Award Nominations
Awards held on Sunday March 1st following Red Carpet Event

Best Actor Drama
WINNER Phil E. Eichinger for Garage
Robert Sciglimpaglia for Within and Without
Alexandru Aldea For Crazy for the Blonde
Mike Funk for Crazy for the Blonde
Dan Gregory for Lost and Found: Compromise Lost
David Riley for The Waiting Room
Jamie Dufault for Nomad

Best Actress Drama
Anais Almonte for Immigrant
Megan Brown for Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
Lisa Campbell for Cue the Sun
WINNER Ela Acur for Restless
Diana Durango for Gem and the Photo Op
Gigi Cesare for Within and Without
Kristin Muri for Crazy for the Blonde

Best Actor Comedy Short
Michael Foster for McLean Ave
Nathan Harding for Dating Blind
Chris McDonnell for Chris About Town Episodes 1-4
Cason Weiss for A Moment
Jared Rinaldi for Crazy Kind of Love
WINNER Scott Gorbach for Dutch
James Pravasilis for Sexual Healing

Best Actress Comedy Short
WINNER Ger Glennon for McLean Ave
Anna Chazelle for A Moment
Yesi Rodriguez for Crazy Kind of Love
Gina Marie Rodriguez for Cruel and Unusual Therapy
Angela Oh for Dutch
Zoe Wilson for My Dinner with Schwartzey
Maria Rusolo for Sexual Healing

​Best Supporting Actor
Joe Rooney for McLean Ave
WINNER Dan Gregory for Karmen
James Pravasilis for Gem and the Photo Op
Ricky Rojas for Moon Made
Craig Rivela for Immigrant

​Best Supporting Actress
Danielle Nicolette Najarian for Dutch
WINNER Clio Contogenis for Within or Without
Lori Hammel for American Marriage
Alex Faye Sadeghian for Karmen

Best Director Drama
Mark Clauburg for Crazy for the Blonde
Jayleen S Perez for Karmen
Giorgio Arcelli Fontana for American Marriage
WINNER DJ Higgins for Immigrant
Frank S. Petrilli for Within and Without
Debra Markowitz for Gem and the Photo Op
Ela Acur for Restless

Best Director Comedy
Dalmar James, Jr. for McLean Ave
Brian Pollock for Dating Blind
Jeff Sutton for Break In
Mark Boutros for Dutch
WINNER Melissa Skirboll for My Dinner with Schartzey
Gina Marie Rodriguez for Cruel and Unusual Therapy
Larry Rosen for Crazy Kind of Love

Best Comedy
McLean Ave
Purrrfect Intervention
RUNNER UP Audition Antics
WINNER Cruel and Unusual Therapy
Last Rehearsal of the Dangerous Kitten
Break In
My Dinner with Schwartzey

Best Drama
Crazy for the Blonde
American Marriage
WINNER Within and Without
Immigrant
Restless
RUNNER UP Power of Prayer
Nomad

Best Horror/Thriller
Witchwoods the Movie
WINNER Gem and the Photo Op
Upon Arrival
RUNNER UP Hound Dog
Those Lonely Minute
Guilty
The Guild

Best Short Short
Ring Ring
Resonance
WINNER Transparency
RUNNER UP What Have You Done
Loosely A Killer
UmmmmHello
Hound Dog
Morana

Best NJ Short-Drama
WINNER Cue the Sun
What Have You Done
Truth is Stranger than Fiction
Garage
Guilty
The Waiting Room
Lost and Found: Comprise Lost

Best NJ Short Comedy
WINNER Dutch
Last Rehearsal of the Dangerous Kitten
Crazy Kind of Love
Cruel and Unusual Therapy
Break In
Cupid’s First Day
Assisted Suicide

​Best Cinematography
Power of Prayer
WINNER Nomad
Crazy for the Blonde
Witchwoods the Movie
RUNNER UP Immigrant
Viscera
Rush

Best Concept
Viscera
Last Rehearsal of the Dangerous Kitten
WINNER The Waiting Room
Moon Made
Nomad
A Hitman’s Silence
What Have You Done
RUNNER UP Perception

Best Ensemble
WINNER Crazy for the Blonde
RUNNER UP Last Rehearsal of the Dangerous Kitten
Dutch
My Dinner With Schwartzey
Complexity
Power of Prayer

​Best International Film
WINNER Perception
Rush
Down
Zero Sum Perspective

Best Script
WINNER Crazy for the Blonde
Power of Prayer
My Dinner with Schwartzey
Sexualy Healing
RUNNER UP Complexity
Flipped
Immigrant

Best Unproduced Script
WINNER Drew Henriksen for Smokes
RUNNER UP Stephane Arteta for In Your Dreams

Rising Star Award - Armand Madeo
First Time Director - Jayleen Perez
Best Comic Duo - Jared Rinaldi & Yesi Rodriguez
iPhone Film Award - Break In
Audience Award - Complexity

March 2020 FESTIVAL ACHIEVMENT AWARDS

NJ Achievement in The Art of Filmmaking "The Tom Parisi" Award: Mike Fah  
NJ Achievement in The Art of Filmmaking "The Tom Parisi" Award: Chris McDonnell

STUDENT NOMINATIONS
Awards to be held Saturday, February 29th, following Red Carpet Event

Best Actor in a Student Film College
WINNER Kevin Hurley for the Right Brothers
Andrew Burdette for Fault
Samuel Woffard for The Initiate
Justin Havard for Basilisk Egg

Best Actress in a Student Film College
Maggie Blaise for Crash Landing
WINNER Chelsea Sznaza for The Tip
Julianna Feit for Get Ready
Emily Mervosh for Fried Eggs and Toast
Kelley Lord for Fault
Stephanie Land for Basilisk Egg

Best Director College
Jono Crefeld for The Right Brothers
WINNER Ian Havens for Fault
Sam Wofford for The Initiate
Rzn Torbey for Down
Alex Lehotsky for Crash Landing
Jennifer Preshong for Fried Eggs and Toast

Best Film College
The Right Brothers
WINNER Fried Eggs and Toast
The Initiate
The Tip
Fault
Down

Best Short Short-College
Get Ready
Giddy Up
Emotional Rainbow
WINNER Crash Landing

​Best Concept College
WINNER The Tip
Crash Landing
Giddy Up
Get Ready
Emotional Rainbow
Basilisk Egg

Best Concept College - Fried Eggs And Toast
Best Thriller - The Tip
Best Comedy - The Right Brothers
Best Ensemble - Fault
Best Short Short Concept - Giddy Up

Best Actor in a Student Film High School
Max Cusson for Voices
Michael Manhiemer for The Advisory Club
Brian Petrosino for The Key
Russel Palmieri for Scary Christmas
WINNER Chase Bolnick for The Jingle
Patryk Edinger for Pilfered Blade
Keldrin Genao for Lost In A State of Mind

Best Actress in a Student Film High School
WINNER Chloe Lang for Harper's First Kiss
Julia Norton for The Advisory Club
Marissa Perez for Dear Diary
Marissa Harding for 11:11
Farrah Grubman for Runaway- Metuchen
Alison Angeles for Lost In a State of Mind
Kristen Dunn for Runaway (MN)

Best Director-High School
Yazemin Yilmaz for The Advisory Club
Kara Petrosino for The Key
WINNER Haley Pine for Harper’s First Kiss
Max Cusson for Voices
Michelle Tang for Runaway- (Metuchen)
Ashley Rodriguez for Lost in a State of Mindl
Darla Matches for Before Death

Best Film High School
The Key
WINNER Harper’s First Kiss
The Jingle
The Advisory Club
Runaway (Metuchen)
Goodbye for Now
Till Death Do Us Part
Flora

Best Comedy High School
The Advisory Club
WINNER The Legend of Lu Kang
Late Again
What Happened
Till Death Do Us Part
Soup Can
Handle with Care

Best Script
Ideal Reality
The Jingle
Voices
Scary Christmas
Runaway MN
WINNER Goodbye for Now
Dear Diary

Best Experimental-High School
Speechless
Nostalgia
WINNER Ambit of Hues
Burn
Thanatos!
Four-Dimensional World
Internally Inflamed

Best Concept High School
Flora
Voices
WINNER Till Death Do Us Part
Void
Roses are Red
Sidewalk Chalk
Before Death
Peas

Best Cinematography High School
Pilfered Blade
Flora
Roses are Red
Before Death
Cilen, the Victim
Thanatos!
WINNER Just Around the Corner

Best Music/Dance Video High School
Color Decay
War is Peace
Wait a Minute
WINNER Banana Man

Best Documentary High School
WINNER American Youth
The Mayoro
Edge of Asbury
Miles Nxbxdy
The Ratsky Project

Best Animation High School
Drawing
Peas
WINNER Humanoid
One Man’s Trash

Best Horror/Thriller/Sci-fi High School
WINNER Voices
Paranoid
Alone
The Void
Dear Diary
11:11
Scary Christmas
The Key

Best Ensemble
WINNER The Advisory Club
Harper’s First Kiss
The Jingle
Voices
Till Death Do Us Part
Handle with Care
Lost in a State of Mind
Goodbye for Now

Rising Star Award - Yazemin Yilmaz
Best Script Adaptation - Scary Christmas