Announcement of NOMINATIONS!

Nominated for: 

International Animated Short

Story, Design, and Animation

Moor McKenna

A postal worker tries to complete a delivery in a broken and overgrown city 1:39

Nominated for: 

Animated International Documentary

Director Sean Alexander Carney Corriëlle Van Vuuren Kate Kheel

A wife and entrepreneur devoted to her family and business tragically loses everything as her health mysteriously declines.  9:06

Nominated for: International Short Animated Drama

Directed by:                   Radheya Jang Jegatheva

Writer Clare Toonen

A heartfelt story of unrequited love explored through a lonely seagull. 7:51

Nominated for: International Short Drama

Directed by:                       Sanjay Raosaheb Dhotre

with Vedant Shekatkar Ajay Yenare Ketan Dhas Archana Kharpude Vipul Mahapurush

A 14 year old boy who dreams of becoming a painter. 14:57

Nominated for: 

International Short Drama

Director Daniel Chiariello

with Aldo De Martino

A story of a man and his relationship with those with special needs. This beautiful short shows everyone needs love equally. 9:08

Nominated for: Student Short Short Drama

Director: Nate Greven

with Greta Radcliff

A young theater girl who struggles with anxiety disorder  4:17

 Nominated for Short Drama 

Director: Maria Filippone with Gerry Glennon Nicolette Mango Lisa Kane Meckes Theresa Cannistraci Farrell Michael Fedele Frank FaillaA widow who visits her husband's grave daily, develops the ability to communicate with others who have passed over. 20:00

 Nominated for:

Actor Short Drama 

Director: Amy Losi with 

Alan Hasnas Amanda Cannon

A college student, an older professor, a small private office, a bottle of wine, and unexpected games blur the line between seduction and consent… 

25:00

Nominated for: 

Comedy Trailer

Matt Ventre Laura Gilchrist

When recently engaged Jeri starts working with recently dumped Bob, they hit it off. 2:00

Nominated for: 

International Short Comedy • Actress • Actor

Director Roberto Villafane

 with Ash Olivera Daniel Isaac What happens in the day to day of a couple when one of the two is a poet and the other is not? 

15:00

Nominated for:                  Short Short Comedy •                             Best Actress Comedy

Director Dick Finster

with Dolly Lewis Michael Halling

Beth  rents a husband for the day  7:00 

Nominated for:

 International Comedy • Director • Actress

Director Yasmin Afifi

with Flo Wilson  Sayed Badreya 

A magical  dark comedy/drama set within the backdrop of a gritty British care home. When two old and terminally ill patients discover a magical pool that restores them back to their younger selves beneath the water,

20:00

Nominated for: 

Short Comedy • 

Best Actor Short Comedy 

Director William LiPera

with Jared Scheinberg 

Two reclusive brothers live a simple, peaceful life that is until fate intervenes.10:25

Nominated for: 

Short Comedy • 

Best Actress Short Comedy

Director William LiPera

 with Sarah Elizabeth Hewitt

A jilted woman seeks revenge, but only in her imagination which stops after she finds her true love. 19:00

Nominated for: Comedy Short

Best Actor 

Director Nick DeSimone

A dark farce that explores feminism, materialism, and fetishes. 15:00

Nominated for:           International Short Comedy

Director Akash Prasad 

Jaye Ersavas Letty Celotti 

After an eventful lunch to introduce her British boyfriend to her very Italian family. 11:26

Nominated for: 

Short Comedy TV Series, 

Best Actress Comedy

Director: Carol Ann DeMarco

with Carol Ann DeMarco

Leigh Anne West Catherine Curtin Johanna Day 21:45  

Nominated for: International Short Comedy

Director Simona Mancini

Mariarosaria Milito 

Every week in Doc's room, Sandra, Luca, Fabio, Rosa, and Bianca, the newcomer, gather. All are there to confront each other give mutual help on the addiction that plagues his life. 10:00

Nominated for:                  International Short Drama

Director Lucia Vita

with MATTEO CORDONE

Vincenzo has a skill of fixing dolls. He hides within himself the secret of the violence suffered by his mother by his father.  15:00

Nominated for: 

International Drama

Directed by: Cecilia Brianza

A man, who loves running, is fascinated by a desperate girl who lives in isolation in a house in the Umbrian countryside. The encounter will leave a mark on both their lives. 12:00

Nominated for: 

Dramedy Short  • Best Actor •

 Best Actress

Director: Ernest Arbucci

 Jodi Ester  Michael Fedele

A woman in her mid-70s, becomes the catalyst for the unfolding drama  17:01

Nominated for: 

Drama Short • Best Actor

Director: Maria Filippone with Michael Fedele Lilo Grunwald

A distressed man visits his deceased ex-wife’s funeral service to rehash his destructive patterns that prove only to be self-defeating. 15:34

Nominated For: 

Longer Short Drama • 

Best Actor • 

Best Actress •  Best Director 

Director Debra Markowitz 

with Linda Collins  Lukas Hassel 

Famous indie film director, Jack Gallucci, falls from favor. 20:00

Nominated for:          International Short Short Drama

Director Ignacio Rodó

with Isidre Montserrat   

Marc Pujol Alzira Gómez

Loneliness is better when shared, like bread and wine.1:10

Nominated for:

Docu/Drama Short • Best Actress •

Best Director

Director Bob Celli

Penny Fuller Nicole Roberts

Lenore McDowell, a veteran of WWI, and Lenore, an Army Nurse, reveals a dramatic deeply personal part of her life during her time “over there”. 13:00

Nominated for:

Short Drama • Best Actress • 

Best Actor • Best Director

Director Louis Leuci

Maggie Alexander 

Anthony Robert Grasso

After a tragedy, a wife and mother falls into alcoholism. 17:21

Nominated for:                     Short Student Drama • Best Actor • Best Director

Director James Fitzpatrick

a storybook romance from the 1950's becomes the standard for a grandson to look up to. 15:35

Nominated for:

 International Short • Director Young Actress • Best Poster

Director Aun Ul Haider

with Zeba Sahar Nargis Batool

A journey of a seven-year-old girl, Ruqayya, on a mission to find l Short Dramaher lost kitten. 15:46

Nominated for: Short Drama • 

Director Short Drama • 

Best Actress

Director Kevin Gaddi

 with Emmanuel Tsao

Amanda Dempsey

 A 12 year old boy struggling to deal with the weight of his mother’s untimely death. 13:28

Nominated for: Short Short Drama • Best Actor

Directors Michael Cipiti

Edward Lee Cornett

with Michael Cipiti

In the quiet sanctuary of a church, aging mob boss Carlo Gambino,  seeks redemption by confronting an unyielding God. 9:53

Nominated for: International Student Short Drama

Director by Yihan Yang

with Kevin Magee

A lonely old man's heartfelt attempt to reconnect with his recently divorced daughter. 7:57

Nominated for: Music Video

Directed by: Karla Guy

With Sudi Karatas

A music video for the opposite of a romantic Christmas song.3:45

Nominated for: Music Video

Director Jeremy Gredone

Native American Blues/Rock band BLUE MOUNTAIN TRIBE honors family and loved ones .3:52

Nominated for: Music Video

Director Jack McCabe

A "beachy" concert 

with Bern Cohen 2:58

Nominated for:               Screenplay Sci Fi Short  

Writer Michael John Volpe

Amid worldwide political and economic turmoil, the nation’s first Artificial Intelligence Robotic Financial Advisor gives unerring cryptocurrency investing advice. 

Nominated for: Screenplay LGBT Comedy Feature

Writers Fran Sisco 

Simona Pasquale 

Cristiano Esposito

Following a lifelong dream,Frank (male)suddenly transitions to Fran (female) but now faces the loss of her wife and the memories of being a guy.  

Nominated For:

Screenplay Comedy Feature

Writer George Massimillo

Ten years ago, Jojo won millions on a scratch-off. Now he is broke, divorced, and living at home with his mother. 

Nominated for:             Screenplay Horror Feature

Writer: Esabella Anna

Karena Srickland 

You Will never hear it coming but you will die hearing it.

Nominated for:

Screenplay Drama Short

Written by Chris Esper

A conversation piece between a psychiatrist and a bartender as they reflect on their past, present, and future.

Nominated for:Podcast Episodic 

Audio drama / anthology radio play series, exploring human connections made and missed, with an existential flare. 

Nominated Scripted Podcast Series

Director Christof Laputka

with Claire Dodin Todd Haberkorn Benoit Monin Gary Armagnac Caroline Guivarch 

Lisette Mainsabiles Paul Lee 

They use their unique skills to  navigate young love, and lovingly care for a cybernetic rat.

Nominated Scripted TV Series

Writers Jennifer Jiles 

Frederick Stroppel 

Adam Ferrara Jennifer Jiles 

Jason Kravitz Dwayne Hill

The wacky world of obnoxious kids, sexy hosts, horny ballplayers, bumbling executives, and one harried female producer who is valiantly trying to drag a sexist sports culture into the 21st century.

Nominated for Screenplay Feature

Written by Mariella Spagnolo

It is 1974. Saddened and disturbed by the passing of his uncle, Fiore Jr., an Italian-American High School senior is behaving badly. . 

Nominated for:              Screenplay SCI FI/Thriller 

Written by R Lawrence

A time traveling vigilante pursues their love interest in the past with the help of an afterlife baby while fighting crime in present day.

Nominated for:             Screenplay Comedy Short

Written by Fran Sisco

A two-hander comedy about two 10-year-old best friends - Frankie S and Frankie M - who just stole money from the 2 poor boxes at Our Lady of Victory church in Mt. Vernon, NY, 

Nominated for Best Poster • Screenplay Feature

Written By Steven Howard

An actor and a French pianist find solace in each other's pain, propelling them toward the pinnacle of artistic success. 

Nominated for:             Screenplay Horror

Written by Ian Typn

In Colonial America, a freedman doctor, driven by vengeance, becomes the demonic brigand The Scarecrow, defying British occupation. 

Nominated for: Screenplay Horror Feature

Written by Anthony A. Labriola

Far and away form the traumas of her childhood, Evelyn has made a new life for herself with her adoptive family.

Nominated for:             Screenplay Sci-Fi Thriller Short

Written by Michael Cipiti

 A rival family looking to control his territory. In a devious plot, they beat him mercilessly, leaving him disfigured and on the brink of death.