The Garden State Film Festival

2021 Winners 

Narrative Feature
“7 Days To Vegas”
Kim Waltrip, Adam Weinraub- Producers
Eric Balfour- Director

International Narrative Feature
“The Corruption Of Divine Providence”
Canada
Tanya Brunel, Jeremy Torrie- Producers
Jeremy Torrie – Director

Bud Abbott Award for Comedy Feature
“Reboot Camp”
David Lipper, Jim Johnston- Producers
Ivo Raza- Director

M. Carroll Raver Award for Cinematography
“Alaska Long Hunters”
Mark Rose- Director/Producer

Horror Feature
“A Comedy Of Horrors Volume 1”
Ken Arnold, Dan DeLuca, Matt Servitto, Demetrea Triantafillides-Producers
Matt Servitto, Dan DeLuca, Jamie Nash, Ken Arnold, Nick Tucker,
Taylor Hamiliton-Directors

Thriller Feature
“Goodbye Honey”
Josh Michaels, Max Strand, Todd Rawiszer,
Max Strand-Director

Narrative Short-Tie
“You Wouldn’t Understand”
Trish Harnetiaux, Jacob A. Ware- Producers
Trish Harnetiaux-Director
“Alina”
Rachelle Owen, Joshua Owen, Rubber Duck Films, Dorota Puzio,
Nora Mariana, Rami Kodeih-Producers
Rami Kodeih-Director

Science Fiction Short
“Hey, It’s Me”
Courtney Sposato, Mark Sposato-Directors

Lou Costello Award for Comedy Short
“Manifest”
Matthew James Ballinger, Alison Barton, Bonnie Dennison –Producers
Bonnie Dennison, Alison Barton – Directors

International Narrative Short
 “The Bigonia Garden”
Israel
Saray Salman, Jordan Sultana, Shahar Tenne-Producer
Ron Goldin-Director

International Comedy Short
“Charon”
France
Marie Sonne-Jensen-Producers
Yannick Karcher-Director

Emanuel “Manny” Berlingo Award for Best Feature Length Documentary

“My Promise to PJ”
Larry Leisure-Producer
Daniel Baldwin-Director

Short Documentary
“Life in Kensington, Philadelphia Through the Lens of Jeffrey Stockbridge”
Opaque Philadelphia–Producers
Rick Cook, Hunter Siede–Directors

Short Documentary Student College
“The Long Hair”
David Kuznicki, Eric Althoff, Brian Katona–Producers
David Kuznicki–Director

International Short Documentary
“In the Shadows”
United Arab Emirates
Mildred Garcerant-Producer/Director

Animated Short
“RenaiDance”
Han Chen Chang, Ada Vaughan, Lucas A Ferrara,
Jorden Samchok, Brian Chapman-Producers
Zhike Yang,Wenjie Wu, Han Chen Chang-Directors

Web Series/New Media
“Reclaimed Relics”
Peter Normandia-Producer/Director

Web Series/New Media-Comedy
“Procedural Justice”
David Alfano -Producer
Josh Callahan-Director

International Web Series/New Media – Family
Canada
“Detention Adventure”
Ryan West, Carmen Albano, Joe Kicak, Lauren Corber-Producers
 Joe Kicak-Director

TV Pilot
“Half Life”
Elizabeth Balla, Patty Carey, Kerstin Glaess,
Jonathan Wacks, Jamie Zelermyer-Producers
Nick Minas-Director

Music Video
“Sideways”
Ben Meyers-Director

Trailer
“Rushed”
Patrick J. Clifton, Siobhan Fallon Hogan,
Erin Fraser, Peter Hogan, Robert Patrick
Vibeke Muasya -Director

TV Series
“HomeGrown the Series”
Brian Broduer-Director

Best Covid Film
“Exit Package”
Melissa Jo Peltier-Producer
John Gray-Director

Narrative Short – College
“Le Prince Oublié”
Chapman University
Hailey Burns–Producer
Chloe Aguirre–Director

Documentary Short – College
“The Mayor (McKissick)”
Rowan University”Paisley Blair–Producer
Claire McKissik- Director

International Narrative Short – College
“The Postman”
Germany
Constantin von Jascheroff, Julius Bräuer –Producers
Julius Bräuer –Director

Animated Short – High School
“Empty”
(Middletown High School South)
Vic Pater, Director

Narrative Short – High School
“Growing Pains”
(East Brunswick Tech School of the Arts)
Jennifer Ruiz-Gonzalez, Director

Documentary Short – High School
“The Mayor”
(Middletown High School South)
Charlie Falotico, Director

Drama – High School
“The Box”
(Palisades Charter High School)
Chelsea Trotti, Director

Student Short – High School
“I’m Ready”
Maya Jai Pinson, 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
“The Andy Baker Tape”
Caitlin Borek,Dustin Fontaine, Bret Lada, Arthur Giamalidis–Producers
Bret Lada- Director

Home Grown Documentary Feature
“The WBGO Story…Bright Moments from Newark to the World”
Chris Daniel, Dorthaan Kirk-Producers
Chris Daniel-Director

Home Grown Short

“The Block”
Marcus Scigliano–Producer
Alex Scigliano, Marcus Scigliano- Directors

Home Grown Documentary Short
“Harness the Dream”
Tom Arnell, AJ Dakoulas, Harry Landy-Producers
AJ Dakoulas-Director

Home Grown Music Video
“Mistletoe”
Daniel Alphonsus Boulos, Alexandria Chukwuma, Amede Deane-Producers
Daniel Alphonsus Boulos-Director

Home Grown Student Short – College
“A World Revisited”
Farleigh Dickenson
David Zajac- Producer
Brendan Laird- Director

Home Grown Student Short – High School
“Prom”
(Washington Twp High School)
Alyssa Marerro, Director

   Home Grown Student Documentary Short – High School
“No One Said It Would Be Easy”
(Collingswood High School)
Josiah Angehr, Director

Home Grown Student PSA – High School
“Mental Health”
(Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology)
Kimberly Santiago, Director

New Jersey Hometown Documentary Short – High School
“At the Core: The Heart of Appel Farm”
(Washington Twp High School)
Troy Nguyen and Chloe Pecheux, Director

1st Runner Up “Springfield, NJ”

(JONATHAN DAYTON HIGH SCHOOL)
Jorge Rivera, Frank Sarracino, Ryna Sickinger

2nd Runner Up “Flower Power”
(East Brunswick Tech – School of the Arts)
Marlayna O’Brien, Henry Ruiz, Jennifer Ruiz-Gonzalez, Sammy Horan

The Garden State Film Festival Movie Music Competition Winners

“Love, Love, Love”
Best Performance of an Original Song From A Feature Film
Composers: Chris Corley, Jon D’Agostino
Performed by: Serendipity

“Theme from HomeGrown”
Best Original Score From A Television Show
Composer: Brian Brodeur
Performed by: Brian Brodeur

Born to be Alphas”
Best original score for a drama short
Composer: Sandrine Rudaz
Performed by: Sandrine Rudaz, Ro Rowan and Luanne Homzy

“Narcisse”
Best Foreign Indie Folk from a short film
Composer-Sonia Schmidt
Performed by-Ohsergio

“Family Life and Childhood”
Best Orchestral Theme from a Documentary
Composer: Raphael Fimm

“Glimpses- “A Day in the Life”
Best Americana Instrumental from a Short Film
Compose:  Estelle Bajou
Performed by:  Estelle Bajou

“Barbara’s Theme”
Best Score From a Home Grown Feature Film Thriller
Composer: Kyle Ward
Performed by: Kyle Ward and Pongsapak Kiatpreecha

“No Room to Cry”
Best Vocal Theme from a Short Film
Composer: Jesse Anatole
Lyrics & Song by: Jerin Forgie
Performed by: Jerin

“Second Chance “
Best Family Original Song and Composition”Composer-Robbie Rosen}
Performed by: Sammi Singz (Samantha Horowitz)

“I am Beautiful. I am Strong.”
Best Orchestral Arrangement of a Student Film
Composer: Cristina “Trinity” Vélez-Justo
Performed by: Virtual Instruments

“Ave Maria”
Best Religious Vocal
Composer: Charleene Closshey
Performed by: Charleene Closshey and the Sofia Boys Choir

“Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”
Best Revival of a Folk Classic in a Music Video
Composer: Melanie Safka
Performed by: The Asbury Park Love Contingent

Garden State Screenplay Competition Winner

Short

“Afternoon”
 by Drew Henriksen

Feature

“The Boy Roach”
By Rob Thorp 

The Garden State Film Festival (“GSFF”) is proud to announce the winners for its acting awards.

BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE

Vince Van Patten –
“7 Days to Vegas”

BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE

Pamela Jayne Morgan – “Goodbye Honey”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FEATURE

Rafe Soule – “Goodbye Honey”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FEATURE

Eileen Davidson – “7 Days to Vegas”

BEST ENSEMBLE (FEATURE)

“7 Days to Vegas”

Vince Van Patten, Ross McCall, Paul Walter Hauser, Eileen Davidson, James Van Patten, Willie Garson, Lucas Bryant, John O’Hurley, Chad Lowe, Jennifer Tilly, James Kyson, Danny Pardo, Don Stark

BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT

Adam Hirsch –
“The Bigonia Garden”

BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT

Alia Shawkat – “Alina” 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SHORT

Laris Macario – “The Sleeping Life of Sofia”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SHORT

Rebeca Robles – “Alina”

Honorees 

Honorary Chair
Arianna Bocco

Independent Spirit
Daniel Baldwin

MVP
Ming Chen & A Shared Universe

Spirit of New Jersey
Declan O’Scanlon

Educator of the Year
Chris Dudick

The Garden State Film Festival Rising Star Award for Acting
Christian Barber