Welcome to the Sac Film Awards!
The Sacramento Film Awards (AKA The Charlies) is the ultimate recognition of regional and international filmmaking excellence in Northern California. Since 2005, the Sacramento Film Awards has honored cinema artists for their craft in a fun and exciting environment.
ALL WINNERS LISTED at the BOTTOM of THIS PAGE
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On August 18th 2024, the California Film Foundation (CFF) presented the Sacramento Film Awards for our annual SUMMER SESSION. The event was held at the beautiful California Railroad Museum in fantastic Old Sacramento.
CONGRATULATIONS! Congrats to ALL the films selected for this 29th year! With literally hundreds of submissions, it is rare to be selected! We therefore salute ALL our filmmakers. While not every film wins a Charlie, SFF/CFF honors ALL our selected filmmakers and contributors! As an "OFFICIAL SELECTION" you are ALL winners!
This year's Awards show honored outstanding work in 27 categories, including three special award recipients, Oppenheimer's Will Roberts, the Sac Observer's Genoa Barrow, and Producer, Roxanne Avent. These prestigious awards were given to films from our screening premieres held August 16-18th, 2024. For more videos and pics of the event go to https://californiafilm.net/photo
AWARD | Project Title | Producers | Directors |
48 HOURS CALIFORNIA | |||
Distinguished Straight Face Humor | Debbie | Ethan Eskilson | Ethan Eskilson |
Dominant Costume Design | Wedding For The Gods | Troy Le | Troy Le |
Inspiring Dialogue | Dinner At The Club | Anthony Cutro | Anthony Cutro |
Outstanding Comedic Acting | Super Godfather | Vinnie Langdon III | Vinnie Langdon III |
Impressive Cinematography | The Last Reading | Art Herrera Jr | Art Herrera Jr |
Outstanding Depiction of Life Before Children | That's My Kryptonite | Jared Barry | Jared Barry |
Achievement In Musical Score | Kryptonita y Donuts | Edgar Hilbert | Edgar Hilbert |
Best Dramatic Ensemble | What is Owed | Nicole Gutierrez | Nicole Gutierrez |
Runner up Best in Show | Hero Certified | Alex Eltringham | Alex Eltringham |
OUTSTANDING 48 HOURS CALIFORNIA FILM | Snake Food | Trevor Harris | Trevor Harris |
OUTSTANDING STUDENT FILM | Day Tripper | Isaiah Fuentes, Jia Tahiliani | Magnus Faulk |
OUTSTANDING SHORT COMEDY | Frames | Jeff Fong, Viviana Garcia | Jeff Fong |
OUTSTANDING DRAMADY SHORT | Children's Books | Steven LT Smith, Robert Peters | Nino Mancuso |
OUTSTANDING DOCU-SHORT | On Goat Farming | Carson Bennett, Samantha Garaygay | Nathan R Keowen |
OUTSTANDING SURREAL CINEMA | The Coyote Sisters | Autumn Harrison, Tory LeClair | Autumn Harrison, Tory LeClair |
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SHORT | What's Wrong With Her? | Thomas Petborisooth | Thomas Petborisooth |
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SURREAL | Dadfest | Sara Davenport, Warren Sheppard | Chris Game |
OUTSTANDING AVANT-GARDE | 100 Dates | Stephanie Saavedra | Michael Lee Stephenson |
OUTSTANDING SHORT FILM | On A Narrow Range | Mason Bosworth, Nico Lavachek | Phoebe Post |
OUTSTANDING CINE LATINO | Estela, Is It You? | Fabian Martin, Laura Patalano | Fabian Martin, Victor Martin |
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY | Climbing into Life | Melissa J Davey | Melissa J Davey |
OUTSTANDING CINE SOUL | Bottled Spirits | Reginald Edmund, Margo Hall | Elizabeth Carter |
MAKE OUR PROMO SUMMER 2024 | Alex Eltringham | ||
CINEMA ARTS CHAMPION | Genoa Barrow | ||
VISIONARY SPIRIT | Will Roberts | ||
OUTSTANDING FEATURE FILM | CENTRAL VALLEY | Travis Ross | Niv Klainer, Gabriel Oliva |
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