The San Francisco International Film Festival, first held in March of 1957 in San Francisco, was the first North American film festival. It is run by the San Francisco Film Society, which celebrates its 49th year in 2006.
The Festival played a major role in introducing foreign films to American audiences. Among the films were Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon and Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali.[ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for San Francisco International Film Festival ]
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