Today, SFFILM announced that Jane Campion, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Oscar Isaac are the honorees for their annual 2021 SFFILM Awards Night. The highly anticipated event honors exemplary achievement in film craft which will take place on Monday, December 6 at San Francisco’s YBCA Forum.
The guests of honor at SFFILM Awards Night will receive the organization’s prestigious awards for film craft: Jane Campion (The Power of The Dog, Netflix) will receive the Irving M. Levin Award for Film Direction, Reinaldo Marcus Green (King Richard, Warner Brothers) will receive the SFFILM Special Award for Distinctive Voice, Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter, Netflix) will receive the Kanbar Award for Storytelling and Oscar Isaac (The Card Counter, Focus Features) will receive the SFFILM Award for Acting. Celebrity presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.
SFFILM Awards Night supports the organization’s year-round work to discover and nurture the next generation of film artists, not only through the SFFILM Festival and other screenings and events, but also through its SFFILM Education and SFFILM Makers initiatives. The program recognizes the singular careers of some of the most remarkable figures in contemporary cinema with special tributes and high-profile presenters.
“I can’t tell you how tremendous it feels to be back in-person celebrating such exceptional talent. Jane, Reinaldo, Maggie and Oscar embody the spirit and brilliance we value so much in singular storytelling. Their work this year has raised the bar, and SFFILM is proud to award such exceptional artists and hopefully inspire a next generation of storytellers in the Bay Area and beyond,” said Executive Director of SFFILM Anne Lai.
Writer, director and producer, Reinaldo Marcus Green, debuted his first feature – Monsters and Men – at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The film received a Special Jury Prize for Outstanding First Feature. Reinaldo directed the first three episodes of the Netflix series Top Boy, executive produced by Drake and SpringHill Entertainment. He has since completed his sophomore feature, Joe Bell, starring Mark Wahlberg, which premiered at TIFF 2020 and was distributed this summer by Amazon and Roadside Attractions.
Green has recently directed King Richard starring Will Smith, and is currently in production, directing the upcoming HBO Limited Series We Own This City, written and executive produced by David Simon and George Pelecanos. Following that, Reinaldo is attached to write and direct the upcoming Bob Marley biopic.
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