| While the Sundance film festival might get the most | | | | Basically, if you're a fan of independent films, both |
| attention, many avid indie film fans will tell you that few | | | | foreign and domestic, this affair set in the town located |
| independent movie festivals match the excitement or | | | | just off San Francisco might be the perfect stop. The |
| overall variety and quality as the Tiburon film festival. | | | | long tradition of artistic independence that San |
| Tiburon is located in California's famed Marin County, | | | | Francisco is known for continues to play out in |
| overlooking San Francisco Bay. This Tiburon-based | | | | neighboring Tiburon, and the Tiburon film festival |
| affair was started by the town in 2002, and has rapidly | | | | continues to grow in scope, size, and cinematic quality |
| grown into a diverse and popular international | | | | with each passing year. |
| experience that has gained attention world wide. | | | | The logo of this year's event shows a shark biting |
| This unique affair is usually held for a week in March | | | | down on a reel of film, a nod to the town of Tiburon's |
| of every year. The Tiburon film festival has a mission | | | | history, named after the local Carib Indian word for |
| statement as being a festival that wants to see a | | | | shark, as the bay around the town is known to be full |
| broad range of films from a wide range of countries | | | | of them. This fierce symbol is a good match for the |
| around the world. The motto for this occasion is: | | | | fierce independence that the movie festival |
| "Understanding the world through film," and strongly | | | | encourages. |
| reflects the direction this event has gone over the last | | | | For an event that has only existed since 2002, the |
| eight years. | | | | festival has already had a remarkable impact on film |
| International movies have been premiered at this | | | | and film careers alike. The academy award winner |
| festival from dozens of countries in nearly as many | | | | "West Bank Story" by Ari Sandel was premiered at |
| genres. Some movie category submissions in that past | | | | this festival, as was the academy award nominee |
| have included fiction, documentary, shorts, animated | | | | "Salim Baba" by Timothy Sternberg. In addition to these |
| shorts, experimental, surreal, student films, sports | | | | two remarkable works, many films that were viewed |
| documentaries, music videos, and even children's films. | | | | here for the first time were picked up for mainstream |
| This wide blend of culture and genre allows this | | | | distribution, or invited as guests to other popular and |
| Tiburon event to claim a very unique level of originality | | | | well known movie premier events. |
| and diversity. | | | | |