The winners of the 2026 Festival of Cinema NYC are...

The 2026 Festival of Cinema NYC Awards Dinner Ceremony

It was a night to remember as over 100 filmmakers, artists, actors, and writers gathered on Sunday Night at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center in Jamaica Queens to compete for awards in 18 categories! 
 

The event took a walk down memory lane as host and festival Executive Director Jayson Simba started the show speaking about some of the best and worst memories from the past 10 years.
 

Photo courtesy of Lucas Huang

Attendees were treated to a full buffet style dinner, followed by dessert, during the show.

Winners took the stage to give their winning speach after accepting their statuette.

Award winners were escorted to our press section to have their one on one interview and be presented with a chocolate awards trophy courtesy of Aigner Chocolates of Forest Hills.

Check out what filmmakers are saying about Festival of Cinema NYC! 

Congratulations to all our winners!

Festival of Cinema NYC will return next summer
Submissions for the 2027 festival open on September 1, 2026