‘Club Kid,’ ‘Queen at Sea’ Earn Top Prizes at Philadelphia Film Festival; 35th Edition Sets All-Time Attendance Record (EXCLUSIVE)

Nov 4, 2026 1:03pm PT ‘Club Kid,’ ‘Queen at Sea’ Earn Top Prizes at Philadelphia Film Festival; 35th Edition Sets All-Time Attendance Record (EXCLUSIVE)

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Lance Hammer’s “Queen at Sea” and Jordan Firstman‘s “Club Kid” earned top honors at the Philadelphia Film Festival, taking home the narrative jury prize and the narrative audience award, respectively. This year’s festival, which marked the 35th edition, drew the highest attendance in PFF history.

In his recent cover story with Variety, Firstman shared his excitement that “Club Kid,” despite centering on the granular world of New York’s queer clubbing scene, touched a diverse range of movie fans as an intimate family drama about a long-lost son and a young father coming into his own.

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