2017 AoBFF AWARD WINNERS
Best Short: SEE YOU YESTERDAY - Directed by Stefon Bristol
Best Documentary: THE TABLES - Directed by Jon Bunning
Best Feature: GOLD STAR - Directed by Victoria Negri
Best Director: Madeline Leshner - FACTORY 91
Outstanding Ensemble: PRISM - Directed by Corey Rutledge, Luis Alarcón, Grant Lancaster, Roberto Serrini, Doug Roland, Lee Peterkin, Nick Snow
Vanguard Award for Experimental/Non-Linear Work: VICTOR & ISOLINA - Directed by Will Caballero
Best Screenplay: DON'T CALL ME SIR - Written by Bo Svenson
Audience Choice: FOUR BOTTLES - Directed by John Painz

2016 AoBFF AWARD WINNERS
Animation: THINK INK - Directed by Wally Chung
Narrative Super Short: FIRST NIGHT OUT - Directed by Will Mayo
Dark Side Award: PHOTO OP - Directed by Dave Solomon
Narrative Feature: LIFE OF SIGNIFICANT SOIL - Directed by Michael Irish
Vanguard Award: SUPER FUN SHOW, WITH LEARNING! - Directed by Lexie Kahanovitz and Jim Tozzi
Narrative Short: ENDURO - Directed by Christopher Dillon
Documentary Short Subject: THE CHAMPION - Directed by Patrick McGowan
Documentary Feature: IN OUR BACKYARD - Directed by Danielle Rose
Best Director: BEHIND THE WALL - Directed by Bat-Sheva Guez
Audience Choice: IN OUR BACKYARD - Directed by Danielle Rose

2015 AoBFF AWARD WINNERS
Best Super-Short (Under 10 min.):  TEST – Comedy, Directed by Jay Lifton 
Best Short, Narrative Subject: WHEN THE GUN GOES DOWN – Western/Drama, Directed by Ali Eldin 
Best Animation: RHYTHM OF THE CITY – Directed by Julie Gratz – World Premiere
Best Short Documentary: BLADE #1 – Directed by Zuzka Kurtz – World Premiere
Best Feature Documentary: THREE TO INFINITY: BEYOND TWO GENDERS – Directed by Lonny Shavelson – World Premiere
Vanguard Award for Experimental/Non-Linear Films: CONFLUENCE – Directed by Noah Shulman
Best Feature: HUNTER&GAME – Comedy/Mockumentary, Directed by Kevin Alexander – East Coast Premiere
Best Director: Christopher Phelps and Maxim Van Scoy, Co-Directors of Lake Nowhere
Audience Choice Award: LIVING WITH THE DEAD – Drama, Directed by Christine Vartoughian – NYC Premiere

2014 AoBFF AWARD WINNERS
Best Super Short: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOMMY CHAOS AND STACY DANGER directed by Michael Lukk Litwak
Best Short: BODIES IN IRREVERSIBLE DETRIMENT directed by Ben Lazarus
Best Feature: FOUND IN TIME directed by Arthur Vincie
Best Short Documentary: HERD IN ICELAND Lindsay Blatt
Best Feature Documentary: LEMON directed by Laura Brownson & Beth Levison
Best Animation: HOW YOU DOIN' BOY? VOICEMAILS FROM GRAN'PA directed by William D. Caballero
Dark Side Award: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS directed by Nick Sicurella
Vanguard Award: ENSEMBLE directed by TOOWAII
Best Director: Kevin McMullin for FIRST PRIZE
Jury Prize: AN HONORABLE MAN directed by Harrison P. Crown and William G. Utley
Audience Choice Award: HOW GREAT IT WAS directed by Ilja Willems

2013 AWARD WINNERS
Best Super Short: ZOOT/SUIT directed by Clare Kent
Best Short: THE SKETCH ARTIST directed by Maxwell Newman-Plotnick
Best Short Documentary: HOWDY, MONTANA directed by Matt Cascella
Best Documentary: THE CARDBOARD BERNINI directed by Olympia Stone
Best Director: Eric Trenkamp (AMERICAN BOMBER)
Vanguard Award: SEED STORY directed by William Caballero
Dark Side Award: THE DOOR directed by Richard Termini
Best Animation: BUMPER directed by Ben McCarthy
Best Feature: CASUAL ENCOUNTERS directed by Will McCord
Audience Choice Award: ONE WALL: KINGS OF CONEY ISLAND directed by Joe Glickman

2012 AWARD WINNERS
(2012 was our first competitive festival)
Best Super Short: SO MUCH LEFT TO DO directed by David Turner
Best Short: THE SHOEMAKER directed by Kaves
Best Short Documentary: HIP HOP HASSID directed by Francesca Pagani
Best Documentary: ROADMAP TO APARTHEID directed by Ana Nogueira
Best Director: Joel Johnstone (THE PILGRIM & THE PRIVATE EYE)
Vanguard Award: MAN VS. ULTRAMAN directed by Michael Rader
Best Feature: YOU BURY YOUR OWN directed by Lewin Webb
Audience Choice Award: MY LIFE AS ABRAHAM LINCOLN directed by Shari Berman