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We Award NDFF films annually
NBPT DOCU FEST
Awards
Film Director
Arthur Musah
2023
BRIEF, TENDER LIGHT
BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER
Film Director
Michael Lippert
2023
SLOANE: A JAZZ SINGER
BEST NEW ENGLAND FILM
Film Director
Ashley Sabin, David Redmon
2023
KIM'S VIDEO
DAVID KLEILER CINEPHILE AWARD
Film Director
Corinne Botz
2023
MILK FACTORY
BEST SHORT FILM
Film Director
Denny Tedesco
2023
IMMEDIATE FAMILY
AUDIENCE AWARD
Film Director
Xudong Liu
2023
GUND KWOK
YES AWARD
Film Director
Jason Motlagh, Mark Oltmanns
2023
RIDERS ON THE STORM
BEST FEATURE
Film Director
Bradley Berman
2022
JACK HAS A PLAN
DAVID KLEILER CINEPHILE AWARD
Film Director
Yunhong Pu
2022
GO THROUGH THE DARK
BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER
Film Director
Rajaiah Jones
2022
THE SKIN AM IN
YES AWARD
Film Director
Alison Gilkey, Eric Neudel
2022
THE WAKE UP CALL
AUDIENCE AWARD
Film Director
Hope Tucker
2022
WHAT TRAVELERS ARE SAYING
BEST SHORT FILM
Film Director
David Grubin
2022
FREE RENTY
BEST NEW ENGLAND FILM
Film Director
Karl Malakunas
2022
DELIKADO
BEST FEATURE
Film Director
MIKA YATSUHASHI
2021
AN UNINTERRUPTED VIEW OF THE SEA
DAVID KLEILER CINEPHILE AWARD
Film Director
IQBAL BARKAT & MAREE DELOFSKI
2021
THIS IS OUR SCHOOL
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Film Director
CARA FEINBERG
2021
LOCKSHOP
BEST NEW ENGLAND FILM
Film Director
EMMA FRANCIS-SNYDER
2021
TAKEOVER
BEST SHORT FILM
Film Director
A CULTURE PRESERVED IN ICE
2021
GAMES OF SURVIVAL
BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER
Film Director
LISA MOLOMOT AND JEFF BEMISS
2021
MISSING IN BROOKS COUNTY
BEST FEATURE FILM
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Film Director
TAL AMIRAN
2020
DAFFA METTI (DIFFICULT)
DAVID KLEILER CINEPHILE AWARD
Film Director
POLLY WELLS
2020
WE BEGAN TO SING
BEST NEW ENGLAND FILM
Film Director
MIA DONOVAN
2020
DOPE IS DEATH
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Film Director
WILLIAM KELLY’S BIG PICTURE – MARK STREET
2020
CAN ART STOP A BULLET?
BEST FEATURE FILM
Film Director
BRIAN REDONDO
2020
KEEP SARAY HOME
BEST SHORT FILM
Film Director
NATHALIE BIBEAU
2020
THE WALRUS AND THE WHISTLEBLOWER
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Film Director
JAMES DEAN LE SUEUR
2020
THE ART OF DISSENT
BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER
Film Director
PENNY LANE
2019
HAIL SATAN?
DAVID KLEILER CINEPHILE AWARD
Film Director
ZACHARY STAUFFER
2019
WHO KILLED LT. VAN DORN?
BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER
Film Director
JESSE ALK
2019
PARIAH DOG
BEST FEATURE FILM
Film Director
DANIEL LOVERING
2019
MOTORCYCLE MAN
BEST SHORT FILM
Film Director
BILL GALLAGHER
2019
RUNNER
AUDIENCE AWARD
Film Director
ANDREW SHERBURN & TOMMY HAINES
2018
SAVING BRINTON
SPECIAL JURY CINEPHILE AWARD
Film Director
CHICO COLVARD
2018
BLACK MEMORABILIA
BEST NEW ENGLAND FILM
Film Director
STEPHEN MAING
2018
CRIME + PUNISHMENT
BEST FEATURE FILM
Film Director
TUAN PENG
2018
HOW’S YOUR TIME, WU?
BEST SHORT FILM
Film Director
LEON LEE
2018
LETTER FROM MASANJIA
SPECIAL AUDIENCE AWARD
Film Director
DANIEL D. MCGUIRE
2018
BALIAN (THE HEALER)
BEST NEW ENGLAND FILM
Film Director
JASON O’HARA
2018
STATE OF EXCEPTION
BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER
Film Director
ALLISON ARGO
2017
THE LAST PIG
BEST NEW ENGLAND FILM
Film Director
TAI AMIRAN
2017
SAND MEN
BEST SHORT FILM
Film Director
JAMIE MELTZER
2017
TRUE CONVICTION
SPECIAL JURY COMMENDATION
Film Director
ROBERT ROOY
2017
DEEJ
AUDIENCE AWARD
Film Director
KEVIN BOWE
2017
DEMOCRACY THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER
Film Director
THORSTEN TRIMPOP
2017
FURUSATO
BEST FEATURE FILM
Film Director
ALICE STONE
2017
ANGELO UNWRITTEN
SPECIAL JURY COMMENDATION
Film Director
DUSTIN GRELLA
2016
ANIMATION HOTLINE
BEST SHORT FILM
Film Director
MAISIE CROW
2016
JACKSON – MAISIE CROW
BEST FEATURE FILM
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Film Director
BETH MURPHY
2016
WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS
BEST NEW ENGLAND FILM
Film Director
JAY CHILDS
2016
FOOD FIGHT: INSIDE THE BATTLE FOR MARKET BASKET
AUDIENCE AWARD
Film Director
CHRISTOPHE GELFAND & CAROLINE LOSNECK
2015
DIVER
SPECIAL JURY COMMENDATION
Film Director
ADAM ROFFMAN & LUKE POLING
2015
SPEARHUNTER
BEST SHORT FILM
Film Director
MICHAEL TURNER
2015
THE WAY WE TALK
SPECIAL JURY COMMENDATION
Film Director
SUSAN GRAY
2015
CIRCUS WITHOUT BORDERS
BEST NEW ENGLAND FILM
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Film Director
NICK SPARK
2015
RIGHT FOOTED
AUDIENCE AWARD
Film Director
LAURIE KAHN
2015
LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS
BEST FEATURE FILM
Film Director
DAVE LAMATTINA
2014
I AM BIG BIRD: THE CAROLL SPINNEY STORY
AUDIENCE AWARD
Film Director
SANDY JAFFE
2014
OUR MOCKINGBIRD
BEST FEATURE FILM
Film Director
ROBIN BERGHAUS
2014
STUMPED
BEST SHORT FILM
Film Director
KRIS KACZOR
2014
DIVIDE IN CONCORD
BEST NEW ENGLAND FILM
Film Director
SEAN FINE & ANDREA NIX
2013
LIFE ACCORDING TO SAM
SPECIAL MENTION - SHORT
Film Director
ANTHONY SHERIN
2013
SOLO, PIANO – NYC
AUDIENCE AWARD
Film Director
JEFFREY KAROFF
2013
CAVEDIGGER
BEST SHORT FILM
Film Director
MARY JANE DOHERTY
2013
SECUNDARIA
BEST NEW ENGLAND FILM
Film Director
GREGORY ROSCOE
2013
RAWFAITH
BEST FEATURE FILM
We recognize Best Feature, Best Short, Best New England Film, First-Time Filmmaker, the Audience Award, and the David Kleiler Cinephile Award.
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