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Awards

Meet the films and filmmakers selected for the Festival’s Golden Gate Award sections and learn more about our 2020 honorees.

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 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.

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2020 Festival Jurors and GGA Screeners

Meet the Golden Gate Award screeners, and the jurors who would have served for the short film, documentary, and new directors competitions.

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2020 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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Over the Moon

Learning about loss, grief and family tradition through 'Over the Moon'

Learning about loss, grief and family tradition through 'Over the...

Learning about loss, grief and family tradition...

Learning about loss, grief and family...

Fauci

Learning about medical research and direct action with 'Fauci'

Learning about medical research and direct action with 'Fauci'

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The future of Oakland is rooted in its past in SFFILM’s ‘Lost Landscapes’ SF Chronicle

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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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Theater Operations Manager

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Guest Office Manager

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Volunteer Manager

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Marketing Coordinator

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Assistant Graphic Designer

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Production Assistant

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Special Events Coordinator

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Social Media 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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SFFILM Festival Releases Lineup and All-New Hybrid Format

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2021 Nellie Wong Magic of Movies Essay Contest Winners

Festival HQ and Lounge Manager

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Press Office Coordinator

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Transportation Assistant Manager

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Guest Office Coordinator

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HQ & Lounge Assistant Manager

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Special Events 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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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 ...

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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.

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Documentary Film Fund

Regular Deadline: Fri, May 6

Final Deadline: Fri, Jun 3

2021 SFFILM Festival FAQ

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Doc Stories FAQ

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SFFILM Awards Night FAQ

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2022 SFFILM Festival FAQ

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Sloan Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellowship

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Ignore The Young At Your Peril

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Into the Great Beyond: Spotlight on Space

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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...

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Soul

Learning about African American culture and Jazz through ‘Soul’

Learning about African American culture and Jazz through ‘Soul’

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Learning about African American cultu...

Stagecraft with Lucasfilm

Learning about STEAM and Stagecraft with Lucasfilm

Learning about STEAM and Stagecraft with Lucasfilm

Learning about STEAM and Stagecraft with Lucasfilm

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Homeroom

During the 2019-2020 school year, Oakland High School seniors protect thei...

During the 2019-2020 school year, Oakland High School seniors pro...

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The Art & Science of Lucasfilm: ILM Art Department

This presentation marks the 13th year of our long running collaborative ed...

This presentation marks the 13th year of our long running collabo...

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FilmHouse Resident Patricia Lee on Career Changes and Creativity

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Director of Artist Development

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

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Meet the Programmers!

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SFFILM Supported Titles Headed to Sundance

The 2022 Sundance Film Festival makes its return on January 20 and two pro...

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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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Dispatch from SFFILM Education: Partnering with Pixar to Assist Pandemic Parenting

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

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Guest Post: FilmHouse Resident Ed Ntiri on Sound Design, Hip-Hop, and “A Lo-Fi Blues”

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

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Shorts 6: Family Films (2022)

Learning about what makes us each unique with Shorts 6: Family Films

Learning about what makes us each unique with Shorts 6: Family Films

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Browse the Program

Watch Michelle Yeoh, Sandra Oh spark a dance party at Castro Theatre during SFFILM

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

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American Justice on Trial + For Love and Legacy

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Turning Red

Teaching this film provides an opportunity to explore a wide range of topi...

Teaching this film provides an opportunity to explore a wide rang...

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From Fact to Fiction

Collected from around the world, this compilation of short films explores ...

Collected from around the world, this compilation of short films ...

Collected from around the world, this compilati...

Collected from around the world, this...

SFFILM Festival Unveils 65th Lineup, from Michelle Yeoh Tribute to ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’

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

FilmHouse Resident Patricia Lee on Career Changes and Creativity

SFFILM Blog

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SFFILM Makers programs offer boost to directors hoping to follow in path of Ryan Coogler, Chloé Zhao

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Learning about immersive storytelling through computer graphics — Lucasfilm

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Piper

Learning how Pixar's animated short 'Piper' was made

Learning how Pixar's animated short 'Piper' was made

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Hair Love

Learning about representation in animation through 'Hair Love'

Learning about representation in animation through 'Hair Love'

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Learning about representation in anim...

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RBG

Learning about women's rights through the documentary 'RBG'

Learning about women's rights through the documentary 'RBG'

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Pangu

Learning about family and culture through ‘Pangu’

Learning about family and culture through ‘Pangu’

Learning about family and culture through ‘Pangu’

Learning about family and culture thr...

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Sanjay's Super Team

Learning how Pixar short 'Sanjay's Super Team' was made

Learning how Pixar short 'Sanjay's Super Team' was made

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Wolfwalkers

Learning about Irish culture through ‘Wolfwalkers’

Learning about Irish culture through ‘Wolfwalkers’

Learning about Irish culture through ‘Wolfwalkers’

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SFFILM Artist Development Djerassi Fellowship

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Learning about climate change with 'Bill Nye: Science Guy'

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