AWARDS

GGA AWARDS 

The Golden Gate Awards (GGAs), presented annually at the San Francisco International Film Festival, honor exceptional work across narrative, documentary, and short film categories.

Explore the full list of films in competition, including the Kirby Walker Documentary Award, Global Vision Competition, New Directors Competition, and Short Film Competition, on the SFFILM website:

AUDIENCE AWARD

Every feature-length film in the Festival is eligible for the Audience Award with the exception of Awards + Special Events and From the Vault programs." Hyperlinks to the program to make it clear which titles are out.

WINNERS PRESS RELEASE 

We will issue a press release to announce all winners on Wednesday, May 6. There is not an in-person Awards Ceremony.

JURORS, PROGRAMMERS & SCREENING COMMITTEE

Our Festival jurors are a distinguished group of filmmakers, critics, and industry leaders who bring thoughtful perspective and expertise to the Golden Gate Awards across all competition categories.
We are also deeply grateful to our programmers and screening committee, whose dedication and care in reviewing thousands of submissions help shape the Festival each year.

To view the full list of 2026 jurors, programmers, and screening committee members, please visit: https://sffilm.org/2026-festival-guests-jurors-and-screening-committee/