Official Results

October 2024 Winners

Official results for the October 2024 New Jersey Film Awards competition.

Official Winners

The complete official October 2024 winners list.

Film Awards

15 awards

Best Feature Film California Dreamin’

Best Drama Short El Poder del Diálogo

Best Comedy Short Therapy 101

Best Horror Short LÉA

Best Thriller Walking With Ray

Best Animation Short Stuck

Best Inspirational Short Who Do You Say I Am?

Best Documentary Short Crockett’s Tennessee Trails and Tales

Best International Short Knock. Knock. Knock.

Best Microshort You Are a Mystery

Best New Jersey Short Career Day

Best College Short Your Song

Best Music Video Southern Man (In A Strange Land)

Best Trailer California Dreamin’

Best Movie Poster Therapy 101

Acting Awards

8 awards

Best Actor in a Feature Michael Ciesla (Serial)

Best Actress in a Feature Zoe Lara (California Dreamin’)

Best Actor in a Short Jeff Clark, Jr. (Career Day)

Best Actress in a Short Katrina Brianne (Your Song)

Best Supporting Actor Marc Geller (LÉA)

Best Supporting Actress Chynna Walker (California Dreamin’)

Best Ensemble LÉA

Best Young Actor Charlie Michele Black (Career Day)

Technical Awards

9 awards

Best Director of a Feature Maurice Paramore (The Devil and Red Wine)

Best Director of a Short Miguel García Bernal (El Poder del Diálogo)

Best First-Time Director Mirela Araujo (Your Song)

Best Female Filmmaker Jenn Nobile (Therapy 101)

Best Cinematography Joel Cazares (California Dreamin’)

Best Editing Adelfo Micieli (Knock. Knock. Knock.)

Best Special Effects Makeup Kat Jones (LÉA)

Best Sound Design Andrew Frechette (Stuck)

Best Original Score Mirela Araujo (Your Song)

Screenplay Awards

2 awards

Best Feature Screenplay “The Ghosts of Crystal Lake” by Mario G. Lopez