Film Fest Petaluma is pleased to announce that the 2026 “Best of Fest” audience favorite goes to Ibrahim Mursal’s Norwegian comedy African Family Dinner. The runner-up was Shane Chung’s martial arts comedy Check Please. Other notable audience favorites included Alisha Ketry’s late night comedy Your Own Flavor, Vanessa Romero’s Spanish comedy Sex at 70, Albert Gregory and Danica Simonet’s local documentary Unconditional, Eric Adams’ locally shot drama Milagro, and Said Zagha’s Palestinian thriller Coyotes. Julianne Martin’s To Have and To Hold was the animated favorite.
The festival wishes to extend a huge thank you to all our patrons, sponsors, crew, volunteers, guest filmmakers, and community fans who made our 18th festival a giant success. We look forward to seeing you at the movies!
