Search for pictures and Festival posters from the past 50 years of the San Francisco International. Right now you can search for Festival photos from 1990 to 2007. The gallery will be updated frequently, so check back for new additions.
Irving ’Bud’ Levin, owner of San Francisco’s Metro Theatre, founded the SFIFF in 1957. However, Levin credited the idea for creating the Festival to the Italian consul general at the time, Pierluigi Alvera, who became one of its staunchest supporters.