Noah Cowan
Noah Cowan
Noah Cowan is the Executive Director of the San Francisco Film Society. Since March 2014, he has overseen the Film Society’s programs in exhibition, education and filmmaker services. Before joining the Film Society, Cowan was the Artistic Director of TIFF Bell Lightbox...
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Of these features, 109 are world premieres -- the most ever,
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