FILM
BEST FEATURE FILM
Kiss of Life
TRI
The David Dance
Bella
BEST SHORT FILM
Love at First Sight
Grill Dog
Frontman
This Modern Man is Beat
Worst Day #3
BEST FOREIGN SHORT FILM
Locas
Love at First Sight
Hope
Radial
BEST DOCUMENTARY OVER 45 MIN.
SMART
The Anthropologist
Nathan East: For The Record
LIVE FROM UB
Big Gold Dream
BEST DOCUMENTARY UNDER 45 MIN.
Cafe Kreyol
Virginia Voices
Kill Pen
Ela's Worlds
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Empty Box of Wine
The Keys
When the Vinyl Scrapes
The Gift
The Tide NFK
BEST ACTOR - FEATURE FILM
Don Scime - The David Dance
Ali Sunal - Kiss of Life
BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM
Hatice Sendil - Kiss of Life
Jensen Jacobs - TRI
Stefanie Estes - Altar
Terissa Kelton - DisAssociationVille
BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM
Kristoffer Polaha - Frontman
Robert Costanzo - A Way Out
Jordi Vilasuso - This Modern Man is Beat
Jeremy Radin - Worst Day #3
Josean Bengoetxea - Radial
BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM
Kayla Strada - Next
Pilar De Francisco - La Prorroga
Rocio Marin - Locas
Laurie O'Brien - Grief Sleeps
Alba Ribas - Eligeme
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - FEATURE FILM
Stan Harrington - Bella
Ahmet Sarocoglu - Kiss of Life
Adoni Maropis - Lazarus Rising
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM
Brittany Falardeau - Altar
Antoinette LaVecchia - The David Dance
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - SHORT FILM
Jeremy Miller - Almost Home
Dylan Garz - Grief Sleeps
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - SHORT FILM
Barbara Probst - Bachelorette Party
Ana Otera - Radial
Mckaley Miller - Frontman
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE - FEATURE FILM
Kiss of Life
DisAssociationVille
Altar
Bella
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE - SHORT FILM
Frontman
Grill Dog
Almost Home
Grief Sleeps
BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE FILM
Aprill Winney- The David Dance
Senol Sonmez - Kiss of Life
Jai Jamison - TRI
John Depew - Lazarus Rising
BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT FILM
Maud Lazzerini - Bachelorette Party
Babriel Beitia - Locas
Alex Merkin - This Modern Man is Beat
Corey Aumiller - Grill Dog
Jose Antonio Muela - Radial
BJ Golnick - Almost Home
Matthew Gentile - Frontman
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - FEATURE FILM
TRI
Kiss of Life
The David Dance
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT FILM
Love at First Sight
This Modern Man is Beat
Frontman
Grill Dog
BEST SCREENPLAY - FEATURE FILM
Kiss of Life
The David Dance
Bella
DisAssociationVille
BEST SCREENPLAY - SHORT FILM
Frontman
Grill Dog
Bernie and Rebecca
Worst Day #3
Locas
BEST SCORE
Kiss of Life
Frontman
To Oh Seven
BEST EDITING - FEATURE FILM
Kiss of Life
The David Dance
TRI
BEST EDITING - SHORT FILM
Hope
Grief Sleeps
Almost Home
BEST FAMILY / FAITH BASED FILM
TRI
Nothing Gold
Little Hurricane
Bella
Grief Sleeps
BEST HORROR / THRILLER FILM
Altar
Hope
Manias
Tailypo
Screener
Radial
Infame
BEST FILM NOIR / DARK
Infame
Sebastian: The Slumberland Odyssey
The Idea Thief
Jack is Pretty
BEST LGBT FILM
THE DAVID DANCE
1 IN 12
BRIX AND THE BITCH
Bachelorette Party
BEST INSPIRATIONAL FILM
TRI
Cafe Kreyol
Nathan East: For The Record
SMART
BEST ACTION FILM
Wrath of God
BRIX AND THE BITCH
Lazarus Rising
A Way Out
Angelo's Revenge
BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY
BRIX AND THE BITCH
Almost Home
Lazarus Rising
Wrath of God
Angelo's Revenge
BEST ACTION SEQUENCE
BRIX AND THE BITCH
Wrath of God
Last Dog Standing
Angelo's Revenge
Lazarus Rising
BEST FIGHT SCENE
BRIX AND THE BITCH
Wrath of God
Lazarus Rising
BEST COMEDY
Kiss of Life
Danny Dynamite
Manias
BEST ROMANTIC COMEDY
Bernie and Rebecca
Eligime
Love at First Sight
Stroking Poupette
Rendezvous
La Prorroga
BEST TRAILER
Redmonton
Yearbook
Whitechapel
Last Dog Standing
Occupants
Sebastian: The Slumberland Odyssey
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Wrath of God
Almost Home
Sebastian: The Slumberland Odyssey
BEST ART & DESIGN
Tailypo
A Way Out
Altar
Jack Is Pretty
BEST WEB/TV SERIES
Faux Show
Hug-O-Gram
Redmonton
Making it withy Moraes - Wedding Cake
The NOVA Award - FILM
Virginia Voices
Cafe Kreyol
The Tide NFK
TRI
Redmonton
The Anthropologist
JURY AWARD (All Official Selections Eligible)
FILM OF THE YEAR
SCREENPLAY
OVER 20 PAGES:
BEST DRAMA
Letters to Daniel
The Devil's Gun
20/20: Search for Independence
Collide
Martha's Discoveries
Love Unexpected
18%
Something You Misplaced
The Baltimore Pairing
Sins of Lily Liu Lu
Erkermer
USNB-22
Something You Misplaced
Rick Van Winkle
Zelda's Ever Blooming Flowers
SOULBREAK
A Cake For Momma
Within These Walls
Queen of the Okefenokee
Seriah's Legacy
Triple Destiny
A Quest For Train
FourPlay
Soaked
BEST COMEDY
Love Unexpected
Sins of Lily Liu Lu
Erkermer
The Muffin Conundrum
Rick Van Winkle
Zelda's Ever Blooming Flowers
Becoming Terpsichore
IT'S A POPCORN WORLD
BEST HORROR
A Cake For Momma
Within These Walls
BEST SCI-FI
Life Is But A Dream
The Voyage of Genesis 2
Blood of Art
The Muffin Conundrum
BEST FAMILY / FAITH BASED
The Oscar
QUEST FOR LIGHT - ADVENTURE OF THE MAGI
BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
The Devil's Gun
Duel of the Immortals
Sins of Lily Liu Lu
Traffik
Erkermer
FourPlay
QUEST FOR LIGHT - ADVENTURE OF THE MAGI
The Oscar
The Voyage of Genesis 2
BEST THRILLER
20/20: Search for Independence
SOULBREAK
If I Should Kill Before I Wake . . .
A Quest For Train
ILL CONCEIVED
FourPlay
BEST PERIOD
Martha's Discoveries
The Guide
Queen of the Okefenokee
The Jack of Hearts
BEST ROMANCE
Triple Destiny
The Guide
Love Unexpected
UNDER 20 PAGES:
BEST DRAMA
Animal Skins
Pelham Bay Park
If These Walls Could Talk
Concrete Jungle
Silence of the Bees
The Lock Box
Rain Down On Me
BEST COMEDY
Donating in Vein
Doorlocker
BEST SCI-FI / FANTASY
POLLY
Reed Procedure
BEST HORROR
Trunk or Treat
Best Action / Adventure
The Baltimore Pairing
TELEPLAYS:
BEST TELEPLAY 30 MIN.
In The Cards
Peace, Love, and Law Enforcement Pilot
Redmonton
Boomtown
BEST TELEPLAY 60 MIN.
Gregory
Rosselli
Family Secrets
MURDER BY GARLIC
The NOVA Award - SCREENPLAY
Duel of the Immortals
Reed Procedure
Something You Misplaced
The Lock Box
Rick Van Winkle
Martha's Discoveries
In The Cards
Redmonton
JURY AWARD (All Official Selections Eligible)
SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR
*Categories dependent on pool of Official Selections from year to year.
*Award Trophies only awarded to winners attending the Awards Ceremony.
*Trophies and duplicates are available for purchase after the festival.
FILM OF THE YEAR
Stella Adler Academy, Hollywood, CA
$1,000 Scholarship
SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR
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The 2nd Annual
NOVA FEST NOMINATIONS
BONUS AWARDS
$500 CASH PRIZE AND FROM INKTIP
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