FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Narrative
An American Posada

 

Best Director of a Feature
Ashvin A. Matthew (3Devi)

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
Deterioration of Man

 

Best Director of a Short

Dallas Contreas (Therapy)

 

Best Drama Short
Therapy

 

Best Comedy Short
No Fitness – No Love

 

Best Horror Short

Inner Demons

 

Best LGBT Short

Last Gasp – Broke Back Fields

 

Best Experimental Short

Imagination

 

Best Inspirational Short

SpeakUP II (Moulding Masks)

 

Best Documentary Short

Struggle In America – Unarmed and Black

 

Best International Short

The Confessional

 

Best Microshort

The Outsider

 

Best New Jersey Short

Street Justice

 

Best College Short

Downing The Anchors

 

Best High School Short

DPDR

 

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

Ben

 

Best Mobile Short

What Your Eyes See

 

Best Music Video

Class Reunion

 

Best Trailer

Code 13: Unreadable

 

Best Concept

Buff

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor

Graeme Coughlan (Deterioration of Man) – WINNER
Rich Henkels (Ben)
Robert Pagan (An American Posada)
Brandon Wheeler (The Hollow)
Paul Farinosi (Therapy)

 

Best Actress

Shubha Poonja (3Devi) – WINNER
Cassidy Wright (The Hollow)
Aguim Abidé (The Confessional)
Ashley Wolfe (Therapy)
Daniela Cardona (The Outsider)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Adjayi Akiola Elisée (The Confessional)
Justin P. Lopez (An American Posada)
Garrett Wagner (The Hollow) – WINNER

 

Best Supporting Actress

Jyotsana B Rao (3Devi)
Sohaila Lindheim (Deterioration of Man)
Monique Spicer (Ben) – WINNER

 

Best Ensemble

An American Posada – WINNER
The Hollow
3Devi

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director

Dallas Contreas (Therapy) – WINNER
Charles Jonathon Truax (The Hollow)
Yuri Maslak & Olga Tugaeva (No Fitness – No Love)
Robert Pagan (An American Posada)
Ashvin A. Matthew (3Devi)

 

Best First-Time Director

Charles Jonathon Truax (The Hollow)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Sohaila Lindheim (Deterioration of Man)

 

Best Cinematography

Kunjunni S. Kumar (3Devi) – WINNER
Robert Pagan (An American Posada)
Sohaila Lindheim (Deterioration of Man)

 

Best Editing

Sunny Sawrav (3Devi)
Jesaniel Marrero (The Outsider) – WINNER
Frida Gonzalez (An American Posada)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

3Devi

 

Best Original Score

Sergey Moiseenko (No Fitness – No Love)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“The Raid on Bruneval” by Toby Osborne & Jeff Busch – WINNER
“Winter Solstice” by Armand Arekian – HONORABLE MENTION

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Madam” by Andrew Vidgen – WINNER
“SYNC” by Danny Cotton – HONORABLE MENTION

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Narrative
Vengeance Served Cold

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
The Darkest Chapter

 

Best Drama Short
Grief

 

Best Comedy Short
Writer On The Storm

 

Best Horror Short

The Reunion

 

Best Thriller

The Child is Hiding in the Woods

 

Best Animation Short

Martina

 

Best Experimental Short

Where the Winds Die

 

Best Inspirational Short

Lonely Season

 

Best International Short

The Game The Doubt

 

Best Microshort

Stains

 

Best New Jersey Short

The Deep Dark Pit

 

Best College Short

Ryn

 

Best High School Short

The Baggage

 

Best Mobile Short

The Talk

 

Best Trailer

Through the Pain

 

Best Movie Poster

Slaughter Beach

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Feature

Jamiek Foster (Through the Pain)

 

Best Actress in a Feature

Kameka Linton (Vengeance Served Cold)

 

Best Actor in a Short

Terence Blanton (At What Cost)

 

Best Actress in a Short

Cailey Merulla (Ryn)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Jim Cannatelli (Slaughter Beach)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Hazel Young (The Darkest Chapter)

 

Best Ensemble

The Game The Doubt

 

Best Young Actor

Pietro Maffei (The Child is Hiding in the Woods)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director of a Feature
Giuseppe Ivan David Di Giorgio (Finally Free)

 

Best Director of a Short
Jalen Tellis (At What Cost)

 

Best First-Time Director

Daniel C. Davis (Slaughter Beach)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Vibha Patel (The Deep Dark Pit)

 

Best Cinematography

Danielle Castelli (Finally Free)

 

Best Editing

Roger Villarroya (Stains)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Isabelle Isel (Slaughter Beach)

 

Best Sound Design

Daniel Suárez (Martina)

 

Best Original Score

Sam Bishoff (Slaughter Beach)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“ap*pe*tite” by Kevin Mann – WINNER
“Synesthesia Story” by Jillian Vitko – HONORABLE MENTION

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Faux Pedro” by David Juarez – WINNER
“Only Seven Days” by Rapsodies – HONORABLE MENTION

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Narrative
Sunspot

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Drama Short
Lonely Season

 

Best Comedy Short
Sushi

 

Best Horror Short

Hybrid Hazards

 

Best Thriller

Knock Knock

 

Best Inspirational Short

Pivot: Paying It Forward

 

Best International Short

Until When?

 

Best Microshort

Bumpin’

 

Best New Jersey Short

I Don’t Know Joe

 

Best High School Short

Silence of The Mirage

 

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

Water Wars

 

Best Music Video

Palm Reader

 

Best Trailer

Exile

 

Best Movie Poster

Escape

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor

Kyle Towey (Water Wars)

 

Best Actress

Joelle Montoya (Sunspot)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Daniel Chagas (Until When?)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Rivera Reese (Sunspot)

 

Best Ensemble

Escape

 

Best Young Actor

Steph Prizhitomsky (Silence of the Mirage)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director (co-winner)
Ricardo Soares (Until When?)

 

Best Director (co-winner)

Alexis Ramirez (Hybrid Hazards)

 

Best First-Time Director

Kapil Ghatwai (Convenient Dilemma of Aiden Wolowitz)

 

Best Cinematography

Nick Manesiotis (Sushi)

 

Best Editing

Pivot: Paying It Forward

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Samantha Mileski (Hybrid Hazards)

 

Best Sound Design

Exile

 

Best Original Score

Anakin Rybacki (Water Wars)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“Video Nasties” by C.J. Duke – WINNER
“Stand Your Ground” by Frank Mancuso – HONORABLE MENTION

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Colosseum” by Adam Jay Crawford – WINNER
“Perfection” by Liesel Galletly – HONORABLE MENTION

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Narrative
I Am Not A Hero

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Drama Short
The Program

 

Best Comedy Short
Willie & Flo Sweet

 

Best Horror Short

Don’t Go In The Basement

 

Best Thriller

Lifeshot

 

Best LGBT Short

And The Crab Turned Out Not To Be Immortal

 

Best Animation Short

Clayception

 

Best Experimental Short

Bite the Bullet

 

Best Inspirational Short

Heart of the Battle

 

Best Documentary Short

La Motera

 

Best International Short

RED

 

Best Microshort

A Rescues Song

 

Best New Jersey Short

Goodbye COVID-19 Forever

 

Best High School Short

Hunter

 

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

Culture Deep

 

Best Music Video

Recall

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor

Nick Piovesan (I Am Not A Hero)

 

Best Actress

Tanya Randall (Butterflies)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Richard Miller (Heart of the Battle)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Hanna Gaffney (Hunter)

 

Best Ensemble

Funeral for Furmanski

 

Best Young Actor

Reid Richards (Hunter)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director
Erik Jasaň (Recall)

 

Best First-Time Director

Johnny Catalano (Funeral for Furmanski)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Tracy Ann Chapel (Marabou Feathers)

 

Best Cinematography

I Am Not A Hero

 

Best Editing

Lifeshot

 

Best Visual Effects

Heart of the Battle

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Recall

 

Best Sound Design

Don’t Go In The Basement

 

Best Original Score

Lifeshot

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“StarFighter: Zero” by C.J. Duke – WINNER
“Manny and Zola” by Zoe Gibbons – HONORABLE MENTION

 

Best Short Screenplay

“The Trade” by Christian Callahan – WINNER
“Bait and Switch” by Sebastian Bennett  – HONORABLE MENTION

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Narrative
Borrowed Time 3: Falling Apart

 

Best Documentary Feature
Our Triumphant Holy Day

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
A Balanced Breakfast

 

Best Drama Short
Splendid

 

Best Comedy Short
Rewired

 

Best Thriller

Isolation

 

Best International Short

To Dad

 

Best Microshort

Best Uncle Ever

 

Best New Jersey Short

Glory Days

 

Best High School Short

Traumatic

 

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

Critically Ashamed

 

Best Mobile Short

The Break Up

 

Best Music Video

Everything is Explained

 

Best Trailer

Borrowed Time 3: Falling Apart

 

Best Movie Poster

Rewired

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Feature

Josh Lacy (Street)

 

Best Actor in a Short

Vince Hobart Smith (A Balanced Breakfast)

 

Best Actress in a Feature

Christina Okolo (Borrowed Time 3: Falling Apart)

 

Best Actress in a Short

Franca Paschen (Critically Ashamed)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Patrick Kilpatrick (Borrowed Time 3: Falling Apart)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Scarlet McPherson (Street)

 

Best Ensemble

Street

 

Best Young Actor

Rhyan Hanavan (A Balanced Breakfast)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director
J.W. Cox (A Balanced Breakfast)

 

Best First-Time Director

Sebastian Cano (To Dad)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Franca Paschen (Critically Ashamed)

 

Best Cinematography

Everything is Explained

 

Best Editing

Our Triumphant Holy Day

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Borrowed Time 3: Falling Apart

 

Best Sound Design

Splendid

 

Best Original Score

Borrowed Time 3: Falling Apart

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“The Omegas” by Karl Ryan Erikson & Evan Dickerson – WINNER
“Curse of the Final Girl” by Karen Ralph – HONORABLE MENTION

 

Best Short Screenplay

“I Drum to a Different Puzzle” by Bryan Huynh – WINNER
“The Glamorous Spell” by Dexter E. Williams – HONORABLE MENTION

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Narrative
North of the Night

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
Martyn

 

Best Drama Short
Dear Mama

 

Best Comedy Short
All In

 

Best Horror Short
Karma Highway

 

Best Thriller

Under a Bad Moon

 

Best Animation Short

Ethan Art Venture

 

Best Experimental Short

Migraine

 

Best Inspirational Short

Pas-an

 

Best Documentary Short

Inked: The Art of The Living Corpse

 

Best International Short

The Charnel House

 

Best Microshort

Anonymous Letter Found In A Portland Bus Station

 

Best New Jersey Short

Call End

 

Best College Short

Poison

 

Best High School Short

Shredded Pages

 

Best Mobile Short

Breakfast In Bed

 

Best Trailer

The Charnel House

 

Best Movie Poster

Breakfast In Bed

 

Best Concept

First

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Feature

Isaac Platizky (The Wyrmwood Devil)

 

Best Actor in a Short

Javier Muga (The Oscar)

 

Best Actress in a Feature

Valérie De Dietrich (North of the Night)

 

Best Actress in a Short

Kali Cano (Amara)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Robin Frigeri (Martyn)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Alicia Pilgrim (Wounds)

 

Best Ensemble

Tales From the Narrow Bridge: The Wyrmwood Devil

 

Best Young Actor

Brook DeSchutter (Operation 16)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director
Stephen Franklin Blanton (Under a Bad Moon)

 

Best First-Time Director

Ethan Marx (Fight Night)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Brigid Turner (Wounds)

 

Best Cinematography

Olivier Simon (North of the Night)

 

Best Editing

Hasaan Bhatti (Martyn)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Tales From the Narrow Bridge: The Wyrmwood Devil

 

Best Sound Design

Tales From the Narrow Bridge: The Wyrmwood Devil

 

Best Original Score

Tsoa Rakotoarisoa (North of the Night)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“Burn” by Armand Arekian – WINNER
“Devil You Didn’t Know” by Andrew Kopacz – HONORABLE MENTION

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Scorned” by Seth Mason – WINNER
“Unicorn Killer” by Dan Gregory & Jayleen S. Perez – HONORABLE MENTION

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Narrative
Pseudo

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Drama Short
Enzo

 

Best Comedy Short
Quarantined In

 

Best Horror Short
Whispers

 

Best Thriller

Clipping Branches

 

Best Animation Short

Kite

 

Best Experimental Short

Solstice

 

Best Inspirational Short

Ardent One

 

Best Documentary Short

Dûr

 

Best Microshort

The Collector

 

Best New Jersey Short

Noise Machine

 

Best College Short

Apollo Boy

 

Best High School Short

Filius

 

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

The Cloaked Realm

 

Best Mobile Short

Silent Battles

 

Best Music Video

FAKTORY 92

 

Best Quarantine Short

Extreme Obsession

 

Best Movie Poster

Blaming and Shaming

 

Best Concept

The Wonderful Life of a Cat Lady

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Feature

Jimez Alexander (Pseudo)

 

Best Actor in a Short

Alex Javo (Enzo)

 

Best Actress in a Short

Joya Joseph (Blaming and Shaming)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Andros Georgiou (Clipping Branches)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Briana Cole (Pseudo)

 

Best Ensemble

Viral

 

Best Young Actor

Byron Dominic (The Collector)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director
Marisa Cohen & Peter Issac Alexander (The Cloaked Realm)

 

Best First-Time Director

Andros Georgiou (Clipping Branches)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Joya Joseph (Blaming and Shaming)

 

Best Cinematography

Logan Emerson (Whispers)

 

Best Editing

Solstice

 

Best Editing (High School)

Cullen’s Room

 

Best Visual Effects

Christopher McClean (Viral)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Enzo

 

Best Sound Design

Dara Crawford (The Cloaked Realm)

 

Best Original Score

John Baxter (The Cloaked Realm)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“Mistresses of Sleep” by Dexter E. Williams – WINNER
“Cross My Heart” by Myles Brooks – HONORABLE MENTION

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Goals” John Charles Boyce – WINNER
“Devil in the Dark” by Michelle Dowlan – HONORABLE MENTION

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Narrative
Darkness This is my Revenge

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
BLINKS

 

Best Drama Short
Stay Away

 

Best Comedy Short
An Escape For Everyone

 

Best Horror Short
Nightmare at Camp Bloodbath

 

Best Thriller

Tealight

 

Best Animation Short

Drone Runner

 

Best Experimental Short

Crow Chick

 

Best International Short

The Wiccan

 

Best Microshort

Heart’s Creation

 

Best College Short

Aquatic

 

Best High School Short

The Search for Something

 

Best Mobile Short

Beyond The Wall

 

Best Trailer

An Escape For Everyone

 

Best Movie Poster

Nightmare at Camp Bloodbath

 

Best Concept

Minsan May Pangarap

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor

Gabriel Rivas (Blinks)

 

Best Actress

Vivien Taylor (Tealight)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Alex Von Klemperer (Nightmare at Camp Bloodbath)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Natalie Sandone (X Knight: Escape From Warp Hell)

 

Best Ensemble

X Knight: Escape From Warp Hell

 

Best Young Actor

Marc Halcon (Heart’s Creation)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director of a Feature
Jim Cannatelli (X Knight: Escape From Warp Hell)

 

Best Director of a Short
Matt Taylor (Tealight)

 

Best First-Time Director

Timothy Morales (Minsan May Pangarap)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Sofia Marie Ceballos (Heart’s Creation)

 

Best Cinematography

Sevdije Kastrati (Blinks)

 

Best Editing

Alex Probst (An Escape For Everyone)

 

Best Visual Effects

Sanoob Ahamed VP (Beyond the Wall)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Joe Castro (Nightmare at Camp Bloodbath)

 

Best Sound Design

Stefano Brunelli (Darkness This is My Revenge)

 

Best Original Score

Jon McCoy (X Knight: Escape From Warp Hell)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“The Ring” by Linda Fejzaj Jaupaj – WINNER
“Come Out and Play” by Brian Peterson – HONORABLE MENTION

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Mr. Bear Hugz” by Armand Arekian – WINNER
“Solemn” by Michelle Brown – HONORABLE MENTION

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Narrative
The Raker House

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
Overlook

 

Best Drama Short
Where the Light Enters

 

Best Comedy Short
Roppongi Heights

 

Best Horror Short
Mirage

 

Best Thriller
Duplicitous Minds

 

Best Sci-Fi Short
We’re Coming Back

 

Best LGBT Short
An Oscar Winning Movie: the Movie the Series

 

Best Animation Short
Brownies

 

Best Inspirational Short

Woman Is My Last Name

 

Best Documentary Short

9/11: One Man’s Journey

 

Best International Short

The Dark Horse of Suffragettes

 

Best Microshort

The Bald & The Bearded

 

Best New Jersey Short

Leonardi’s Jewel Of Wonders

 

Best College Short

Entity

 

Best High School Short

Clean Sheet

 

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

Dead-Enders

 

Best Mobile Short

Season of the Witch: The Night Halloween Was Killed

 

Best Music Video

Rescue Me

 

Best Trailer

Duplicitous Minds

 

Best Movie Poster

Leonardi’s Jewel Of Wonders

 

Best Concept

Eastern Fitness

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor

Jarric Tucker (Art of the Hustle)

 

Best Actress

Whitney Lavaux (The Raker House)

 

Best Supporting Actor

John Covert (Creating Malcolm)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Jenn Nobile (Mirage)

 

Best Ensemble

Dead-Enders

 

Best Young Actor

Max Aerts (Entity)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director
Will Sidaros (Self Help)

 

Best First-Time Director

Kenny Tiller (Art of the Hustle)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Kiisha M. Hills (Choices)

 

Best Cinematography

Sean Emer (Duplicitous Minds)

 

Best Editing

Steven Flores (Where the Light Enters)

 

Best Visual Effects

Matthew Tangeman & John Covert (The Raker House)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Matt Zollo (Dead-Enders)

 

Best Sound Design

Frisco Maffei (We’re Coming Back)

 

Best Original Score

Michael Laurello (Woman Is My Last Name)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“A Note About Sam” by Bryan Chapman – WINNER
“Tragedy of Mine” by Lucy Richards – HONORABLE MENTION

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Scarlett” by Maria Bobeva – WINNER
“Lonely Room” by Luigi Salerno – HONORABLE MENTION

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Narrative
Bless Me Father

 

Best Feature Documentary
Strange Luck: The Tale of Bill Black

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
Carrots

 

Best Drama Short
Ghost Trials

 

Best Horror Short
Maggots of the Mind

 

Best Thriller
Jasmine’s Suspicion

 

Best LGBT Short
Tiny Mad Animals

 

Best Experimental Short
Escape Shortcut

 

Best Documentary Short

Jaime and the Tamales

 

Best International Short

Maple Leaf

 

Best Microshort

And It Is Immediately Evening

 

Best College Short

For Lonely Nights

 

Best High School Short

Game Plan

 

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

Kuch-Kuch-Film-Jaisi

 

Best Mobile Short

Extinction

 

Best Music Video

Dysto Wave

 

Best Trailer

Staycation

 

Best Movie Poster

Staycation

 

Best Concept

Another Something

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor

Christian Dapp (Two Wrongs Make One Right)

 

Best Actress

Maria Rosaria Scicchitano (Jasmine’s Suspicion)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Roland Levasseur (Ghost Trials)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Peyia Wren Chambers (Maple Leaf)

 

Best Ensemble

Bless Me Father

 

Best Young Actors

Cosmo DeGennaro & Jacob Waters

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director
Alvin Sloan (Carrots)

 

Best First-Time Director

Gianni McLaughlin (Bless Me Father)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Anindgita Dasgupta (Kuch-Kuch-Film-Jaisi)

 

Best Cinematography

Angelo Donzella (Jasmine’s Suspicion)

 

Best Editing

Gianni McLaughlin (Bless Me Father)

 

Best Visual Effects

Dysto Wave

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Carrots

 

Best Sound Design

Bless Me Father

 

Best Original Score

Tom Jeeves (Two Wrongs Make One Right)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“Bootstrap” by Greyson Gibson – WINNER
“A Ghastly Sight” by David Wang – HONORABLE MENTION

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Airborne” by Matthew Tangeman – WINNER
“Murder In The Adirondacks” by Tiffany Colling – HONORABLE MENTION

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
Pastiche

 

Best Drama Short
The Wind Up Doll

 

Best Comedy Short

A Parent’s Worst Nightmare

 

Best Horror Short

The Clown Statue

 

Best Thriller

Unknown Caller

 

Best Sci-Fi Short

Little Green Bastards

 

Best Animation Short

The Tryout

 

Best Documentary Short

Joined by Fate

 

Best International Short

Rayen

 

Best Microshort

Knock! Knock!

 

Best Music Video

Born To Be Someone

 

Best New Jersey Short

Hard Feelings

 

Best College Short

Tiger Mom

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor
Adam S. Gelles (Little Green Bastards)

 

Best Actress
Yanny Young (Tiger Mom)

 

Best Supporting Actor
Alex Montaldo (Pastiche)

 

Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Guilbault (Hard Feelings)

 

Best Ensemble
Pastiche

 

Best Young Actor
Ethan Kim (Tiger Mom)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director

Shivaan Makker (Pastiche)

 

Best First-Time Director

Yves Lundi (She’s the One)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Munara Muhetaer (Tiger Mom)

 

Best Cinematography
Ryan Dioso (Tiger Mom)

 

Best Editing
Shivaan Makker (Pastiche)

 

Best Visual Effects
Sergi Tiginashvili (Pastiche)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup
Sara Freericks (Pastiche)

 

Best Sound Design
Rami Al-Balawi (Tiger Mom)

 

Best Original Score
Kevin Lynch (Hard Feelings)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay
“Five” by Kevin Sean Mann – WINNER
“Vampeer III” by Leonidas Stanescu – HONORABLE MENTION

 

Best Short Screenplay
“Hiring Practices” by Rick-kendy Noziere & Francesco Nuzzi – WINNER
“Everything is OK” by Kevin Mann – HONORABLE MENTION

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
Trigger

 

Best Drama Short
They Come Back

 

Best Comedy Short

Credits Among Friends

 

Best Horror Short

A Tiger in the Subway

 

Best Thriller

Au bout de trois

 

Best LGBT Short

For I Am Dead

 

Best Experimental Short

OAK

 

Best Inspirational Short

Citizen

 

Best Documentary Short

My Hatton

 

Best International Short

Interviewing Lance Masterson

 

Best Microshort

Writer’s Block

 

Best New Jersey Short

Through Open Doors

 

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

The Applicants

 

Best Mobile Short

The Coffee Talk

 

Best Music Video

Santa Claus is Comin to Town

 

Best Trailer

Au bout de trois

 

Best Movie Poster

OAK

 

Best Concept

The Last Cookie

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor
Al Nazemian (For I Am Dead)

 

Best Actress
Hannah Beck (Through Open Doors)

 

Best Supporting Actor
José Montiel (The Applicants)

 

Best Supporting Actress
Dominique Alessi (Credits Among Friends)

 

Best Ensemble
Trigger

 

Best Young Actor
Gala Bichir (The Applicants)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director

Sohaila Lindheim (Interviewing Lance Masterson)

 

Best First-Time Director

Ugo Stach (Au bout de trois)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Diana Russell (The Coffee Talk)

 

Best Cinematography
Corry Raymond (Trigger)

 

Best Editing
Jacob Anderson (OAK)

 

Best Visual Effects
They Come Back

 

Best Special Effects Makeup
Au bout de trois

 

Best Sound Design
A Tiger in the Subway

 

Best Original Score
Maxwell C. Blackriver (Birnam Wood)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay
“Dark Moon Hotel” by Leonidas Stanescu – WINNER
“Raging Maniacs” by Scott Price – HONORABLE MENTION

 

Best Short Screenplay
“Stargazer” by Matthew Tangeman – WINNER
“Last Date” by Armand Arekian – HONORABLE MENTION