2017 AC Cinefest Award Winners

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Lifesaver Awards

• Al Sapienza
• Harris Haith (Mid-Atlantic Regional)
• 10^th Anniversary Past Lifesaver: Keith Collins
• 10^TH Anniversary Past Lifesaver: Blanche Baker
• 10^TH Anniversary Past Lifesaver: Scott Rosenfelt

Acting Awards

• Best Actor Short Drama New York: Thaddeus Daniels, Brooklyn in July
• Best Actress Short Comedy Regional: Stephanie Yafeh, The Tramcar Girl
• Best Actress Short Crime Drama: Brandy Gardener, The Interrogator 2016
• Best Actress Short Horror: Danielle Gomes, The Mystery of Jasper
• Best Supporting Actor Short Horror: Edgar Gonzalez, The Mystery of Jasper
• Best Supporting Actress Feature Thriller: Tara London, Lost
• Best Actress Short Comedy Horror: Karissa Marston, Revenge is Best Served
• Best Supporting Actress Short Dramedy: Bethany Nicole, The Question
• Best Supporting Actress Short New Jersey Dramedy: Nicole Young, What’s the Matter With Mommy?
• Best Supporting Actor Short Drama: Tom Malloy, Death’s Door
• Best Actor Short Crime Drama New Jersey:Jason Cerbone, Passaic
• Best Actor Feature Horror, Keith Collins, The Samaritans
• Best Actor Short Mental Health Drama: Chad Conley, Truce
• Best Actor Short Mental Health Thriller: Rob Cunning, Haze
• Best Actor Short Drama Regional: Joseph Fuoco, All Over Again
• Best Actor Short Drama East Coast: Lester Greene, Driving Force
• Best Actor Short Comedy Horror: David Marzano, Fruit Bat II
• Best Actor Short Drama: Marlon Samuda, Immigrant Brothers
• Best Actor Short Regional: John Shea, Dating Service
• Best Actor Short Drama: Tyler Tackett, Candy & Ronnie
• Best Ensemble Cast Regional: We Are Actors
• Best Ensemble Cast New Jersey: What’s the Matter With Mommy?
• Best Actress Short Drama: Alexis Lariviere, The Last Visit
• Best Actress Short Romantic Drama: Mia Barnes, Bad Romance

Behind The Scenes Awards

• Best Director Short Blanche Baker: Streetwrite
• Best Director Short Drama: Bob Celli: Brooklyn in July
• Best Director Short Horror Regional: Brian Golding, The Last of Her
• Best Director Short Crime Drama: Phillip Titus Barnett, The Interrogator 2016
• Best Director Short Ensemble: Elle Brooks, We Are Actors
• Best Director Short Comedy New Jersey: Eric J Carlson, A Real Date
• Best Director Short Horror: Chris J. Cullen, The Cursed Road
• Best Director Student Short Drama: Angelo Donnelly, The Choices We Make
• Best Director Feature Musical: Bret Eckhardt, Spirit Revival
• Best Director Ultrashort Romantic Comedy: Jono Freedrix, Chivalry
• Best Director Short Fantasy: Albert Kahn, Mannahatta
• Best Director Short Comedy: Debra Markowitz, The Waiting Room
• Best Director Short Romantic Drama: Maurice Paramore, Bad Romance
• Best Director Short Drama: Mark Clauberg, The Last Visit
• Best Director Short Drama Regional: Joseph McGovern, All Over Again
• Best Director Short Comedy Horror: Alex J. Murphy, Fruit Bat II
• Best Director First Time Short Documentary: Alexi Pappas, Growing Up With FSHD
• Best Director Ultrashort Comedy: Larry Rosen, No Clue
• Best Director Short Documentary on Atlantic City: Carole Ryavec, Water Bucks
• Best Director Feature Drama: Jack Skyyler, Alex Zinzopoulos, Driver
• Best Director Short TV Series: Keith Vaile, Landlords and Tenants Wars
• Best Film Editing Short Comedy: Nikki Gold, Reality Disorder
• Best Cinematography Short Thriller: Joseph Palumbo, Haze
• Best Cinematography Feature Horror: Cory Green, The Samaritans
• Best Writer Short Drama: Skyko, Candy & Ronnie
• Best Writer Short TV Series: Asa Howell, Landlords & Tenants Wars
• Best Writer Short Drama New Jersey: Chantelle Antoinette, The Man in the Room
• Best Writer Short Crime Drama: Michael Klausner, Passaic
• Best Writer Feature: Bret Eckhardt, Spirit Revival

Animation Awards

• Best Animation UltraShort: Christina Avagliano, Kramer
• Best Animation Ultrashort Regional: Jenavieve Coulon, Wig-less
• Best Animation Short: Sebastian Foxworth, The Family Blend! Pop’s Big Payback
• Best Animation Series: Pat Kaz, Amanda Series

Overall Film Awards

• Best Feature: The Man From Earth: Holocene
• Best Musical Documentary: Almost Boss
• Best Ultrashort Dramedy: The Bag
• Best Short Mystery Thriller: Chance Encounter
  
• Best Short Documentary: One Mother’s Fire: The Gail Minger Story
• Best Short Documentary Mental Health: The Great American Depression 2 – I’m Not Crazy
• Best Student Short Documentary: Hope Restored
• Best Ultrashort Crime Drama: Interrogation Room
• Best Feature Thriller: Lost
• Best Short Crime Drama: Passaic
• Best Short Comedy: Reality Disorder
• Best Short Comedy Horror: Revenge Is Best Served
• Best Feature Horror: The Samaritans
• Best Short Drama: Thurman Comes Home
• Best Ultrashort Comedy First Film: Tracy Medberry, Window Shopping
• Best Music Short Mental Health: John Niespodzianski, Truce
• Best Music Short: The Great American Depression 2 – I’m Not Crazy
• Best Music Short Mystery Thriller: Zach Kamins, Chance Encounter

Screenwriting Competition Winners

Feature Screenplay

1^st Place – Susan Fontaine, Loose Change

2^nd Place – Tommy McInnis, Last Stop

2^nd Place – Dan Tomasulo, American Snake Pit

3^rd Place – John Hunt, Sean Royal

3^rd Place – Anna Shields, The Lost One

Student Screenplay

Sean Pignatelli, Power of Love

Short Screenplay

1^st Place – Daniel Gessner, The Back End

2^nd Place – Ronnie Lewis Jr., Mentally Ill

3^rd Place – Scott Dissinger, A Courage to Continue