March

Narrative Feature
“Juveniles”
James Burke and Scott Disharoon, Producers
Nico Sabenorio, Director

“Making a Killing”
Devin Hume, Producer/Director

International Narrative Feature
“Handsome Devil”
(Ireland)
Rebecca O’Flanagan and Robert Walpole, Producers
John Butler, Director

Musical Feature Film
“Still Waiting In The Wings”

Carroll Raver Award for Cinematography
“The Song of Sway Lake”
Eric Lin

The Bud Abbott Award for Feature Length Comedy
“Love Eclectic”
Bill Brown, Producer/Director

Family Feature
“Bully”
Santino Campanelli, Producer/Director

Horror Feature
The Wanderers: The Quest of the Demon Hunters
(Romania)
Andrei Boncea, Catalin Catoiu and Dragos Buliga, Producers
Dragos Buliga, Director

Musical Feature
“Still Waiting In The Wings”
Jeffrey Johns/Producer
Allan Brocka/Director

Narrative Short
“Aeris”
Paul Castro, Jr. and Aly Miller, Producers
Paul Castro, Jr., Director

Lou Costello Award for Comedy Short
“Obits”
Neil Fennell and Guy Olivieri, Producers
Guy Olivieri, Director

International Narrative Short
“The Puppeteer”
(Spain)
Carlos Lascano, Producer/Director

International Comedy Short
“Fingerman”
(Ukraine)
Ivan Shokha, Producer/Director

“2 by 2”
(United Kingdom)
Mark Playne, Producer/Director

Emanuel “Manny” Berlingo Award for Best Feature Length Documentary
“Living in Futures Past”
Jeff Bridges, Susan Kucera and Jim Swift, Producers
Susan Kucera, Director

Short Documentary
“The Sara Spencer Washington Story”
Royston Scott, Director

Alternative Feature
“The Rainbow Experiment”
Allison Vanore, Producer
Christina Kallas, Director

International Feature Documentary
“Melody Makers”
(Canada/UK)
Mark Sanders and Leslie Ann Coles, Producers
Leslie Ann Coles, Director

Animated Short
“E-Delivery”
Young Gul Cho, Director

International Animated Short
“Au Revior Balthazar”
(Switzerland)
Claudia Frei and Stella Händler, Producers
Rafael Sommerhalder, Director

Promo
“What’s Out There?”
Yijian Lou, Producer
Kirill Yusim, Director

Music Video
“Mission to Mars”
George Pasles, Director

Narrative Short – College
Undergraduate Student
“Osiris”
(Syracuse University)
Kathryn Ferentchak, Producer/Director

Narrative Short – College
Graduate Student
“The Hobbyist”
(School of Visual Arts, NY)
David E. Munz Maire, Producer
George Vatistas, Director

Animated Short – College
“Out of the Box”
(Rochester Institute of Technology)
Marcel Saleta, Director

International Animated Short – College
“In the Crosshairs”
(Soore University, Iran)
Hamidreza Jave, Producer
Marzieh Kheirkhah, Director

International Narrative Short – College
“Children of Spring”
(Germany)
Zara Demet Altan, Producer/Director

“Fantastic Four”
(Poland)
Karol Vo, Producer
Juan Alejandro Bermúdez, Director

Narrative Short – High School
“About Time”
(Viewpoint School, CA)
Anthony Aguirre, Producer
Branton Choi, Director

International Narrative Short – High School
“The Candy Girl”
(Canada)
Lettie Costea, Producer/Writer
Joshua Costea, Director

The Garden State Film Festival would like to recognize films shot in the State of New Jersey with the following winners in the “Home Grown Award” categories:

Home Grown Feature
“Clinton Road”
Noel Ashman, Richard Grieco and Steve Stanulis, Producers
Richard Grieco and Steve Stanulis, Directors

Home Grown Short
“Swiped Right”
Lydia Fiore and Dana Marisa Schoenfeld, Producers
Dana Marisa Schoenfeld, Director

Home Grown Comedy Short
“Therapy, Bro.”
Wally Marzano-Lesnevich, Francesco Nuzzi and John Hedlund, Producers
John Hedlund, Director

Home Grown Documentary Feature
“The Oyster Farmers”
Angela Andersen C., Producer
Corinne Gray Ruff, Director

Home Grown Documentary Short
“Destination Past: Rumson Hill”
Chris Brenner, Producer/Director

Home Grown PSA
“Azaliah & AJ at Special Strides”
Jenna Bush, Director

Home Grown Music Video
“Got This Far”
Madison Caccioppoli

Home Grown Student Short – College
“Unheard”
(Fairleigh Dickinson University)
Lauren Ide, Producer
Salma Hbaich, Director

Home Grown Documentary Short – College
“Hope Restored”
(Rowan University)
Diana Nicolae, Bryan Dickerson and Erin Cahill, Producers
Argiea Spencer, Director

Home Grown Student Documentary Short – High School
“The Pilgrim Pipeline”
(Chatham High School)
Zoe DeWitt, Director

Home Grown Student Short – High School
“Conquer”
(Communications High School)
Abigail Karl, Director
“Parallel Dreams”
(Red Bank Regional High School)
John Tuohy, Director/Writer

Home Grown Student PSA – High School
“The Community Food Bank”
(Atlantic County Institute of Technology)
Amanda Paule, Director

Home Grown Student Music Video – High School
“Three Roads”
(Monmouth Regional High School)
Emily Heath, Directo
Home Grown Student Trailer – High School
“Congratulations”
(Bloomfield Tech High School)
Edithe Eugene, Director

The Garden State Film Festival Movie Music Competition Winners


Best Song From a Short Film
” The Long Run”
Performed by: Glenn Roth, Gary Blu, Grant Morrison, & Rachel Blumberg
Composer: Rachel Blumberg, Barbara Bock, & Gary Blu

Best Theme From a Drama
“Stars In My Eyes”
(Theme from Drawing Home)
Performed by Judy Collins
Written by Jody Gray, Don Rollins & Steve Walsh

Best Orchestral Score
“Dignity”
Performed by: Hollywood Studio Symphony, conducted by Tim Williams, concertmaster Mark Robertson , Composer: Kim Planert

Best Instrumental Score from a Silent Film
“Center Ring Waltz”
Performed by: Bryson Kemp
Composer: Bryson Kemp

Best Contemporary Pop Song
“Dancing Girl”
Performed by: The Wiggies
Composer/Produced by: Sandy Linzer & Edward B. Kessel

Best Internationally Inspired song from a Home Grown Artist
“Some Fish Can Fly”
Performed by: Sound Imagination Players
Composer/Producer: Edward B. Kessel & Marc Hoffman

Best Home Grown Hip Hop Song
“Got This Far”
Performed by Madison Caccioppoli
Composer: Madison Caccioppoli

Best Indie Rock Song
“Mission To Mars”
Performed by: Overlord (George Andrew Pasles, Sarah Brockett, Matt Houser, and TrisMcCall) Composer: George Andrew Pasles

Best Documentary Theme from a Home Grown Short
“Azaliah’s Theme”
Performed by: David Citron Composer: David Citron

Garden State Screenplay Competition Winner
“Colorblind ( The Legacy of Alvin Bell) “by Pamela Peak

Honorees

Honorary Chair
Brian Cheripka

Lifetime Achievement
Xander Berkeley

Beacon Award
Christopher Lloyd

MVP
Armand Assante

Broader Vision Award
Angelight Films

Educator of the Year
Christopher Corey

The Garden State Film Festival Rising Star Award for Acting
Ellie Lee

Pick of the Flicks
Detention (Ballinger)