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San Francisco Film Society Announces First-Ever Dedicated Theater

SFFS New People Cinema
Photo by Daichi Ano, courtesy of New People
The interior of the San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema
Film lovers who feel a pang of withdrawal at the close of the San Francisco International Film Festival are in luck. The festival's parent organization, the San Francisco Film Society, announced today that it will be offering daily programming in its first-ever theater, located in the New People building in San Francisco's Japantown neighborhood. 

According to the SFFS, the theater offers 143 seats, analog and digital equipment, perfect sight lines and immersive THX-certified surround sound. In addition to screenings, the 54-year-old organization will also offer classes, panels, and other events at the location.

The New People Building, a white, glass-walled paean to modernism, is a one-stop shopping spot for Japanese pop-culture aficionados, offering everything from Lolita fashion to fine art. 

The Film Society has long been looking to set up a dedicated screening space, at one point entering into negotiations to take over the Clay Theater last year. The venture eventually fell through.

The SFFS is mum on the details of its programming at this point, but will reveal a full line-up and opening date before Labor Day. 

Check out more design porn below.

SFFS theater new people
Courtesy of San Francisco Film Society
The exterior of the San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema.

New people sffs
Photo by Daichi Ano, courtesy of New People
The interior of the San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema.

 

Andy Wright
Andy Wright runs The Bay Citizen's Pulse of the Bay blog. Previously, Andy worked as the web editor at the SF Weekly and as the assistant culture and community editor for The Bay Citizen. A ... View Profile
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