Official Results

July 2026 Winners

Official results for the July 2026 New Jersey Film Awards competition.

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Featured Winners

A selection of standout projects recognized in the July 2026 competition.

The Girl We Let In

Winner of 3 Awards

Until Next Time

Winner of 3 Awards

Cambio Vita

Winner of 2 Awards

The Montenegro Affair

Winner of 2 Awards

Feelings of an Old Life

Best Drama Short

Unicorns Fly Free

Best Actor in a Short

Official Winners

The complete official July 2026 winners list.

Film Awards

21 awards

Best Narrative Feature Where the Light Ends

Best AI Feature Drone Runners

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

8 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

11 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 Eros Cartechini, Mike Giordano, & Maria Giordano (The Girl We Let In)

Screenplay Awards

2 awards

Best Feature Screenplay “Mice” by Simon James

Best Short Screenplay “Down to the Wire” by Dexter E. Williams