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San Diego Film Festival to honor Iliza Shlesinger and Mira Sorvino

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger and Oscar winner Mira Sorvino will receive top accolades at the San Diego International Film Festival on October 13.

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The Hollywood Reporter reported that comedian Iliza Shlesinger and Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino will be honored at the San Diego International Film Festival on October 13, 2026. The awards will be presented during the Night of the Stars tribute event. The ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center in La Jolla. [1]

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Shlesinger is set to receive the Trailblazer trophy. Sorvino will be awarded the Virtuoso Award, a honors distinction that the festival designed to recognize an actor whose recent performances demonstrate extraordinary skill, range, and nuance. [1]

Shlesinger is a stand-up comedian, actress, and television host who won NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2008 and has released six Netflix comedy specials. The San Diego International Film Festival is an independent event produced by the non-profit San Diego Film Foundation, which re-centered its main event location in La Jolla in 2025. [8][10]

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In short

  • Iliza Shlesinger will receive the Trailblazer trophy at the San Diego International Film Festival.
  • Mira Sorvino will be honored with the Virtuoso Award at the festival.
  • The Night of the Stars tribute event will take place on October 13 at La Jolla's Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center.

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  1. [1]Iliza Shlesinger and Mira Sorvino to Receive Top Honors at San Diego International Film FestivalThe Hollywood Reporter, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]The Lumière Festival’s Classic Film Market Gains International Reach, Honors Greece and Spotlights Taiwan as Heritage Films Grow in Market ValueVariety, 13h ago
  3. [3]4 takeaways from the 2026 New York Film Festival as the last of the Big 4 fall festivals wraps upGoldDerby, 12h ago
  4. [4]Raindance Film Festival Exec Director David Martinez Steps Down (EXCLUSIVE)Variety, 9h ago
  5. [5]‘Wildwood’ Brings Laika’s Most Ambitious Stop-Motion Epic to Animation Is Film FestivalFanBolt, 19h ago
  6. [6]Philadelphia Film Festival To Honor Tim Blake Nelson For Artistic Achievement In DirectingDeadline, 9h ago
  7. [7]Tracee Ellis Ross and Ken Leung ‘Blow the Horn’ in 1st trailer for the 2026 Woodstock Film Festival world premiereGoldDerby, 10h ago

Background

  1. [8]San Diego International Film Festival on Wikipedia
  2. [9]The Traitors (American TV series) on Wikipedia
  3. [10]Iliza Shlesinger on Wikipedia
  4. [11]San Diego International Film Festival on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 11 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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