Introduction to the film festival
San Francisco International New Concept Film Festival is a US government-approved 501(C) (3) tax-exempt non-profit organization.
Provide an international platform for all film lovers, professional filmmakers, and film/media students who love filmmaking to stand out.
Discover and select potential talents with new techniques & skills, who demonstrate the original concept and accelerate their development within the film industry.
Encourage new filmmakers, especially young and first-time filmmakers, for their new productions. Encourage and celebrate original and insightful screenwriting and new ideas in the film. Accept films in all categories and subject matter.
Make friends and enhance communication through films.
Awards
Awards category
Best Feature Film Award
Best Documentary Award
Best Short Native Film Award
Best Short Documentary Award
Best Commercial Award
Best Music Video Award
Best Animation Award
Best Director Award
Best Screenwriting Award
Best Short Screenwriting Award
Best Cinematography Award
Best Editing Award
Best Sound Effect Award
Best Music Score Award
Best Action Design Award
Best Leading Actor Award
Best Leading Actress Award
Best Supporting Actor Award
Best Supporting Actress Award
Best Student Film Award
Best Student Talent Award
Most Popular Film Award (Audience Vote)
Excellent Awards in different categories.
Note： Each Winner receives a certificate & a trophy. The final decision is made by the Festival Committee.
Rules
Previous Shortlisted And Award-winning Films
| Jury Name | Judge photos | Jury Profile |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Yanehiro |  |
Jan Yanehiro co-hosted Evening Magazine, a pioneering television program in San Francisco that ran for 15 years on CBS5. In search of a good story, she bungee jumped, sky dived and climbed a frozen waterfall in Colorado. Currently, she is the Founding Director of the School of Communications and Media Technologies at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She has hosted 6 documentaries on the internment of Japanese Americans and has won several awards including an Emmy, the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award and the Girl Scout’s Woman of Distinction. She serves on Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream Foundation and the SF-Osaka Sister City Association. |
| Nicolás P. Villarreal |  |
尼古拉斯维拉瑞尔在阿根廷拉普拉塔出生及成长。他在阿维兰尼达动画电影学院取得2维动画专业的学士学位。在学习动画的同时，他师从阿根廷著名艺术家米格尔.阿祖格瑞习画。他坚持学习动画和美术画直至进入旧金山艺术大学研究生院。维拉瑞尔在2002的春天以优异的成绩毕业获得硕士学位。自那时起他就作为一个传统的动画师，角色设计师，雕塑家和视觉艺术家一直工作。他工作的范围涵盖迪士尼工作室在内的电影和视频游戏发展艺术，索尼电脑娱乐公司，金.汉森艺术工作室, 塞加，卷轴特效，数字领域，邓肯工作室和亚马逊工作室等等。他经常获邀演讲，讲座领域包括皮克斯动画工作室，梦工厂动画，苹果公司，斯坦福大学、悉尼歌剧院和南美及欧洲的几所大学以及TEDx演讲。 尼古拉斯维拉瑞尔是红三叶工作室的创始人之一。目前他在制作他的第一部动画故事长片。他编剧导演了动画短片“消毒”，“Nieta”，“色彩之家”。他也是旧金山艺术大学视觉开发系的的系主任，在此他与学生们分享他的创作经验。 Nicolás P. Villarreal was born and raised in La Plata, Argentina. He studied at the Escuela of Animacion y Cinematografía de Avellaneda where he earned a degree in 2D Animation. While studying animation he was taken under the wing of Miguel Alzugaray, a well-known fine artist from Argentina. He continued studying animation and fine art painting until he entered the Master’s Program at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Villarreal graduated with honors in the Spring of 2002, and since then he has been working as a traditional animator, character designer, sculptor and Visual Development artist for films and video games including Walt Disney Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment, Jim Henson Studios, Sega, Reel FX, Digital Domain, Duncan Studios and Amazon Studios among others. He has given presentations at Pixar Animation Studios, Dreamworks Animation, Apple, Stanford University, The Sydney Opera House and several universities in South America and Europe as well as a TEDx talk. Nicolás is the co-founder of Red Clover Studios where he is currently developing his first Feature Film as well as the writer and Director of the animated short films “Pasteurized”, “Nieta” and co-writer and Director of “The House of Colors”. He is also the Director of the Visual Development Department at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where he shares his experience with his students. |
| Keith Howell |  |
Keith Howell has been an editor/publisher in United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Japan and United States. He has been involved with magazines in science (Physics Teacher, Technical Education, Oceans), travel (Hong Kong Guide, Sawasdee), fashion (SF Moda), environment and culture (Whale, Pacific Discovery, California Wild, Napa Valley)and has contributed articles to many more. His publications have won many awards, including Best West Coast Magazine (Oceans). He is the author of East Asia Guide and Brush of the Cat. Howell has been a consultant and lead judge with the selection committee for the San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival. He is also a world traveler, often learning the culture by working as an English teacher in many of the countries he visits. He has a Master’s degree from Edinburgh University. |
Authorization type
Duration (several sessions)
Film Festival Features
Dates & Deadlines
2025-10-27
Submission start time
2025-12-31
Earlybird Deadline
2026-03-31
Regular Deadline
2026-05-31
Regular Deadline
2026-06-30
Late Deadline
2026-07-31
Extended Deadline
2026-09-25
Extended Deadline
2026-09-25
Submission end time
2025-09-26
Finalist notification start time
2025-09-26
Finalist notification end time
2026-10-26
Award ceremony start time
2026-11-01
Award ceremony end time
Categories and fees
2025/12/31
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 50 Dollar
2026/03/31
Regular Deadline
Standard: 70 Dollar
2026/05/31
Regular Deadline
Standard: 80 Dollar
2026/06/30
Late Deadline
Standard: 90 Dollar
2026/07/31
Extended Deadline
Standard: 100 Dollar
2026/09/25
Extended Deadline
Standard: 120 Dollar
2025/12/31
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 40 Dollar
2026/03/31
Regular Deadline
Standard: 50 Dollar
2026/05/31
Regular Deadline
Standard: 60 Dollar
2026/06/30
Late Deadline
Standard: 70 Dollar
2026/07/31
Extended Deadline
Standard: 80 Dollar
2026/09/25
Extended Deadline
Standard: 100 Dollar
2025/12/31
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 40 Dollar
2026/03/31
Regular Deadline
Standard: 50 Dollar
2026/05/31
Regular Deadline
Standard: 60 Dollar
2026/06/30
Late Deadline
Standard: 70 Dollar
2026/07/31
Extended Deadline
Standard: 80 Dollar
2026/09/25
Extended Deadline
Standard: 100 Dollar
2025/12/31
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 40 Dollar
2026/03/31
Regular Deadline
Standard: 50 Dollar
2026/05/31
Regular Deadline
Standard: 60 Dollar
2026/06/30
Late Deadline
Standard: 70 Dollar
2026/07/31
Extended Deadline
Standard: 80 Dollar
2026/09/25
Extended Deadline
Standard: 100 Dollar
2025/12/31
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 40 Dollar
2026/03/31
Regular Deadline
Standard: 50 Dollar
2026/05/31
Regular Deadline
Standard: 60 Dollar
2026/06/30
Late Deadline
Standard: 70 Dollar
2026/07/31
Extended Deadline
Standard: 80 Dollar
2026/09/25
Extended Deadline
Standard: 100 Dollar
2025/12/31
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 40 Dollar
2026/03/31
Regular Deadline
Standard: 50 Dollar
2026/05/31
Regular Deadline
Standard: 60 Dollar
2026/06/30
Late Deadline
Standard: 70 Dollar
2026/07/31
Extended Deadline
Standard: 80 Dollar
2026/09/25
Extended Deadline
Standard: 100 Dollar
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