SVFF Honors Alumnus Shaka King

Thursday, Apr 22, 2021

Shaka King Photo Courtesy of SVFF

Shaka King Photo Courtesy of SVFF

Sun Valley Film Festival will honor alumnus Shaka King with their Pioneer Award.

The Pioneer Award, presented by Variety, is given in recognition of an industry innovator: one whose work on-screen or behind the camera embodies the trailblazing spirit. King’s recent feature Judas and the Black Messiah, which he also produced and co-wrote, received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The award also recognizes his previous work directing some of TV’s best comedies, including episodes of Shrill, Random Acts of Flyness, People of Earth and High Maintenance.

Read more at Variety.

Sun Valley Film Festival will honor alumnus Shaka King with their Pioneer Award.


The Pioneer Award, presented by Variety, is given in recognition of an industry innovator: one whose work on-screen or behind the camera embodies the trailblazing spirit. He was selected based on “his work as an industry innovator and embodying the trailblazing spirit.” King’s recent feature “Judas and the Black Messiah”, which he also produced and co-wrote, received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The award also recognizes his previous work directing some of TV’s best comedies, including episodes of “Shrill,” “Random Acts of Flyness,” “People of Earth” and “High Maintenance.”


Read more at Variety.

Sun Valley Film Festival will honor alumnus Shaka King with their Pioneer Award.


The Pioneer Award, presented by Variety, is given in recognition of an industry innovator: one whose work on-screen or behind the camera embodies the trailblazing spirit. He was selected based on “his work as an industry innovator and embodying the trailblazing spirit.” King’s recent feature “Judas and the Black Messiah”, which he also produced and co-wrote, received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The award also recognizes his previous work directing some of TV’s best comedies, including episodes of “Shrill,” “Random Acts of Flyness,” “People of Earth” and “High Maintenance.”


Read more at Variety.