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Brooklyn Film Festival

Brooklyn, United States 2026 (30th edition)

About Brooklyn Film Festival

The Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) is an international, competitive festival organized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Listed among Final Cut Magazine's Top 50 Best Film Festivals globally.

Festival details

Location Multiple venues across Brooklyn, NY · Brooklyn, United States
Scope International
Focus Independent · Documentary · Fiction · Animation · Shorts · Experimental
Founded 1998
Official website brooklynfilmfestival.org
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Awards

Grand Chameleon Award
Top festival prize.
Best Feature
Top feature.
Best Short
Top short.
Best Documentary
Top documentary.
Best Animation
Top animation.

Special programs

Feature Narrative
Feature narratives.
Feature Documentary
Doc features.
Short Narrative
Short narratives.
Short Documentary
Short docs.
Animation
Animation program.

For filmmakers

Submission link filmfreeway.com

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