The Dumbo Film Festival is a yearly event structured in monthly contests. Every 2 month, each of the categories will be awarded and a final ceremony will be held every year in New York City’s district of Dumbo to award projects that have been judged the very best over the past year.
Main missions of the nonprofit Dumbo Film Festival Inc. are:
• highlighting the young and artistic heart of Dumbo district by making it an appealing destination for both emergent and affirmed filmmakers to share their talent and sensitivity;
• becoming a den for cinema lovers by organizing competitions, screenings, galas and related activities;
• building a bridge among the many different cultures that can be experienced under the wing of independent cinema (thus contributing to raising tolerance and familiarity towards different ways of life, traditions and new points of view).
By the end of the Seventies, a prosperous renewal has brought the district of Dumbo to a new life, and it is now considered to be one of New York’s most glamorous districts and a thriving destination for artists to meet and share their thoughts.
On this background of revival within the New York panorama, DFF aims to establish itself among the most important independent festivals in the world.
Producers and directors from around the world can meet each other here, encounter new ideas, and begin working toward prestigious goals.
Many of our award-winning films have been nominated for, or won, at the Goyas Awards, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the American Academy Awards (Oscar®). They have also been distributed on major televisions and international platforms such as HBO, Netflix, Amazon, PBS, BBC.
DFF is organized into six categories: Feature Narrative, Short Narrative, Feature Documentary, Short Documentary, Animation, and Experimental. The monthly nominees will receive a certificate of excellence and be granted access to the final phase of the competition.
GRAND BRIDGE AWARD ($ 1,000)
This Award is for the best work in contest.
Eligibility: chosen among all the finalists.
Jury: This award is assigned by the Board of Directors of the Festival.
BEST IN CATEGORY AWARD
Assigned to the best film in each category:
1. Narrative Feature – Prize: Trophy ($500)
2. Documentary Feature – Prize: Trophy ($500)
3. Short Narrative – Prize: Trophy ($500)
4. Short Documentary – Prize: Trophy ($500)
5. Experimental – Prize: Trophy ($500)
6. Animation – Prize: Trophy ($500)
Jury: This award is assigned by the panels of Judges.
CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE (monthly nominees)
The monthly winners will be automatically selected for the annual exhibition. Each of the nominees will have the opportunity to win two awards: the Best in Category Award and the GRAND BRIDGE AWARD.
Certificates are assigned to the monthly winners in each category:
Narrative Feature
Documentary Feature
Short Narrative
Short Documentary
Experimental
Animation