San Francisco International Film Festival
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The San Francisco International Film Festival is one of the longest-running film festivals in the Americas, showcasing a wide range of international and independent cinema each year in San Francisco, California.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| San Francisco International Film Festival canonical | 5 |
| SFIFF | 1 |
| San Francisco Film Society | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2350443 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: San Francisco International Film Festival Context triple: [Following, premiereEvent, San Francisco International Film Festival]
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A.
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is an annual film festival in Santa Barbara that showcases independent and international cinema and hosts tributes to prominent filmmakers and actors.
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B.
Provincetown International Film Festival
The Provincetown International Film Festival is an annual film festival in Provincetown, Massachusetts, known for showcasing independent, LGBTQ+, and international cinema.
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C.
New York Film Festival
The New York Film Festival is a prestigious annual film festival held in New York City, renowned for premiering significant international and independent films.
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D.
Napa Valley Film Festival
The Napa Valley Film Festival is an annual celebration of independent cinema held in California’s wine country, featuring film screenings, culinary events, and industry panels.
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E.
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a major annual film festival in New York City, founded in 2002 by Robert De Niro and others, known for showcasing independent films, documentaries, and emerging filmmakers from around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: San Francisco International Film Festival Target entity description: The San Francisco International Film Festival is one of the longest-running film festivals in the Americas, showcasing a wide range of international and independent cinema each year in San Francisco, California.
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A.
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is an annual film festival in Santa Barbara that showcases independent and international cinema and hosts tributes to prominent filmmakers and actors.
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B.
Provincetown International Film Festival
The Provincetown International Film Festival is an annual film festival in Provincetown, Massachusetts, known for showcasing independent, LGBTQ+, and international cinema.
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C.
New York Film Festival
The New York Film Festival is a prestigious annual film festival held in New York City, renowned for premiering significant international and independent films.
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D.
Napa Valley Film Festival
The Napa Valley Film Festival is an annual celebration of independent cinema held in California’s wine country, featuring film screenings, culinary events, and industry panels.
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E.
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a major annual film festival in New York City, founded in 2002 by Robert De Niro and others, known for showcasing independent films, documentaries, and emerging filmmakers from around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
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film festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
San Francisco International Film Festival
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surface form:
SFIFF
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| cityServed | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
emerging filmmakers
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independent filmmakers ⓘ world cinema ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAward |
Audience Award
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Golden Gate Awards ⓘ Kanbar Award for Storytelling ⓘ Mel Novikoff Award ⓘ New Directors Award ⓘ Persistence of Vision Award ⓘ Peter J. Owens Award ⓘ |
| hasEditionType | competitive festival ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
live events
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master classes ⓘ panel discussions ⓘ retrospectives ⓘ special tributes ⓘ |
| hasSection |
country or region spotlights
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documentary competition ⓘ narrative feature competition ⓘ shorts competition ⓘ spotlight programs ⓘ |
| hostCity | San Francisco ⓘ |
| inception | 1957 ⓘ |
| isOneOf | longest-running film festivals in the Americas ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
San Francisco Bay Area
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surface form:
Bay Area
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ |
| organizer |
San Francisco International Film Festival
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
San Francisco Film Society
|
| region |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| screeningFocus |
documentary films
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feature films ⓘ independent cinema ⓘ international cinema ⓘ short films ⓘ |
| typicalStartMonth |
April
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May ⓘ |
| venue |
Castro Theatre
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Pacific Film Archive ⓘ Roxie Theater ⓘ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts ⓘ |
| website | https://sffilm.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Francisco International Film Festival Description of subject: The San Francisco International Film Festival is one of the longest-running film festivals in the Americas, showcasing a wide range of international and independent cinema each year in San Francisco, California.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
North American film festival circuit
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includesFestival
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San Francisco International Film Festival
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San Francisco International Film Festival
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organizer
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San Francisco International Film Festival
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
San Francisco Film Society
San Francisco International Film Festival
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alsoKnownAs
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San Francisco International Film Festival
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this entity surface form:
SFIFF