2022 WINNERS
Through the resources of industry-related sponsors, the Brooklyn Film Festival awards the winners with products, services, and cash.
PRIZES OFFERED BY: Upper Market Gallery, Brooklyn Film Society, Blue Table Post, Cinelease, Xeno Lights, AbelCine, Be Electric, MPE, Final Draft, Media Services, Lentini Communications, Papapietro Perry Wine, Noble Jewelry
Grand Chameleon Award
POUR L’AMOUR by ANDRZEJ MAŃKOWSKI
Best Narrative Feature
POUR L’AMOUR by ANDRZEJ MAŃKOWSKI
Best Documentary
FROM THE HOOD TO THE HOLLER by PAT MCGEE
Best Short Documentary
KEYS TO THE CITY by IAN MOUBAYED
Best Narrative Short
ACT OF GOD by SPENCER COOK and PARKER SMITH
Best Animation
MY YEAR OF DICKS by SARA GUNNARRSDÓTTIR and PAMELA RIBON
Best Experimental
DREAM CHILD by LEAH BROWN
Best New Director
SIGNS OF LOVE by CLARENCE FULLER
Best Brooklyn Project
LEON’S FANTASY CUT by JOSH CARAS and JON VALDE
Spirit Awards
Feature Narrative
WELCOME, VIOLETA! by FERNANDO FRAIHA
Feature Documentary
MERRY CHRISTMAS, YIWU by MLADEN KOVACEVIC
Short Documentary
NOAH by MONTY MARSH
Short Narrative
MOVER by JACKSON JARVIS
Experimental
BEEF by BRENDON KINGSBURY and SEAN WEBLEY
Animation
THE BROTHER MIKE TAPES by RODD PERRY and MIKE COHEN
Audience Awards
Feature Narrative
LEON’S FANTASY CUT by JOSH CARAS and JON VALDE
Feature Documentary
DROWNING IN SILENCE by CHEZIK TSUNODA
Short Documentary
MY OWN COLORS by BRENDA ELIZABETH
Short Narrative
EL CARRITO by ZAHIDA PIRANI
Experimental
I’M AT HOME by PHILIP THOMPSON
Animation
BETWEEN LINES by SARAH BETH MORGAN
KidsFilmFest
IT’S ALRIGHT, DAD by LYNN DOW
Certificates of Outstanding Achievement
Producer
ALONA METZER for LEARN TO SWIM
Screenplay
AMELIE BONNIN & DIMITRI LUCAS for BYE BYE
Cinematography
AKZHOL BEKBOLOTOV & MURAT ALIYEV for SHAMBALA
Editing
FAUSTINE CROS for RANDOM PATROL
Style
EM JOHNSON for BALLOON ANIMAL
Original Score
MICHAEL BACON & XAVIER MUZIK for FREE RENTY: LANIER V. HARVARD
Actor Female
ZOË BLEU for SIGNS OF LOVE
Actor Male
EDDIE CRADDOCK for RAGGED HEART
2021 WINNERS
Through the resources of industry-related sponsors, the Brooklyn Film Festival awards the winners with products, services, and cash.
PRIZES SPONSORED BY: Brooklyn Film Society, Sobre Vista Resort, Blue Table Post, Xeno Lights, AbelCine, Be Electric, Final Draft, MPE, Media Services, Papapietro Perry, Lentini Communications, Noble Jewelry
Grand Chameleon Award
SEIVA BRUTA (UNDER THE HEAVENS) by GUSTAVO MILAN
Best Narrative Feature
CORRAL by MARCELO BRENNAND
Best Documentary
LIFE & LIFE by NC HEIKIN
Best Short Documentary
MAKE HIM KNOWN by RUDY VALDEZ
Best Narrative Short
SEIVA BRUTA (UNDER THE HEAVENS) by GUSTAVO MILAN
Best Animation
THE GREAT MALAISE by CATHERINE LEPAGE
Best Experimental
OUR MINE by SHAYNA STRYPE
Best New Director
GOSSAMER FOLDS by LISA DONATO
Best Brooklyn Project
LITTLE PAKISTAN – FUTURE HISTORIES by SANA AKRAM
Spirit Awards
Feature Narrative
WALK WITH ME by ISABEL DEL ROSAL
Feature Documentary
AND SO I STAYED by NATALIE PATTILLO and DANIEL A. NELSON
Short Documentary
THE MOUNTAIN & THE MAIDEN by SHMUEL HOFFMAN and ANTON VON HEISELER
Short Narrative
THE TANK by MOJTABA POURABDOLLAH
Experimental
PERFECT AS CATS by KEVIN VU
Animation
THE BROKEN CANDLE by FELIX KINER
Audience Awards
Feature Narrative
KRINGLE TIME by MATTHEW LUCAS
Feature Documentary
AND SO I STAYED by NATALIE PATTILLO and DANIEL A. NELSON
Short Documentary
LITTLE BERLIN by KATE MCMULLEN
Short Narrative
THE GOLDFISH by ASHLEY PAIGE BRIM
Experimental
OUR MINE by SHAYNA STRYPE
Animation
OPEN MIC by JONATHAN ROSEN
Certificates of Outstanding Achievement
Producer
NATHAN FOLBRECHT for QUEENS OF PAIN
Screenplay
JOE BOLOGNA, JOS LANIADO, CLAUDIO LANIADO for TANGO SHALOM
Cinematography
SURESH DESHMANE for KALOKHACHYA PARAMBYA [PROP SHOOTS OF DARKNESS]
Editing
ROBERT CARTER for INTO THE LIGHT
Style
MATTHEW LUCAS for KRINGLE TIME
Original Score
GRACE MCLEAN for OUR MINE
Actor Female
BRIDGET BARKAN for WALK WITH ME
Actor Male
BENNY ELLEDGE for KRINGLE TIME
Red Carpet Competition: FIRST PLACE: Shayna Strype * SECOND PLACE: Kringle Time * THIRD PLACE: Alexandre Desane
2020 WINNERS
Through the resources of industry-related sponsors, the Brooklyn Film Festival awards the winners with products, services, and cash.
PRIZES SPONSORED BY: ABELCINE, XENO LIGHTS, BE ELECTRIC, SOBRE VISTA RESORT, WNET, REEL 13, MPE, FINAL DRAFT, LENTINI COMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA SERVICES, NOBLE JEWELRY, THE POD, PAPAPIETRO PERRY WINERY, BROOKLYN FILM SOCIETY
Grand Chameleon Award
INTO THE STORM [EN LA TORMENTA] by ADAM BROWN
Best Narrative Feature
OUR OWN by JEANNE LEBLANC
Best Documentary
INTO THE STORM [EN LA TORMENTA] by ADAM BROWN
Best Short Documentary
EAT WHEN YOU’RE HUNGRY by MALCOLM RIZZUTO and SPENCER GARRISON
Best Narrative Short
STICKER by GEORGI M. UNKOVSKI
Best Animation
KING OF THE HOUSE by ZIGE ZHANG
Best Experimental
THE CIRCADIAN CYCLE by GARRY STEWART
Best New Director
HIGHER LOVE by HASAN OSWALD
Best Brooklyn Project
SUMMER IN THE CITY by MOJO LORWIN
Spirit Awards
Feature Narrative
SUFFOCATION by KENYA MáRQUEZ
Feature Documentary
HIGHER LOVE by HASAN OSWALD
Short Documentary
SUNDAYS AT THE TRIPLE NICKEL by JESSICA COLQUHOUN
Short Narrative
IDOL by ALEX WU
Experimental
SUITE AFTER THE FURIES by KEVIN MCGLOUGHLIN
Animation
PITCH BLACK PANACEA by TOM HARDIMAN
Audience Awards
Feature Narrative
MACABRE by MARCOS PRADO
Feature Documentary
INTO THE STORM [EN LA TORMENTA] by ADAM BROWN
Short Documentary
THEY by LOUISA RECHENBACH
Short Narrative
THE PRESENT by FARAH NABULSI
Experimental
INHUMAN LOVE by ADAM HAYES and NICK HAYES
Animation
WADE by UPAMANYU BHATTACHARYYA and KALP SANGHVI
Certificates of Outstanding Achievement
Producer
RODRIGO RÍOS LEGASPI for BEFORE OBLIVION
Screenplay
MORGAN INGARI for MILKWATER
Cinematography
VINCENT BIRON for I’LL END UP IN JAIL
Editing
MACIEJ DRUNO SOSNOWSKI for ROTTEN EARS
Style
ASHLEY EAKIN for SINGLE
Original Score
XIAO ZHUANG MA for THE JOURNEY OF MURDER
Actor Female
SUSANA ALCANTARA for WOMAN WITHOUT A CHILD
Actor Male
KYLE CHEN for IDOL
2019 WINNERS
Through the resources of industry-related sponsors, the Brooklyn Film Festival awards the winners with products, services, and cash.
PRIZES SPONSORED BY: AbelCine, Xeno Lights, NYC Camera Company, Be Electric, MPE, G-Star, Final Draft, Lentini, Media Services, Noble Jewelry, Blue Table Post, Brooklyn Film Society
Grand Chameleon Award
SANCTUARY by ANDREA CORDOBA
Best Narrative Feature
BETWEEN TWO SEAS by ANAS TOLBA
Best Documentary
SANCTUARY by ANDREA CORDOBA
Best Short Documentary
ONE LEG IN, ONE LEG OUT by LISA RIDEOUT
Best Narrative Short
PROOF by NISHTHA JAIN and DEEPTI GUPTA
Best Animation
RAYMONDE OR THE VERTICAL ESCAPE by SARAH VAN DEN BOOM
Best Experimental
IN THIS LIFE by BAT-SHEVA GUEZ
Best New Director
STRAY by DUSTIN FENELEY
Best Brooklyn Project
DEBBIE DOES DILATORS by SAVANNAH MAGRUDER
Spirit Awards
Feature Narrative
COLLISIONS by RICHARD LEVIEN
Feature Documentary
SILENT FORESTS by MARIAH WILSON
Short Documentary
THE CLINIC by ELIVIA SHAW
Short Narrative
TRACKS by SOPHIE THOUVENIN
Experimental
ROSIE ROSE by CAMILLE DE GALBERT
Animation
TANGLE by MALIHE GHLOAMZADEH
Audience Awards
Feature Narrative
ABOVE THE SHADOWS by CLAUDIA MYERS
Feature Documentary
REGGAE BOYZ by TILL SCHAUDER
Short Documentary
ETHAN 2018 by ALEXIS NEOPHYTIDES
Short Narrative
OUTER SPACE LOVE STORY by IVA GOCHEVA
Experimental
REMISSION by JOHN CHARTER
Animation
FRIDGE by EUGENE KOLB
Certificates of Outstanding Achievement
Producer
SARAH PIROZEK for #LIKE
Screenplay
MARIAM NAOUM for BETWEEN TWO SEAS
Cinematography
SOL MIRAGLIA for LUISITA PHOTO STUDIO
Editing
ASH WATSON for USE ME
Style
SASKIA RIFKIN for MAD
Original Score
BEVANO EST for ONLY GOOD THINGS
Actor Female
MOLLIE COWEN for 3 SLEEPS
Actor Male
JESSE GARCIA for COLLISIONS
2018 WINNERS
Through the resources of industry-related sponsors, the Brooklyn Film Festival awards the winners with products, services, and cash.
PRIZES SPONSORED BY: Abelcine, Xeno Lights, NYC Camera Company, Be Electric, Cinecall Soundtracks, MPE, Media Services, Noble Jewelry, Sobrevista Resort, Bluetablepost, Bric, Brooklyn Film Society.
GRAND CHAMELEON AWARD
BREACH by LORENZO MONTI
Best Narrative Feature
NOSOTROS by FELIPE VARA DE REY
Best Documentary Feature
AFGHAN CYCLES by SARAH MENZIES
Best Short Documentary
GIVE by DAVID DE ROZAS
Best Narrative Short
COUNTERFEIT KUNKOO by REEMA SENGUPTA
Best Animation
LA MORT, PERE & FILS by VINCENT PARONNAUD
Best Experimental
BREACH by LORENZO MONTI
Best New Director
BROTHERS by BRAM SCHOUW
Best Brooklyn Project
ONE BEDROOM by DARIEN SILLS-EVANS
Spirit Awards
Feature Narrative
ICE CREAM by SABA RIAZI
Feature Documentary
STREET FIGHTING MEN by ANDREW JAMES
Short Documentary
CRISANTO STREET by PALOMA MARTINEZ
Short Narrative
BONOBO by ZOEL AESCHBACHER
Experimental
GENESIS by ABTIN MOZAFARI
Animation
LES ANIMAUX DOMESTIQUES by JEAN LECOINTRE
Audience Awards
Feature Narrative
GENESIS by NOOR FAY GHARZEDDINE
Feature Documentary
MY NAME IS PEDRO by LILLIAN LASALLE
Short Documentary
DAVID’S VOICE by GRAHAM HILL
Short Narrative
CASUALTIES by HOLLY VOGES
Experimental
DUPPY by JUSTIN MORRIS
Animation
HI-FIVE THE CACTUS by CHRISTOPHER THOMAS
Certificates of Outstanding Achievement
Producer
MICHAEL ANGELO ZERVOS & LUKE SHIROCK for TOMMY BATTLES THE SILVER SEA DRAGON
Screenplay
MARINA MICHELSON for BIOPHILIA
Cinematography
VLADIMIR EGOROV for FAITH
Editing
ROMANY MALCO JR for PRISON LOGIC
Style
WENDY MALCOLM for BIRDS WITHOUT FEATHERS
Original Score
SIMON TAUFIQUE for ARE YOU GLAD I’M HERE
Actor Female
LAURA ESTERMAN for CAN HITLER HAPPEN HERE?
Actor Male
ROMANY MALCO for PRISON LOGIC
2017 WINNERS
Through the resources of industry-related sponsors, the Brooklyn Film Festival awards the winners with a total of $60,000 in prizes (products, services, and cash).
PRIZES SPONSORED BY: NYC Camera Company, Abelcine, Xeno Lights, Media Services, G-Star, Cinecall Soundtracks, Windmill Studios NYC, Noble Jewelry, Brooklyn Film Society
GRAND CHAMELEON AWARD
LUPE UNDER THE SUN by RODRIGO REYES
Best Narrative Feature
LUPE UNDER THE SUN by RODRIGO REYES
Best Documentary Feature
A CAMBODIAN SPRING by CHRIS KELLY
AN INSIGNIFICANT MAN by KHUSHBOO RANKA & VINAY SHUKLA
Best Short Documentary
THE FOURTH KINGDOM by ALEX LORA & ADAN ALIAGA
Best Narrative Short
WATU WOTE: All of Us by KATJA BENRATH
Best Animation
TANGO by PEDRO GIONGO & FRANCISCO GUSSO
Best Experimental
COOKING WITH CONNIE by STAVIT ALLWEIS
Best New Director
EL REVENGE by FERNANDO FRAIHA
Brooklyn Pride Award
SWEET PARENTS by DAVID BLY
Spirit Awards
Feature Narrative
SHUT UP ANTHONY by KYLE EATON
Feature Documentary
MANIC by KALINA BERTIN
Short Documentary
SCRAP by CHRISTIAN FILIPPONE
Short Narrative
RHONNA & DONNA by DAINA ONIUNAS-PUSIC
Experimental
EXQUISITE CORPS by MITCHELL ROSE
Animation
PANIC ATTACK by EILEEN O’MEARA
Audience Awards
Feature Narrative
THE SOUNDING by CATHERINE EATON
Feature Documentary
DISCO’D by MATTHEW SIRETTA
Short Documentary
ASHLEY ASHLEY by TED SANANMAN
Short Narrative
PUNCHLINE by CHRISTOPHE SABER
Experimental
LIVE YOUR LIGHT by JENDRA JARNAGIN
Animation
COIN OPERATED by NICHOLAS ARIOLI
Certificates of Outstanding Achievement
Producer
ESTELLE ARTUS & FRANCES BOXE for ACCORDING TO HER
Screenplay
SLOAN COPELAND for LIFE HACK
Cinematography
VEDAT ÖZDEMIR for RAUF
Editing
JOANNA NAUGLE for KATE CAN’T SWIM
Style
CATHERINE EATON for THE SOUNDING
Original Score
DAN VEKSLER for ACCORDING TO HER
Actor Female
GOLAB ADINEH for THE SIS
Actor Male
JOSH HELMAN for KATE CAN’T SWIM