The GSFF winners covered over forty categories and the 2022 winners are:
Bud Abbott Award for Feature Length Comedy
“Redemption of a Rogue”
Emma Foley, Tamryn Reinecke Producers
Philip Doherty, Director
Narrative Short
“I’m a Vampire”
Sofia Garza-Barba, Juan Jose Montes Iglesias, Producers
Sofia Garza-Barba, Directors
Narrative Short Student High School
“The Shoes”
(Windward School)
Andreas Rothbart, Director
Science Fiction Short
“Welcome to Forever”
John Gray, Melissa Jo Peltier, Producers
John Gray, Director
Lou Costello Award for Comedy Short
“Graceland”
Brad Jayne, Stephen Moffatt, Producers
Bonnie Discepolo, Director
Comedy Short Student High School
“Plan for the Pastrami”
(Light House Studio)
Eli Lerdau, Steven Meyer, Jackson Snead, Solomon Goluboff-Schragger, Director
International Comedy Short
“Game Uber”
(Netherlands)
Ferdi Çelik, Producers
Fokke Baarssen, Director
Short Student University
“You’re Now Beyond Hope, Arizona”
Ethan Lazar, Wade Cicierski, Producers
Nick Dugan, Director
International Short Student University
“The Writing Box”
(Italy, United Kingdom)
Tijana Mamula, Monica Ioana Lungeanu, Natalie Di Giorgio, Producers
Tijana Mamula, Director
Short Animation
“Barking Orders”
Ringling College of Art + Design, Producer
Alex Tullo, Director
Short Animation Student – University
“Duet”
(DePaul University)
Yadid Hirschtritt Licht, Producer/Director
International Short Animation
“Red”
(Canada)
Ronald McDougall, Producer/Director
Short Animation Student - High School
“Finding Purpose”
(Fordham Preparatory School)
James Kirby, Director
Emanuel “Manny” Berlingo Award for Best Feature Length Documentary
“Absolute Power: Nasdaq Exposed”
Bryan O'Connell, Steve DeVore, Alexander Urazov, Producers
Bryan O'Connell, Director
Short Documentary
“Shiny Objects- The Conductor With ADHD”
Gillie Richards, Marion Barschel, Producers
Gillie Richards, Director
International Short Documentary
“The Girl with The Accent”
(United Arab Emirates)
Nadia Durry, Producer/Director
Short Documentary Student - University
“Yellow Panther”
(Chapman University)
Orion Huang, Producer/Director
Commercial
“Thank You Big Brother”
Eric Sanchez, Producer
Erix Mercedes, Director
Web Series/New Media
“Scratch This the Series”
Jessica Alexandra Green, Producer
Jody Lauren Miller, Director
Web Series/New Media - International
“The Communist’s Daughter”
Lauren Corber Executive Producer
Natalie Novak, Producer
Leah Cameron, Director
Pilot
“Mt. Mystic Rangers”
Jeremy Dunlap, Mindy Lopez Dunlap, Seth Dunlap, John David Harris,
Cory Quintard, Robyn Quintard, Beta Angarole, Producers
Jeremy Dunlap, Director
Music Video
“The Big Apple Grind”
George Kostopoulos, Producer
Bruno Taniguchi, 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:
Kevin Smith Award for Home Grown Feature
“Splinter”
Thomas Ryan, Producer/Director
Home Grown Documentary Feature
“Some Guy Named Bill”
Enrico Bolognino, Producer/Director
Home Grown Short
“Matthew”
Robert Palumbo, Tom Slevin, Christopher Pasi, Producers
Matt Servitto, Director
Home Grown Narrative Short Student - High School
“The Love That Remains”
(Middletown South High School)
Maura Collins/Darla Matches, Director
Home Grown Drama Short Student - High School
“Hunter”
(Metuchen High School)
Michelle Tang, Director
Home Grown Romance Short Student - High School
“Miss Fortune”
(High Tech High School)
Samiksha Thakur, Director
Home Grown Sci-Fi Short Student - High School
“Airstream”
(Blair Academy)
Gabi Berstein, Director
Home Grown Comedy Short Student - High School
“A Fistful of Pasta”
(Middletown High School South)
Joseph Guzzone, Tyrone Shields, Tom Hernandez, Director
Home Grown Documentary Short
“Wood Vibrations”
Gavin Shwahla, Brian Sienkiewicz, Producers
Gavin Shwahla, Director
Home Grown Documentary Short Student - High School
“iLive”
(Perth Amboy High School)
Alanna Rivera, Director
Home Grown Music Video
“Shelter by Patrizsha”
Patrizsha, Producer
Arthur Saken, Director
Home Grown Student Short – University
“Dirt”
(Rutgers University)
Abigail Weinick, Producer/Director
Home Grown Student Short – High School
“He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not”
(Howell High School)
Amanda Katz, Director
Home Grown PSA
“Water Spirit”
Abbey Koshak, Director
New Jersey Hometown Documentary Short – High School
“Turning Iron Into Art: The Boonton Story”
(Boonton High School)
Dylan Visioli, Director
1st Runner Up “Submergent Music - A Guy Named Pete”
(Middletown High School South)
Maura Collins, Jay Fielding, Grace Wilson, Erika Ridgway, Isabella Campion, Alicia Aponte, Stephen Sassano, Joseph Costa, Gigi Maiorana, Directors
The Garden State Film Festival Movie Music Competition Winners
Best Homegrown Pop Song
“I Need Your Love”
Composer: Paul Perrina
Performed by: Pat Guadagno
Best Song from Homegrown Short
“Start Again”
Composer: Griffin Berger
Performed by: Griffin Berger
Best Song from a Feature Film Drama
“Somewhere New”
Composer: Eddie Tadross
Performed by: Eddie Tadross
Best International Short Documentary Score
“The Last Minute”
Composers: Alfred Phakathi and James Bassingthwaite
Perform ed by: The Mzansi Youth Choir of Soweto, South Africa
Best Main Theme from a Feature Documentary
“The Red River Flood”
Composer: Brian Katona
Performed by: Brian Katona; Featuring Samantha Tomblin
Best Homegrown Country Song
“How Long”
Composer: Karen Phillips
Performed by: Karen Phillips, Jeff Levine ,Gary Oleyar,
Mike Mizwinski, Paul Avrutin, Joe Chirco
Best Orchestral Theme
“Ashley’s Theme”
Composer: Benjamin Krause
Performed by: Benjamin Krause
Garden State Screenplay Competition Winners
Feature Length Screenplay
“Shelter In Solitude”
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Short Length Screenplay
“Overdue”
Penny Jackson and Melissa Skirboll
Garden State Acting Award Winners
Best Actor – Feature Film
Aaron Monaghan
“Redemption of a Rogue”
Best Actress – Feature Film
Mariette Hartley
“Our almost completely TRUE STORY”
Best Supporting Actor – Feature Film
Kieran Roche
“Redemption of a Rogue”
Best Supporting Actress – Feature Film
Rhea Pearlman
“Marvelous and the Black Hole”
Best Actor – Short Film
Tosin Morohunfola
“Ride”
Best Actress – Short Film
Anna Camp
“GraceLand”
Best Supporting Actor – Short Film
Conner Marx
“Bernard Checks In”
Best Supporting Actress – Short Film
Elyse Mirto
“You’re Now Beyond Hope, Arizona”
Best Ensemble Acting– Feature Film
William Baldwin, Ben Begley, Boti Bliss, Challen Cates, Keli Daniels, Pamela Dunlap, Jamison Jones, Roland Kickinge, Rigan Machado, Rob Norton, Robert Pine, Terri Polo,
Taja V. Simpson, Mena Suvari
“Fourth Grade”
The official call for entries for the 2023 Garden State Film Festival will start on May 1st this year, with the entry deadline set for November 1, 2022 For more information, please visit the Garden State Film Festival website at www.gsff.org or call 877-908-7050.
Please note that selection of any and all published winners is at the sole discretion of the Garden State Film Festival ("GSFF") judging panel. The GSFF reserves the right to not select a "winner" or award for a particular category in any given year. The GSFF is under no obligation to award a category. By participating in the GSFF, the participant acknowledges this disclaimer and waives his/her/their right to contest any decision by the judging panel to award or not award in a category.
