2023 San Francisco Short Film Festival

Awards for this year’s festival have now been tabulated and they are:

Best US Narrative: DON'T YOU GO NOWHERE

Best Foreign Narrative: BLUE AND WHITE

Best Local Narrative: THE UNBROKEN SKY

Best US Documentary: BY MY SIDE

Best Foreign Documentary: THE SKY IS VERY PRETTY

Best Local Documentary: THE LAST OF THE NIGHTINGALES

Best US Comedy: STILL SCATTERED

Best Foreign Comedy: MA

Best Local Comedy: SATURDAY'S GAME

Best US Drama: AARON WITH 2 A'S

Best Foreign Drama: A LONE STREETLIGHT

Best Local Drama: GOOD EGG

Best Music Video: SO MISUNDERSTOOD

Best Dance Film: VIVIDREAM

Best Genre Film: TOOTH

Best Student Film: SUPERMARKET AFFAIRS

Best Animation: AIKĀNE

Best Experimental Film: DISAPPEARING JEWELS

Best Single Take Film: MEN GRIEVING

Jury Prize for Best Narrative: POPS

Jury Prize for Best Documentary: JARDINES

The short film — what a perfect genre. Like the perfect snack. Or the very best poem: intensity and imagination distilled down to the most crucial and poignant of words. Short films are the quintessential starting point, and for some filmmakers, the definitive end goal.

Welcome to the 2023 San Francisco Short Film Festival playing at both Roxie Theater (October 12-19) and here October 12-22.

You are now just a moment away from checking out 100+ excellent short films from around the world and around The Bay!