Indie Street Film Festival

Indie Street Film Festival Returning to Red Bank August 19-25, 2024.

Discovering and presenting cooperative Indie Filmmakers who create films that prove powerful stories will always outshine large budgets.

And that’s a wrap on Indie Street Film Festival 2026! 🎬What an incredible 11th year! A heartfelt thank you to our amazin...
08/25/2026

And that’s a wrap on Indie Street Film Festival 2026! 🎬
What an incredible 11th year! A heartfelt thank you to our amazing attendees, filmmakers, staff, jury, volunteers, and sponsors for making this festival so special. We’re grateful for a week filled with powerful stories, meaningful connections, and the incredible community that continues to make ISFF what it is.

And now… the moment we’ve all been waiting for!
🏆 2026 FRANKLIN AWARD WINNERS 🏆

JURY AWARDS
🎬 Best Narrative Feature
If I Go Will They Miss Me
Directed by Walter Thompson-Hernández
🎬 Best Narrative Short
Pale Sun
Directed by Adrian Moyse Dullin & Jawahine Zentar
🏆 Special Jury Award – Narrative
Gnawer of Rocks
Directed by Louise Flaherty
🎨 Best Animated Short
Beast of the Seine
Directed by Jon Portman
⭐ Honorable Mention – Breakout Performance
Addie Weyrich in Downbeat
🎥 Best Documentary Feature
in love, in memory
Directed by Shalon Buskirk & Drew Swedberg
🎥 Best Documentary Short
Animal Eye
Directed by Carlo Nasisse
🏆 Special Jury Award – Documentary
Beautiful and Tortured
Directed by Georganne Marie Valera

Documentary Honorable Mentions:
A Derailment — Directed by Nathan Truesdell
One Another — Directed by Amber Love

AUDIENCE AWARDS
Feature and Short awards sponsored by Two River Pictures
🧡 Best Feature
Downbeat
Directed by Danny Madden
🧡 Best Short
Diminishing Returns
Directed by Colin Whitman
🧡 Best NJ Film
Heavens to Betsy
Directed by Dave Niziolek & Brendan Walsh

A huge thank you to our 2026 juries for their time, thoughtful deliberation, and dedication to celebrating this year’s incredible filmmakers.

NARRATIVE JURY
Garrett Bess
Tiana Harris
Maureen Towey

DOCUMENTARY JURY
Cayla Clements
Nicole London
Alex Megaro

And finally, thank you to our Platinum Sponsors, Basie Center Cinemas and Triumph Brewing Company, for helping make ISFF 2026 possible and for supporting independent film in our community.

From all of us at ISFF — thank you for an unforgettable 11th year! Stay connected, keep supporting independent films, and we’ll see you next year! Until ISFF 2027!

And that’s a wrap on Indie Street Film Festival 2026! 🎬What an incredible 11th year! A heartfelt thank you to our amazin...
08/25/2026

And that’s a wrap on Indie Street Film Festival 2026! 🎬

What an incredible 11th year! A heartfelt thank you to our amazing attendees, filmmakers, staff, jury, volunteers, and sponsors for making this festival so special. We’re grateful for a week filled with powerful stories, meaningful connections, and the incredible community that continues to make ISFF what it is.

And now… the moment we’ve all been waiting for!

🏆 2026 FRANKLIN AWARD WINNERS 🏆

JURY AWARDS

🎬 Best Narrative Feature
If I Go Will They Miss Me
Directed by Walter Thompson-Hernández

🎬 Best Narrative Short
Pale Sun
Directed by Adrian Moyse Dullin & Jawahine Zentar

🏆 Special Jury Award – Narrative
Gnawer of Rocks
Directed by Louise Flaherty

🎨 Best Animated Short
Beast of the Seine
Directed by Jon Portman

⭐ Honorable Mention – Breakout Performance
Addie Weyrich in Downbeat

🎥 Best Documentary Feature
in love, in memory
Directed by Shalon Buskirk & Drew Swedberg

🎥 Best Documentary Short
Animal Eye
Directed by Carlo Nasisse

🏆 Special Jury Award – Documentary
Beautiful and Tortured
Directed by Georganne Marie Valera

Documentary Honorable Mentions:
A Derailment — Directed by Nathan Truesdell

One Another — Directed by Amber Love
AUDIENCE AWARDS

Feature and Short awards sponsored by Two River Pictures
🧡 Best Feature
Downbeat
Directed by Danny Madden

🧡 Best Short
Diminishing Returns
Directed by Colin Whitman

🧡 Best NJ Film
Heavens to Betsy
Directed by Dave Niziolek & Brendan Walsh

A huge thank you to our 2026 juries for their time, thoughtful deliberation, and dedication to celebrating this year’s incredible filmmakers.

NARRATIVE JURY
Garrett Bess
Tiana Harris
Maureen Towey

DOCUMENTARY JURY
Cayla Clements
Nicole London
Alex Megaro

And finally, thank you to our Platinum Sponsors, Basie Center Cinemas and Triumph Brewing Company, for helping make ISFF 2026 possible and for supporting independent film in our community.

From all of us at ISFF — thank you for an unforgettable 11th year! Stay connected, keep supporting independent films, and we’ll see you next year! 🎥

Until ISFF 2027!

Year 11 🎬🧡 And just like that, Indie Street Film Festival 2026 has come to a close!What an incredible week of films, fil...
08/23/2026

Year 11 🎬🧡

And just like that, Indie Street Film Festival 2026 has come to a close!

What an incredible week of films, filmmakers, conversations, panels, Q&As, celebrations, and unforgettable moments throughout Red Bank.

A huge thank you to every filmmaker, panelist, volunteer, sponsor, venue, partner, and—most importantly—every audience member who joined us and helped make Year 11 so special.

From Opening Night to our filmmaker events, screenings, conversations, and tonight’s Awards and Closing Celebration, we are so grateful for everyone who made this festival possible.

Thank you for supporting independent film and for being part of the ISFF community. We’ll see you next year!

That’s a wrap on ISFF 2026. Until next time!

🎬✨ THE FINAL DAY OF ISFF 2026 IS HERE! ✨🎬After an incredible week of films, filmmakers, conversations, and unforgettable...
08/23/2026

🎬✨ THE FINAL DAY OF ISFF 2026 IS HERE! ✨🎬
After an incredible week of films, filmmakers, conversations, and unforgettable moments, we’re wrapping up Year 11 with one final day of festival events! ❤️🎥

📅 SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
☕ 9:30 AM–11:30 AM
🎤 Filmmaker Brunch & Producing for Documentaries Panel w/ Justin Levy, Nicole London, Alex Megaro, Andrea Raby
📍 @ Time to Kiln, bites from Paris Baguette provided
🎨 2:15 PM
🎞️ Animated Shorts *Filmmakers in attendance*
📍 Basie Center Cinema House
🎬 4:30 PM
🎞️ Narrative Shorts: Family Legacy
📍 Basie Center Cinema House
🏆 4:30 PM
✨ AWARDS CEREMONY
📍 Triumph Brewing Co.

And as we close out this year’s festival, we want to say a heartfelt THANK YOU. ❤️

To our incredible filmmakers — thank you for sharing your stories, your creativity, and your passion with us. 🎥

To our amazing sponsors, partners, venues, volunteers, and supporters — thank you for helping make ISFF 2026 possible and for continuing to believe in independent film. 🙌

And to everyone who attended, bought a ticket, raised a glass, joined a panel, watched a film, or simply showed up to support our community — thank you for being part of Year 11. ❤️🎬

Let’s make this final day one to remember!
See you at the festival! 🎞️🥂🏆

TONIGHT AT 🎬 - Join us for the NJ premiere of narrative feature “The Gymnast”, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Charlo...
08/22/2026

TONIGHT AT 🎬 - Join us for the NJ premiere of narrative feature “The Gymnast”, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Charlotte Glynn after the film!

📍6:30 PM | Basie Center Cinema House

Starring Ethan Embry, Margarita Levieva, and Britney Wheeler - In a former mill-town devastated by loss of industry, a 16 year-old elite gymnast and her single father, a die hard “gym dad”, fight to reinvent themselves after a potentially career-ending injury.

🎬✨ SATURDAY AT ISFF 2026! ✨🎬Our second to last festival day is packed with incredible films, happy hour, and celebration...
08/22/2026

🎬✨ SATURDAY AT ISFF 2026! ✨🎬

Our second to last festival day is packed with incredible films, happy hour, and celebrations! 🎥🍿

📅 Saturday, August 22
🎞️ 11:00 AM — Documentary Shorts: Character Study
📍 Basie Center Cinema House *Filmmakers in Attendance*
🎬 1:30 PM — Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong
📍 Basie Center Cinema House *Filmmakers in Attendance*
🎥 3:30 PM — NJ Shorts: Let’s Get Down to Business
📍 Basie Center Cinema House *Filmmakers in Attendance*
🥂 5:00 PM — Passholder Happy Hour
📍 Paris Baguette w/ White Horse Wine provided
🎞️ 6:30 PM — The Gymnast
📍 Basie Center Cinema House followed by a Q&A w/ Filmmaker Charlotte Glynn
🏆 8:30 PM — Closing Film: NJ Premiere of Union County
📍 Basie Center Cinema House
🎉 10:00 PM — CLOSING PARTY!
📍 Dimes w/ Sally Boys

Come spend the day with us! Watch great films, meet fellow filmmakers and film lovers, raise a glass, and celebrate an unforgettable festival week. ❤️🎬

🎟️ Don’t miss your final chance to experience ISFF 2026!

08/21/2026

A huge thank you to our incredible panelists from our Casting Directors Panel!

We’re so grateful for the time, expertise, and insight they shared with our filmmakers and festival community. It was fascinating to hear about the **different dynamics, approaches, and processes** each casting director brings to their work—and how there truly isn’t just one way to approach casting.

Thank you for giving our filmmakers a behind-the-scenes look at the casting process and for sharing such valuable advice and experiences!

We appreciate you being part of ISFF 2026 and helping make this festival so meaningful for our filmmaking community. 🧡🎬

HALFWAY THROUGH ISFF 2026 — AND WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED!We’ve officially reached the halfway point of Year 11 of the ...
08/21/2026

HALFWAY THROUGH ISFF 2026 — AND WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED!

We’ve officially reached the halfway point of Year 11 of the Indie Street Film Festival, and what a week it has been! From incredible films and filmmaker Q&As to after-parties and packed screenings, the energy in Red Bank has been amazing.

Here’s a look back at Tuesday and Wednesday:

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18

Tuesday brought an exciting lineup of documentary films and filmmaker conversations, including the NJ Premiere of feature film Santacon at Basie Center Cinema House.

We were thrilled to welcome Santacon Director Seth Porges + Subject Rob Schmitt for a post-screening Q&A, as well as Director Max Woertendyke for a Q&A for his documentary short Woman in the Sky, as well.

The evening continued with an After-Party at The Robinson Ale House, bringing filmmakers, pass holders, and festival goers together to celebrate another great night of ISFF, with drinks provided by White Horse Winery.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19

We continued with our Narrative Shorts: The Greatest Love of All, followed by our feature film Downbeat at Basie Center Cinema House.

We were excited to welcome writer/director Noam Argov for a Q&A for her short film Verse, featured as part of The Greatest Love of All.

We also welcomed Downbeat filmmaker Danny Madden for a lively Q&A.

The night wrapped up with our 21+ After-Party at Elks Lodge, sponsored by Monteverde Modern Dispensary.

And now we’re officially HALFWAY THERE!

There is still SO much more to come as we head toward Sunday, August 23 — more films, filmmaker conversations, events, celebrations, and opportunities to experience the best of independent cinema.

A HUGE thank you to all of our sponsors, attendees, pass holders, filmmakers, volunteers, venues, and community partners who have helped make ISFF 2026 so special.

We couldn’t do this without you!

The festival continues today, Saturday, and Sunday — and we can’t wait to see you there!

FRIDAY AT ISFF 2026 🎬The festival rolls into Friday, TODAY, with another full day of incredible independent film, conver...
08/21/2026

FRIDAY AT ISFF 2026 🎬

The festival rolls into Friday, TODAY, with another full day of incredible independent film, conversation, and community in Red Bank!

Here’s what’s on the schedule:

🎥 2:30 PM — Narrative Shorts: Dreams Come True @ Basie Center Cinema House *Filmmakers in Attendance*

🎙️ 4:30 PM — Casting in Film Panel Discussion w/ Rori Bergman, Joanna Davis, Destiny Lilly, Julie Schubert @ Two River Theater with White Horse Wine provided

🎬 6:00 PM — NJ Shorts: Going Deeper @ Basie Center Cinema House *Filmmakers in Attendance*

🎞️ 8:00 PM — One Another @ Basie Center Cinema House followed by a Q&A w/ Director Amber Love along w/ Producer Andrea Raby & Subject Lorri Love

🍻 10:00 PM — After Party @ Triumph Brewing Co.

Come experience the stories, support independent filmmakers, join the conversation, and then celebrate with us into the night!

📍 Red Bank, NJ
📅 Friday, August 21

NJFilm

08/20/2026

✨ Panel Discussions You Won’t Want to Miss! ✨

Join us this weekend for two engaging conversations featuring talented voices from the industry:

First, we start with Casting Directors Rori Bergman, Joanna Davis, Destiny Lilly, and Julie Schubert.
🎬 Casting in Film Panel Discussion
📅 Friday, August 21
🕟 4:30 PM
📍 Two River Theater
🍷 White Horse Wine provided

Then, a brunch panel with Documentary Producers Justin Levy, Nicole London, Alex Megaro, and Andrea Raby.
🎥 Producing for Documentaries Panel Discussion
📅 Sunday, August 23
🚪 Doors: 9:30 AM | Panel: 10:00 AM
📍 Time To Kiln
🥖 Bites from Paris Baguette

Come connect, learn, and hear firsthand insights from industry professionals. We hope to see you there!

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