SQFF26

Awards Categories

SQFF is unique in that our award winners are chosen by both our Inside Jury—composed of incarcerated filmmakers—and our Industry Jury.

Our special awards honor individuals and works that make a lasting impact and celebrate the transformative power of film.

San Quentin Jury

BEST FEATURE FILM

  • Open to all filmmakers

Industry Jury

BEST SHORT NARRATIVE FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

  • Open exclusively to currently and formerly incarcerated filmmakers

BEST NARRATIVE PITCH
BEST DOCUMENTARY PITCH

  • Open exclusively to incarcerated writers

CCWF Jury

BEST LONG SHORT FILM

  • Open to all filmmakers

*To learn more about eligibility requirements and festival rules, visit us on Film Freeway

INDUSTRY JURY

  • Ghenga Akinnagbe

  • Nnamdi Asomugha

  • Richard Cabral

  • Chad Coleman

  • Rachel Dretzin

  • Tony Gerber

  • Chester Gordon

  • Mark Anthony Green

  • Clarence Maclin

  • Esai Morales

  • Debra Moore Muñoz

  • Tia Nomore

  • Christina Oh

  • Emil Pinnock

  • Isaiah Saxon

  • Kyra Sedgwick

  • Celine Song

  • Claudia Weill

  • Jesse Williams

  • Vanessa Williams

INSIDE JURY

  • Oscar Acosta

  • Eric Allen

  • Mike Callahan

    Mike Callahan

  • Roberto DeTrinidad

  • Clark Gerhartsreiter

  • Harold Meeks

  • Kevin Sawyer

OUR TEAM

  • Skyler Brown

    SQ TV Specialist

  • Jodi Doane

    Jodi Doane

    Fundraising Consultant

  • Brian Asey Gonsoulin

    Producer

  • Carina James

    Social Media Manager

  • Salvador Joaquin

    Brand Designer

  • Juan Haines

    Chapel Clerk

  • Harold Meeks

    Producer

  • Katherine Moore

    Producer

  • Lonnie Morris

    SQ Liaison

  • Capt. (R) Sam Robinson

    CDCR Consultant

  • Kevin Sawyer

    Producer

  • Cori Thomas

    Artistic Director / Co-Founder

  • Rahsaan "New York" Thomas

    Advisor / Co-Founder