Award Nominations
Awards held on Sunday August 13th, following the last sets.
Best Actor Comedy
WINNER Jason Mewes for The Undesirables
Sam Platizky for Roll Check
Mike Funk for The Pinch Hitter
Michael Tota for The Struggle
Tony Murphy for Beer Goggles
Loring Murtha for Pearly Gates
Best Actor-Medium Short
WINNER Jeremy Cohen for Beyond Skin Deep
Ezra Hercyk for First Last Kiss
Michael Fedele for The Better Man
Timmy Hanlon for Killer In a Small Town
Howard Hendrix Powell for Overdue
Best Actor- Long Short
WINNER Lukas Hassel for The Prof
Alan Hasnas for Love’s a Thin Diet
Jesse Dorfman for In a Time of Jewels
Jason Scoop for Comedian President
Jacob Matthews for Gentle Boy
Best Actress Comedy
WINNER Caroline Heinle for The Pinch Hitter
Laura Petersen for Pearly Gates
Natalie Knepp for The Undesirables
Meg Wells for Good Session
Kristen Vaganos for Higher Grounds
Mercedes Paupulaire for I Had A Great Time Last Night
Best Actress-Long Short
WINNER Olivia Vitarelli for Sara.
Linda Collins for The Prof
Gerry Glennon for The Graveyard Medium
Lisa Marie Burgos for In a Time of Jewels
Dusty Noval for Last Girls' Trip
Best Actress-Medium Short
Jeanine Bartel for Overdue
Genevieve Lefevre for Beyond Skin Deep
Grace Ehrhorn for First Last Kiss
WINNER Ashley Weismantel for Star Crossed
Heather Drew for Follower
Sarah Kazemy for House of La Reine
Mandahla Rose for August in the City
Best Director-Comedy
Joe Kramer for Higher Grounds
WINNER Joseph Pepitone for The Undesirables
Jim Harkins for The Pinch Hitters
Loring Murtha for Pearly Gates
Joey Mosca for Roll Check
Will Martinko for I Had a Great Time Last Night
Best Director-Long Short
Dusty Noval for Last Girls’ Trip
Maria Filippone for The Graveyard Medium
Robert Asencio for In a Time of Jewels
WINNER Caleb Grandoit for Gentle Boy
Debra Markowitz for The Prof
Steve Melone for Canned
Best Director Horror/Thriller
Matthew Marin for 3:33am
Harry Waldman for Enter the Room
Scott W. Perry for Follower
George Firewalker Carlson, Patrick Eichner for Blood and Lust
Jayleen S. Perez for Lucy
James Abrams for A Tiger in the Subway
WINNER Clinton Cornwell for Killer in a Small Town
Best Director-Medium Short
Stacey Larkins for Beyond Skin Deep
Melissa Skirboll for Overdue
Lisa Marie Tedesco for Spin
Christie Conochalla for August in the City
Pat Bradley for Star Crossed
Laura Sweeny for Across
WINNER Lisa Marie Tedesco for House of La Reine
Best Comedy
The Undesirables
Roll Check
Beer Goggles
WINNER I Had a Great Time Last Night
Higher Grounds
RUNNER UP Pearly Gates
The Pinch Hitter
On Site
Best Horror/Thriller
3:33am
Enter the Room
RUNNER UP Follower
WINNER Blood and Lust
Lucy
A Tiger in the Subway
Killer in a Small Town
Best Film-Long Short
WINNER Last Girls’ Trip
RUNNER UP In a Time of Jewels
Canned
The Prof
Gentle Boy
The Graveyard Medium
Best Film-Medium Short
Beyond Skin Deep
Blame
Spin
RUNNER UP Overdue
Star Crossed
WINNER August in the City
House of La Reine
Best Short Short-Drama
To Be Honest
Pretend
WINNER One Last Time
Make My Own Fun
RUNNER UP Why We’re Single
How Far are We Going
Mercy Mercy Me
Best Short Short-Comedy
RUNNER UP Who Killed the Coach?
WINNER The Struggle
Hilltop Hike
Armed with a Dildo
Pizzazz and Puzzy
Benny Winner
Best NJ Short-Drama
A Box of Chocolates
RUNNER UP Sara
WINNER The Prof
Why We're Single
How Far are We Going
BIGOT
Best NJ Short-Comedy
Good Session
WINNER Higher Grounds
Canned
RUNNER UP Beer Goggles
The Struggle
Best Documentary
My Brother Charlie
Finish on Top
The Great Connector
Dangerous Grounds
Two Days in the Desert
WINNER The Kokhanokers
Best Cinematography
WINNER Dont Eat Dead Fish
To Be Honest
Pretend
August in the City
Even the Darkness Has Arms
Make My Own Fun
Best Experimental
WINNER Only the Darkness has Arms
Ballet…ballet
Pretend
Make My Own Fun
Enter The Room
A Tiger in the Subway
3:33 am
Best Concept
Don't Eat Dead Fish
I Married Nora
WINNER Roll Check
On Site
Sheltered From Time
I Had a Great Time Last Night
RUNNER UP The Better Man
Best Ensemble
The Undesirables
Canned
Across
Blame
Girls' Trip
Spin
WINNER In a Time of Jewels
Best Unproduced Script
WINNER Dan Gregory, Jayleen S Perez for Unicorn Girls
Jill Letteny for Scout
Kat Sparks for Applause
Blake Zawadzki for Felandra: Heroine of Darkness
Lisa Marie Tedesco for Chloë “Two Fingers”
Lisa Marie Tedesco for Josie’s Date with Death
Lisa Marie Tedesco for Dear Emma Your Charlie
Mohammad Tarhandeh for Inverted Interpretation of a Dream
Best Twist Drama The Follower
Best Twist Comedy Good Session
Best Actor Micro Short Hilltop Hike
Best Supporting Actor Jack Mulcahy for Gentle Boy
Best Supporting Actress Gail Cherie for Pearly Gates
NJ Achievement in The Art of Acting "The Tom Parisi" Award: Heather Drew
NJ Achievement in The Art of Filmmaking Award: George Firewalker Carlson
Awards held on Sunday August 13th, following the last sets.
Best Actor Comedy
WINNER Jason Mewes for The Undesirables
Sam Platizky for Roll Check
Mike Funk for The Pinch Hitter
Michael Tota for The Struggle
Tony Murphy for Beer Goggles
Loring Murtha for Pearly Gates
Best Actor-Medium Short
WINNER Jeremy Cohen for Beyond Skin Deep
Ezra Hercyk for First Last Kiss
Michael Fedele for The Better Man
Timmy Hanlon for Killer In a Small Town
Howard Hendrix Powell for Overdue
Best Actor- Long Short
WINNER Lukas Hassel for The Prof
Alan Hasnas for Love’s a Thin Diet
Jesse Dorfman for In a Time of Jewels
Jason Scoop for Comedian President
Jacob Matthews for Gentle Boy
Best Actress Comedy
WINNER Caroline Heinle for The Pinch Hitter
Laura Petersen for Pearly Gates
Natalie Knepp for The Undesirables
Meg Wells for Good Session
Kristen Vaganos for Higher Grounds
Mercedes Paupulaire for I Had A Great Time Last Night
Best Actress-Long Short
WINNER Olivia Vitarelli for Sara.
Linda Collins for The Prof
Gerry Glennon for The Graveyard Medium
Lisa Marie Burgos for In a Time of Jewels
Dusty Noval for Last Girls' Trip
Best Actress-Medium Short
Jeanine Bartel for Overdue
Genevieve Lefevre for Beyond Skin Deep
Grace Ehrhorn for First Last Kiss
WINNER Ashley Weismantel for Star Crossed
Heather Drew for Follower
Sarah Kazemy for House of La Reine
Mandahla Rose for August in the City
Best Director-Comedy
Joe Kramer for Higher Grounds
WINNER Joseph Pepitone for The Undesirables
Jim Harkins for The Pinch Hitters
Loring Murtha for Pearly Gates
Joey Mosca for Roll Check
Will Martinko for I Had a Great Time Last Night
Best Director-Long Short
Dusty Noval for Last Girls’ Trip
Maria Filippone for The Graveyard Medium
Robert Asencio for In a Time of Jewels
WINNER Caleb Grandoit for Gentle Boy
Debra Markowitz for The Prof
Steve Melone for Canned
Best Director Horror/Thriller
Matthew Marin for 3:33am
Harry Waldman for Enter the Room
Scott W. Perry for Follower
George Firewalker Carlson, Patrick Eichner for Blood and Lust
Jayleen S. Perez for Lucy
James Abrams for A Tiger in the Subway
WINNER Clinton Cornwell for Killer in a Small Town
Best Director-Medium Short
Stacey Larkins for Beyond Skin Deep
Melissa Skirboll for Overdue
Lisa Marie Tedesco for Spin
Christie Conochalla for August in the City
Pat Bradley for Star Crossed
Laura Sweeny for Across
WINNER Lisa Marie Tedesco for House of La Reine
Best Comedy
The Undesirables
Roll Check
Beer Goggles
WINNER I Had a Great Time Last Night
Higher Grounds
RUNNER UP Pearly Gates
The Pinch Hitter
On Site
Best Horror/Thriller
3:33am
Enter the Room
RUNNER UP Follower
WINNER Blood and Lust
Lucy
A Tiger in the Subway
Killer in a Small Town
Best Film-Long Short
WINNER Last Girls’ Trip
RUNNER UP In a Time of Jewels
Canned
The Prof
Gentle Boy
The Graveyard Medium
Best Film-Medium Short
Beyond Skin Deep
Blame
Spin
RUNNER UP Overdue
Star Crossed
WINNER August in the City
House of La Reine
Best Short Short-Drama
To Be Honest
Pretend
WINNER One Last Time
Make My Own Fun
RUNNER UP Why We’re Single
How Far are We Going
Mercy Mercy Me
Best Short Short-Comedy
RUNNER UP Who Killed the Coach?
WINNER The Struggle
Hilltop Hike
Armed with a Dildo
Pizzazz and Puzzy
Benny Winner
Best NJ Short-Drama
A Box of Chocolates
RUNNER UP Sara
WINNER The Prof
Why We're Single
How Far are We Going
BIGOT
Best NJ Short-Comedy
Good Session
WINNER Higher Grounds
Canned
RUNNER UP Beer Goggles
The Struggle
Best Documentary
My Brother Charlie
Finish on Top
The Great Connector
Dangerous Grounds
Two Days in the Desert
WINNER The Kokhanokers
Best Cinematography
WINNER Dont Eat Dead Fish
To Be Honest
Pretend
August in the City
Even the Darkness Has Arms
Make My Own Fun
Best Experimental
WINNER Only the Darkness has Arms
Ballet…ballet
Pretend
Make My Own Fun
Enter The Room
A Tiger in the Subway
3:33 am
Best Concept
Don't Eat Dead Fish
I Married Nora
WINNER Roll Check
On Site
Sheltered From Time
I Had a Great Time Last Night
RUNNER UP The Better Man
Best Ensemble
The Undesirables
Canned
Across
Blame
Girls' Trip
Spin
WINNER In a Time of Jewels
Best Unproduced Script
WINNER Dan Gregory, Jayleen S Perez for Unicorn Girls
Jill Letteny for Scout
Kat Sparks for Applause
Blake Zawadzki for Felandra: Heroine of Darkness
Lisa Marie Tedesco for Chloë “Two Fingers”
Lisa Marie Tedesco for Josie’s Date with Death
Lisa Marie Tedesco for Dear Emma Your Charlie
Mohammad Tarhandeh for Inverted Interpretation of a Dream
Best Twist Drama The Follower
Best Twist Comedy Good Session
Best Actor Micro Short Hilltop Hike
Best Supporting Actor Jack Mulcahy for Gentle Boy
Best Supporting Actress Gail Cherie for Pearly Gates
NJ Achievement in The Art of Acting "The Tom Parisi" Award: Heather Drew
NJ Achievement in The Art of Filmmaking Award: George Firewalker Carlson
WINNER Student Award Nominations
Awards held on Saturday August 12th after the last student films set\
Best Actor in a Student Film High School
Austin Rosant for A Day in the Life
WINNER Michael Castelli for Super Dude
Josh Rosenzweig for Joints
Michael Castelli for The Hallway Monitor
Joshua Hendricks for Joints
Best Actress in a Student Film High School
WINNER Lyla Hatley for Out of Control
Pauline Druenne for Bestiary
Aria Walters for The Last Liftoff
Azari Ollivierre for The Tea Party
Best Director-High School
WINNER Chris Cioffi for Out of Control
Arianna Grace Goarley for The Tea Party
Hadrian Lynn for Joints
Collin Nelson for the Last Liftoff
Paul Van der Stegen for Bestiary
Ryan Paduano for A Day in the Life
Best Film Drama High School
WINNER The Last Liftoff
The Tea Party
Out of Control
Joints
Bestiary
Home, Sweet Home
Best Comedy High School
A Day in the Life
Super Dude
WINNER The Hallway Monitor
Best Script/Story High School
The Tea Party
The Last Liftoff
Out of Control
WINNER Joints
Super Dude
Checkpoint
Best Experimental High School
Penthurst
WINNER Life of Earth
Trust a Poetry
Best Concept High School
The Dark Side of Pet Breeding
WINNER The Tea Party
Checkpoint
The Story of 5.18 Gwangju Uprising
Home, Sweet Home
A Day in the Life
Best Cinematography High School
Trust a Poetry
The Tea Party
WINNER Joints
Out of Control
The Last Liftoff
The Story of 5.18 Gwangju Uprising
Best Documentary High School
The Story of 5.18 Gwangju Uprising
The Dark Side of Pet Breeding
WINNER Penthurst
Best Actor College
WINNER Logan Bruner for Knocking on Doors
Franci Bajo for Waterlogged
Jeff Lawless for For Lonely Nights
Mike Brindisi for B-Roll
Giaime Spina for Undefined
Dante Valentino for The Drawing of Destiny
Best Actress College
Sònia Victoria Werner for Driving Her Away
Adeline Swartzendruber for Away with the Fairies
Sophie Lachman for For Lonely Nights
Hannah Leonard for Voyeury
Sofie Salmon for The Academy
Hadley Brown for Grace & Chloe
Amber Rothberg for Grace & Chloe
WINNER Mai Benezra for Feel
Christa Mae Diana for REC
Best Director College
Maddy Freeman for Driving Her Away
Veronica Tullo For For Lonely Nights
Anshul Mahakud for Voyeur
Mai Benezra for Feel
Ruojia Wang for Undefined
WINNER Erika Lynn Jolie for Grace & Chloe
Morgan Lui for Away with the Fairies
Ryan James Fogler for B-Roll
Best Director Comedy College
Shekhar Iyer for Mustache
Cameron Spector for Knocking on Doors
WINNER AJ Favorito for Waterlogged
Dayveon Elliott for The Academy
Best Film College
Undefined
Away with the Fairies
Grace & Chloe
WINNER Driving Her Away
For Lonely Nights
Voyeur
Feel
B-Roll
Best Comedy College
WINNER Mustache
Knocking on Doors
Waterlogged
The Academy
Best Cinematography College
The Grassland Whisperer
Feel
A Summer Dream
WINNER Away with the Fairies
For Lonely Nights
Voyeur
Grace & Chloe
Best Editing College
Feel
A Summer Dream
The Drawing of Destiny
Mustache
WINNER REC
Garage Sale Ladies
The Grassland Whisperer
Best Concept College
The Drawing of Destiny
Garage Sale Ladies
B-Roll
The Grassland Whisperer
Mustache
WINNER Away with the Fairies
A Summer Dream
REC
Best Ensemble College
Voyeur
Knocking on Doors
The Academy
WINNER Grace & Chloe
Driving Her Away
Away with the Fairies
Best Script College
Undefined
Grace & Chloe
WINNER Driving Her Away
For Lonely Nights
B-Roll
Away with the Fairies
Waterlogged
Best Documentary College Garage Sale Ladies
Best International College The Grassland Whisperer
Best Animation College A Summer Dream
Awards held on Saturday August 12th after the last student films set\
Best Actor in a Student Film High School
Austin Rosant for A Day in the Life
WINNER Michael Castelli for Super Dude
Josh Rosenzweig for Joints
Michael Castelli for The Hallway Monitor
Joshua Hendricks for Joints
Best Actress in a Student Film High School
WINNER Lyla Hatley for Out of Control
Pauline Druenne for Bestiary
Aria Walters for The Last Liftoff
Azari Ollivierre for The Tea Party
Best Director-High School
WINNER Chris Cioffi for Out of Control
Arianna Grace Goarley for The Tea Party
Hadrian Lynn for Joints
Collin Nelson for the Last Liftoff
Paul Van der Stegen for Bestiary
Ryan Paduano for A Day in the Life
Best Film Drama High School
WINNER The Last Liftoff
The Tea Party
Out of Control
Joints
Bestiary
Home, Sweet Home
Best Comedy High School
A Day in the Life
Super Dude
WINNER The Hallway Monitor
Best Script/Story High School
The Tea Party
The Last Liftoff
Out of Control
WINNER Joints
Super Dude
Checkpoint
Best Experimental High School
Penthurst
WINNER Life of Earth
Trust a Poetry
Best Concept High School
The Dark Side of Pet Breeding
WINNER The Tea Party
Checkpoint
The Story of 5.18 Gwangju Uprising
Home, Sweet Home
A Day in the Life
Best Cinematography High School
Trust a Poetry
The Tea Party
WINNER Joints
Out of Control
The Last Liftoff
The Story of 5.18 Gwangju Uprising
Best Documentary High School
The Story of 5.18 Gwangju Uprising
The Dark Side of Pet Breeding
WINNER Penthurst
Best Actor College
WINNER Logan Bruner for Knocking on Doors
Franci Bajo for Waterlogged
Jeff Lawless for For Lonely Nights
Mike Brindisi for B-Roll
Giaime Spina for Undefined
Dante Valentino for The Drawing of Destiny
Best Actress College
Sònia Victoria Werner for Driving Her Away
Adeline Swartzendruber for Away with the Fairies
Sophie Lachman for For Lonely Nights
Hannah Leonard for Voyeury
Sofie Salmon for The Academy
Hadley Brown for Grace & Chloe
Amber Rothberg for Grace & Chloe
WINNER Mai Benezra for Feel
Christa Mae Diana for REC
Best Director College
Maddy Freeman for Driving Her Away
Veronica Tullo For For Lonely Nights
Anshul Mahakud for Voyeur
Mai Benezra for Feel
Ruojia Wang for Undefined
WINNER Erika Lynn Jolie for Grace & Chloe
Morgan Lui for Away with the Fairies
Ryan James Fogler for B-Roll
Best Director Comedy College
Shekhar Iyer for Mustache
Cameron Spector for Knocking on Doors
WINNER AJ Favorito for Waterlogged
Dayveon Elliott for The Academy
Best Film College
Undefined
Away with the Fairies
Grace & Chloe
WINNER Driving Her Away
For Lonely Nights
Voyeur
Feel
B-Roll
Best Comedy College
WINNER Mustache
Knocking on Doors
Waterlogged
The Academy
Best Cinematography College
The Grassland Whisperer
Feel
A Summer Dream
WINNER Away with the Fairies
For Lonely Nights
Voyeur
Grace & Chloe
Best Editing College
Feel
A Summer Dream
The Drawing of Destiny
Mustache
WINNER REC
Garage Sale Ladies
The Grassland Whisperer
Best Concept College
The Drawing of Destiny
Garage Sale Ladies
B-Roll
The Grassland Whisperer
Mustache
WINNER Away with the Fairies
A Summer Dream
REC
Best Ensemble College
Voyeur
Knocking on Doors
The Academy
WINNER Grace & Chloe
Driving Her Away
Away with the Fairies
Best Script College
Undefined
Grace & Chloe
WINNER Driving Her Away
For Lonely Nights
B-Roll
Away with the Fairies
Waterlogged
Best Documentary College Garage Sale Ladies
Best International College The Grassland Whisperer
Best Animation College A Summer Dream
