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
Jury
Alyssa Yoffie
STARZ
Andrea Alarcon
Jury
Andrew McCann Smith
Play Media
Angela NikasÂ
Jury
Anthony Thompson
Jury
April Yuan
Jury
Arun Gulati
Jigsaw
Emmanuel GrindaÂ
Jury
Giselle Johnson-Morris
Jury
Isabel Inadomi
Jury
Josh BergmanÂ
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Katherine Weinstein
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Kaylen Ng
Independent Manager/Producer
Kevin Heffernan
Jury
Lisa Alford
Jury
Mar de Melo
Netflix Animation Studios
Marley Hansen
RSA Films
Merari ChavarriaÂ
Jury
Nicolas Keller Sarmiento
Vision Entertainment
Rodrigo Crespo
Jury
Saelyx Finna
Jury
Scott Sakamoto
Jury
Selin Sevinç
Bend Film Festival
Tamer Ahsan
Jury
Tyra Johnson
Jury
Yvonne Ashley Kouadjo
The New York Times Op-Docs
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