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2025 Monthly Winners

Winners for various genres and categories are selected by our screening committee each month. Winners for each month are announced on the first day of the proceeding month and posted on our website and social media outlets. To view the winners of a specific month, choose the corresponding accordion link below. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Good luck!

Adam S. Gelles
Best Actor
Little Green Bastards

Russell Emanuel
Best Movie Poster
Staycation

Shamnas PP
Best Mobile Short
Beyond the Wall

Brigid Turner
Best Female Filmmaker
Wounds

January 2025
FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Narrative
This Path

 

Best Feature Documentary
Interpreting Erik

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Drama Short
How to Summon Ghosts

 

Best Comedy Short
Jamaican Sunrise

 

Best Horror Short
Ravager

 

Best Thriller

Get In, Get Out

 

Best Sci-Fi Short

Older Self

 

Best Experimental Short

Girls, Angels, Melodies

 

Best International Short

Vital Sign

 

Best New Jersey Short

The Ones Who Love Us

 

Best College Short

Ask Again Later

 

Best Music Video

Mistery

 

Best Trailer

This Path

 

Best Movie Poster

Lulu in Turin

 

Best Concept

Paralyzed

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Feature

Jeremie Agbessi (Give Me Your Hand)

 

Best Actress in a Feature

Candela Del Zotto (Sombras Chinas)

 

Best Actor in a Short

Tom Michaels (Older Self)

 

Best Actress in a Short

Dulce Maria Cortes (The Crying Woman)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Nando Luis Roman (Nakaq)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Melinda Martinho/Sandra Hermann (Give Me Your Hand)

 

Best Ensemble

Give Me Your Hand

 

Best Young Actor

Nikolett Fanni Bús (Girls, Angels, Melodies)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director of a Feature

Sebaztian Baz (Sombras Chinas)

 

Best Director of a Short

Juliana Rodriguez (The Mermaid Collector)

 

Best First-Time Director

Ian Charles Lister (Lulu in Turin)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Trisha Gianesin (Toxemia)

 

Best Young Filmmaker

Samantha Toronto (Ask Again Later)

 

Best Cinematography

Corey Descant (Critical)

 

Best Editing

Robert Del Campo (Sanguine Deposit)

 

Best Visual Effects

Rob Schultz (Older Self)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Michelle Cassidy (Nakaq)

 

Best Sound Design

H. Sebastian, R. Vichenzo, & N. Tinaro (Sombras Chinas)

 

Best Original Score

Morgan De Carvalho (Give Me Your Hand)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“The Sword of the Celestial Dragon” by P. Koepke

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Night of Swallows” by Luigi Salerno