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Tom,
Happy New Year!
The year is off to a good start at FestHQ, as all of our office team members have made a green resolution for 2016.
I’ve resolved not to waste food, astounded by the fact that 50% of the food we produce never even reaches the table. For me, this means planning meals each week, using up all leftovers, and learning
to love the freezer! This resolution was inspired by the hugely entertaining documentary
Just Eat It –
catch our free screening next week on Jan. 13.
Check out all of the
team’s green resolutions and let us know yours on
Facebook or
Twitter and we can spur each other on throughout the month.
It seems that El Niño has finally arrived - the perfect reason to escape to your local cinema. Our Screening Committee are happy to stay indoors this month and continue reviewing the many film submissions
for the Festival. Throughout this month, we get together to discuss, share and watch films on the big screen at the Ninth Street Independent Film Center (pictured above).
Stay posted for the first film announcements in February and the full Festival Program Launch on March 15!
Until then, see you at the movies.
Rachel Caplan
Founder & CEO
GREEN FILM FEST PRESENTS: JUST EAT IT
Wednesday, January 13, 6:00pm
Koret Auditorium at SF Public Library Main Branch
100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA 94102
Join us for this Festival encore screening: Filmmakers and food lovers Jen Rustemeye and Grant Baldwin dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the
back of their own fridge. Just Eat It looks at our systemic obsession with perfect produce and reveals the devastating global consequences.
More info & Trailer >>
Free event, no ticket required.
This event is sponsored by the
Green Stacks program of SF Public Library.
GREEN FILM FEST RECOMMENDS: BERLIN & BEYOND FILM FESTIVAL
From January 14-20, the
Berlin & Beyond Film Festival celebrates its 20th year with a wonderful lineup of 24 new features, documentaries, and short films.
Don't miss our top pick
The Messenger, Su Rynard’s wide-ranging and contemplative documentary exploring our deep-seated connection to songbirds. The film shows at Pacific's Janet Leigh Theatre in Stockton
on January 31.
CLIMATE ACTION FILM CONTEST WINNERS
Just before Christmas, we announced the winners of our
Climate Action Film Contest, bringing to life
SF Climate Action goals.
We received more than 250 entries from as far afield as Cameroon and Germany.
Our winners will all be shown at screenings during this year’s festival. If you can’t wait until then,
check them out here.
WATCH AGAIN: DIVIDE IN CONCORD
2015 Festival favorite
Divide in Concord is now available to watch on DVD or iTunes.
When Jean Hill heard about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, she made it her mission to ban the sale of plastic water bottles in the small town of Concord, MA. She didn't realize she was starting a revolution.
Watch Now >>
GREEN FILM FEST RECOMMENDS: WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL
Next weekend (January 14th-18th) we'll be making our annual pilgrimage to the
Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Nevada City.
We can't wait to see some of the great new environmental films on offer. Drop us a line if you're going and we'll meet you there.
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