Awards Night
SFFILM’s annual fundraiser is going online! The 2020 live virtual event will bring together this year’s most notable film talent with the Bay Area film community to celebrate the power of storytelling.
Event Chairs Joni Binder, Gwyneth Borden, Heidi Castelein, and Sonya Yu
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Wednesday, December 9
6:00 pm PST
SFFILM at Home
A Benefit for SFFILM’s Year-Round Programs
SFFILM Awards Night supports our organization’s vital work to inspire, discover, and cultivate the next generation of film artists through our SFFILM Education and SFFILM Makers initiatives.
Awards to be Presented
Irving M. Levin Award for Film Direction
Kanbar Award for Storytelling
SFFILM Award for Acting
Additional awards to be announced
HONOREES
SFFILM Award for Acting
Kanbar Award for Storytelling
Irving M. Levin Award for Film Direction
SFFILM Special Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance
GET INVOLVED
Member Ticket
- One admission to SFFILM Awards Night (accessed via private virtual event platform)
- Available to current SFFILM Members – join or renew today!
- Fully tax-deductible
Cinephile Ticket
- One admission to SFFILM Awards Night (accessed via private virtual event platform)
- One Doc Stories Series Pass, granting access to all programs (included with tickets purchased before 12/1/20)
- Name recognition in Doc Stories and Awards Night digital materials
- $195 charitable contribution to SFFILM (benefits may be waived in order to take a full tax write-off)
VIP Access
- One admission to SFFILM Awards Night (accessed via private virtual event platform)
- One admission to a live, moderated VIP pre-show conversation with Awards Night honorees
- Home delivery of a specialty gift package for one, including food and beverages from McCalls Catering & Events along with a few fun surprises to help enhance the evening (deadline to purchase to guarantee delivery is November 24; gifts will be delivered December 9 in San Francisco Bay Area only)
- One Doc Stories Series Pass, granting access to all programs (included with tickets purchased before 12/1/20)
- Name recognition in Doc Stories and Awards Night digital materials
- Name recognition in Awards Night print collateral
- $895 charitable contribution to SFFILM (benefits may be waived in order to take a full tax write-off)
Patron Access
- Up to ten admissions to SFFILM Awards Night (accessed via private virtual event platform)
- Two invitations to a virtual Patron Lounge
- Ten admissions to a live, moderated VIP pre-show conversation with Awards Night honorees
- Home delivery of a specialty gift package for up to ten people, including food and beverages from McCalls Catering & Events along with a few fun surprises to help enhance the evening (deadline to purchase to guarantee delivery is November 24; gifts will be delivered December 9 in San Francisco Bay Area only)
- Up to ten Doc Stories Series Passes, granting access to all programs (included with tickets purchased before 12/1/20)
- Name recognition in Doc Stories and Awards Night digital materials
- Name recognition in Awards Night print collateral (gifts must be received by 11/30/20)
- $8,650 charitable contribution to SFFILM (benefits may be waived in order to take a full tax write-off)
Can’t attend the party? That’s okay! Please consider making a gift to our Fund The Future of Film initiative. Your support enables us to continue promoting media literacy among youth audiences and supporting emerging artists — the great filmmakers of our future.
Questions?
Announcements will be made in the coming weeks. To learn more about attending or sponsoring SFFILM Awards Night, please contact us at awardsnight@sffilm.org
"The most anticipated film event in the Bay Area."
"San Francisco now has a foothold in the awards season proper."
"San Francisco is now an awards stop on the road to the Oscars."
Presenting Sponsors
Live-stream Sponsor
Spirit Sponsors
Patron Supporters
Julie Parker Benello & Allen Benello
Joni Binder & Robert Shwarts
Heidi Castelein
Lisa Kleiner Chanoff & Matt Chanoff
Courtney Benoist & Jason Fish
Lisa & Kenneth Jackson
Katie Hall & Tom Knutsen
James G. Kreissman
Leslie Berriman & Nion McEvoy
Janet & Tom McKinley
Krutika & Raj Patel
Anne Popkin
Michele Spane & Jonas Rivera
Howard & Sarit Roffman
Barbara Tomber & Don Mathews
Charlotte & David Winton
Barbara & Charlie Winton
Penelope Wong & Tim Kochis
VIP Suporters
Mark Bohannon
Jill Cowan
Jessica Eisler
Tracy & Cameron Falconer
Ali & Rocky Fried
Cathy Greenwold
Joyce Kleiner
Robert Kleiner
Monica Landry
Leigh & Bill Matthes
Walter Mosley
Leslie & Scott Olrich
Robina Riccitiello
Sobia & Nadir Shaikh
Laura Talmus & Ace Smith
Dyan Triffo & Doug Bouke
Alexandra & Spencer Wells
Cinephile Supporters
Lycia Carmody
Susan Charlip
Sarah & Jason DiLullo
Megan Gelstein
Hilary Hart & Martine Habib
Maureen Keating
Anne Kenner & Jim Scopa
David Magdael
Elodie Mailliet
George Rush
Lauren Sorkin
Moya Verzhbinsky