FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

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"The Invitation", the 2026 Edition of the Brooklyn Film Festival is here! 36 programs available both on theaters and Online. Click here to take a step towards.

BFF Exchange 2026 - Pitch Competition Winners

During the Documentary Day (Wednesday, June 3), BFF Exchange panels discussed sports, law and contracts, music. Congratulations to the winner of the Short Doc Pitch competition, Neha Aziz, whose film Wagah now has a guaranteed screening slot in BFF 2027! The Narrative Day (Thursday, June 4) focused on narrative filmmaking with panels discussing casting, writing for the screen, and film funding along with the Narrative Pitch Competition. Congratulations to the winner of the Brooklyn Exchange Final Pitch Competition, The Fall by Kiana Rawji! Our student pitch winner was Would You Hold Me Just One Last Time by Myles Jackson. An honorable mention went to It Can't Be You by Nawal Mubin.

2026 BFF's Festival Trailer

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2026 BFF Lineup Announced

The 2026 Brooklyn Film Festival runs from May 29 to June 7, 2026 featuring 11 narrative features, 7 documentary features, 50 narrative shorts, 17 documentary shorts, 24 animated films and 21 experimental films. Our venue partners are BRIC Arts Media, 100 Sutton Studios and Wythe Hotel. BFF Exchange, our industry event, will run June 3 and 4 at the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema. Follow us @brooklynfilmfestival.

FULL THEATER PASS

An In-Theater Full Festival Pass allows you entry to all Brooklyn Film Festival In-Theater 2026 screenings, with the exception of Opening Night. Click on this box to get yours!

Queer Shorts with Brooklyn Film Festival

Saturday, June 6, 5–10 pm | Brooklyn Museum | First Saturday Brooklyn Pride
Honor three decades of Brooklyn Pride with an evening spotlighting LGBTQ+ artists who are shaping the culture of the borough and beyond. Round out the night with films, talks, readings, art-making, dancing, and so much more. Registration is recommended and includes Museum general admission. Click on this box to register for free.

Press Releases and Media Coverage

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Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television

Brooklyn Film Festival is a proud Canadian Screen Awards Qualifying Festival.

BFF - Top 50 Best Film Festivals in the world

Did you know that there are at least ten thousand film festivals in the world? Final Cut Magazine includes Brooklyn Film Festival in the Top 50 Best Film Festivals in the world

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Archival Images on Display. Opening and Closing Nights. Filmmaker Parties from the 2010 festival onwards.