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Meet the films and filmmakers selected for the Festival’s Golden Gate Award sections and learn more about our 2020 honorees.
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 traditionally awarded in 11 narrative, documentary, and short film categories and total nearly $40,000. The 2020 GGA competition has been canceled along with the Festival. Meet the Golden Gate Award screeners, and the jurors who would have served for the short film, documentary, and new directors competitions. Additional content related to the recipients of this year's awards and tributes.Films in Competition
2020 Festival Jurors and GGA Screeners
2020 Festival Honorees
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By Cory Sklar The Alamo Drafthouse is a haven. A refuge for lover...
By Cory Sklar The Alamo Drafthouse is a haven. ...
By Cory Sklar The Alamo Drafthouse is...
By Randy Myers It’s somewhat of a shock that it’s only been in these last ...
By Randy Myers It’s somewhat of a shock that it’s only been in th...
By Randy Myers It’s somewhat of a shock that it...
By Randy Myers It’s somewhat of a sho...
By Johnny Ray Huston In cinema you need a certain intimacy, and maybe a li...
By Johnny Ray Huston In cinema you need a certain intimacy, and m...
By Johnny Ray Huston In cinema you need a certa...
By Johnny Ray Huston In cinema you ne...
By Pam Grady They have been at it for 10 years now, actors Steve Coogan an...
By Pam Grady They have been at it for 10 years now, actors Steve ...
By Pam Grady They have been at it for 10 years ...
By Pam Grady They have been at it for...