SFFILM

The Bay Area's home for the world's finest films and filmmakers.

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.