLERY WALKS AND MUSEUM TOURS, AS WELL AS SPECIAL EVENTS WITH PARTNERS INCLUDING THE EXPLORATORIUM AND THE SILENT FILM FESTIVAL.OVER THE COURSE OF THE 2022-23 SEASON WE BROUGHT STUDENTS TO EVENTS AT THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER, SF OPERA AND SF BALLET PROVIDED US WITH TICKETS TO 33 EVENTS, WITH STUDENT ATTENDANCE RANGING FROM 20 TO 55 STUDENTS DEPENDING ON TICKET AVAILABILITY. OUR FILM WORKSHOP, OUR SOLE FEE-BASED PROGRAM, MET WEEKLY ON SUNDAYS TO TEACH FILMMAKING SKILLS AND PRODUCE STUDENTS FILMS, WITH 37% OF THE 19 WORKSHOP STUDENTS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS. IN THE SUMMER WE HELD OUR ANNUAL SUMMER FILM INTENSIVE WITH 18 STUDENTS SPENDING NINE DAYS STUDYING GREAT WORKS OF CINEMA AND MAKING THEIR VERY FIRST FILMS. CINE CLUBTWENTY-SIX SCREENINGS OF CLASSIC FILMS HELD ON FRIDAYS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND MARCH. ATTENDANCE IS FREE AND RANGES FROM 40 TO 80 STUDENTS. STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED THE FILM AND ITS DIRECTOR BEFORE EACH SCREENING. CINE CLUB INVITES PARENTS, MENTORS, FILMMAKERS, AND CRITICS TO JOIN IN THE DISCUSSIONS THAT FOLLOW THE PRESENTATION. FILMS ARE SELECTED TO GIVE STUDENTS A WIDE BACKGROUND IN THE HISTORY OF SERIOUS FILM AND TO THRILL AND EXCITE THEM ABOUT THE SCOPE AND BREATH OF GREAT FILMMAKING. THE DISCUSSION HELPS STUDENTS EXPLORE THEIR IDEAS IN DEPTH. THEY ARE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED TO SHARE THEIR QUESTIONS, PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS, LIKES AND DISLIKES.AN ANNUAL FILM ESSAY CONTEST IS HELD IN MARCH WITH CASH PRIZES FOR THE BEST ESSAYS ON FILMS SCREENED IN CINE CLUB THAT YEAR.ART SATURDAY STUDENTS MEET BI-MONTHLY TO TOUR ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS OR SPECIAL CULTURAL EVENTS WITH MENTORS. FOLLOWING THE TOUR STUDENTS DISCUSS THEIR EXPERIENCE OVER A LUNCH PROVIDED BY SF ART AND FILM. DESTINATIONS INCLUDE SFMOMA, THE YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, MINNESOTA STREET PROJECT, THE EXPLORATORIUM, THE SILENT FILM FESTIVAL, AND DOWNTOWN ART GALLERIES.ART SATURDAY IS FREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO ANY STUDENT WHO IS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING. IT OFFERS A PERFECT WAY FOR STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM OUTSIDE SAN FRANCISCO, TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR AND RELAXED ABOUT MOVING AROUND THE CITY. IT IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TO MEET AND MAKE FRIENDSHIPS THROUGH SHARED INTEREST IN ART.FILM WORKSHOPFILM PROFESSIONALS HELP STUDENTS PRODUCE THEIR OWN PRIZE-WINNING FILMS. OUR FILM WORKSHOP IS OFFERED ANNUALLY IS OPEN TO ALL BAY AREA STUDENTS, FROM LATE MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE. EACH YEAR, NEW STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PROFESSIONAL FILMMAKING WHILE RETURNING STUDENTS REFINE AND DEEPEN THEIR SKILLS.THE WORKSHOP ACTS AS PRODUCER, HELPING STUDENTS TO BUILD A PORTFOLIO OF WORK THAT WILL HELP THEM GET INTO FILM SCHOOLS AND DEVELOP A FOUNDATION OF SKILLS LOOKING, SEEING, THINKING, DOING - THAT WILL SERVE THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS. STUDENTS ARE GIVEN HANDS ON EXPERIENCE IN EDITING, LIGHTING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIRECTING.