Screenwriter Winners

Memorial by Chuck McClelland (1st Place)
The Lunchroom by Grace Wang (2nd Place)
Indelible by Lex Hurson (3rd Place)

High School Narrative

Quaran-Time’s Up by George Ayvazyan (Finalist)
Static by William Kubacki and Luke Whitney (Finalist)
Signal by Ian Kozlik, Shamus Duffy (Finalist)
The Good, the Bad, and the Quarantined by George Ayvazyan (Honorable Mention)
Slip Up by Tom Hetrick Jr., Shamus Duffy (WINNER)

High School Experimental

Steel Roots by Talon Falcone (WINNER)

High School Music Video

Upside Down by William (Billy) Kubacki, Luke Whitney, David Ward, Edward Kenna (WINNER)

College Narrative

No One Left by Morgan Hamilton-Lee (Finalist)
One Two Three by Skyler Sulby (Finalist)
Last Ride Out by Connor Gatesman (Finalist)
Cardboard Castle by Wendy Wang, Dave Baer (Finalist)
Impressions by Alexander Yarber (WINNER)

College Documentary

Creativity Stays Home by Cameron Rogers, Kenny Wooten (Finalist)
Ethel Lawrence: The Rosa Parks of Affordable Housing by Katia Kalei Barricklow (Finalist)
Longing for Hawai’i by Katia Kalei Barricklow (WINNER)

College Animation

Superstitions by Tonya Amyrin Rice (Honorable Mention)
Star by Amy Sun (WINNER)

Emerging Narrative

Feeding the Fire by Thomas Proffitt (Finalist)
Kill or Be Killed by Wesley Mellott (Finalist)
Elysia by Wesley Mellott (Finalist)
Ryde – Share by Tyler Jones & Saleem Irvin (Honorable Mention)
Will Be Boys by Brit Bucklee (Honorable Mention)
Fantasy Pony by Caitlin Carleton (WINNER)

Emerging Documentary

Best Friends by Meredith Veit (Finalist)

Best of Fest 2020

Flunkyball by Tess Forestieri

Outstanding Achievement Awards

Slip Up (Outstanding Screenplay)
Shamus Duffy (Rising Star)
C.J. Gelfand as Beatrice in Impressions (Outstanding Achievement in Acting)
Ian Elmaleh as Billy Wilder in Last Ride Out (Outstanding Achievement in Acting)
Star (Outstanding Art Direction)
Fantasy Pony (Outstanding Ensemble)
Flunkyball (Outstanding Editing)

BEST OF FEST 2019

1. Tight Spot by Kevin Haefelin

SCREENWRITER WINNERS

1. Nik Theorin for The Errant Signal
2. Jon Rehr for Bad Highlights or Bad Judgement
3. Chloe Carroll for The Mysterious Marble Eggs
4. Kevin New for Wide Right

FILMFEST FINALISTS

• Control by Lauren Elizabeth Schwartzbard
• Underwater by Noah Decker
• The Reparation by Will Martinko
• Captive by Nicholas Ritz

WINNERS & HONORABLE MENTION

High School
Narrative
Winner: The Term Paper by Joseph Scelza
Winner: We Can Fix This by Maya Long / Dario Adame / Emma Kujath / Matt Musick

College
Music Video
HM: STARR by SevYnAce Records

Narrative
Winner: High Tide by Lindsay Vitale
HM: Georgie by Lars Keer
HM: Canis Lupis by Ryan Haagen

Animation
Winner: Winter Vampire/Summer Humans by Nick Fulfaro
HM: Dive by Tenzin Yougyal
HM: Shoot for the Stars by Atesh Sakarya
HM: Bug Off by Austin Pettit
HM: Limbo PD by Bethie Kazanjian

Emerging
Best of Fest: Tight Spot by Kevin Haefelin
Winner: PeaPod Man by John Wrigley
HM: Waiting For Hope by Frank Battaglia

FILM CRAWL SELECTIONS

Film Crawl Fan Favorite
The Death of Ink by Lanny Morgnanesi

Emerging
The Tides that Bind by Nick Natalicchio
Odyssey of Darkness by Pete Gonzalez
The Death of Ink by Lanny Morgnanesi

College
6PM by Jake Beyer
Die Groteske by Gemma Gallucci
The Night Sky Patrol of Tomorrow by Gia Pedicone
Badland by Drew Phillips – director / Eve Siconolfi – producer
Red by Saba Ahmed
Hyper-V by Conner White
Exit by Maya Pirulli

High School
BARC Development by Maya Long & Emma Kujath
Pine 2 Pink by Maya Long, Skylar Pinto, Dario Adame, Emma Kujath, Colby Bilotta, Cole Stanley

FILM AWARDS

Excellence in Acting
High Tide by Lindsay Vitale

Outstanding Art Direction
Dive by Tenzin Yougyal

Excellence in Writing
PeaPod Man by John Wrigley
Limbo PD by Bethie Kazanjian

Outstanding Sound & Lighting
Lemoncholy by Maya Pirulli & Mariluz Rodriguez

BEST FILM (that we couldn’t screening)
Lemoncholy by Maya Pirulli & Mariluz Rodriguez

FilmFest Screenwriter Winners

1. Odometer by Chuck McClelland
2. The Goblin by Alex Strine
3. Please Return Home by Kendra Eck

2018 FilmFest Finalist

High School Experimental – Grape Catching at the Rocky Steps by Chase Murphy

High School Documentary – Art on the Move by Skylar Pinto, Tory Bowling, Alex Kresz, & Jordan Koch

College Narrative – Brothers by Ryan Haagen

College Animation – Magic Pen Escapade feat. Goat and Cat by Keenan Bushong

Emerging Documentary – Josh Perry’s Wild Ride – From BMX to Brain Tumors to BADASS by Chris Spinner & Dennis Lewis

Emerging Documentary – VA Commonwealth Games Wing Racing Championship by Nick Lang

College Narrative – Vows by Donald Schuler Jr.

College Animation – Unease by Angel Kawash

High School Documentary – Carolann’s Story by Lauren Diehl

Emerging Narrative – Won’t You Not Be My Neighbor by Kathleen Peiris & Mithra Alavi

College Animation – Spa Day by Nichola Latzgo

College Narrative – Connections by Brandon Nieto, Ed Fox, Matt Martin

High School Experimental – Home by Chloe Vella and Kendra Eck

High School Documentary – Remembering Colby: Above and Beyond the Call of Duty by Thomas Smith, Joseph Minissale, Erik Coombs, Meritt Tutwiler

2018 FilmFest Winners & HM Films

High School – Narrative

Winner – Wanted by Skylar Pinto, Maya Long, Daniel Bauer

Honorable Mention – La Vida by CCATE Students

High School – Musical Video

Winner – Promposal by Serina Trozzi

College – Narrative

Winner – Tail Light by Ryan Haagen & The Samuels Brothers

Honorable Mention – And Now We Wait by Florencia Minniti

College – Animation

Winner – The Rest of The Day by Lana Garace

Honorable Mention – Asexual Story by Megan Delany

Honorable Mention – Lunch Time by Anaiyah Luther

College – Documentary

Winner – BARRE NONE by Maria Cantu

Emerging – Narrative

Winner – When The Tide Turns by Ryan Canney

Chamber Choice – ATTILA by Ben Samuels

Best of Fest – Son of Blackbeard by Thomas Verdi

Emerging – Documentary

Winner – Disappearing NYC: Three Stories by Christopher M. Ryan

Honorable Mention – The Future Chef’s Garden by Dennis Lewis & Chris Spinner

Best of Fest Winner

Son of Blackbeard by Thomas Verdi

FilmFest Fan Favorite

When The Tide Turns by Ryan Canney

Film Crawl Fan Favorite

Remembering Colby: Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
by Thomas Smith, Joseph Minissale, Erik Coombs, Meritt Tutwiler

Ancillary Awards – Outstanding Awards

Outstanding Supporting Actor –
Skylar Adams as Bat Mayfield in When The Tide Turns

Outstanding Ensemble –
Son of Blackbeard

Outstanding Actor –
Neil Samuels in Attila

Outstanding Art Direction –
BARRE NONE by Maria Cantu

Outstanding Cinematography –
The Future Chef’s Garden by Dennis Lewis & Chris Spinner

Outstanding Original Score –
Attila by Ben Samuels

Screenwriting Competition – 3 Finalists

1. “The Saddest Place on Earth” by Mario Weddell
2.  “Shoofly” JT White
3. “Son of the Robe” by Chuck McClelland

High School Narrative

The Choice by Florencia Minniti – Finalist

Stay with us  by Florencia Minniti & Rachael Hueber – Finalist

Suenos by CCATE – Honorable Mention

Screen by Jordan Francis, Dylan Mannon and team – Honorable Mention

 Test Dealer by Damian Reyes – WINNER

High School Documentary

Homework by Florencia Minniti – Honorable Mention

High School Animation

The World of Tomorrow by Daniel Bauer – Finalist

 High School Music Video

Bored to Death at William Tennent by Jordan Francis – Finalist

 College Narrative

Joke’s On You by Brandon Nieto – Honorable Mention

Spaced Out by Anna Gamarnik – WINNER

College Documentary

For Will by Grayson Goga  – Finalist

Perihelion by Jake Beyer – Finalist

College Animation

Midnight Snack by Nichola Latzgo – Honorable Mention

Piano del Cielo by Shay Karr – Honorable Mention

Dreading Water by Dajo Joaquin – Honorable Mention

Woman by Anaiyah Luther  – Honorable Mention

Cells Within by Joe Mineer – WINNER

Emerging Narrative

Wicked Conclusions by Phillip Carroll, Chole Hendrickson, Roman Hoffman – Finalist

High Rocks by Tyler Wallach – WINNER

Emerging Documentary

Phillip Carlson: On Behalf of Talent by Christopher Ryan Wheelhouse – WINNER

Emerging Music Video

Above Bucks County by Tyler  Lodzinski – Honorable Mention

Mission to Mars by George Andrew Pasles – WINNER

 

The 2017 winner of Best of Fest is: 

Mission to Mars by George Andrew Pasles

Best Actor – Cayce Kolodney

High Rocks by Tyler Wallach

 Best Actress – Chloe Parayre

Spaced Out by Anna Gamarnik

Art Direction

Midnight Snack by Nichola Latzgo

Visual Effects

Mission to Mars by George Andrew Pasles

Visual Effects in an Animated Film

Woman by Anaiyah Luther

 

2016 FilmFest & Screenwriting Competition Winners

2016 Screenwriting Winners
First Place
Chuck McClelland, Through the Cracks

Honorable Mentions
Jake Beyer, Invisible
Madison Mitchell, Cake Toppers & Dances with Wheels
Brian Fennessey, Someday by

Best of Fest
Emerging Narrative
Phillip G. Carroll Jr., The Road to Jericho

2016 FilmFest Winners
High School Narrative
Elenore Wang, Lights Out

High School Animated
CCATE Students, Not Your Average Recycling Film

College Narrative
Daniel Brian Foster, Racists Anonymous

College Music Video
Sam Mironko, Gotta Know

College Animated 
Nick LeDonne, Hanging

College Documentary
Britt Rawcliffe & Rachel Marie Smith, Normandy: A World Apart

Emerging Documentary
Alisa Miller & Gido Gil, Refuge: A Human Film

Emerging Narrative
Oliver & Ben Samuels, Hunters

2016 Honorable Mention Films

High School Narrative
Jake Beyer, The Six Letters

High School Documentary
Sam Mironko, Montsho

College Animated
Mee Choe, The Hunt
Nichola Latzgo, 7 o’clock
Colton Barto, GBS

 

Finalists

 

“Little Changes” by Jake Beyer

“Nuestro Pueblo” by CCATE  Students

“Grandma” by Zachary Sharma & John Gens

“Trip” by Fiona Clark

“Extra Cheese Please” by Teresa Dabback

“Child No More” by Alex Hutflus

“The Drawer Full of Earth” by Danielle Aloi

“Useless Creatures” by Haley Monson

“Echo” by Melanie Rosenthal

“Snowman” by Melanie Rosenthal

“Eileen’s Story” by Nicki Bedesem

“Then, Now & Forever” by Kimberly Cambra, Evan Cohen, Davis Howley

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015 FilmFest Screen Competition Winners
First Place
Scott Bigos, How to get a Reply on a Dating Website,

Second Place
Brian Fennessey & Tyler Gower, Kodak 27

Third Place
Glenn Fahnestock, The Collections

Best of Fest
Emerging Narrative
Tyler Wallach, Frog

2015 FilmFest Winners
High School Narrative
Erin Cicchitti, A Day in the Life of a Dollar
See the Video Here!

College Narrative
Mark Partridge, Transcriber

College Experimental
Sammi Begelman, Soft Shoe
See the Video Here!

College Animation
Allison Buhl, Maggie’s Life
See the Video Here!

Emerging Narrative
Philip Carroll, The Slice of Life

Honorable Mention
High School Animation
CCATE Filmmaking Class 1, Jurassic Egg

College Narrative
Chike Nwabukwu, Baby Steps

College Narrative
Peter Moller & Jared Hirsch, The Amazing Rondini
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College Animation
Michael Green, Da Funk

College Animation
Kaitlyn Graziano, Little Buggies

College Animation
Jacqueline Bauwens, The Man Who Lives on a Hill

College Experimental
Justin Asaraf, Continuity Drama
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