GRAND CHAMELEON AWARD
This Award is intended to reward the best film of the year
Chameleon Statuette by Don Everhart II
Eligibility: All the films in the competition are eligible for this award regardless of their length, category, or format
Jury: This award is assigned by the Board of Directors of the Festival and chosen among the winners of "Best in Category"

BEST IN CATEGORY AWARD
Assigned to the best film in each category
Eligibility: Feature, Documentary, Short, Animation, and Experimental films in competition
Jury: Assigned by the panels of Judges.

BEST NEW DIRECTOR
Assigned to the best upcoming director
Eligibility: All filmmakers in competition are eligible
Jury: Assigned by the panels of Judges.

SPIRIT AWARD
Films in which the festival recognizes its own spirit
Spirit Awards are assigned in each category
Eligibility: All films in competition are eligible
Jury: Spirit Awards are assigned by the Board of Directors of the Festival.

CERTIFICATE OF EXELLENCE
Certificates are assigned for outstanding achievement in the following categories: Production, Screenwriting, Cinematography, Editing, Original Score, Acting (female), Acting (male).
Eligibility: All films in competition are eligible
Jury: Certificate Awards are assigned by the panels of Judges

AUDIENCE AWARD
Audience Awards are assigned in each category as follows: Feature, Documentary, Short Subject, Animation and Experimental.
Eligibility: All films in competition are eligible.
Jury: Festival Audience.

2011 judges

Amy Mascena - Visual Artist, GM & Film Booker, Brooklyn Heights Cinema
Andrew Catauro - Coordinating Producer, POV / American Documentary
Bruce Bennett - BFF Alumnus, Brooklyn Filmmaker, Journalist, Musician and Author
Chris Sharp - Film Marketing Associate, Emerging Pictures
Christian Calabro - Graphic Designer & Art Director
Corey Wascinski - BFF Alumnus & Brooklyn Filmmaker
David Chachere - Publisher, Independent Film and Video Monitor
Don Torrance - Director of Venue Booking and Box Office, Emerging Pictures
Jeremy Engle - BFF Alumnus & Brooklyn Filmmaker
Karoly Bardosh - Professor, New York University, Kanbar Institute of Film and Television
Leslie J. Taubman, PhD - Fulbright Scholar & Professor
Naeif Yehya - Film Critic, Journalist and Writer, La Jornada, México
Nick Weissman - BFF Alumnus & Brooklyn Filmmaker
Peter Christian Hall - Brooklyn Filmmaker
Rose Vincelli - Program Manager, Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP)
Trilby Scriber - Professor of Computer Animation, SVA
Vanessa Gould - BFF Alumnus & Brooklyn Filmmaker