The Best of NFMLA Awards recognize the best talent in independent cinema from around the globe. The 2026 Awards honor 84 projects with 130 Nominations across 16 Award Categories. The Nominees are comprised of projects that screened as part of the NFMLA Monthly Film Festival 2025 season which ran from January 1st, 2025 through December 31st, 2025.
Nominees
- Feature
- Documentary Feature
- Documentary Short
- New Media & Experimental
- Animation
- International Comedy
- International Drama
- Drama Short
- Comedy Short
- Screenplay
- Performance Drama
- Performance Comedy
- Cinematography
- Film Editing
- Sound Design
- Score
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Jury
Alexandra Korba
Moxie Films
Alyssa Yoffie
STARZ
Andrea Alarcon
Sundance Institute
Andrew McCann Smith
Play Media
Angela NikasÂ
Buchwald
Anthony Thompson
Hartbeat
April Yuan
Verve
Arun Gulati
Jigsaw Productions
Bárbara Cerro
BITBANG International Animation Festival
Emmanuel GrindaÂ
Lionsgate
Giselle Johnson-Morris
Blackmaled Productions
Isabel Inadomi
Black Bear Pictures
Josh BergmanÂ
NEON
Katherine Weinstein
Radial Entertainment
Kaylen Ng
Culture Machine
Kevin Heffernan
Range Media Partners
Lisa Alford
Evoke Entertainment
Mar de Melo
Netflix Animation Studios
Marley Hansen
RSA Films
Merari ChavarriaÂ
Culture Machine
Nicolas Keller Sarmiento
Vision Entertainment
Rodrigo Crespo
Sonoro Global Media Corp
Saelyx Finna
Context Moves
Scott Sakamoto
Netflix
Selin Sevinç
Bend Film Festival
Tamer Ahsan
Zero Gravity Management
Tyra Johnson
HOORAE
Yvonne Ashley Kouadjo
The New York Times Op-Docs
Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Executive
Additional Sponsors
Academic Partners
Foundation Supporters
Media Partners
