List of San Diego International Film Festival award winners
Appearance
The following is a list of San Diego International Film Festival award winners by year.
San Diego International Film Festival Award Winners
SDiFF2018
Oct 10-14, 2018[1][2] | Jury Awards:
- Best Animation: The Driver is Red
- Best Student Film: Learning to Swim
- Best Global Cinema: My Name is "Batlir", Not Butler
- Kumeyaay Award: Indian Horse
- Most Inspirational Film: The Push
- Best World Premiere: Electric Love
- Best Local Film: Daisy Belle
- Best Local Breakout: Romance is Dead
- Best Short Film: Akeda
- Best Short Comedy Film: Hero
- Best Documentary: Stroop: Journey into the Rhino Horn War
- Best Thriller: Rust Creek
- Best Breakout Feature: I May Regret
- Best Feature Film: Tiger
- Artistic Directors' Award: Soufra
SDiFF2017
Oct 4-8, 2017[3] | Jury Awards:
- Best Foreign Short: Ostoja Will Move Your Piano
- Best Animated Short: Green Light
- Best Global Cinema: The Divine Order
- Kumeyayy Eagle Award: Waabooz
- Best Military Film: Apache Warrior
- Best Ensemble Film: Butterfly Caught
- Best World Premiere: Dismissed
- Best Comedy Feature: The Lonely Italian
- Best Short Film: The Foster Portfolio
- Best Documentary: The Last Animals
- Best Breakthrough Feature: Selling Isobel
- Best Narrative Feature: The Bachelors
- Chairman's Award: Dog Years
Audience Choice Awards:
- Audience Choice Best Documentary: Resistance is Life
- Audience Choice Best Feature: Life Hack
- Audience Choice Best Short: The Dog With the Woman
- Audience Choice Best Studio: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missourri
SDiFF2016
Sept 28-Oct 2, 2016 | Jury Awards:
- Best Narrative Short: Bon Voyage
- Best Comedy: The Late Bloomer
- Best Military Film: Railway Spine
- Kumeyayy Eagle Award: Te Ata
- Best Documentary: Political Animals
- Best International Film: Julieta
- Breakthrough Feature: Po
- Chairman's Award: Citizen Soldier
- Best Narrative Feature: So B. It
- Breakthrough Documentary: In Utero
Audience Choice Awards:
- Best Documentary: Seed: The Untold Story
- Best International Film: The Cliff (Acantilado)
- Best Narrative Feature: Dead Draw
- Best Narrative Short: Mine
SDFF2015
Sep 30-Oct 4, 2015[4] | Jury Awards:
- Best Narrative Feature – Diablo
- Best Documentary – India’s Daughter
- Best International Film – Victoria
- Best Narrative Short – SubRosa
- Best Animated Film – SOAR
- Best Military Film – No Greater Love
- Kumeyaay Award – For Blood
- Chairman’s Award – Kidnap Capital
Audience Choice:
- Best Feature – Moments of Clarity
- Best Documentary – Return to Dak To
- Best Short – Gunfighter
- Best Gala – He Named Me Malala
SDFF2014
Sep 24-28, 2014[5] | Jury Awards:
- Best Narrative Feature: Where the Road Runs Out
- Best Documentary: Waiting for Mamu
- Best International: Schimbare
- Best Narrative Short: The Bravest and the Boldest
- Best Animated Film: Dam Keeper
- Kumeyaay Award Sycuan: Our People. Our Culture. Our History.
- U-T San Diego Award: Where the Road Runs Out
- Chairman's Award: The Hornet's Nest
Audience Choice:
- Best Gala Film: The Imitation Game
- Best Feature: Cas & Dylan
- Best Documentary: Waiting for Mamu
- Best Short: Sure Thing
- Best International: Noble
SDFF2013
Oct 2-6, 2013[6] | Jury Awards:
- Best Narrative Feature: Autumn Blood[7]
- Best Latin Feature: Dirty Hearts[8]
Night of the Stars Honorees
SDiFF2018
Oct 11, 2018[9][10] | Pendry Hotel San Diego
- Gregory Peck Award: Keith Carradine
- Music Icon Award: Kenny Loggins
- Cinema Vanguard Award: Topher Grace
- Fairbanks Award: Kathryn Hahn
- Nemeth Humantarian Award: Zachary Levi
- Spotlight Award: John Cho
- Auteur Award: Alex Wolff
- Rising Star Award: Christian Navarro
- Chris Brinker Award: Stare Yildirim
SDiFF2017
Oct 5, 2017[11] | Pendry Hotel San Diego
- Gregory Peck Award: Patrick Stewart
- Auteur Award: Kumail Nanjani
- Virtuoso Award: Heather Graham
- Visionary Filmmaker Award: Taran Killam
- Chris Brinker Award: Manny Rodriguez
- Rising Star Award: Blake Jenner
SDiFF2016
Sept 29th, 2016[12] | Museum of Contemporary Art
- Gregory Peck Award: Annette Bening
- Auteur Award: Simon Helberg
- Cinema Vanguard Award: Kate Beckinsale
- Rising Star Award: Jason Mitchell
- Chris Brinker Award: Samuel Gonzalez, Jr.
SDFF2015
Oct 1, 2015[13] - Museum of Contemporary Art
- Reframed Humanitarian Award: Geena Davis
- Cinema Vanguard Award: Adrien Brody
- Auteur Award: Brit Marling
- Rising Star Award: John Boyega
- Chris Brinker Award: Jack Robbins
SDFF2014
Sept 25, 2014 | Museum of Contemporary Art[14][15]
- Gregory Peck Award: Alan Arkin
- Michele Monaghan
- Beau Bridges
- Eli Roth
- Tom Berenger
SDFF2013
Oct 3, 2013 | Museum of Contemporary Art[16][17]
- Humanitarian Award: Mariel Hemingway
- Visionary Filmmaker Award: Judd Apatow
SDIFF2012
Sept 27, 2012 | Museum of Contemporary Art[18]
- Visionary Filmmaker Award: Gus Van Sant[19]
References
- ^ Gray, Tim (2018-08-29). "Alex Wolff, Dominique Fishback to Receive San Diego Festival Honors". Variety. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "SD Int'l. Film Festival on the Way". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "2017 Award Winners". San Diego International Film Festival SDiFF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "San Diego Announces the 2015 Award Winners!". San Diego International Film Festival SDiFF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ Desk, Movies News. "San Diego Film Festival Sets 2014 Winners". Retrieved 2018-04-23.
{{cite news}}
:|last=
has generic name (help) - ^ Cipriani, Casey (2013-09-25). "'12 Years a Slave' and 'August: Osage County' Bookend 2013 San Diego Film Festival". IndieWire. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Autumn Blood - Productions - Dreamrunner Pictures". Dreamrunner Pictures. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "DIRTY HEARTS -". www.marianavasconcellos.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Desk, BWW News. "Awards Announced For 2018 San Diego International Film Festival". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
{{cite news}}
:|last=
has generic name (help) - ^ "Night Of The Stars Tribute | San Diego International Film Festival". San Diego International Film Festival. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "VARIETY Night Of The Stars". San Diego International Film Festival SDiFF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ Blair, Iain (2016-09-29). "San Diego Film Fest Honors Annette Bening, Jason Mitchell, Simon Helberg and Kate Beckinsale". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Geena Davis, Adrien Brody to be Feted at San Diego Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ Release, Press (2014-09-29). "Equatorial Guinea-Set 'Where The Road Runs Out' Dominates San Diego Film Festival Awards". IndieWire. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "You do realize that you're Alan Arkin?". Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Judd Apatow to Be Honored by San Diego Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ Release, Press (2014-09-29). "Equatorial Guinea-Set 'Where The Road Runs Out' Dominates San Diego Film Festival Awards". IndieWire. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "San Diego Film Festival Opening Night: the Sapphires - Technobezz Top Stories". Technobezz Top Stories. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "SD Film Fest to Honor Gus Van Sant". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 2018-04-23.