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title: "2026 Award Winners | The Sixth Borough Film Festival"
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date: 2026-06-01
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# 2026 Award Winners | The Sixth Borough Film Festival

Kakos School of Arts & Sciences

# 2026 Award Winners

**Award Winners from a Global Festival of Cinema**

The Sixth Borough Film Festival recognizes outstanding achievements in independent filmmaking from around the world. Selected from submissions representing 30 countries, these award-winning films exemplify excellence in storytelling, creativity, technical craft, and artistic vision while reflecting the diverse voices that define contemporary cinema.

 

 [ See the 2026 Program ](/sites/default/files/media/2026-06/SBFF-2026-Program.pdf) 

 

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      ![2026 Film Festival Award Winners](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_327w/public/media/2026-06/04122026_11829.jpg?h=523d2a84&itok=LpgGxZdM) 

 

 

### Award Categories

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    ![Logo image for The Sixth Borough Film Festival](/sites/default/files/styles/original_aspect_ratio_400/public/media/2026-06/sbff-logo.jpg?itok=Q86JQFCi) 

The three-day festival award categories include:

- Best Animation Film
- Best Bronx Tale Film
- Best Documentary Feature Film
- Best Documentary Short Film
- Best Horror Film
- Best Music Video
- Best Narrative Feature Film
- Best Narrative Short Film

#### Special Categories Include:

- Audience Favorite Award
- Best of Festival Award
- Jury Chair Award

 

### 2026 SBFF Award Winners

#### Best Animation Film

**Autistic Mode**  
USA

#### Best Bronx Tale Film

**Spray Can Stories**  
USA

#### Best Documentary Feature Film

**Ali vs Ali**  
Iran

#### Best Documentary Short Film

**Shucking Tradition**  
USA

#### Best Horror Film

**Nebuchadnezzar**  
Canada

#### Best Music Video

**Siddharta-In the Sky**  
Slovenia

#### Best Narrative Feature Film

**Eugene O'Neill's The First Man**  
United Kingdom

#### Best Narrative Short Film

**Suçlu (The Guilty)**  
Turkey

#### Best Student Film

**Give a Reason Not to Stay With You**  
Argentina

#### Best of Festival Award

**Secret Mall Apartment**  
USA

#### Jury Chair Award

**Dancing in Tomorrowland**  
USA

#### Audience Favorite Award

**Carry My Couch**  
Canada

## Countries Represented in Official Selections

 Americas 

- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Mexico
- United States

 Europe 

- Croatia
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Italy
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russian Federation
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Ukraine

 Middle East & North Africa 

- Egypt
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Israel
- Jordan
- Libya
- Turkey

 Asia & Pacific 

- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Kazakhstan
- Singapore

## Enid Kent - Honorary Jury Chair (2026)

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    ![Publicity photograph of Enid Kent](/sites/default/files/styles/original_aspect_ratio_400/public/media/2026-06/enid-kent-image.png?itok=aHtkNZIm) 

Enid Kent is an actress whose career spans stage, television, and community service. Born in Los Angeles into a theatrical family, she began performing at an early age and earned a degree in Theatre Arts from San Francisco State University before joining the American Conservatory Theater.

After moving to New York City, Kent appeared in regional productions and on Broadway, including *Our Town* and *The Time of Your Life* alongside Henry Fonda. She later returned to California and became best known to television audiences for her recurring role as Nurse Bigelow on the acclaimed series *M\*A\*S\*H*.

Beyond her work in entertainment, Kent has devoted more than a decade of volunteer service to Project Angel Food, a Los Angeles nonprofit that provides meals to individuals facing serious illness. Her commitment to both the arts and community service has earned recognition from the City of Los Angeles and continues to inspire audiences today.

 

## Watch the 2026 Trailer

[Embedded Video](https://www.youtube.com/embed/yVkl1_Izg8Q?si=4HSEGBAWdZGiKyik)

 

The Sixth Borough Film Festival

## Fesitval Contacts

 Executive Director and Media Contact 

Robert Cole  
<rcole01@manhattan.edu>

 Program Director 

Michael Grabowski  
<sbff@manhattan.edu>