Official Results

October 2023 Winners

Official results for the October 2023 New Jersey Film Awards competition.

Official Winners

The complete official October 2023 winners list.

Film Awards

13 awards

Best Short Film Prey

Best Drama Short The Corpse

Best Comedy Short Super Mario Bros: Gym Day

Best Horror Short Carvers

Best Thriller Cross My Heart

Best Sci-Fi Short Air Leak

Best Inspirational Short Leaf of Tree

Best International Short The White Rose

Best New Jersey Short A Box of Chocolates

Best Mobile Short Dead To the World

Best Trailer The Corpse

Best Movie Poster The Corpse

Best Concept Cupid’s Getaway

Acting Awards

6 awards

Best Actor in a Short Manos Bartis (The White Rose)

Best Actress in a Short Rachel Ann Jerome (A Box of Chocolates)

Best Supporting Actor Craig Douglas (Dead to the World)

Best Supporting Actress Jocelyn Matsuda Busbuis (Leaf of Tree)

Best Ensemble Carvers

Best Young Actor Sarah Noelle Eastep (SYOTOS)

Technical Awards

9 awards

Best Director of a Short Hamid Reza Mahmoodi Mehrizi (The Game The Doubt)

Best First-Time Director Christodoulos Kigmalis (The White Rose)

Best Female Filmmaker Juliana Rodriguez (The Corpse)

Best Cinematography Diane Malherbe (Air Leak)

Best Editing Rishaank Sahni (Cross My Heart)

Best Visual Effects Dan Lantz (SYOTOS)

Best Special Effects Makeup Amilia Bas (The APP.)

Best Sound Design Oliver Boni (Air Leak)

Best Original Score Sebastiano Della Bianchina (The Corpse)

Screenplay Awards

2 awards

Best Feature Screenplay “534 SURREAL EPIC HONEST” by Linda Fejzaj Jaupaj