Official Results
November 2025 Winners
Official results for the November 2025 New Jersey Film Awards competition.
Official Winners
The complete official November 2025 winners list.
Film Awards
18 awards
Best Feature Film
Syndrome
Best Short Film
Shooting
Best Drama Short
L’Aube Dorée
Best Comedy Short
Stay Awhile
Best Horror Short
OnlyFan
Best Thriller
The Last Hand
Best Experimental Short
Tangled
Best Inspirational Short
Here Where The Sea Shines
Best Documentary Short
The Flagbearer
Best International Short
Smile of an Alligator
Best Microshort
Aperture
Best New Jersey Short
Breaking Point
Best College Short
Zero Tolerance
Best High School Short
Love on the Silver Screen
Best Music Video
Make It Happen
Best Trailer
The Family Recipe
Best Movie Poster
The Hollow Rabbit
Best Concept
True Potential
Acting Awards
8 awards
Best Actor in a Feature
Marvin Barnett, Sr. (Ready for Christmas!)
Best Actor in a Short
Mario Cellini (Shooting)
Best Actress in a Feature
Jaime Snyder (Unbreakable Sarah)
Best Actress in a Short
Magdalena Newnham (Zero Tolerance)
Best Supporting Actor
Daniel Lama (Syndrome)
Best Supporting Actress
Kayla Neves (What If Something Goes Wrong?)
Best Ensemble
Shooting
Best Young Actor
Unelma Holst (Smile of an Alligator)
Technical Awards
12 awards
Best Director of a Feature
Giuseppe Di Giorgio (Under the Stars of Roma)
Best Director of a Short
Robert Loiacono (Shooting)
Best First-Time Director
Moa Roos (Outsider)
Best Female Filmmaker
Laura Cusi (The Last Hand)
Best Young Filmmaker
Jack Andrew Hourahine (The Hollow Rabbit)
Best Cinematography
K. Myers & M. Pawling (Phantom and Percepter)
Best Editing
Robert Loiacono (Shooting)
Best Visual Effects
Tyler Baldi (Phantom and Percepter)
Best Special Effects Makeup
Ruela Pluchino (Shooting)
Best Sound Design
Davide Bargia (Shooting)
Best Original Score (TIE)
Federico Ricci (Sleeping in Silence) &
Best Original Score (TIE)
Valerio Cinque (Here Where the Sea Shines)
Screenplay Awards
2 awards
Best Feature Screenplay
“Chinese Canary” by Betty Jiang
Best Short Screenplay
“Benchmarks” by Robert Nicholson