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2018 SCHEDULE
2018 PROGRAM
FILM COMPETITION AWARDS
All feature and short films are entered into competition, with the exception of music videos and any films noted as a special presentation.
Final Award Nominees and Winners are listed below. Winners are decided by a panel of judges, consisting of leading professional filmmakers in the industry, with the exception of the Audience Choice Award which is voted live by festival attendees.
As a female-founded and led film festival in a primarily male-dominated industry, we also present the "Best Female Filmmaker Award”.
The Award Ceremony will take place on Sunday, September 23, 2018 9-10pm at The James Ward Mansion in Westfield, NJ. All attendees welcome, no ticket required.
Best Animated Short
A Drawing
Billie
Jim’s Introduction to Gender Identity **WINNER**
Panic Attack!
Spark
Best Short Documentary
Dempsey the Diabetic Superhero
Thriving with Cerebral Palsy: The Cordell Brown Story **WINNER**
Turban Fever
Best Short Narrative – Comedy
Among Other Things
Death (And Disco Fries)
Gloria Talks Funny **WINNER**
Happy Ending
Juice Truck
Best Short Narrative – Drama
Carousel
Every Other Weekend **WINNER**
Heroin(e ): A Short Film
How Do You Type a Broken Heart
Midnight Light
Night Call
The Recurring
Best Screenplay – Short Film
Among Other Things
Death (And Disco Fries)
Every Other Weekend
How Do You Type a Broken Heart
Midnight Light **WINNER**
Night Call
One More Experiment
The Recurring
Best Cinematography – Short Film
Among Other Things
Breathing Underwater
Carousel
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The Greats
The Legend of Scotty Watts
Night Call **WINNER**
Tyrannosaurus Death!
Best Editing – Short Film
Dempsey the Diabetic Superhero
The Greats
Happy Ending
Heroin (e ): A Short Film
Juice Truck **WINNER**
The Legend of Scotty Watts
Mumpsimus and Halcyon Discord
Thriving with Cerebral Palsy: The Cordell Brown Story
Best Actor – Short Film
Alexandru Aldea (All About Rita)
Steven Strickland (I Got a Callback)
Steven Weed (Midnight Light)
Izhak Pekker (One More Experiment)
Jason Cerbone (Passaic)
Marlon Perrier (The Talk) **WINNER**
Ron Phippen (Tyrannosaurus Death!)
Best Actress – Short Film
Joanna Connolly (Against the Grain)
Mia Barnes (Bad Romance)
Keala Settle (Every Other Weekend) **WINNER**
Candi Milo (Gloria Talks Funny)
Teniece Divya Johnson (Heroin(e): A Short Film)
Marlyne Barret (Night Call)
Gwen Gottlieb (The Recurring)
Laura Dowling Shea (The Spilling)
Yaine Ellen Dong (Watching You Watching Me)
Best Female Filmmaker – Short Film
Tina Johns (Thriving with Cerebral Palsy: The Cordell Brown Story)
Monisha Dey (Turban Fever)
Kendall Goldberg (Gloria Talks Funny) **WINNER**
Mecca White (Juice Truck)
Alexa Werrlein (The Greats)
Catriona Rubenis-Stevens (e.ro.sion, noun)
Yaine Ellen Dong (Watching You Watching Me)
Best NJ Local Film
Heroin(e): A Short Film **WINNER**
Jim's Introduction to Gender Identity
Audience Choice for Best Short Film
The Greats **WINNER**
Best Short Film
Every Other Weekend **WINNER**
Best Narrative – Feature
The Escort
This Much **WINNER**
Best Documentary – Feature
Reinventing Rosalee **WINNER**
Best Screenplay – Feature
The Escort **WINNER**
This Much
Best Cinematography – Feature
The Escort
This Much **WINNER**
Best Editing – Feature
Reinventing Rosalee **WINNER**
The Escort
Best Actor – Feature
Kevin Leslie (The Escort) **WINNER**
Richard Neil (This Much)
Dan Creed (This Much)
Best Actress – Feature
Olivia Moyles (The Escort)
Ksenia Valenti (This Much) **WINNER**
Best Female Filmmaker – Feature
Lillian Glass (Reinventing Rosalee)
Nataliya Padilla (This Much) **WINNER**
Audience Choice for Best Feature Film
This Much **WINNER**
Best Feature Film
This Much **WINNER**