Announcing the Winners of the 2025 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival

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The 15th Annual Art of Brooklyn Film Festival was a true joy. For this landmark anniversary, we wanted to create a very special edition... and we got one! We screened 55 new films in all genres and held special events in wonderful venues across Kings County. People traveled from near (and very far) to pack our houses with 5 sold-out screenings, and our virtual encore screenings increased our reach across the country. Every festival event was filled with enthusiastic crowds overflowing with love for independent art and artists.

We celebrate every film and screenplay that took part in the 2025 AoBFF and are proud to announce our winners.

Outstanding Sound:
LOST NATION

Outstanding Editing:
WON'T BE LONG NOW

Outstanding Cinematography:
PANSIES

Outstanding VFX:
BRIDGED TOGETHER

Outstanding Screenplay:
ANIMALS
written by Andrei Chachine 
(See all our 2025 Screenplay Placements HERE)

The Dark Side Award:
DO YOU LIVE ALONE
 
The Vanguard Award: 
CHRIS TANNER REVEALS

Outstanding Performance in a Short:
Laura Bohlin in RAGE RHONDA

Outstanding Performance in a  Feature:
Stephanie Mieko Cohen in SERGEANT PICKLEBREATH AND THE ROOFTOP WARRIORS

Jury Award:
SERGEANT PICKLEBREATH AND THE ROOFTOP WARRIORS

Outstanding Ensemble Performance:
EAT HOT CHIP AND LIE

Outstanding Comedy:
L(ong)A(ss)ST DAY

Outstanding Drama:
DRINK AND BE MERRY

Outstanding Short Documentary:
TINY MOVEMENTS

Outstanding Feature Documentary:
500 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP

Outstanding Director of a Narrative Short: 
Chris Bowman for BUTCH ROBINSON AND THE STOLEN SOULS

Outstanding Narrative Short: 
WHEN EVERYTHING WAS BLUE

Outstanding Director of a Narrative Feature:
Aaron Strand for WITHDRAWAL

Outstanding Narrative Feature:
WITHDRAWAL