San Diego International Film Festivalโค Announces 2023 Lineup, Spotlights ‘Rental Family,’ ‘Hamnet,’โข ‘After the Hunt‘
SAN DIEGO, CA – The San diegoโฃ International Film Festival (SDIFF) has unveiled itsโ 2023โข lineup, featuring aโค diverse selection of international and domestic films,โ including highly anticipated titles like “rental โFamily,” “Hamnet,” and “after the Hunt.” The festival, โrunning September 28 – october 1, will showcase cinematic storytelling, creativity, and human connection across a range of genres, from thought-provokingโค documentaries to award-winning shorts.
This year’sโข festival โขholds particularโ importance as Variety joins as the officialโฃ media partner for the Night of theโข Stars Tribute, presenting the Gregory Peck โขaward for Excellence in Cinema. The SDIFF aims to be more than just a film festival, serving as a โcultural โexperience that fosters global dialog and reflects the local San Diego community.
“The โขSan Diego International Film Festival โis more thanโ just a film festival – it’s a cultural experience,”โ said Tonya Mantooth, CEO/artistic director of theโฃ SDIFF, โin aโข statement.”From internationalโ cinema that sparks global dialogue to local stories that reflect the heart of our community, the festival is pleased to present the best in cinematic storytelling, creativityโ andโข human connection in our beautiful Sanโ Diego.”
Beyond the headlining films, theโค festival’s robust lineup includes “100 Liters of Gold” (Teemu Nikki), “Caseโค 137” (Dominik โMoll),โฃ “Hello Mother” โ(Byambasuren Ganbat), “Lostโ in Territories” (Nadav Shlomo Giladi), “Magic Hour” (Jacqueline Christy), “Obraz” โค(Nikola vukฤeviฤ),โค “sunphlowers” (Dave Byrne), and “The Party’s Over” โ(Antonyโค Cordier) in the โขGalaโ and Narrative Competition.
Documentary screenings will feature “A Quiet Love” (Garry Keane), “Lights, camera, Friendship onโ the spectrum – amelia Island” โค(Joey Travolta), and “Ugo: An Artist at War” (Steve โNemsick).
the San Diego โScene โขsidebar will spotlight โlocal filmmakers with โtitles like “Codeโ Red” (Jessica McGaugh), “Coulrophobia” (christopher White), “Crane” (Aiden โขKeltner), “Disconnected” (Will Jones), “One โHanded Fighter” โ(Matthew Meredith), “The Last Ones โฃOut” (Joshua Timpany), “The Truth About โขsusie” (Ty mabrey), and “Tides of tradition: โA Brief History of San Diego Commercial Fishing” โ(Lindsay Bauman).
for moreโ information about the festival, screening venues, tickets, and a complete list ofโ titles, visit sdfilmfest.com.