SQFF24 Jury

Awards Categories

Our Inside Jury and Industry Jury selected the award winners this year. In addition, we had Special + Sponsored Awards that were presented during the Award Ceremony.

  • BEST FEATURE

    • Films exploring the prison/incarcerated experience.

    • Submissions limited to filmmakers with no personal history or incarceration

  • BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

    • Submissions limited to currently or formerly incarcerated filmmakers

    BEST NARRATIVE SHORT

    • Submissions limited to currently or formerly incarcerated filmmakers

    BEST DOCUMENTARY PITCH

    • Submissions limited to current residents of San Quentin

    BEST NARRATIVE PITCH

    • Submissions limited to current residents of San Quentin

  • ELLIOT THE G.O.A.T. • IMPACT & INNOVATION AWARD

    THE BRUCE SINOFSKY CHANGEMAKER AWARD

  • AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY OSF AWARD FOR SHORT FILM

    IDA SUPPORTED ARTIST AWARD

INSIDE JURY

  • Oscar Acosta

  • Jason Jenkins

  • Jay Kim

  • Harold Meeks

  • Kevin Sawyer

  • Tony De Trinidad

  • Vincent Turner, Jr

INDUSTRY JURY

  • Len Amato

  • Elegance Bratton

  • Sam Catlin

  • Billy Crudup

  • Taylor Hackford

  • Piper Kerman

  • Greg Kwedar

  • Kathy Najimi

  • Lynn Novick

  • Lawrence O'Donnell

  • Mary-Louise Parker

  • Paul Rogers

  • J.T. Rogers

  • Jane Rosenthal

  • Jeff Stanzler

  • Joe Talbot

  • Rick Telles

  • Monique Walton

  • Jeffrey Wright