FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Film
Sixteen Years

 

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Drama Short
There is Always Tomorrow

 

Best Comedy Short
Murphy

 

Best Horror Short
Come the Nightfall

 

Best Animation Short

Sugar Rush!

 

Best Inspirational Short

Patient

 

Best International Short

The Iron Scream

 

Best Microshort

Serial

 

Best New Jersey Short

Beyond Words

 

Best College Short

What Could Have Been

 

Best High School Short

All It Needs

 

Best Mobile Short

We Talk Like Adults

 

Best Music Video

A Letter to Mom

 

Best AI Short

Grow

 

Best Trailer

Sixteen Years

 

Best Movie Poster

In Case…

 

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor

David Morton (Beyond Words)

 

Best Actress

Alessandra Greco (There is Always Tomorrow)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Joshua Matchin (All It Needs)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Maddie Giardina (Murphy)

 

Best Ensemble

Come the Nightfall

 

Best Young Actor

Tanner Grigoli (What Could Have Been)

 

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director

Tom Michaels (Come the Nightfall)

 

Best First-Time Director

Mida Kagolkina (The Iron Scream)

 

Best Female Filmmaker

Mya Forlenza (Serial)

 

Best Young Filmmaker

Ryan Matteo (What Could Have Been)

 

Best Cinematography

Colin Freire (There is Always Tomorrow)

 

Best Editing

Ned Thorne (Come the Nightfall)

 

Best Visual Effects

Cristian Urzua Lagos (Come the Nightfall)

 

Best Special Effects Makeup

Vanessa Marone (Beyond Words)

 

Best Sound Design

Maui Holcomb (Come the Nightfall)

 

Best Original Score

Josh De Rosa (Beyond Words)

 

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“The Suicide Pact” by Jane Boyd

 

Best Short Screenplay

“Magical Violet” by Jon Osei & Aidan Zimmerman