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