The Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival is pleased to announce the call for submissions for the newly founded Brooklyn documentaries project titled “The Real Brooklyn Short Documentary Competition”.
The Real Brooklyn Short Documentary Competition is a showcase for short Brooklyn- focused documentaries which are filmed in Brooklyn locations with real Brooklyn people and are about Brooklyn and/or Brooklyn people/characters. Outdoor and indoor Brooklyn locations are required to be included in each Real Brooklyn Short Documentary entry.
There are two categories of short Brooklyn documentaries in The Real Brooklyn Short Documentary Competition.
The first category is called “The Brooklyn Mini-Doc” with run times for these documentaries between 3 minutes up to 9 minutes. The creator of the winning Mini-Doc in this category will be given a cash award of $250.00.
The second category is called “The Brooklyn Short Doc” with run times for these documentaries between 10 minutes up to 30 minutes. The creator of the winning Brooklyn Short Doc in this category will be given a cash award of $500.00.
Submission Deadline: November 15th, 2026.
Entry Fee: Free
Additional information about the details for submissions and guidelines will be updated on this page in the following weeks.
Request information about The Real Brooklyn Short Documentary Competition by sending an email to: Brooklynfa@yahoo.com