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!
Artem Grebenshchikov
Best Original Score
The Making of: Loving Arms
Maurice Paramore
Best New Jersey Short
Regrets
Oswaldo Salas
Best Actor in a Short
Holestepper
Rey Coloma
Best High School Short
Farm
January 2021
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 (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
Febuary 2021
FEATURE FILM AWARDS
Best Feature Film
Fair Haven
Best Documentary Feature
Workout Around the World
Best Director of a Feature
Aaron Parpart (Neon)
Best Actor in a Feature
Isaac Platizky (Cabin of Errors)
Best Actress in a Feature
Alexa Morden (The Colour of Spring)
Best Supporting Actor in a Feature
Dan Gregory (Cabin of Errors)
Best Supporting Actress in a Feature
Amanda Carroll Ellis (Fair Haven)
SHORT FILM AWARDS
Best Short Film
The Blue Cave
Best Drama Short
Bluebell
Best Comedy Short
I’ve Got You Beat
Best Horror Short
Deep Shock
Best Thriller
Black Heart, Red Hands
Best LGBT Short
Suburb Able to Love
Best Animation Short
BEATRICE
Best Experimental Short
Escape From a Good Prison
Best Documentary Short
The Child Murderess of Vesene
Best International Short
Flicker (UK)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
A Frantic Love 3
Best Music Video
Wonderful
Best Microshort
The Game Just Got Real
Best New Jersey Short
Dear Black Man
Best College Short
Yellow Rose
Best High School Short
Spoke Too Soon
Best Trailer
The Flower People
Best Movie Poster
El Reloj
Best Actor in a Short
Graeme Coughlan (Bluebell)
Cuete Yeska (The Turnaround) – WINNER
Sebastián Ramos (Matching Hearts)
Giorgio Besc (Suburb Able to Love)
Robert Barnes Jr (The Blue Cave)
Best Actress in a Short
Molly Ester Wilson (Air B & D)
Chelsea Debo (Bluebell)
Brandi Botkin (Judge) – WINNER
Karlejandra Lenor (Dear Black Men)
Tanisha Ray (Yellow Rose)
Best Ensemble
A Date With Shillelagh
Best Young Actor
Lavinia Vaka (Unhinged)
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director of a Short
Alireza Biglari (Angels Do Not Die)
Best First-Time Director
Estefano Rodriguez (Matching Hearts)
Best Female Filmmaker
Jayleen S. Perez (Air B & D)
Best Cinematography
Xuezi Zhang (Iguana Death in the American Suburbs)
Best Editing
Jose Restrepo (Fly Myself Home)
Best Visual Effects
Lance J. Reha (Still)
Best Sound Design
The Rooftop
Best Original Score
Morgan De Carvalho (Loop: A Strangelove)
SCREENPLAY AWARDS
Best Feature Screenplay
A Son’s Gift by Michele Bell – WINNER
The Caregivers by Mikeal Burgin – HONORABLE MENTION
Best Short Screenplay
Apologies for Any Inconvenience by Jennifer Milne – WINNER
Home by Adam Lucas – HONORABLE MENTION
March 2021
FEATURE FILM AWARDS
Best Feature Film
The Andy Baker Tape
Best Documentary Feature
The Romans
SHORT FILM AWARDS
Best Short Film
Disarray Days
Best Drama Short
The Color of Hate
Best Comedy Short
Smitten
Best Horror Short
A Serious Predicament
Best Thriller
Methodical
Best Sci-Fi Short
Rogue Seven: A Star Wars Fan Film
Best Animation Short
Daddydelphia
Best Experimental Short
The Hyperzoo
Best Documentary Short
Snapper: The Man-Eating Turtle Movie That Never Got Made
Best International Short
As the Wave Broke
Best Microshort
Be Cool
Best New Jersey Short
Nothing Left
Best College Short
They Loved You Yesterday
Best High School Short
Package for Riverview Ave
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Verified
Best Music Video
Let Them Eat Cake
Best Trailer
Demon in the Mirror
Best Movie Poster
Cheatty Love
ACTING AWARDS
Best Actor
Frank Albanese (A Dance With Andrea) – WINNER
Bret Lada (The Andy Baker Tape)
Merritt Reid (Disarray Days)
Kai Zemaal Smith (Methodical)
Keanu Sousa Mendes (The Color of Hate)
Best Actress
DeLove Akra (Methodical) – WINNER
Ashley Douglas (mama)
Katerina Giannakopoulou (As the Wave Broke)
Lauren Moran (Verified)
Natalie Yost (Dear Hannah)
Best Supporting Actor
Jacques Colin (Alone)
Dustin Fontaine (The Andy Baker Tape) – WINNER
Michael Jacobson (Disarray Days)
Thomas J. O’Brien (The Confined)
Thos Shipley (Nothing Left)
Best Supporting Actress
Chanell Bell (Moving-In-Law)
Alix Benezech (Alone)
Kim Hopkins (Animals) – WINNER
Cinnamon Jay Aldridge (Last Call)
Jill Mesaros (A Serpent by the Nest)
Best Ensemble
As the Wave Broke
Cheatty Love
Daddydelphia
Redemption on Gun Hill Road – WINNER
Rogue Seven: A Star Wars Fan Film
Best Young Actor
Madison Coates (mama) – WINNER
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director
Karl Ryan Erikson (Disarray Days)
Delores M. Flynn (mama)
Brandon Lazenko (A Serpent by the Nest) – WINNER
Best First-Time Filmmaker
Alice Faria (Reasons) – WINNER
Bret Lada (The Andy Baker Tape)
Christopher Picone (The Confined)
Best Female Filmmaker
Daryn Davidson (Verified)
Kim Hopkins (Animals)
Veronica Tullo (Dear Hannah) – WINNER
Best Cinematography
Kristian Quino (The Revolver) – WINNER
Matthew Petrunak (A Serpent by the Nest)
Joshua Idusohan (Methodical)
Best Editing
The Addiction – WINNER
Methodical
The Romans
Best Visual Effects
As the Wave Broke
The Hyperzoo
Rogue Seven: A Star Wars Fan Film – WINNER
Best Sound Design
Rogue Seven: A Star Wars Fan Film
The Romans
Wonderland: The Series – WINNER
Best Original Score
As the Wave Broke
A Dance With Andrea
A Serpent by the Nest – WINNER
SCREENPLAY AWARDS
Best Feature Screenplay
“Lockridge” by Mikeal Burgin – WINNER
“Holiday Help” by Karl Erikson – HONORABLE MENTION
Best Short Screenplay
“A Lasting First Impression” by Kayla Romanowski – WINNER
“Blood’s Thicker” by Debra Marie Mawdsley – HONORABLE MENTION
April 2021
FILM AWARDS
Best Feature Film
Tarkine Together
Best Short Film
Ego Sum!
Best Drama Short
Who Said Love is Dead
Best Horror Short
The Dark Horizon
Best Animation Short
moments in paradise
Best Experimental Short
Skin Deep: An Hymn to Eros
Best International Short
Family Salad
Best Microshort
Fade Out
Best New Jersey Short
Butterfly
Best College Short
Driving B
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Two Worlds Apart (Hard To Leave Backstories)
Best Trailer
Revenant Revolver
Best Movie Poster
Butterfly
ACTING AWARDS
Best Actor
Dan Gregory (Tell Me Something Good) – WINNER
Anthony Notarile (Driving B)
Fabian Godineau-Le Roy (Family Salad)
Arcângelo Zorzi (Ego Sum!)
Kehinde Balogum (Two Worlds Apart)
Best Actress
Ariela Rozentul (Butterfly)
Brynn Owen (Driving B) – WINNER
Gabriela Furlan (Ego Sum!)
Charlotte Paish (Who Said Love is Dead)
Scarlett Santiago (Tell Me Something Good)
Best Ensemble
Tell Me Something Good
Driving B
Ego Sum!
Two Worlds Apart
Who Said Love is Dead – WINNER
Best Young Actor
Amaya Davis-Diop (Masters of Ascension – The Chosen)
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director
Chris Gonsalves (The Dark Horizon)
Best Female Filmmaker
Tihana Jana Vukic (Baka)
Best Cinematography
Javier Herrera (Ego Sum!)
Best Editing
Rhys Shepherd (Tarkine Together)
Best Sound Design
The Dark Horizon
Best Original Score
Alan Špiljak (Baka)
SCREENPLAY AWARDS
Best Feature Screenplay
“The Opening” by Carona Davis-Diop – WINNER
“Haboob Wind” by Tommy Anderson – HONORABLE MENTION
Best Short Screenplay
“The Broken Road” by Tommy Anderson – WINNER
“Broadband” by Vincent Scuro & Brian Weber – HONORABLE MENTION