See all the winners from the 2026 San Francisco International Film Festival. SFFILM announced Wednesday the winners of the Golden Gate Awards from the 69th San Francisco International Film Festival — and the list includes some IndieWire faves. This year’s festival ran April 24-May 4 throughout the Bay Area — including at the revived Castro — culminating on Star Wars Day with an “Empire Strikes Back” screening with actor Anthony Daniels. Winners included Rafael Manuel’s “Filipiñana,” which