The 24th Brooklyn Film Festival ran June 5th to 13th this year. Their theme was "The Clearing" as in moving away from the pain of COVID and forward with hope and optimism. They screened online and in-person at Windmill Studios.
The winners were announced last weekend. Prizes were sponsored by: Brooklyn Film Society, Sobre Vista Resort, Blue Table Post, Xeno Lights, AbelCine, Be Electric, Final Draft, MPE, Media Services, Papapietro Perry, Lentini Communications, Noble
Jewelry.
The Grand Chameleon Award goes to the best overall film and is selected from the top six categorical winners. All of the winners are listed here.
Grand Chameleon Award
SEIVA BRUTA (UNDER THE HEAVENS), by GUSTAVO MILAN
Best Narrative Feature
CORRAL, by MARCELO BRENNAND
Best Documentary
LIFE & LIFE, by NC HEIKIN
Best Short Documentary
MAKE HIM KNOWN, by RUDY VALDEZ
Best Narrative Short
SEIVA BRUTA (UNDER THE HEAVENS), by GUSTAVO MILAN
Best Animation
THE GREAT MALAISE, by CATHERINE LEPAGE
Best Experimental
OUR MINE, by SHAYNA STRYPE
Best New Director
GOSSAMER FOLDS, by LISA DONATO
Best Brooklyn Project
LITTLE PAKISTAN - FUTURE HISTORIES, by SANA AKRAM
Spirit Awards
Feature Narrative
WALK WITH ME by ISABEL DEL ROSAL
Feature Documentary
AND SO I STAYED, by NATALIE PATTILLO and DANIEL A. NELSON
Short Documentary
THE MOUNTAIN & THE MAIDEN, by SHMUEL HOFFMAN and ANTON VON HEISELER
Short Narrative
THE TANK, by MOJTABA POURABDOLLAH
Experimental
PERFECT AS CATS, by KEVIN VU
Animation
THE BROKEN CANDLE, by FELIX KINER
Audience Awards
Feature Narrative
KRINGLE TIME, by MATTHEW LUCAS
Feature Documentary
AND SO I STAYED, by NATALIE PATTILLO and DANIEL A. NELSON
Short Documentary
LITTLE BERLIN, by KATE MCMULLEN
Short Narrative
THE GOLDFISH, by ASHLEY PAIGE BRIM
Experimental
OUR MINE, by SHAYNA STRYPE
Animation
OPEN MIC, by JONATHAN ROSEN
Certificates of Outstanding Achievement
Producer
NATHAN FOLBRECHT, for QUEENS OF PAIN
Screenplay
JOE BOLOGNA, JOS LANIADO, CLAUDIO LANIADO, for TANGO SHALOM
Cinematography
SURESH DESHMANE, for KALOKHACHYA PARAMBYA [PROP SHOOTS OF DARKNESS]
Editing
ROBERT CARTER, for INTO THE LIGHT
Style
MATTHEW LUCAS, for KRINGLE TIME
Original Score
GRACE MCLEAN, for OUR MINE
Actor Female
BRIDGET BARKAN, for WALK WITH ME
Actor Male
BENNY ELLEDGE for KRINGLE TIME