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2026 FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS

  • The Vania Exerjian Award for Empowering Women 

Grains of Sand directed by Sarah Gross

  • The Special Jury Award for a Narrative Feature

The Last Wish, directed by Rax Rinnekangas

  • The Best Narrative Feature Film Award

Abdo and Saneya directed by Omar Bakry

  • The Best Actor Award in a Narrative Feature Film 

Omar Bakry in Abdo and Saneya, directed by Omar Bakry. 

  • The Best Actress Award in a Narrative Feature Film 

Daphné Patakia in Everyone Calls Me Mike, directed by Guillaume Bonnier. 

  • The Best Documentary Feature Film Award - Ex Aequo

The Sky Was on Fire, directed by Jonathan Maricle and John Finn Adkinson
and
No Filter Café, directed by Coralie Van Rietschoten and Galaad Hemsi

  • The Best Narrative Short Film Award

J.J. directed by Adam Dietrich and Elliott Gilbert

  • The Special Jury Award for a Short Film

Gabardine, directed by Elijah Crawford & Dave G

  • The Best Actor Award in a Narrative Short Film 

Antoine Williams in Black Black, directed by Rob Eschman. 

  • The Best Actress Award in a Narrative Short Film 

Anne Beyer in J.J., directed by Adam Dietrich and Elliott Gilbert. 

  • The Special Jury Award for a Documentary Short

Connie: The powers and possibilities of Community Engagement, directed by Dorothea Braemer. 

  • The Best Documentary Short Film Award

Sites of Memory, directed by Castel Sweet.

  • The KIRK AWARD for a Feature Length Armenian Film

Tamara Stepanyan for her documentary My Armenian Phantoms.

  • The KIRK AWARD for a Short Armenian Film

Narek Shahvertyan for his short documentary SILENCE.

  • The IndiePix Unlimited Vision Award

- Everyone Calls me Mike, directed by Guillaume Bonnier.

-The Sky Was on Fire, directed by Jonathan Maricle and John Finn Adkinson.

  • The Scriptwriting Contest: First Place

Abeocuta, written by Bolaji Tijani-Qudus

  • The Scriptwriting contest: Second Place

Committed, written by Coleman.

  • The Scriptwriting Contest: Third Place

Garbage Rex, written by Steve Hunyi.

  • The Scriptwriting Contest: Honorable Mention

The Plagiarist, written by Christopher Atamian.

  • The WFCC AWARD for a woman-directed narrative short film

Patriot, directed by Audrey Maxon.

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WHAT IS SRFF?

SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival New York is a film festival that focuses on socially relevant film content, andhuman interest stories that raise awareness to social problems and offer positive solutions through the powerfulmedium of cinema. SR believes that through raised awareness, expanded knowledge about diverse cultures, andthe human condition as a whole, it is possible to create a better world free of violence, hate, and crime.

WHAT IT STANDS FOR

SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival New York's mission is to shine the spotlight on filmmakers who tell compelling, socially relevant, human interest stories across a broad range of social issues without resorting to gratuitous violence or violent forms of film making.

"As the founder of the SR film festivals, Nora Armani is blessed with
an uncommon ability to curate some of the most important films being made today."
Louis Proyect NY Film critic

SRFF is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit film festival that showcases socially relevant films with human interest stories as a response to the proliferation of violence and violent forms
of storytelling. SR™ believes in promoting positive social change through the powerful medium of cinema.
 
(*) Donations to SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival New York are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Donors get VIP seating at events. 

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