Monthly Winners — copy

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

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Narrative Feature
Where the Light Ends

Best AI Feature
Drone Runners

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
Cambio Vita

Best Drama Short
Feelings of an Old Life

Best Comedy Short
The Man Who Had No Time

Best Horror Short
Double

Best Thriller
The Montenegro Affair

Best Animation Short

Once Upon a Timeline

Best Inspirational Short

Give Me Light Wings

Best Documentary Short

I Was Called Bela Right From the Start

Best International Short

Honor at Stake

Best Microshort

Learning with Sprinkles: Penguins

Best New Jersey Short

Until Next Time

Best College Short

The Second Melody

Best High School Short

Cult Classic

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

Mystic Haven

Best Music Video

Tree of Liberty

Best AI Short

The City Between Them

Best Trailer

My Summer with Sam

Best Movie Poster

The Girl We Let In

Best Concept

GO AWAYYY

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Feature

Nicholas Falzone (Fresh Coat)

Best Actress in a Feature

Chiara Cappello (Where the Light Ends)

Best Actor in a Short

Gerardo Cardinale (Unicorns Fly Free)

Best Actress in a Short

Liv Corriveau (Till Death Do Us Part)

Best Supporting Actor

Ryan Callaway (The Girl We Let In)

Best Supporting Actress

Aleksandra Vojceska (Where the Light Ends)

Best Ensemble

Cambio Vita

Best Young Actor

Riana Emma Balla (Give Me Light Wings)

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director of a Feature

Sophia Birdsell (In Case…)

Best Director of a Short

Alfredo Moreno (Life)

Best First-Time Director

Moses Saintil (Until Next Time)

Best Female Filmmaker

L. Corriveau & A. Arun (Till Death Do Us Part)

Best Young Filmmaker

Leo Kahn (1863: American Blood)

Best Cinematography

Onur Thornfield (Till Death Do Us Part)

Best Editing

Albert Gaudreault (The Montenegro Affair)

Best Visual Effects

Moses Saintil (Until Next Time)

Best Special Effects Makeup

Silvia Tola (Life)

Best Sound Design

Diego Candelma (Till Death Do Us Part)

Best Original Score

E. Cartechini & M. Giordano (The Girl We Let In)

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“Mice” by Simon James

Best Short Screenplay

“Down to the Wire” by Dexter E. Williams

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
Better. by Shaun Rylee
Charlie Horowitz by Dillon Fuhrman
Half Plus Seven by Lindsay P. Adkins & Wally Marzano-Lesnevich

Best Short Screenplay

Apologies for Any Inconvenience by Jennifer Milne – WINNER
Dumbsaints by Casey Mensing
Home by Adam Lucas – HONORABLE MENTION
THREE. TWO. GONE. by Russell Southam
An Unhealthy Slumber by Reynaldo Dumas

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Film
Remind Me

Best Documentary Feature
Kelmer Neves: Impossible is an Opinion

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
Fragile

Best Drama Short
Methods of Mortal Men

Best Comedy Short

Speak, Easy

Best Horror Short

Eviction

Best Thriller

KANDI KIDS

Best Sci-Fi Short

August

Best Animation Short

Another Day in Paradise

Best Experimental Short

Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body

Best International Short

Finding Glenwood

Best Microshort

L’inutilità

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

Masters of Ascension – The Chosen

Best Mobile Short

The Gift

Best College Short

Blind Love

Best High School Film

Beetlejuice: The Online Musical

Best Trailer

Amenadiel

Best Movie Poster

Beetlejuice: The Online Musical

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor

Bryan Kaime-Lomuria (Finding Glenwood) – WINNER
Mark Irvin (KANDI KIDS)
Rodrigo Alfonso (Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body)
Thomas J. O’Brien (The Confined)
Ralph Richardson (Methods of Mortal Men)

Best Actress

Rebecca Soraya Zaman (Finding Glenwood)
Amalia Zargianaki (Remind Me)
Alexis Jade Burnett (KANDI KIDS)
Daria Fiorillo (L’inutilità)
Andriani Angelidaki (Remind Me) – WINNER

Best Ensemble

Remind Me
Finding Glenwood
Beetlejuice: The Online Musical – WINNER
The Lonely Road
Masters of Ascension – The Chosen

Best Young Actor
Alexis Jayde Burnett (KANDI KIDS)

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director
Sandu Negrea (KANDI KIDS)
Tung Le (Finding Glenwood) – WINNER
Aaron Tyler Gil (Methods of Mortal Men)

Best First-Time Filmmaker
Aaron Tyler Gil (Methods Of Mortal Men)

Best Female Filmmaker
Carona Davis-Diop (Masters of Ascension – The Chosen)

Best Cinematography
An Nguyen (Finding Glenwood)
Gabriel Inghilterra (Fragile) – WINNER
Ryan Campbell (KANDI KIDS)

Best Editing
Lance J. Reha (The Gadget) – WINNER
Tiago Lopes (Kelmer Neves: Impossible is an Opinion)
Manolis Tsourounakis (Remind Me)

Best Sound Design
Manos Sygletos (Remind Me)
Tim Boggs (KANDI KIDS) – WINNER
Victoria Castillo (Fragile)

Best Original Score
Max Aruj (KANDI KIDS)
Marina Makarova (August) – WINNER
Jayce Allisson Karl (Eviction)

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“Rhine Stone Land” by Vincent Scuro – WINNER
“New Moon 5280 – Season 1” by Dean Harakas – HONORABLE MENTION

Best Short Screenplay

“Just By Chance” by Antoinette Fernandez – WINNER
“The Curb” by Justin Moodie – HONORABLE MENTION

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Feature Narrative
The Gap Between Her Legs

Best Feature Documentary
Broken Chains

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Short Film
Recruit Me

Best Drama Short
Matthew

Best Comedy Short

The Great Salami Breakout

Best Horror Short

Coffee With Friends

Best Thriller

The End of Innocence

Best Sci-Fi Short

Over the Skyline

Best Animation Short

Colony

Best Experimental Short

Life of a Dollar

Best Inspirational Short

Waterboo

Best Documentary Short

Through Fire

Best International Short

Arizona 1878

Best Microshort

Tempest

Best New Jersey Short

Feed

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

My Human Experience

Best Music Video

Don’t Believe In

Best College Short

Visor

Best High School Short

The Swear Jar

Best High School Microshort

Two Time

Best High School Documentary

Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash Re-opening

Best Concept

Bae

Best Trailer

Dylan’s Tree

Best Movie Poster

The Silence’s Noise

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Feature

Christopher Clayton (My King)

Best Actress in a Feature

Loriel Medynski (The Gap Between Her Legs)

Best Supporting Actor in a Feature

John D. Edwards (The Gap Between Her Legs)

Best Supporting Actress in a Feature

Danea Osseni (My King)

Best Actor in a Short

Zachary Zamsky (Matthew)

Best Actress in a Short

Lana McKissack (My Human Experience)

Best Supporting Actor in a Short

Miki Molina (Arizona 1878)

Best Supporting Actress in a Short

Louisa Erlich (Matthew)

Best Ensemble

Matthew

Best Young Actor
Luca Lorenzi (Over the Skyline)

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director
Sylvia Ray (My Human Experience)

Best First-Time Director
Jesaniel Marrero (No Limits)

Best Female Filmmaker
Brooke Tomlinson (Intuition)

Best Cinematography
Olivier Guerbois (Recruit Me)

Best Editing
Mariah Moiz (Broken Chains)

Best Visual Effects
My Human Experience

Best Sound Design
The End of Innocence

Best Original Score
Over the Skyline

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay

“The Canyon Club” by Michael Dean – WINNER
“On Duty” by Orso Vesperini, Aurèle N’Dja, Toby Osborne, Carole Starcevic, & R. Lee Brown – HONORABLE MENTION

Best Short Screenplay

“Fatal Ambition” by Angel Connell – WINNER
“The Hive” by Julie-Anne McDowell – HONORABLE MENTION