Award Nominations
Awards held on Sunday March 3rd, following the last sets.
NJ Achievement in The Art of Acting "The Tom Parisi" Award: Chloe Lang
NJ Achievement in The Art of Filmmaking Award: Jack Foley
Best Actor Comedy
Michael Kosta for Good Dad WINNER
A.K. Ibrahim for Just Deserts
Charlie DeFazio for The Last Temptation of Mary
Douglas Olsson for A Close Encounter
Alex Curtis for Dress To Impress
Best Actor-Medium Short
James Naughton for Not the Same Clarence
Bryan Civitarese for Funeral
Chandler Reed for Tina
Jack Mulcahy for Before Dawn WINNER
Hedi B. Asencio For In Four Years
Jon Spano for The Big Gun
Best Actor- Long Short
Patrick Andrew Jones for The Worst Best Man Ever
Wylie Weeks for Dad’s New Roomate
Terence Knox for The System WINNER
Chad Anderson for A.R.T
Brock Cottrell for On the Edge of Hope
Jack Foley for Heart of Gold
Best Actress Comedy
Carly Rose Hoffmann for Good Dad
Danielle Beckmann for Ex-Husband WINNER
Isabel Hepburn for Just Deserts
Ger Glennon for The Last Temptation of Mary
Rachel Alig for A Close Encounter
Best Actress-Long Short
Heather Drew for Dad’s New Roomate WINNER
Carla Brandberg for Order My Steps
Alexandra Rooney for Heart of Gold
Anni Krueger for The Worst Best Man Ever
Lani Stait for A.R.T
Sandra Lucas for On the Edge of Hope
Best Actress-Medium Short
Naomi Bagate for Ethos
Eden Wright for Cutter
Lucy Marinelli for Lonely Girl Love Song
Shannon McDavid for 21st Century Courtship
Amanda Brooke Lerner for The Big Gun WINNER
Steff Eleanor Whitcanack for Tina
Erin Pecha for Peanut Butter and Jelly
Best Director-Comedy
Christian Attrel Cordes for Just Desserts WINNER
Stacey Angeles for Good Dad
Aubrey Smyth for Ex-Husband
Adam Linkenhelt for A Close Encounter
Alex Curtis for Dress to Impress
Vincent John Sabia for The Last Temptation of Mary
Best Director Horror/Thriller
Lance J Reha for The App
Kalyx Kai for Conjure Up
Justin Burquist for Touch
E.J. Acosta for Drink in the Pain
A.J. Ciccotelli for The Devil's Playground WINNER
Jay Kay For No Good Deed
Best NJ Director
Christian Cordes for Just Deserts
Jack Foely for Heart of Gold
Stacey Angeles for Good Dad
Andrew Binger, Maleek Mayers for Ethos
Olivia Brennan for Devour WINNER
Trifon Dimitropoulos for And Somehow Now…
Best Director-Long Short
David M Weilert for The Worst Best Man Ever
Patrick F Devaney for Dad’s New Roommate
Augusta Palmer for Order My Steps
Bryan Lee McGlothin for The System
Jessica Baggett for the Journey Called Life
Esmarelda VillaLobos for A.R.T
Jack Foley for Heart of Gold WINNER
Best Director-Medium Short
Eden Wright for Cutter WINNER
Brian Russell, Samuel B Russell for Not the Same Clarence
Laura Sweeney for Tina
Emma Swider for The Marinn Company
Giuliana Cenatiempo for Lonely Girl’s Love Song
Eddie Lebron for 21st Century Courtship
Rubin Rhodes for Before Dawn
Best Comedy
Just Deserts RUNNER UP
Good Dad WINNER
Ex-Husband
The Last Temptation of Mary
A Close Encounter
Dress to Impress
Best Horror/Thriller
The App
Conjure Up RUNNER UP
Touch
The Devil’s Playground
Drink in the Pain
No Good Deed WINNER
Best Film-Long Short
Dad’s New Roomate
This Journey Called Life
The Worst Best Man Ever WINNER
Heart of Gold
Order My Steps RUNNER UP
The System
A.R.T
Best Film-Medium Short
Not the Same Clarence WINNER
Cutter
The Big Gun RUNNER UP
Tina
Before Dawn
Lonely Girl’s Love Song
21st Century Courtship
Best Short Short
Do Over
Conquest
Mug
Dress to Impress WINNER
The Night Visitor RUNNER UP
Red Lipstick
Music in the Air
Who’s on Top
Best Local Film
The Journey Called Life WINNER
Necrosis Incorporated: Requiem RUNNER UP
Intertwined Repetition
No Good Deed
Devour
In Four Years
Best NJ Short-Drama
Intertwined Repetition
Devou
The Devil's Playground
In Four Years
Heart of Gold WINNER
One Good Deed
Best NJ Short-Comedy
Just Deserts
The Last Temptation of Mary WINNER
Funeral
And Somehow Now
Plummers Seal
Good Dad
Best International Film
Rhomboid Major
Caravan WINNER
Mug
On the Edge of Hope
Culture Talk on the Radio
Best Cinematography
On The Edge of Hope
Caravan
Lethologica RUNNER UP
The System
Lonely Girl’s Love Song WINNER
Cutter
Best Concept
Touch
The Marinn Company WINNER
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Rise of the Dead: The Zombie Within
A.R.T
Lethologica
21st Century Courtship RUNNER UP
Best Ensemble
Good Dad
Dad’s New Roomate RUNNER UP
Heart of Gold
And Somehow Now…
Worst Best Man Ever WINNER
Ex-Husband
Not the Same Clarence
Best Unproduced Script
A.J. Ciccotelli for It’s Good to be Alive
Mike Farragher for The Last Temptation of Mary
Roberta Margaret Roy for Yell ‘n’ Tell
Joe Territo for The Sun Never Set in Happenstance
John Marean for A Different Game
John Marean for Trailer Park AfterLife WINNER
First Time Director Award
Mike Vezza for Intertwined Repetition
Best Documentary
This Journey Called Life
Rising Star Award
Alexandra Rooney
Best Unproduced Script
Before The Freeze
Awards held on Sunday March 3rd, following the last sets.
NJ Achievement in The Art of Acting "The Tom Parisi" Award: Chloe Lang
NJ Achievement in The Art of Filmmaking Award: Jack Foley
Best Actor Comedy
Michael Kosta for Good Dad WINNER
A.K. Ibrahim for Just Deserts
Charlie DeFazio for The Last Temptation of Mary
Douglas Olsson for A Close Encounter
Alex Curtis for Dress To Impress
Best Actor-Medium Short
James Naughton for Not the Same Clarence
Bryan Civitarese for Funeral
Chandler Reed for Tina
Jack Mulcahy for Before Dawn WINNER
Hedi B. Asencio For In Four Years
Jon Spano for The Big Gun
Best Actor- Long Short
Patrick Andrew Jones for The Worst Best Man Ever
Wylie Weeks for Dad’s New Roomate
Terence Knox for The System WINNER
Chad Anderson for A.R.T
Brock Cottrell for On the Edge of Hope
Jack Foley for Heart of Gold
Best Actress Comedy
Carly Rose Hoffmann for Good Dad
Danielle Beckmann for Ex-Husband WINNER
Isabel Hepburn for Just Deserts
Ger Glennon for The Last Temptation of Mary
Rachel Alig for A Close Encounter
Best Actress-Long Short
Heather Drew for Dad’s New Roomate WINNER
Carla Brandberg for Order My Steps
Alexandra Rooney for Heart of Gold
Anni Krueger for The Worst Best Man Ever
Lani Stait for A.R.T
Sandra Lucas for On the Edge of Hope
Best Actress-Medium Short
Naomi Bagate for Ethos
Eden Wright for Cutter
Lucy Marinelli for Lonely Girl Love Song
Shannon McDavid for 21st Century Courtship
Amanda Brooke Lerner for The Big Gun WINNER
Steff Eleanor Whitcanack for Tina
Erin Pecha for Peanut Butter and Jelly
Best Director-Comedy
Christian Attrel Cordes for Just Desserts WINNER
Stacey Angeles for Good Dad
Aubrey Smyth for Ex-Husband
Adam Linkenhelt for A Close Encounter
Alex Curtis for Dress to Impress
Vincent John Sabia for The Last Temptation of Mary
Best Director Horror/Thriller
Lance J Reha for The App
Kalyx Kai for Conjure Up
Justin Burquist for Touch
E.J. Acosta for Drink in the Pain
A.J. Ciccotelli for The Devil's Playground WINNER
Jay Kay For No Good Deed
Best NJ Director
Christian Cordes for Just Deserts
Jack Foely for Heart of Gold
Stacey Angeles for Good Dad
Andrew Binger, Maleek Mayers for Ethos
Olivia Brennan for Devour WINNER
Trifon Dimitropoulos for And Somehow Now…
Best Director-Long Short
David M Weilert for The Worst Best Man Ever
Patrick F Devaney for Dad’s New Roommate
Augusta Palmer for Order My Steps
Bryan Lee McGlothin for The System
Jessica Baggett for the Journey Called Life
Esmarelda VillaLobos for A.R.T
Jack Foley for Heart of Gold WINNER
Best Director-Medium Short
Eden Wright for Cutter WINNER
Brian Russell, Samuel B Russell for Not the Same Clarence
Laura Sweeney for Tina
Emma Swider for The Marinn Company
Giuliana Cenatiempo for Lonely Girl’s Love Song
Eddie Lebron for 21st Century Courtship
Rubin Rhodes for Before Dawn
Best Comedy
Just Deserts RUNNER UP
Good Dad WINNER
Ex-Husband
The Last Temptation of Mary
A Close Encounter
Dress to Impress
Best Horror/Thriller
The App
Conjure Up RUNNER UP
Touch
The Devil’s Playground
Drink in the Pain
No Good Deed WINNER
Best Film-Long Short
Dad’s New Roomate
This Journey Called Life
The Worst Best Man Ever WINNER
Heart of Gold
Order My Steps RUNNER UP
The System
A.R.T
Best Film-Medium Short
Not the Same Clarence WINNER
Cutter
The Big Gun RUNNER UP
Tina
Before Dawn
Lonely Girl’s Love Song
21st Century Courtship
Best Short Short
Do Over
Conquest
Mug
Dress to Impress WINNER
The Night Visitor RUNNER UP
Red Lipstick
Music in the Air
Who’s on Top
Best Local Film
The Journey Called Life WINNER
Necrosis Incorporated: Requiem RUNNER UP
Intertwined Repetition
No Good Deed
Devour
In Four Years
Best NJ Short-Drama
Intertwined Repetition
Devou
The Devil's Playground
In Four Years
Heart of Gold WINNER
One Good Deed
Best NJ Short-Comedy
Just Deserts
The Last Temptation of Mary WINNER
Funeral
And Somehow Now
Plummers Seal
Good Dad
Best International Film
Rhomboid Major
Caravan WINNER
Mug
On the Edge of Hope
Culture Talk on the Radio
Best Cinematography
On The Edge of Hope
Caravan
Lethologica RUNNER UP
The System
Lonely Girl’s Love Song WINNER
Cutter
Best Concept
Touch
The Marinn Company WINNER
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Rise of the Dead: The Zombie Within
A.R.T
Lethologica
21st Century Courtship RUNNER UP
Best Ensemble
Good Dad
Dad’s New Roomate RUNNER UP
Heart of Gold
And Somehow Now…
Worst Best Man Ever WINNER
Ex-Husband
Not the Same Clarence
Best Unproduced Script
A.J. Ciccotelli for It’s Good to be Alive
Mike Farragher for The Last Temptation of Mary
Roberta Margaret Roy for Yell ‘n’ Tell
Joe Territo for The Sun Never Set in Happenstance
John Marean for A Different Game
John Marean for Trailer Park AfterLife WINNER
First Time Director Award
Mike Vezza for Intertwined Repetition
Best Documentary
This Journey Called Life
Rising Star Award
Alexandra Rooney
Best Unproduced Script
Before The Freeze
Student Award Nominations
Awards held on Saturday March 2nd after the last student films set
Best Actor College
Brenden Egan for The Lost Weekend WINNER
Jack J. Hopkins for Candy
Brooks Wieszczek for Black Spine
John Lorenzo Martinez for You’ve Reached
Jack O'Haire for Akilles
Best Actress College
Chloe Lang for The Lost Weekend
Haley Karlich for Devour WINNER
Noa Yehudayan for Candy
Sophie Deerberg for Fair Weather
Jasmine Wegleitner for You’ve Reached
Best Director College
Charlie Norton for The Lost Weekend WINNER
Olivia Brennan for Devour
Melanie Kardos for Candy
John Lorenzo Martinez for You’ve Reached
Brooks Wieszczek for Black Sine
Brooks Wieszczek for Fair Weather
Maximus Papsadoreb for Akilles
Best Film College
The Lost Weekend
Devour WINNER
Candy
Fair Weather
You’ve Reached
Akilles
Black Spine
Best Concept College
Akilles
Candy
Black Spine WINNER
You’ve Reached RUNNER UP
Fair Weather
The Lost Weekend
Devour
Best Cinematography College
Akilles WINNER
The Lost Weekend
Candy
Devour
Fair Weather
Black Spine
You’ve Reached
Best Ensemble College
The Lost Weekend WINNER
Akilles RUNNER UP
Fair Weather
Devour
Candy
You’ve Reached
Black Spine
Best Script/Story
You’ve Reached
Rising Star Award
Brooks Wieszczek
Best Editing
Candy
Best Comedy
Fair Weather
Awards held on Saturday March 2nd after the last student films set
Best Actor College
Brenden Egan for The Lost Weekend WINNER
Jack J. Hopkins for Candy
Brooks Wieszczek for Black Spine
John Lorenzo Martinez for You’ve Reached
Jack O'Haire for Akilles
Best Actress College
Chloe Lang for The Lost Weekend
Haley Karlich for Devour WINNER
Noa Yehudayan for Candy
Sophie Deerberg for Fair Weather
Jasmine Wegleitner for You’ve Reached
Best Director College
Charlie Norton for The Lost Weekend WINNER
Olivia Brennan for Devour
Melanie Kardos for Candy
John Lorenzo Martinez for You’ve Reached
Brooks Wieszczek for Black Sine
Brooks Wieszczek for Fair Weather
Maximus Papsadoreb for Akilles
Best Film College
The Lost Weekend
Devour WINNER
Candy
Fair Weather
You’ve Reached
Akilles
Black Spine
Best Concept College
Akilles
Candy
Black Spine WINNER
You’ve Reached RUNNER UP
Fair Weather
The Lost Weekend
Devour
Best Cinematography College
Akilles WINNER
The Lost Weekend
Candy
Devour
Fair Weather
Black Spine
You’ve Reached
Best Ensemble College
The Lost Weekend WINNER
Akilles RUNNER UP
Fair Weather
Devour
Candy
You’ve Reached
Black Spine
Best Script/Story
You’ve Reached
Rising Star Award
Brooks Wieszczek
Best Editing
Candy
Best Comedy
Fair Weather
