Award Nominations
Awards held on Sunday March 3rd following Red Carpet Event
Best Actor Drama
WINNER Chazz Palminteri for Unorganized Crime
Sean A. Kaufman for Maturing Youth
Dan Gregory for Tell Me Something Good
Gregg Prosser for Time’s Up
Lester Greene for Control
Beavin Lawrence for the Saxophonist
Best Actress Drama
Victoria Guthrie for The Dancer
Anais Almonte for Super-Woman
WINNER Cathy Moriarty for Chosen
Lara Wolf for Time’s Up
Mae Claire for the Best Way to Murder
Megan Brown for The Medium, A Coming of Age Selfie Film
Stacey Van Gorder for 3.5
Best Actor Comedy
Trevor Hembling for GTA VI
Anthony Grasso for Wink
Nicholas Avenue for Fists of Endearment
Chili Davidson for Give and Take
Chris Young for My Dad and Bob Todd
WINNER Jack Mulcahy for Last Reunion
Best Actress Comedy
Rikki-Lee Millbank for Fists of Endearment
WINNER Meredith Ross for Wink
Rebecca Rapoport-Cole for My Dad and Bob Todd
Ray Kennington for Give and Take
Katie McCarty for You Got Ma’amed
Aaron Ballard for Brokers
Best Actor Horror
WINNER Christopher Davis for Static Panic
Geoff Lear for Static Panic
Lee Baptiste for The Hunted
Kevin Necciai for Meet Up
Roy James Wilson for The Deliveryman
Jordan Sangalang for Meet Up
Best Actress Horror
WINNER Morgan Canham for Bad Trash
Brianne Moore for Posthumously Yours
Sarah Shoofs for I Waited for You
Bianca Waechter for Never Again
Liz Meinders for The Hunted
Jes Dugger for The Deliveryman
Sara Jane McGee for Number 25
Best Supporting Actor
Brandon Egert for GTA VI
WINNER Taylor Allen for My Dad and Bob Todd
Vincent Pastore for Awaking Arlene
Daniel Reiser for 3.5
Craig Thomas Rivela for Armed and Dangerous
Carmine Caridi for Unorganized Crime
Best Supporting Actress
WINNER Kim Paris for Maturing Youth
Eden Wright for Wink
Evi Siskos for Super-Woman
Taylor Harris for Goodbye Chris
Morgan Scott for Fists of Endearment
Lainie Kazan for Unorganized Crime
Best Director Drama
DJ Higgins for Super-Woman
Debra Markowitz for Chosen
Nick Vallelonga for Unorganized Crime
Jonathan Blake Harris for Time’s Up
WINNER Andre´ Joseph for the Saxophonist
Phillip Titus Barnett for 509
Giorgi Tavartkiladze for Bad People
Best Director Comedy
Trevor Hembling and Arshum Rouhanian for GTA VI
Mark Clauburg for My Dad and Bob Todd
WINNER Bob Klein for Fists of Endearment
John Gallagher for Wink
Michael Kelberg for You got Ma’amed
Jody Lauren Miller for Scratch This
Best Director Horror
WINNER Manny Serrano for I Waited For You
Gabriel de Varona for Static Panic
Mark Abramowitz for Meet Up
Larry Rosen for Number 25
Melissa De Leon for Paralysis
Antoine Allen for Unnoticed Monster
Best Comedy
RUNNER UP Last Reunion
WINNER GTA VI
Wink
Give and Take
My Dad and Bob Todd
Brokers
Best Drama
The Best Way to Murder
Maturing Youth
The Rocket Ship
The Dancer
WINNER Super-Woman
The Saxophonist
Unorganized Crime
Best Horror/Thriller
The Hunted
Meet Up
The Confined
Paralysis
WINNER The Deliveryman
A Very Bad Thing
Best Short Short
Never Again
Smiling Strangers
WINNER Harmony
RUNNER UP Scratch This
You Got Ma’amed
A Hitman’s Silence
Armed and Dangerous
Paralysis
Best Local or New Jersey Film
The Selfie Project
509
Best Way to Murder
Awakening Arlene
Smiling Strangers
WINNER The Rocket Ship
3.5
Best Cinematography
The Snag
RUNNER UP Super-Woman
WINNER The Dancer
The Saxophonist
Bad People
Unorganized Crime
Best Concept
Smiling Strangers
Father of Lies
GTA VI
Awakening Arlene
WINNER The Selfie Project
Posthumously Yours
Control
The Best Way to Murder
Hoan Alone
Best Ensemble
Wink
Unorganized Crime
The Saxophonist
Brokers
WINNER Time’s Up
Last Reunion
Give & Take
Top Scripts
WINNER Say Goodbye (Larry Rosen)
What Happened To Rosie Myers (Regina Marie)
WINNER Marked (Taylor J Salotti)
Blood Sugar (Sam Thompson)
Breathe (Christian Pavlik)
Best Fight Scene: Fist of Endearment
Best Twist Ending: Time's Up
Best Costumes/Makeup: The Smiling Strangers
Rising Star Award: Dan Gregory
Awards held on Sunday March 3rd following Red Carpet Event
Best Actor Drama
WINNER Chazz Palminteri for Unorganized Crime
Sean A. Kaufman for Maturing Youth
Dan Gregory for Tell Me Something Good
Gregg Prosser for Time’s Up
Lester Greene for Control
Beavin Lawrence for the Saxophonist
Best Actress Drama
Victoria Guthrie for The Dancer
Anais Almonte for Super-Woman
WINNER Cathy Moriarty for Chosen
Lara Wolf for Time’s Up
Mae Claire for the Best Way to Murder
Megan Brown for The Medium, A Coming of Age Selfie Film
Stacey Van Gorder for 3.5
Best Actor Comedy
Trevor Hembling for GTA VI
Anthony Grasso for Wink
Nicholas Avenue for Fists of Endearment
Chili Davidson for Give and Take
Chris Young for My Dad and Bob Todd
WINNER Jack Mulcahy for Last Reunion
Best Actress Comedy
Rikki-Lee Millbank for Fists of Endearment
WINNER Meredith Ross for Wink
Rebecca Rapoport-Cole for My Dad and Bob Todd
Ray Kennington for Give and Take
Katie McCarty for You Got Ma’amed
Aaron Ballard for Brokers
Best Actor Horror
WINNER Christopher Davis for Static Panic
Geoff Lear for Static Panic
Lee Baptiste for The Hunted
Kevin Necciai for Meet Up
Roy James Wilson for The Deliveryman
Jordan Sangalang for Meet Up
Best Actress Horror
WINNER Morgan Canham for Bad Trash
Brianne Moore for Posthumously Yours
Sarah Shoofs for I Waited for You
Bianca Waechter for Never Again
Liz Meinders for The Hunted
Jes Dugger for The Deliveryman
Sara Jane McGee for Number 25
Best Supporting Actor
Brandon Egert for GTA VI
WINNER Taylor Allen for My Dad and Bob Todd
Vincent Pastore for Awaking Arlene
Daniel Reiser for 3.5
Craig Thomas Rivela for Armed and Dangerous
Carmine Caridi for Unorganized Crime
Best Supporting Actress
WINNER Kim Paris for Maturing Youth
Eden Wright for Wink
Evi Siskos for Super-Woman
Taylor Harris for Goodbye Chris
Morgan Scott for Fists of Endearment
Lainie Kazan for Unorganized Crime
Best Director Drama
DJ Higgins for Super-Woman
Debra Markowitz for Chosen
Nick Vallelonga for Unorganized Crime
Jonathan Blake Harris for Time’s Up
WINNER Andre´ Joseph for the Saxophonist
Phillip Titus Barnett for 509
Giorgi Tavartkiladze for Bad People
Best Director Comedy
Trevor Hembling and Arshum Rouhanian for GTA VI
Mark Clauburg for My Dad and Bob Todd
WINNER Bob Klein for Fists of Endearment
John Gallagher for Wink
Michael Kelberg for You got Ma’amed
Jody Lauren Miller for Scratch This
Best Director Horror
WINNER Manny Serrano for I Waited For You
Gabriel de Varona for Static Panic
Mark Abramowitz for Meet Up
Larry Rosen for Number 25
Melissa De Leon for Paralysis
Antoine Allen for Unnoticed Monster
Best Comedy
RUNNER UP Last Reunion
WINNER GTA VI
Wink
Give and Take
My Dad and Bob Todd
Brokers
Best Drama
The Best Way to Murder
Maturing Youth
The Rocket Ship
The Dancer
WINNER Super-Woman
The Saxophonist
Unorganized Crime
Best Horror/Thriller
The Hunted
Meet Up
The Confined
Paralysis
WINNER The Deliveryman
A Very Bad Thing
Best Short Short
Never Again
Smiling Strangers
WINNER Harmony
RUNNER UP Scratch This
You Got Ma’amed
A Hitman’s Silence
Armed and Dangerous
Paralysis
Best Local or New Jersey Film
The Selfie Project
509
Best Way to Murder
Awakening Arlene
Smiling Strangers
WINNER The Rocket Ship
3.5
Best Cinematography
The Snag
RUNNER UP Super-Woman
WINNER The Dancer
The Saxophonist
Bad People
Unorganized Crime
Best Concept
Smiling Strangers
Father of Lies
GTA VI
Awakening Arlene
WINNER The Selfie Project
Posthumously Yours
Control
The Best Way to Murder
Hoan Alone
Best Ensemble
Wink
Unorganized Crime
The Saxophonist
Brokers
WINNER Time’s Up
Last Reunion
Give & Take
Top Scripts
WINNER Say Goodbye (Larry Rosen)
What Happened To Rosie Myers (Regina Marie)
WINNER Marked (Taylor J Salotti)
Blood Sugar (Sam Thompson)
Breathe (Christian Pavlik)
Best Fight Scene: Fist of Endearment
Best Twist Ending: Time's Up
Best Costumes/Makeup: The Smiling Strangers
Rising Star Award: Dan Gregory
STUDENT NOMINATIONS
Awards to be held Saturday, March 2nd, following Red Carpet Event
Best Actor in a Student Film College
Jack Alberts for Psychosis
WINNER Maleek Mayers for Eccentric
Kerwin Gonzales for Homecoming
Best Actress in a Student Film College
WINNER Kristen Vaganos for Hair Trigger
Bianca Waechter for On Acting
Priya Tate for In My Blood
Indigo Ranidae for Remnants
Knakeera Bason for Eccentric
Best Director-College
Taylor Schafer for Hair Trigger
WINNER Dana Woods for Remnants
Maleek Mayers for Eccentric
Kyle Farscht for A Sensation
Ben Feldman for Psychosis
Best Actor in a Student Film High School
Dyan Roettinger for Confession
Koby O’Donnell for The Studio
Garret Ballinger for The Switch
WINNER Sam Seda for Wanted
Max Cusson for Mocumentary
Enoch Tirado for After Dark
Brian Gross for Alone at Last
Best Actress in a Student Film High School
Leyla Elif for Deception
Noelle LiVolsi for The Journey
WINNER Sarah Cohen for I Can’t Sleep Anymore
Sophia Parish for Transcended
Kirsten Dunn for Balancing Act
Sarah Cohen for Friends Forever
Aviel Bolesa for Behind Bars
Best Director-High School
Isaiah Gomez for Wanted
Isaiah Gomez for After Dark
The Slay Bells Team
Jeff Alcade for Jeff the Halls
Alex Lehotsky for Balancing Act
Sandie LiVolsi for The Journey
Kie Antone for Alone at Last
WINNER Morgan Barth for Angela
Best Horror/Thriller-HS
RUNNER UP Slay Bells
Grey World
Unfortunate
The Box
Confession
After Dark
WINNER Chloe
The Haunting of Tindall Park
Friends Forever
Best Film College
Hair Trigger
RUNNER UP Remnants
On Acting
Psychosis
WINNER Homecoming
Best Film High School
RUNNER UP The Journey
WINNER Wanted
After Dark
Behind Bars
Alone at Last
Angela
Friends Forever
The Hunt
Best Comedy High School
The Studio
The Last Hot Pocket
Mocumentary
Rise of the Dinoplanet
WINNER The Switch
RUNNER UP Seeing Double
The Hunt
The Soc Pun
Fishing for Fools
Best Experimental-High School
Pieces of Mosaic
Angela
WINNER Transcended
Wandering
Void
RUNNER UP Inexpressibility
Raw
Feel Like
Phosphorescence
Best Concept High School
RUNNER UP The Letter
The Box
Rise of the Dinoplanet
Questborne
Clown
The Switch
Pretty Odd
WINNER Behind Bars
I Can’t Sleep Anymore
Gorilla Tactics
Best Concept College
A Sensation
Remnants
Eccentric
WINNER On Acting
RUNNER UP In My Blood
Best Animation High School
Pretty Odd
Unfortunate
Ironman vs Thanos
Pen Pals
WINNER Jeff the Halls
Best Cinematography High School
Pieces of Mosaic
WINNER The Journey
Angela
Transcended
Questborne
Slay Bells
Void
Wanted
Best Music/Dance Video High School
Serenity
WINNER Pieces of Mosaic
Feel Like
The Journey
RUNNER UP Stay with Me
Sweet Dreams
Riptide
Best Editing High School: Void
Best Editing College: Psychosis
Best Special Effects: The Box
Rising Star Award: Alex Lehotsky
Awards to be held Saturday, March 2nd, following Red Carpet Event
Best Actor in a Student Film College
Jack Alberts for Psychosis
WINNER Maleek Mayers for Eccentric
Kerwin Gonzales for Homecoming
Best Actress in a Student Film College
WINNER Kristen Vaganos for Hair Trigger
Bianca Waechter for On Acting
Priya Tate for In My Blood
Indigo Ranidae for Remnants
Knakeera Bason for Eccentric
Best Director-College
Taylor Schafer for Hair Trigger
WINNER Dana Woods for Remnants
Maleek Mayers for Eccentric
Kyle Farscht for A Sensation
Ben Feldman for Psychosis
Best Actor in a Student Film High School
Dyan Roettinger for Confession
Koby O’Donnell for The Studio
Garret Ballinger for The Switch
WINNER Sam Seda for Wanted
Max Cusson for Mocumentary
Enoch Tirado for After Dark
Brian Gross for Alone at Last
Best Actress in a Student Film High School
Leyla Elif for Deception
Noelle LiVolsi for The Journey
WINNER Sarah Cohen for I Can’t Sleep Anymore
Sophia Parish for Transcended
Kirsten Dunn for Balancing Act
Sarah Cohen for Friends Forever
Aviel Bolesa for Behind Bars
Best Director-High School
Isaiah Gomez for Wanted
Isaiah Gomez for After Dark
The Slay Bells Team
Jeff Alcade for Jeff the Halls
Alex Lehotsky for Balancing Act
Sandie LiVolsi for The Journey
Kie Antone for Alone at Last
WINNER Morgan Barth for Angela
Best Horror/Thriller-HS
RUNNER UP Slay Bells
Grey World
Unfortunate
The Box
Confession
After Dark
WINNER Chloe
The Haunting of Tindall Park
Friends Forever
Best Film College
Hair Trigger
RUNNER UP Remnants
On Acting
Psychosis
WINNER Homecoming
Best Film High School
RUNNER UP The Journey
WINNER Wanted
After Dark
Behind Bars
Alone at Last
Angela
Friends Forever
The Hunt
Best Comedy High School
The Studio
The Last Hot Pocket
Mocumentary
Rise of the Dinoplanet
WINNER The Switch
RUNNER UP Seeing Double
The Hunt
The Soc Pun
Fishing for Fools
Best Experimental-High School
Pieces of Mosaic
Angela
WINNER Transcended
Wandering
Void
RUNNER UP Inexpressibility
Raw
Feel Like
Phosphorescence
Best Concept High School
RUNNER UP The Letter
The Box
Rise of the Dinoplanet
Questborne
Clown
The Switch
Pretty Odd
WINNER Behind Bars
I Can’t Sleep Anymore
Gorilla Tactics
Best Concept College
A Sensation
Remnants
Eccentric
WINNER On Acting
RUNNER UP In My Blood
Best Animation High School
Pretty Odd
Unfortunate
Ironman vs Thanos
Pen Pals
WINNER Jeff the Halls
Best Cinematography High School
Pieces of Mosaic
WINNER The Journey
Angela
Transcended
Questborne
Slay Bells
Void
Wanted
Best Music/Dance Video High School
Serenity
WINNER Pieces of Mosaic
Feel Like
The Journey
RUNNER UP Stay with Me
Sweet Dreams
Riptide
Best Editing High School: Void
Best Editing College: Psychosis
Best Special Effects: The Box
Rising Star Award: Alex Lehotsky
March 2019 FESTIVAL ACHIEVMENT AWARDS
NJ Achievement in The Art of Filmmaking "The Tom Parisi" Award: Tom Bragg
NJ Achievement in The Art of Filmmaking "The Tom Parisi" Award: Marc Clauburg
NJ Achievement in The Art of Filmmaking "The Tom Parisi" Award: Tom Bragg
NJ Achievement in The Art of Filmmaking "The Tom Parisi" Award: Marc Clauburg
