Selected Screenings + AWARDS

2020

ALL AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - AMC Empire Theatres - New York, NY​
​• Official Selection Animation - Humanoid by Mason Dugasz
• Official Selection Animation - Drawings by Jack Tolnes
• Official Selection Comedy - Door by Jack Tolnes
• Official Selection Experimental - Growing Pains by Jennifer Ruiz-Gonzalez​
• Official Selection Experimental - Internally Inflamed by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez
• Official Selection Experimental - 夢 (Yume) by Jennifer Ruiz-Gonzalez​
• Official Selection Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Flora by Aviel Bolesa
• Official Selection Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Speechless by Victor Ferrer & Naomi Perez

HANG ONTO YOUR SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - Asbury Park, NJ
​• Best Experimental - High School / Official Selection High School - Flora by Aviel Bolesa
• Best Animation - High School / Official Selection High School - Humanoid by Mason Dugasz
​• Official Selection High School - Drawings by Jack Tolnes
• Official Selection High School - Four-Dimensional World by Maria Martinez
​• Official Selection High School - Ambit of Hues by Alexandra Mars & Marlayna O'Brien
• Official Selection High School - Banana Man by Henry Ruiz & Nick LaMotta​

46th NEW JERSEY YOUNG FILMMAKERS' FESTIVAL - Thomas Edison National Historic Park - West Orange, NJ
• Jury's Stellar Narrative - Flora by Aviel Bolesa
• Jury's Stellar Experimental - Growing Pains by Jennifer Ruiz-Gonzalez​
• Jury's Choice Animation - Humanoid by Mason Dugasz
• Jury's Choice Documentary - A Drive Through Brooklyn  by Caitlin Bieri
• Jury's Citation Experimental - Internally Inflamed by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez
• Jury's Citation Animation - Drawings by Jack Tolnes
• Director's Choice Experimental - Four-Dimensional World by Maria Martinez
• Director's Choice Narrative - Door by Jack Tolnes

FILM ONE FEST 2020 - Atlantic Highlands, NJ
• Official Selection - Void by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez

FILM YOUNG FEST 2020 - Atlantic Highlands, NJ
• NJ Filmmaker Award / Official Selection - Void by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez
• Honorable Mention / Official Selection - Drawings by Jack Tolnes

12th LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Ship Bottom, NJ
• Official Selection - Internally Inflamed by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez
• Official Selection - Drawings by Jack Tolnes
• Official Selection - Burn by Marlayna O'Brien & Sammy Horan
• Official Selection - Growing Pains  by Jennifer Ruiz-Gonzalez
• Official Selection - Banana Man by Henry Ruiz & Nick LaMotta​

13th JERSEY SHORE FILM FESTIVAL - Deal, NJ
​• Official Selection - The Last Slice by Devyn Arroyo
• Official Selection - Drawings by Jack Tolnes
• Official Selection - Humanoid by Mason Dugasz
• Official Selection - Flora by Aviel Bolesa
• Official Selection - Banana Man by Henry Ruiz & Nick LaMotta​
• Official Selection - After Dark by Isaiah Gomez​ (Alumni)

MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL:  EMERGING FILMMAKER COMPETITION 2020 - Montclair, NJ
​• Action/Adventure:  Grand Prize - The Last Slice by Devyn Arroyo
• Animation:  Special Jury Prize - Drawings by Jack Tolnes
• Experimental:  Special Jury Prize (Tie) - Internally Inflamed by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez

FILM NOW FESTIVAL 2020 - The Ambler Theater - Ambler, PA
​• 1st Place Experimental - Internally Inflamed by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez
​• 2nd Place Experimental - Four-Dimensional World by Maria Martinez
​• 1st Place Animation - Drawings by Jack Tolnes
​• 2nd Place Animation - Humanoid by Mason Dugasz
​• Honorable Mention Narrative - Flora by Aviel Bolesa
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COUNT BASIE CENTER TEEN + COLLEGE FILM FEST 2020 - Count Basie Center for the Arts - Red Bank, NJ
• School Award - Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools - East Brunswick Tech - School of the Arts
• Best Director & Best Narrative / Official Selection High School - 夢 (Yume) by Jennifer Ruiz-Gonzalez​
• Best Animation / Official Selection High School - Humanoid by Mason Dugasz​
• Official Selection College - After Dark by Isaiah Gomez​ (Alumni)

18th GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL - Jersey Shore Arts Center - Asbury Park, NJ
​• Home Grown Short Student High School Experimental - Internally Inflamed by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez

24th DEREK FREESE YOUTH MEDIA FILM FESTIVAL - Temple University - Dept. of Film & Media Arts - Philadelphia, PA
• Best Fiction / Official Selection - Drawings by Jack Tolnes​
​• Best Editing / Official Selection - Humanoid by Mason Dugasz
• Audience Award / Official Selection - Burn by Marlayna O'Brien & Sammy Horan
• Official Selection - Four-Dimensional World by Maria Martinez
​• Official Selection - Flora by Aviel Bolesa
​• Official Selection - The Last Slice by Devyn Arroyo

6th ARTISTS ALIKE FILM FESTIVAL - Investor's Bank Performing Arts Center - Sewell, NJ
​• Best Experimental / Official Selection Experimental - Internally Inflamed by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez
• 1st Runner-up Experimental / Official Selection Experimental - Ambit of Hues by Alexandra Mars & Marlayna O'Brien
• Official Selection Narrative - Drawings by Jack Tolnes
​• Official Selection Narrative - Humanoid by Mason Dugasz

11th BRIGHTSIDE FILM FESTIVAL - Jersey City, NJ
​• Best Music Video / Official Selection - Banana Man by Henry Ruiz & Nick LaMotta​
​• Best Experimental / Official Selection - Ambit of Hues by Alexandra Mars & Marlayna O'Brien
​• Best Animation / Official Selection - Humanoid by Mason Dugasz
• Official Selection - Internally Inflamed by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez
• Official Selection - Drawings by Jack Tolnes
​• Official Selection - Flora by Aviel Bolesa
​• Official Selection - Four-Dimensional World by Maria Martinez
​• Official Selection - Speechless by Victor Ferrer & Naomi Perez
​• Official Selection - Sail by Alexandra Mars
​• Official Selection - Burn by Marlayna O'Brien & Sammy Horan

2019

ALL AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL FILM FESTIVAL 2019 - AMC Empire Theatres - New York, NY​
​• Official Selection Drama - After Dark  by Isaiah Gomez
• Official Selection Documentary - The Art Coach  by Michael Garlatti
• Official Selection Experimental - Slip From My Memory  by Emily Arce
• Official Selection Experimental - Royal - Luminosity by Amanda Clark
• Official Selection Experimental - Phosphorescence  by Emily Arce
• Official Selection Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Iterum  by Melia Velez
• Official Selection Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Remnant  by Jonny Vorreas & Noah Perez
• Official Selection Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Questborne  by Frank Gravagna
• Official Selection Music Video - Feel Like  by Noah Perez
• Official Selection Music Video - Judas  by Aviel Bolesa

PHOTOG FEST 2019 - The Caelum Gallery - New York, NY
(Competition part of the All American High School Film Festival 2019)
• 3rd Place Landscape / Official Selection Landscape - Ribbit by Melia Velez

7th WESTFIELD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - James Ward Mansion - Westfield, NJ
• Official Selection - Royal - Luminosity by Amanda Clark

HIGHLANDS FILM FEST - Highlands Borough Community Center, Highlands, NJ
​• Best Scriptwriter / Official Selection Drama - After Dark  by Isaiah Gomez
• Official Selection - Deception by Amanda Clark

2nd BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF NJ - Bergenfield Cinemas - Bergenfield, NJ
• Best Experimental / Official Selection - Lights Out by Emily Ortiz​
• Official Selection - Too Toxic by Emily Arce & Noah Perez​
• Official Selection - Deception by Amanda Clark
• Official Selection - Void by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez
• Official Selection - Iterum by Melia Velez
• Official Selection - Timer by Noah Perez
• Official Selection - I Can't Even Feel It by Maria Martinez
• Official Selection - Wrong Generation by Amanda Keating
• Official Selection - The Art Coach  by Michael Garlatti
• Official Selection - 夢 (Yume) by Jennifer Ruiz-Gonzalez

10th BRIGHTSIDE FILM FESTIVAL - Jersey City, NJ
• Best Director & Best Actress / Official Selection - After Dark by Isaiah Gomez
​• Best Cinematography / Official Selection - Nunca Te Deje by Maria Martinez
​​• Best Music Video / Official Selection - Too Toxic by Emily Arce & Noah Perez​
• Best Experimental / Official Selection - I Can't Even Feel It by Maria Martinez
​• Runner-up Comedy / Official Selection - The Last Slice by Devyn Arroyo
• Official Selection - Iterum by Melia Velez
• Official Selection - Timer by Noah Perez
​• Official Selection - Royal - Luminosity by Amanda Clark
• Official Selection - Lights Out by Emily Ortiz
​• Official Selection - Slip From My Memory by Emily Arce
• Official Selection - Wrong Generation by Amanda Keating
• Official Selection - 夢 (Yume) by Jennifer Ruiz-Gonzalez
​• Official Selection - Man's Best Friend by Aldan Ortiz
​• Official Selection - Judas by Aviel Bolesa
​• Official Selection - Boxing by Anthony Lipnicki
​• Official Selection - Raising The Stakes by Noah Perez
​• Official Selection - The Waterfront by Aviel Bolesa
​• Official Selection - Refresh by Alexandra Mars
​• Official Selection - Journey by Jake Eberle

45th NEW JERSEY YOUNG FILMMAKERS' FESTIVAL - Thomas Edison National Historic Park - West Orange, NJ
• 1st Prize Narrative - After Dark  by Isaiah Gomez
• 3rd  Prize Narrative (tie) - Deception  by Amanda Clark
• 1st Prize Experimental (tie) - Void  by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez
• 2nd Prize Experimental (tie) - 夢 (Yume) by Jennifer Ruiz-Gonzalez 
• 2nd Prize Documentary - The Art Coach  by Michael Garlatti
• Honorable Mention Narrative - Raising The Stakes by Noah Perez
• Honorable Mention Narrative - Man's Best Friend by Aldan Ortiz
• Honorable Mention Experimental - I Can't Even Feel It by Maria Martinez

NJ FILM HIGH SCHOOL FILM FESTIVAL - NJ Film School, New Providence, NJ
​• Best Actress / Official Selection - Deception by Amanda Clark

4th BIG DREAMS YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL - James Ward Mansion - Westfield, NJ
​• Best Film of the Festival & Best Experimental / Official Selection - Royal-Luminosity by Amanda Clark​
• Best Narrative / Official Selection - Timer by Noah Perez
• Official Selection - Raising The Stakes by Noah Perez​
• Official Selection - Iterum by Melia Velez
• Official Selection - Obscure Sorrows by Franchesca Rodriguez
• Official Selection - Wrong Generation by Amanda Keating
• Official Selection - Void by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez
• Official Selection - Journey by Jake Eberle
• Official Selection - Soul Searching by Caitlin Bieri

FILM NOW FESTIVAL 2019 - The Ambler Theater - Ambler, PA
​• 1st Place Experimental - Void by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez
​• 3rd Place Narrative - Deception by Amanda Clark

13th OCEAN COUNTY LIBRARY STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL - Mancini Hall, Toms River, NJ
​• Best Comedy & Audience Choice / Official Selection Comedy - The Last Slice by Devyn Arroyo​
• Best Experimental / Official Selection Experimental - Void by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez
​• Official Selection Experimental - Raw by Aviel Bolesa

COUNT BASIE CENTER TEEN + COLLEGE FILM FEST 2019 - Count Basie Center for the Arts - Red Bank, NJ
• Official Selection High School - Wanted by Isaiah Gomez​

HANG ONTO YOUR SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2019 - Jersey Shore Arts Center - Asbury Park, NJ
​• Best Experimental - High School / Official Selection - Void by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez
• Best Actor - High School / Official Selection High School - After Dark by Isaiah Gomez​
​• Best Actress - High School / Official Selection High School - Deception by Amanda Clark
• Official Selection High School - Wanted by Isaiah Gomez​
​• Official Selection High School - Behind Bars by Victor Ferrer, Aviel Bolesa, & Naomi Perez
​• Official Selection High School - Phosphorescence by Emily Arce
​• Official Selection High School - Feel Like by Noah Perez
• Official Selection High School - Questborne by Frank Gravagna
​• Official Selection High School - Inexpressibility by Melia Velez

17th GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL - Jersey Shore Arts Center - Asbury Park, NJ
​• Home Grown Short Student High School Drama - Deception by Amanda Clark
​• Short Student High School - Wanted by Isaiah Gomez

5th ARTISTS ALIKE FILM FESTIVAL - Investor's Bank Performing Arts Center - Sewell, NJ
​• Top Film Award / Official Selection Drama - Deception by Amanda Clark​
• 1st Runner-up Suspense-Thriller / Official Selection Suspense-Thriller - After Dark by Isaiah Gomez
​• Official Selection Experimental - Inexpressibility by Melia Velez

9th BRIGHTSIDE FILM FESTIVAL - Jersey City, NJ
​• Best Film & Best Actor / Official Selection - Wanted by Isaiah Gomez​
​• Best Editing / Official Selection - Void by Nidhi Patel & Maria Martinez
​• Best Concept / Official Selection - Behind Bars by Victor Ferrer, Aviel Bolesa, & Naomi Perez
​• Runner-up Experimental / Official Selection - Inexpressibility by Melia Velez
• Official Selection - After Dark by Isaiah Gomez
​• Official Selection - Deception by Amanda Clark
​• Official Selection - Feel Like by Noah Perez
​• Official Selection - The Sock Pun Film by Ben Hoffman
​• Official Selection - Remnant by Jonny Vorreas & Noah Perez
​• Official Selection - Questborne by Frank Gravagna
​• Official Selection - Phosphorescence by Emily Arce
​• Official Selection - Raw by Aviel Bolesa

2018

ALL AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL FILM FESTIVAL 2018 - AMC Empire Theatres - New York, NY​
• Official Selection Documentary - Unaltered  by Kimberly Hansen 
• Official Selection Experimental - Progression  by Maria Martinez 
• Official Selection Documentary - Double Tap: The Age of Social Media by Kimberly Hansen
• Official Selection Experimental - Tiny by Eli Cortes

RAHWAY REEL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2018 - Rahway, NJ
​• Official Selection - Wanted by Isaiah Gomez

NEWARK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018 - Newark, NJ
​• Official Selection - Wanted by Isaiah Gomez

44th NEW JERSEY YOUNG FILMMAKERS' FESTIVAL - Thomas Edison National Historic Park - West Orange, NJ
• 1st Prize Documentary - Unaltered  by Kimberly Hansen 
• 2nd Prize Documentary - Passionate by Noah Perez 
• 1st Prize Experimental (tie) - New York Book  by Amanda Clark 
• 1st Prize Experimental (tie) - Progression  by Maria Martinez 
• Honorable Mention Narrative - Aware  by Melia Velez 
• Honorable Mention Narrative - Walking Lament  by Samuel Seda 
• Honorable Mention Animation - Lost Jedi  by Isaiah Gomez 
• Honorable Mention Animation - Memories  by Franchesca Rodriguez 

12th OCEAN COUNTY LIBRARY STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL - Mancini Hall, Toms River, NJ
• Best Experimental / Official Selection Experimental - New York Book by Amanda Clark
• Best Silent Film /  Official Selection Silent Film - Walking Lament by Samuel Seda
• Honorable Mention / Official Selection Comedy - Instant Ramen Noodles by Victor Ferrer
• Official Selection Documentary - Passionate by Noah Perez
• Official Selection Experimental - Progression by Maria Martinez

4th ARTISTS ALIKE FILM FESTIVAL - Lenape High School, Medford, NJ
​• 1st Runner-up Documentary / Official Selection Documentary - Double Tap: The Age of Social Media by Kimberly Hansen
• Official Selection Drama - Walking Lament by Samuel Seda
• Official Selection  Documentary - Passionate by Noah Perez
• Official Selection Suspense/Thriller - Wanted by Isaiah Gomez
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10th KENT PLACE FILM FESTIVAL - Summit, NJ
• Official Selection - Tiny by Eli Cortes
• Official Selection - Nightmare by Victor Ferrer

2017

43rd NEW JERSEY YOUNG FILMMAKERS' FESTIVAL - Thomas Edison National Historic Park - West Orange, NJ
• 1st Prize Documentary - Milk  by Jasmine Gutierrez 
• 1st Prize Animation - Morning Coffee by Benjamin DeSimone
• 2nd Prize Experimental - 2016 by Paul Allen Sindac
• Honorable Mention Animation - Technicolor Mind by Franchesca Rodriguez, Emily Arce, Amanda Clark & Melia Velez
• Honorable Mention Experimental - Static by Rosalia Richter & Andrew Massaro

11th OCEAN COUNTY LIBRARY STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL - Mancini Hall, Toms River, NJ
• Official Selection Experimental - Static by Rosalia Richter & Andrew Massaro

9th KENT PLACE FILM FESTIVAL - Summit, NJ
• Official Selection - Betta Nights by Rosalia Richter
• Official Selection - Morning Coffee by Benjamin DeSimone
• Official Selection - Milk by Jasmine Gutierrez

PROJECT FX 2017 - Count Basie Theatre's Statewide Student Film Festival - Red Bank, NJ
• Official Selection High School - Morning Coffee by Benjamin DeSimone
• Official Selection High School - Milk by Jasmine Gutierrez

2016

42nd NEW JERSEY YOUNG FILMMAKERS' FESTIVAL - Thomas Edison National Historic Park - West Orange, NJ
• 2nd Prize - Watermelons by Deanna Rivera
• 3rd Prize - White Crayon by Kimberly Hansen
• Honorable Mention - SLIP by Jasmine Gutierrez & Diana Torres
• Honorable Mention - Jack by Rosalia Richter

2015

41st NEW JERSEY YOUNG FILMMAKERS' FESTIVAL - Thomas Edison National Historic Park - West Orange, NJ
• 1st Prize - Just An Idea by Deanna Rivera
• 2nd Prize - The American Dream by Rae Ann McMahon, Justin DeMattico, & Deanna Rivera
• Honorable Mention - Dress by Jasmine Gutierrez
• Honorable Mention - I Love You Patty by Claudia Martinez, Justin DeMattico, Molly Fade, Sierra Musselman, Diana Torres, & Matteos Cabrera