FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature

Uncle Saeed

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Drama Short
Joyriders

 

Best Comedy Short
Dance With Me

 

Best Horror Short

A Witch on Your Chest

 

Best Thriller

Loved

 

Best Animation Short

The Dream God

 

Best Experimental Short

Entity Line

 

Best International Short

God and Co.

 

Best Microshort

Gloom

 

Best New Jersey Short

Bye, Love

 

Best Mobile Short

Health – A Constitutional Right

 

Best Music Video

Control

 

Best Trailer

The Applicants

 

Best Movie Poster

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

 

Best Concept

Close Encounters of the Lucas Kind

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor

Ryan Osbourn (Bye, Love)

 

Best Actress

Hannah Lawrence (Joyriders)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Eric Slodysko (A Witch on Your Chest)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Debby Gerber (Loved)

 

Best Ensemble

God & Co.

 

Best Young Actor

Riana Emma Balla (Rift)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director

Simon Lex (Dance With Me)

 

Best First-Time Director

Mohammad Bagherifard & Mohammad Mazroee (Uncle Saeed)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Laura Daragó (Rift)

 

Best Cinematography

Alvin Sloan (Joyriders)

 

Best Editing

Jeff Mellin (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?)

 

Best Visual Effects

Troy Ruff (Loved)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Kathryn Milewski (A Witch on Your Chest)

 

Best Sound Design

Tom Jeeves (Gloom)

 

Best Original Score

Pranav Datla (A Witch on Your Chest)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“Don’t Tell Me What to Do” by Dexter Williams & Brimo Morales

 

Best Short Screenplay

“The Last Flare” by Luigi Salerno

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Film

Rhapsody in Justice

 

Best Feature Documentary

Country and Courage

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
UNEASE

 

Best Drama Short
To be or not to be

 

Best Comedy Short
Beer Goggles

 

Best Horror Short

The Cannibals

 

Best Experimental Short

tHE aGe of aNXiety

 

Best Inspirations Short

Vow of Silence

 

Best Documentary Short

Hug 65+

 

Best International Short

Roma

 

Best Microshort

Leaf of Tree

 

Best College Short

The Price for a Princess

 

Best High School Short

Krampus on Campus

 

Best Mobile Short

Fortunate Son

 

Best Trailer

The Dark Girl

 

Best Movie Poster

Beer Goggles

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Feature

Philippe Brenninkmeyer (The Dark Girl)

 

Best Actress in a Feature

Katharina Scheuba (The Dark Girl)

 

Best Actor in a Short

Jek Jumawan (Nothing Beats Oldies)

 

Best Actress in a Short

Abigail Breslin (The Cannibals)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Bobby Burkich (The Cannibals)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Yvette Williams (Rhapsody in Justice)

 

Best Ensemble

Rhapsody in Justice

 

Best Young Actor

Giselle Eisenberg (The Cannibals)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director of a Feature

Eun-ju Park (The Two Photojournalists)

 

Best Director of a Short

Subasan and Stephen Arun (The Nemesis)

 

Best First-Time Director

Marcie Novella (Owning SIDS)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Sonya Giddings (Extreme Obsession II)

 

Best Cinematography

Angelo Donzella (UNEASE)

 

Best Editing

Marc Fratto (Rhapsody in Justice)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Kyra Gardner and Barney Burman (The Cannibals)

 

Best Sound Design

Paolo Cercato (UNEASE)

 

Best Original Score

Anthony J. Dixon (Rhapsody in Justice)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“Peru Violet” by Brandon Trask

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Party Room” by Maureen Baker

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Film

Agita

 

Best Feature Documentary

Seven Thousand Souls

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
Queen of Diamonds

 

Best Drama Short
Kiara

 

Best Comedy Short
Dre & Munchie

 

Best Horror Short

The House

 

Best Thriller

-13°C

 

Best Sci-Fi Short

Bat Diary

 

Best LGBT Short

The Road to Myself

 

Best Animation Short

What’s There?

 

Best Experimental Short

Nameless Mist

 

Best Inspirational Short

World War II US Army Airborne Tribute

 

Best Documentary Short

Dade Cook

 

Best International Short

Bored

 

Best Microshort

Time

 

Best College Short

Magpie

 

Best High School Short

Dying to be Thin

 

Best Mobile Short

Ex

 

Best Music Video

Something Good

 

Best Trailer

Nozi

 

Best Movie Poster

Nameless Mist

 

Best Concept

The Sad Blue

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Feature

Peter Mashigo (Nozi)

 

Best Actress in a Feature

Maryann Maisano (Agita)

 

Best Actor in a Short

Omar Khan (Queen of Diamonds)

 

Best Actress in a Short

Samantha Carter (Talk to Me)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Matthew F. Rios (Ex)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Helen Draschil (Magpie)

 

Best Ensemble

Ex

 

Best Young Actor

Mikaela Isabel Brown-Cestero (Dying to be Thin)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director of a Feature

Leclere Serumula (Nozi)

 

Best Director of a Short

Alvin Sloan (The Logo)

 

Best First-Time Director

Justin Fearon (The Hallway Monitor)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Paige Jones (Magpie)

 

Best Cinematography

Alexandre David Lejuez (The Strange Dreams …)

 

Best Editing

Christopher McClean (Talk to Me)

 

Best Visual Effects

Poramet Ariyakusonsuthi (Wish)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

The House

 

Best Sound Design

Erfan Montazeri (The Sad Blue)

 

Best Original Score

Various (The Strange Dreams …)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“Hand” by Brandon Trask

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Sideways” by Conner George

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Film

Still I Reach For You

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
The Critic

 

Best Drama Short
Crossed Destinies

 

Best Thriller

Vanished

 

Best Sci-Fi Short

Daggers and Roses

 

Best LGBT Short

It’s My Fucking Story

 

Best International Short

Diligitis

 

Best New Jersey Short

WITHOUT

 

Best College Short

Discovery

 

Best High School Short

How Can I Forget?

 

Best Mobile Short

The Fight

 

Best Music Video

PG Baby

 

Best Trailer

The Critic

 

Best Movie Poster

Brass

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Feature

Gavin Peppers (Brass)

 

Best Actor in a Short

Alex Javo (Creating Malcolm Volume 2)

 

Best Actress in a Short

Una Maja Nowak (It’s My Fucking Story)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Ryan Higgins (Still I Reach For You)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Megan Pecot (Discovery)

 

Best Ensemble

Brass

 

Best Young Actor

Desyree Terminello (The Sound of the Sea)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director of a Feature

Justin D. Smothers (Brass)

 

Best Director of a Short

Kyle Gregory (The Critic)

 

Best First-Time Director

Juan Manuel Fagetti & Alejandro Maidana (Daggers and Roses)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Enza Lasalandra (The Sound of the Sea)

 

Best Cinematography

Evan Schneider (The Critic)

 

Best Editing

Daryn Davidson (Retaliation)

 

Best Visual Effects

Alejandro Maidana (Daggers and Roses)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Felicity Kaanapu (Retaliation)

 

Best Sound Design

Gordan Chan (The Critic)

 

Best Original Score

Victor A. Janusz (Still I Reach For You)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“Bred to Kill” by Karl Ryan Erikson

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Short Stuff” by Baron Davidson

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Film

Pat Walsh: The Life and Legacy of an Irish Revolutionary

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
Conquista

 

Best Drama Short
Sorkhaab

 

Best Comedy Short
Roll Check

 

Best Animation Short
Out of Control

 

Best Documentary Short
Disabled Artist Showcase

 

Best International Short

A Not So Perfect Wedding

 

Best Microshort

The Righteous

 

Best College Short

No Good Deed

 

Best High School Short

ROCKIT!

 

Best Music Video

I Got The Blues

 

Best Trailer

Disabled Artist Showcase

 

Best Movie Poster

Jumawan: Huwaran

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor

Isaac J. Conner (No Good Deed)

 

Best Actress

Laura Olivier (No Mas)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Carlos Magnusson (A Not So Perfect Wedding)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Meelii Sweet (Daggers and Roses)

 

Best Ensemble

A Not So Perfect Wedding

 

Best Young Actor

Lola R. Rodriguez (A Not So Perfect Wedding)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director

Mohamad Lakzadeh (Sorkhaab)

 

Best First-Time Director

Wylene Gulfan (Jumawan: Huwaran)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Rosie Pingxin Zhou (Forget Me Not)

 

Best Cinematography

Michael Benson (Pat Walsh)

 

Best Editing

Joey Mosca (Roll Check)

 

Best Visual Effects

Alejandro Maidana (Daggers and Roses)

 

Best Sound Design

Jay Kay (No Good Deed)

 

Best Original Score

Sam Anthem (Forget Me Not)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“Beyond The Summer Of Love” by M. Duncan

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Faking It” by Bobby Purnell

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Film

New and Forever

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
Angelman

 

Best Drama Short
Cum Laude

 

Best Comedy Short
Just Pans

 

Best Horror Short
Predation

 

Best Thriller
Highway

 

Best LGBT Short
Farewell

 

Best Animation Short
Gary the Vanilla Piece of Gealt

 

Best Inspirational Short

I Drum to a Different Puzzle

 

Best International Short

Do Not Trust

 

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

The Next Frame

 

Best Mobile Short

Before the Break Up

 

Best Trailer

Rise of a King

 

Best Movie Poster

Angelman

 

Best Concept

Almost Home Alone

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Feature

Joseph Michael Vrola (New and Forever)

 

Best Actress in a Feature

Lainey Drew (Soulmate)

 

Best Actor in a Short

Tristan Bastile (Farewell)

 

Best Actress in a Short

Lindsey Hawkes (Highway)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Jek Jumawan (Isa Isa Isadaan)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Jasmine Nelson (Cum Laude)

 

Best Ensemble

I Drum to a Different Puzzle

 

Best Young Actor

Léon Durieux (Angelman)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director of a Feature

Jay Palmieri, Jr. & Andrew Froening (Soulmate)

 

Best Director of a Short

Manon Lantignac & Lilou Romans (Predation)

 

Best First-Time Director

Umesh Sandipan Jagtap (Bhumigat Kranti)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Lisa Dunning (I Drum to a Different Puzzle)

 

Best Cinematography

Vincent Beck (Angelman)

 

Best Editing

Andrew Froening (Soulmate)

 

Best Visual Effects

Francois Brigouleix (Angelman)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Marc Geller (Soulmate)

 

Best Sound Design

Mario DeAngelis (Highway)

 

Best Original Score

Stephane Moucha (Angelman)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“Jersey Joyride Gone Wrong” by Noreen Manvell

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Delicates” by Jenn Nobile

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Film

Dress Code

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Drama Short
The Alternative Hustle 2

 

Best Comedy Short
You Don’t Know Jack: Tres Chicas

 

Best Horror Short
Don’t Open The Box

 

Best Thriller

Institute: Red Heron

 

Best Sci-Fi Short

A Multitude of Uses

 

Best Animation Short

Eeyore’s 21st Birthday

 

Best Experimental Short

I Had a Nightmare

 

Best Inspirational Short

Ahmar

 

Best International Short

I Never Told You

 

Best Microshort

Many Faces

 

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

You Don’t Know Jack

 

Best Mobile Short

The Kid Zone

 

Best Trailer

Institute: Red Heron

 

Best Movie Poster

Malcolm

 

Best Concept

The Stones of Rome

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Feature

Alex Javo (Malcolm)

 

Best Actress in a Feature

Maria Marinaro (Dress Code)

 

Best Actor in a Short

John Ryan Howard (Don’t Open the Box)

 

Best Actress in a Short

Rose Hunt-Person (You Don’t Know Jack)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Gennaro Iago Esposito (Friddo e Famme)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Noelle Clarke (Institute: Red Heron)

 

Best Ensemble

You Don’t Know Jack: Tres Chicas

 

Best Young Actor

Isiah Jenkins (You Don’t Know Jack)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director of a Feature

Joseph Pupello (Dress Code)

 

Best Director of a Short

Gennaro Iago Esposito (Friddo E Famme)

 

Best First-Time Director

Martín Bazán (I Had a Nightmare)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Sohaila Lindheim (Institute: Red Heron)

 

Best Cinematography

Shane Serrano (Institute: Red Heron)

 

Best Editing

Alberto Arroyo (I Never Told You)

 

Best Visual Effects

Sean Breathnach (Don’t Open the Box)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Melissa Mattera & Arely Almazan (Malcolm)

 

Best Sound Design

Sean Breathnach (Don’t Open the Box)

 

Best Original Score

Stefan Swanson (Dress Code)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“Richard Spong” by Terry Luke Podnar

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Shallow Grave Road” by Matthew Tangeman

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Film

Ivan IRL

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Drama Short
One More Day

 

Best Horror Short
Malevolence

 

Best Thriller

What is Owed

 

Best Sci-Fi Short

Synthetic Symphony

 

Best Inspirational Short

Never Fade Away

 

Best Microshort

Free Birds

 

Best New Jersey Short

The Rose

 

Best Mobile Short

At First Sight

 

Best Trailer

Ivan IRL

 

Best Movie Poster

Never Fade Away

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Feature

Kevin Bencosme (Mangú Aquí)

 

Best Actress in a Feature

Nikki Hrichak (Yester-Years)

 

Best Actor in a Short

Somjit Sutradhar (Synthetic Symphony)

 

Best Actress in a Short

Noa Flores Rodríguez (One More Day)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Keith Crosby (Yester-Years)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Francheska Pujols (Mangú Aquí)

 

Best Ensemble

Mangú Aquí

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director of a Feature

Jim Cannatelli (Yester-Years)

 

Best Director of a Short

Jesaniel Marrero (Malevolence)

 

Best First-Time Director

Cree Ossner (Ivan IRL)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Donna Weng Friedman (Never Fade Away)

 

Best Cinematography

Mich Zurita (One More Day)

 

Best Editing

Siyi Chen (Never Fade Away)

 

Best Visual Effects

Anargha Pal (Synthetic Symphony)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Isabelle Isle (Yester-Years)

 

Best Sound Design

Michael Engesser (The Rose)

 

Best Original Score

Jon McKoy (Yester-Years)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“Lisa and the Outsiders” by Sheryl Payton

 

Best Short Screenplay

“The Night We Met” by Richard Hoggarth & Sam Hoggarth

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Film

Spin the Wheel

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
Eve

 

Best Drama Short
Oops in the Night

 

Best Comedy Short
Body of Christ

 

Best Horror Short
Through the Window Shines a Light

 

Best Thriller

Being Remembered

 

Best Sci-Fi Short

Paradox

 

Best Experimental Short

The Pathos of Hamlet

 

Best Inspirational Short

Your Dream, My Dream

 

Best Documentary Short

Vaccinus

 

Best Microshort

Ashes to Ashes

 

Best New Jersey Short

Cleaners

 

Best College Short

The Maurice Family Thanksgiving

 

Best High School Short

Desquamated

 

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

Kith & Kin

 

Best Mobile Short

La ultima copa

 

Best Music Video

Jeryl St.

 

Best Trailer

Equal Opportunity

 

Best Movie Poster

La ultima copa

 

Best Concept

Jersey Fresh Film Institute

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Feature

Neil Chase (Spin the Wheel)

 

Best Actress in a Feature

Kelsey Gooden (It’s Still Not About Me)

 

Best Actor in a Short

Oscar Celi (La ultima copa)

 

Best Actress in a Short

Tara Beavers (Domestic Bliss)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Jim Gordon (Paradox)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Yvonne Paretzky (It’s Still Not About Me)

 

Best Ensemble

Equal Opportunity

 

Best Young Actor

Hayley Alexander (The Maurice Family Thanksgiving)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director of a Feature

Debbie Camper (It’s Still Not About Me)

 

Best Director of a Short

Adelfo Micieli (Being Remembered)

 

Best First-Time Director

Daniel Martinez (Your Dream, My Dream)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Terryn DaVon Pinder (Desquamated)

 

Best Cinematography

Pablo Valenzuela (Eve)

 

Best Editing

Latashia Gordon & Chassidy Jade (Desquamated)

 

Best Visual Effects

Sebastian Hasbun (Eve)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Maria Jose Romo (Eve)

 

Best Sound Design

David Heacock (Spin the Wheel)

 

Best Original Score

Michael Engesser (Paradox)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“Reach for the Sun” by Douglas May

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Broken” by Lisa Moon

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
Prey

 

Best Drama Short
The Corpse

 

Best Comedy Short
Super Mario Bros: Gym Day

 

Best Horror Short
Carvers

 

Best Thriller

Cross My Heart

 

Best Sci-Fi Short

Air Leak

 

Best Inspirational Short

Leaf of Tree

 

Best International Short

The White Rose

 

Best New Jersey Short

A Box of Chocolates

 

Best Mobile Short

Dead To the World

 

Best Trailer

The Corpse

 

Best Movie Poster

The Corpse

 

Best Concept

Cupid’s Getaway

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Short

Manos Bartis (The White Rose)

 

Best Actress in a Short

Rachel Ann Jerome (A Box of Chocolates)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Craig Douglas (Dead to the World)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Jocelyn Matsuda Busbuis (Leaf of Tree)

 

Best Ensemble

Carvers

 

Best Young Actor

Sarah Noelle Eastep (SYOTOS)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director of a Short

Hamid Reza Mahmoodi Mehrizi (The Game The Doubt)

 

Best First-Time Director

Christodoulos Kigmalis (The White Rose)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Juliana Rodriguez (The Corpse)

 

Best Cinematography

Diane Malherbe (Air Leak)

 

Best Editing

Rishaank Sahni (Cross My Heart)

 

Best Visual Effects

Dan Lantz (SYOTOS)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Amilia Bas (The APP.)

 

Best Sound Design

Oliver Boni (Air Leak)

 

Best Original Score

Sebastiano Della Bianchina (The Corpse)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“534 SURREAL EPIC HONEST” by Linda Fejzaj Jaupaj

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Ipsum Revelare” by Armand Arekian