Beginning with the first San Francisco International Film Festival in 1957, the Golden Gate Awards have recognized and promoted excellence in world cinema. For decades, they have introduced a wide array of independent documentary features, animation and experimental short films to a discerning Bay Area audience. We are very proud of the distinguished list of filmmakers who have traveled to San Francisco (and the many who reside here) to share their reflections and commitment to the art of filmmaking with such engaged and enthusiastic audiences.
The prestige of the Golden Gate Awards has steadily grown over the years, in large part due to the expertise of members of our vital and dedicated Bay Area film and video community. These dedicated filmmakers, journalists, exhibitors, curators and academics devote hours of their valuable time to screen hundreds of entries. Each submission is evaluated by prescreening committees and panels who then nominate works as Official Selections. Three juries will view these works at the Festival and bestow Golden Gate Awards on films in 14 categories.
Through the Festival we hope to increase the attention, resources and support for these worthy film- and videomakers, and we invite you to join us in celebrating their accomplishments.
2006 Official Selections
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
Beyond the Call (Bay Area)
Adrian Belic, USA
The Bridge
Eric Steel, USA
Encounter Point
Ronit Avni, Julia Bacha, USA
Favela Rising
Jeff Zimbalist, Matt Mochary, Brazil/USA
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (Bay Area)
Stanley Nelson, USA
Runners High (Bay Area)
Justine Jacob, Alex da Silva, USA
Shooting Under Fire
Sacha Mirzoeff, Bettina Borgfeld, Germany/Israel
The Shutka Book of Records
Aleksandar Manic, Czech Republic
Smiling in a War Zone
Simone Aaberg Kaern, Magnus Bejmar, Denmark/Sweden
Strangers in the Neighborhood
Patrick Bisschops, Netherlands
Workingman's Death
Michael Glawogger, Austria/Germany
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Cheating Death
Eric Geringas, Canada
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Sam Green, USA
On the Road
Maciej Adamek, Poland
Phoenix Dance (Bay Area)
Karina Epperlein, USA
NARRATIVE SHORT
Big Girl
Renuka Jeyapalan, Canada
Dazed
Anne Pinheiro Guimarães, Brazil
February 30th
Sergio Basso, Italy
Five Minutes, Mr. Welles
Vincent D'Onofrio, USA
Jellybaby
Ronan Burke, Rob Burke, Ireland
Kitchen
Alice Winocour, France
The Light (Bay Area)
Mark Decena, USA
Lost & Found (Bay Area)
Natalija Vekic, USA
Love at 4 pm
Sebastián Alfie, Spain
Lucky
Avie Luthra, South Africa/England
The Pretty Boy Project
Karl L. Reid, USA
Razan
Aslihan Unaldi, USA/Turkey
Remain Upright!!
Kristijan Risteski, Macedonia
ANIMATED SHORT
2/14
Xi-Yan Chen, Taiwan
At the Quinte Hotel
Bruce Alcock, Canada
Home Delivery
Elio Quiroga, Spain
Never Live Above a Psychic
Steve Gentile, USA
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
Anthony Lucas, Australia
A Room Nearby
Paul Fierlinger, Sandra Fierlinger, USA
Tales of Mere Existence (Bay Area)
Lev Yilmaz, USA
NEW VISIONS
Benediction
Tess Girard, Canada
Market Street (Bay Area)
Tomonari Nishikawa, USA
Open (Bay Area)
Katherin McInnis, USA
Relative Distance (Bay Area)
Cathy Begien, USA
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Olivo Barbieri, Canada/Italy
Suspended 2 (Bay Area)
Amy Hicks, USA
WORKS FOR KIDS & FAMILIES
A Bag of Sweets
Matthias Bruhn, Germany
Cake
Jennifer Arzt, USA
Kylie Goldstein, All American
Eva Saks, USA/China
Roberto the Insect Architect
Galen Fott, Jerry Hunt, USA
Rubber Soles
Christine Turner, USA
Sirah
Cristine Spindler, USA
YOUTH WORKS
The Boat (Bay Area)
Alexandra Hontales-Adams, USA
Expectations
Gilberto Francisco, USA
Grand Mal (Bay Area)
Danny Bailey, USA
Happy Birthday
Justin Reckart, USA
RIP Oakland (Bay Area)
Streetside Productions, USA
Shoes
Jake Sawyer, USA
Slip of the Tongue (Bay Area)
Karen Lum, USA
TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY LONG FORM
They Chose China
Shui-Bo Wang, Canada/France
TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY SHORT FORM
Thornton Dial
Celia Carey, USA
TELEVISION NARRATIVE LONG FORM
Seeds of Doubt
Samir Nasr, Germany
TELEVISION NARRATIVE SHORT FORM
Bing Can Sing
Elanna Allen, USA