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Awards

Cross-sectional highlights featuring thematic groupings, local interests, additional information about the Festival's honorees, and more.

Films in Competition

Presented at the Festival since its inaugural year in 1957, the Golden Gate Awards (GGAs) are among the most significant honors for emerging global film artists in the United States. Prizes are awarded in 14 narrative, documentary, and short film categories and total nearly $40,000.

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2019 Festival Jurors and GGA Screeners

Meet the Golden Gate Award screeners, and the jurors for the categories shorts, documentaries, new directors and youth works.

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2019 Festival Honorees

Additional content related to the recipients of this year's awards and tributes.

Education Program Manager

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Operations Assistant Manager

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Festival Graphic Designer

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Filmmaker School Visit Coordinator

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Press Office Manager

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Communications Project Manager

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Communications Intern

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Digital Content Manager

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Virtual Hospitality Coordinator

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Theater Operations Manager

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Partnerships Intern

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Education Intern

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Development Intern

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SFFILM Announces 2021 Documentary Film Fund Winners

SFFILM Makers Awards a Total of $60,000 to Four Projects in 10th Year of G...

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Production Assistant

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Volunteer Manager

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Marketing Coordinator

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Special Events Coordinator

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Festival Concierge

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SFFILM Awards Honors Glenn Close, Aaron Sorkin, Chloe Zhao and ‘One Night in Miami’ Ensemble in Virtual Ceremony

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Assistant Camp Instructor

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Education Manager and Youth Camp Instructor

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Development Intern

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Events and Operations Assistant Manager

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Five Extremely Bay Area Things to See at the 2023 SFFILM Festival

How Stephen Curry Became the Center of SFFILM’s Opening Night

Festival Lounge Manager

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Education Intern

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Education Coordinator

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Theater Operations and Volunteer Manager

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Box Office Manager

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Artist Development Intern

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Special Events Assistant Manager

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Festival Lounge Assistant Manager

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Tech Coordinator

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Going Varsity in Mariachi

Learning about leadership and perseverance through Going Varsity in Mariac...

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Wrap Notes: Bay Area Artists & International Filmmakers Shine at the 2024 SFFILM Festival

With a full slate of in-person programming and events, the 2024 SFFILM Fes...

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Counted Out

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Connecting math with civic engagement and societal issues in this...

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From Fact to Fiction (2024)

Explore family values, dynamic challenges, and unique ideas in this collec...

Explore family values, dynamic challenges, and unique ideas in th...

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Puffin Rock and the New Friends

Learning about animal environments and friendship with Puffin Rock and the...

Learning about animal environments and friendship with Puffin Roc...

Learning about animal environments and friendsh...

Learning about animal environments an...

Shorts 5: Family Films (2024)

Exploring new ideas, curiosity, and self-discovery through short films &nb...

Exploring new ideas, curiosity, and self-discovery through short ...

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Shorts 6: Youth Works (2024)

Celebrating young filmmakers and up-and-coming cinematic voices   You...

Celebrating young filmmakers and up-and-coming cinematic voices &...

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SFFILM Festival Releases Lineup and All-New Hybrid Format

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2021 Nellie Wong Magic of Movies Essay Contest Winners

Transportation Assistant Manager

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Filmmaker School Visit Manager

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HQ & Lounge Coordinator

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Transportation Associate

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SFFILM: Jane Campion, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Oscar Isaac Set for Honors

Staff Driver

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Press Office Coordinator

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Guest Office Coordinator

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Guest Office Manager

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Digital & Social Content Coordinator

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Assistant Graphic Designer

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Copa 71

Learning about the first women’s World Cup with Copa 71   With extens...

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The Last Repair Shop + A Concerto is a Conversation

Exploring the importance of music and mentorship with The Last Repair Shop...

Exploring the importance of music and mentorship with The Last Re...

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Exploring the importance of music and...

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Story & Pictures By

Exploring the world of picture books and the creators behind them through ...

Exploring the world of picture books and the creators behind them...

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Production Assistant

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Youth Filmmakers Camp Instructor

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Strategic Partnerships Deck

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SFFILM at Home brings festival experience online after coronavirus shuts down main event

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2019 Partner Impact Report

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San Francisco’s Master Plan to Keep Film Relevant In the 21st Century

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Filmmaker Programming

Check out the slate of upcoming events for Bay Area filmmakers.

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Shorts 6: Family Films

Sometimes the key to growing up is staying young at heart. These inventive...

Sometimes the key to growing up is staying young at heart. These ...

Sometimes the key to growing up is staying youn...

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Netflix and thrills fill SFFILM Fest’s opening night bash

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The Art & Science of Lucasfilm

Bringing professionals from Lucasfilm together with Bay Area students

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Current Residents

Meet the exciting group of filmmakers currently calling FilmHouse home.

Meet the exciting group of filmmakers currently calling FilmHouse...

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2021 SFFILM Festival FAQ

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Festival Drive-In FAQ

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SFFILM Awards Night FAQ

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2022 SFFILM Festival FAQ

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Doc Stories FAQ

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Into the Great Beyond: Spotlight on Space

This year’s World Cinema Spotlight casts its gaze to the stars, beam...

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The Dazzling Distinction of Laura Dern

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Accessibility Consultant

In 2018, SFFILM made a focused commitment to improving accessibility and i...

In 2018, SFFILM made a focused commitment to improving accessibil...

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FilmHouse Resident Patricia Lee on Career Changes and Creativity

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SF General nurses make history with care for AIDS patients in ‘5B’

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Browse the Program

SFFILM leaders finally feel at home with new offices and in-theater festival return

FilmHouse Resident Patricia Lee on Career Changes and Creativity

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Heart on Location: How SFFILM Harnesses The Power Of the Bay Area

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Bay Area’s Own Ryan Coogler Honored at SFFILM Awards Night

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Remembering Noah Cowan

Remembering former SFFILM Executive Director Noah Cowan On Wednesday, Janu...

Remembering former SFFILM Executive Director Noah Cowan On Wednes...

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Record Setting 8 SFFILM-Supported Films Headed to Sundance 2023

Meet the SFFILM Makers behind the SFFILM-supported titles On Wednesday, De...

Meet the SFFILM Makers behind the SFFILM-supported titles On Wedn...

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Preserving cinema at the Castro Theatre

SFFILM Executive Director Anne Lai’s thoughts on preserving cinema a...

SFFILM Executive Director Anne Lai’s thoughts on preserving...

SFFILM Executive Director Anne Lai’s thou...

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SFFILM FilmHouse Residency Process

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Meet the Winners of the 2021 SFFILM Sloan Stories of Science Development Fund

Two screenwriters, Christopher Au and Jonathan Sethna, have been selected ...

Two screenwriters, Christopher Au and Jonathan Sethna, have been ...

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Two screenwriters, Christopher Au and...

Partnering with Pixar to Assist Pandemic Parenting

The SFFILM Education team has wrapped a strange-but-still-quite-busy sprin...

The SFFILM Education team has wrapped a strange-but-still-quite-b...

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Guest Post: Sound Design, Hip-Hop, and “A Lo-Fi Blues”

FilmHouse Resident Ed Ntiri on sounds and their connection to filmmaking “...

FilmHouse Resident Ed Ntiri on sounds and their connection to fil...

FilmHouse Resident Ed Ntiri on sounds and their...

FilmHouse Resident Ed Ntiri on sounds...

SFFILM Supported Titles Headed to Sundance

Three SFFILM-supported projects are in the 2022 Sundance lineup. Read more...

Three SFFILM-supported projects are in the 2022 Sundance lineup. ...

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Ryan Coogler, Margot Robbie and Sarah Polley to Be Honored by SFFILM

Exclusive: How SFFILM celebrated Ryan Coogler, Margot Robbie and more at its 2022 Awards Night.

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SFFILM announces program for first in-theater festival in 3 years

Exclusive: Boots Riley’s Oakland-set ‘I’m a Virgo’ to close 66th SFFilm Festival

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