Announcing the Winners of the 2026 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival

Our 16th Annual AoBFF was a magical 10 days of art, support, community, and love. We screened 55 films in venues around Brooklyn; FILM NOIR CINEMA and 100 SUTTON in Greenpoint, TOM KANE THEATRE in Industry City, and for our first time ever, the beautiful FEIRSTEIN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF CINEMA at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

We thank all our filmmakers and screenwriters, our staff and amazing volunteers, and our venue partners for making this event a success. And of course, the NYC Cultural Development Fund for supporting our nonprofit mission.

Presenting the winners of the 2026 ART OF BROOKLYN Film Festival!

​Outstanding Sound: The Last Q-Tip

Outstanding Score: Photo Play XX 

Outstanding Editing: Berman's March

Outstanding Cinematography: Talido 

Outstanding Visual Effects: Forget Me Not

Dark Side Award: Stew to Eat 

Vanguard Award for Experimental Film: Equal 

Outstanding Performance in a Narrative Short: Carrie Jean Henley in Beetroot

Outstanding Performance in a Narrative Feature: Louise Heller in The Flesh People

Outstanding Ensemble Performance: Regulars

Outstanding Comedy: Mutuals 

Outstanding Drama: Selfless 

Outstanding Short Documentary: 15 PARSEC 

Outstanding Feature Documentary: Growing Up Slowly

Outstanding Director of a Narrative Short: Aleksei Furmanov for The Entertainer)

Outstanding Narrative Short: In the Dark

Outstanding Director of a Narrative Feature:  John Purcell and Malin von Euler-Hogan for Dead Or Dying

Outstanding Narrative Feature: Dead or Dying 

Jury Award: Berman's March directed by Jordan Tetewsky 

2026 AoBFF ScREENPLAY COMPETITION

Screenplay Contest Grand Prize Winner:
​Black Faith written by Jay Blumenkopf 

FINALISTS
Boomers written by Colin Rath
Feral Mountains written by Terry Podnar

SEMI-FINALISTS
American Apocalypse written by Persia White
Camping Trip written by Leo Bowen
Civitas: A Tale of Anathema written by Bob Singleton
You're Not Well written by Jamison Anthony
Young Ones written by Michael Sylvester

QUARTER-FINALISTS
Anton Sucks written by Gabe Ozaki
By Way of Canarsie written by Rob Cuccurullo
Monster Movie written by Jason Ciaccia
No Nails written by John Ravitz
Returns & Errors: Pets written by Donna Bonilla Wheeler
The Hands That Beat The Drum written by Jores Philippe Jr
The Measure of She written by Karen Dee Carpenter
Unmasked written by Jay Blumenkopf
Urban People written by Bryan Yanbing Lee

HONORABLE MENTIONS
Blue Devil written by Jay Blumenkopf
Morph Trouble written by Richard Hohenrath
The Funeral written by Kristen Samuelson
The Punk Rock Queen of the Jews written by Chef Rossi