SF Dance Film Festival Announces 2025 Awards

0000: The San Francisco Dance Film Festival presents the awards for its 16th annual festival.

The San Francisco Dance Film Festival (SFDFF) is honoured to present the awards for its 2025 Festival. Selected from over 90 films from countries around the world, these winners were determined by 2025 Award Jury Members Celia Rowlson-Hall, Dazaun Soleyn, Jim Yager, Joseph Walsh, and Judy Tyrus.

The SFDFF 2025 Award Winners are:

Choreography, Performance: “Spoken Movement Family Honour” (United Kingdom, 2025), directed by Daniel Gurton

Cinematography: “Aito Hine” (French Polynesia, 2024), directed by Krysten Resnick

Set/Production Design: “Ammonia” (United Kingdom, 2025), directed by Joe Connor

Editing: “Ode Maritima” (France & Portugal, 2024), directed by Fu Le

Score: “Waiting Places” (United States, 2025), directed by Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber

Sound Design, Screendance: “Chambers Street” (United States, 2024), directed by Scott Dempsey Keenan

Narrative: “Ballerina” (Islamic Republic of Iran, 2024), directed by Soheil Babaei and Farima Khalili

Doc Short: “The Steppers Visit South Africa” (Canada, 2024), directed by Hugh Durnford-Dionne

Documentary: “Last Dance at the Sundance Stompede” (United Kingdom, 2025), directed by Graham Clayton-Chance

Special Mention: “The Dancer” (United States, 2025), directed by Lacey Uhlemeyer

Audience Favourite: “Still Got It” (United States, 2025) directed by Dana Wilson, Jillian Meyers, Megan Lawson


To learn more about SFDFF and these award winners, visit: https://sfdancefilmfest.org/2025-award-winners/