Awards for 2016

Festival Award

Best Actor in a Short Film (Medium)

WINNER

We Remember: Kohl Beck (Open Factory, 305 Media Group)
NOMINEE

Fragile Storm: Lance Henriksen (Palm Street Films)

Best Actor in a Student Film

NOMINEE

Separation: Mark Lyons (Film is Animals Productions)

Best Actor in a Comedy Short

WINNER

The Last Taxi Driver: Robert Clohessy (Intention Films and Media)
NOMINEE

Raising the Dead: Taylor Allen

Best Actor in a Short Film (Long)

WINNER

Hide the Sausage: Joseph D'Onofrio
NOMINEES

Once We Were Slaves: Stelio Savante

The Kidnapping of a Fish: Stephen Friedrich (That Storm Films, Team Biscuit Films)

Ploy: Stan J. Adams (Sunnyside Down Productions)

Best Actress in a Comedy Short Film

NOMINEE

Raising the Dead: Patty Rosborough

Best Actress in a Student Film

WINNER

Separation: Shea Saracino (Film is Animals Productions)
NOMINEES

Do You Want to Play?: Malena McCloud

Never Been Sicker: Morgan Vasquez

Best Actress in a Short Film (Medium)

WINNER

Roller Coaster: Sarah Hawkins (Dadley Productions, Vega Productions (II))

Best Actress (Long Short)

NOMINEE

The Kidnapping of a Fish: Theodora Miranne (That Storm Films, Team Biscuit Films)

Best Director, Comedy

NOMINEE

The Last Taxi Driver: Debra Markowitz (Intention Films and Media)

Best Director of a Student Film

WINNER

Never Been Sicker: Claire Fishman
NOMINEE

Separation: Andrew Schwarz (director) (Film is Animals Productions)

Best Director of a Short (Long Short)

WINNER

The Kidnapping of a Fish: Philip A. Ramos (That Storm Films, Team Biscuit Films)

Best Director of a Comedy

WINNER

Raising the Dead: Drew Chiminec (Drew Jersey Productions)

Best Director of a Short Film (Medium)

WINNER

The Coin: Fabien Martorell (FM Pictures)
NOMINEES

Stand Up Guy: Lee Kolinsky (Rapier Wit Films)

Fragile Storm: Dawn Fields (Palm Street Films)

The Coin: Fabien Martorell (FM Pictures)

Best Director of a Short Film (Long)

NOMINEES

Hide the Sausage: Joe Benedetto

Ploy: Julius B. Kelly (Sunnyside Down Productions)

Best Cinematography

WINNER

Chateau Sauvignon: terroir: Oliver Anderson

Best Thriller/Horror Short Film

NOMINEE

Chateau Sauvignon: terroir

Best Narrative Short Film

NOMINEE

Fragile Storm: Dawn Fields, Debbie Rankin, Kelly Raymer, James Popiden, Tina Carbone (Palm Street Films)

Best Concept of a Short

NOMINEES

The Coin: Fabien Martorell (FM Pictures)

Unbelief: Fabien Martorell (FM Pictures)

Best NJ Short Drama

NOMINEE

Ploy: Julius B. Kelly (Sunnyside Down Productions)

Best College Short Film

NOMINEE

Separation: Andrew Schwarz (director/producer) (Film is Animals Productions)

Best NJ Short Comedy

NOMINEE

Raising the Dead

Best Short Film (Medium)

WINNER

Fragile Storm: Dawn Fields, Debbie Rankin, Kelly Raymer, James Popiden, Tina Carbone (Palm Street Films)
NOMINEES

We Remember: John A. Gallagher (Open Factory, 305 Media Group)

Stand Up Guy: Lee Kolinsky (Rapier Wit Films)

The Coin: Fabien Martorell (FM Pictures)

Best Short Film (Long)

WINNER

Once We Were Slaves: Dallas Jenkins (Vertical Church Films)
NOMINEES

Hide the Sausage: Joe Benedetto (Trajectory Films)

The Kidnapping of a Fish: Philip A. Ramos, John D. Hay (Team Biscuit Films, That Storm Films)

Ploy: Julius B. Kelly (Sunnyside Down Productions)

Best International Short Film

NOMINEE

In Memory of my Daughter: Bruno Viana (director)

Best Student Short Film

NOMINEES

Do You Want to Play?: Joe McCloud (director)

Never Been Sicker

Best Short Short

NOMINEE

Sender: Christopher Laudando, Don Arangio, Steven Gatti, Melissa Pellicano

Best Comedy Short Film

NOMINEES

Raising the Dead

The Last Taxi Driver: Debra Markowitz (Intention Films and Media)

Best Script

WINNER

By Blood: Debra Markowitz (Intention Films and Media)

Best Ensemble Cast

WINNERS

Stand Up Guy: (Rapier Wit Films)

Stand Up Guy: Michael Riccio, Joseph A. Halsey, Tony Kost, Russ Camarda (Rapier Wit Films)