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Brightside Tavern Film Festival

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 202520242023202220212020

    Festival Prize

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Joseph Sernio
      Winner
      • Joseph Sernio
      • Loved
    • Al Nazemian
      • Al Nazemian
      • For I Am Dead
    • Trey Guinn
      • Trey Guinn
      • Billy
    • Howard Hendrix Powell
      • Howard Hendrix Powell
      • Overdue

    Best Actor in a Comedy

    • Jason Mewes at an event for The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
      Winner
      • Jason Mewes
      • The Undesirables

    Best Actor in a Long Short

    • As VanDyke in the Blacklist, NBC
      Winner
      • Lukas Hassel
      • The Prof
      Intention Films and Media
    • As VanDyke in the Blacklist, NBC
      • Lukas Hassel
      • The Prof
      Intention Films and Media
      • Jesse Dorfman
      • In a Time of Jewels
      Robert Asencio Artist
      M.R.H.R Films
      Knight Productions (RGCKH)

    Best Actress

    • Ashley Weismantel
      Winner
      • Ashley Weismantel
      • Star Crossed
      Always Write Productions
    • Winner
      • Mai Benezra
      • Feel
    • Meg Wells
      • Meg Wells
      • Good Session
      New Media Comedy Productions
      Happy Smile Films
    • Jeanine Bartel
      • Jeanine Bartel
      • Overdue

    Best Actress in a Student Film

    • Winner
      • Leah Skay
      • Voice Box

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Loved

    • [object Object]

      For I Am Dead

      9.0 (18)
      Dominika Podczaska
    • [object Object]

      Flash/Crash

      7.8 (10)
      Gijs Roodhart
    • [object Object]

      Voice Box

      Abby Hauptman
    • [object Object]

      To Be Honest

      6.7 (20)
      Stephen Roll

    Best Director - Comedy

    • Winner
      • Joseph Pepitone
      • The Undesirables
      • Alexis Ramirez(director)
      • Credits Among Friends
      • Jack Saxon
      • Billy

    Best Director - Drama

    • Caleb Grandoit
      Winner
      • Caleb Grandoit
      • Gentle Boy
      Gentle Boy Productions
    • Patricia Delso Lucas
      • Patricia Delso Lucas
      • For I Am Dead

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Voice Box

      William Barnes

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In a Time of Jewels

      Robert Asencio
      Hedi B. Asencio
      Brianna Martinez
      Chris Grant
      Gaby Resende
      Jesse Dorfman
      D'Asia Brunson
      Lisa Marie Burgos
      Megan Tobias
      Miledys Artiles
      Robert Asencio Artist
      M.R.H.R Films
      Knight Productions (RGCKH)
    • [object Object]

      Flash/Crash

      7.8 (10)
      Werner Kolf
      Meriyem Manders
      Jihane el Fahidi
      Karim El Guennouni
      Ab Azzaoui
    • [object Object]

      The Undesirables

      Jason Mewes
      Natalie Knepp
      Toni D'Antonio
      Lou Martini Jr.
      John Paul Jones
      Kevin Sebastian
      Robert Sciglimpaglia
      Joyce Licorish
      Mark Koenig
      Penelope Lagos
      Ivan Goris
      Samantha Bowen
      Toni Vitale

    Best International Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Flash/Crash

      7.8 (10)
      Guy Renardeau
      Gijs Roodhart
      Ross Walker
      Angelo Perez Lebbink
      Los Bandos Films

    Best Long Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In a Time of Jewels

      Robert Asencio
      Hedi B. Asencio
      Brianna Martinez
      Chris Grant
      Gaby Resende
      Jesse Dorfman
      D'Asia Brunson
      Lisa Marie Burgos
      Megan Tobias
      Miledys Artiles
      Robert Asencio Artist
      M.R.H.R Films
      Knight Productions (RGCKH)
      Runner Up
    • [object Object]

      The Prof

      Linda Collins
      Debra Markowitz
      Intention Films and Media

    Best Micro Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Dark of Night

      Larry Rosen
    • [object Object]

      Ta-Da

      Jeffrey Howe(writer/director)
      Remedy Works
    • [object Object]

      Lone Wolves

      Hedi B. Asencio
      Robert Asencio

    Best NJ Director

    • Jack Foley
      Winner
      • Jack Foley
      • Holly Hill
      Brownstone Films

    Best NJ Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Prof

      Linda Collins
      Debra Markowitz
      Intention Films and Media
    • [object Object]

      Holly Hill

      Jack Foley
      Brownstone Films
    • [object Object]

      The Prof

      Linda Collins
      Debra Markowitz
      Intention Films and Media

    Best Script Produced

    • Winner

      Unicorn Killer

      Dan Gregory
      Jayleen S. Perez

    Best Short Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Interracial Couple in A Cheerios Ad

      5.5 (14)
      David Roth
      Yuriy Mikhalevskiy
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      One Last Time

      Debra Markowitz
      Intention Films and Media
    • [object Object]

      Nightmare

      9.4 (6)
      Alex Allen(Director)
    • [object Object]

      One Last Time

      Debra Markowitz

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Riggsby Lane
      Winner
      • Riggsby Lane
      • For I Am Dead
    • Streets of New York
      Winner
      • Jack Mulcahy
      • Gentle Boy
      Gentle Boy Productions
    • Jonathan Tierney
      • Jonathan Tierney
      • Holly Hill
      Brownstone Films

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Kathryn Milewski
      Winner
      • Kathryn Milewski
      • Holly Hill
      Brownstone Films
    • 'Blue Baby' Red Carpet Premiere
      • Debby Gerber
      • Loved
      Holly Lake Films
      • Dominique Alessi(actress)
      • Credits Among Friends

    New Jersey Achievement Award in the Art of Acting

    • Dan Gregory
      Winner
      • Dan Gregory

    Best Actor - Medium Short

    • Michael Fedele
      • Michael Fedele
      • The Better Man
      Intention Films and Media

    Best Actress Horror/Thriller

    • @findthelightphotography
      • Heather Drew
      • Follower

    Best Actress Long Short

    • Linda Collins
      • Linda Collins
      • The Prof
      Intention Films and Media
      • Lisa Marie Burgos
      • In a Time of Jewels
      Robert Asencio Artist
      M.R.H.R Films
      Knight Productions (RGCKH)

    Best Actress in a Comedy

    • Natalie Knepp
      • Natalie Knepp
      • The Undesirables

    Best Actress in a Student Film (summer session)

    • Amber Rothberg
      • Amber Rothberg
      • Grace & Chloe

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]

      Credits Among Friends

      8.5 (7)
      Exiram Productions
    • [object Object]

      Billy

      Jack Saxon
    • [object Object]

      The Undesirables

      Joseph Pepitone
      Shake the Tree Productions

    Best Concept

    • [object Object]

      The Better Man

      Henry Stampfel
    • [object Object]

      Voice Box

      Eamon Kelly
    • [object Object]

      Project Natalya

      Elroy Martinez Jr.
      Elroy Martinez Jr. Films
    • [object Object]

      Flash/Crash

      7.8 (10)
      Guy Renardeau
      Ross Walker
      Gijs Roodhart
      Angelo Perez Lebbink
      Los Bandos Films
    • [object Object]

      Billy

      Jack Saxon
      Andrew Dittmann
    • [object Object]

      Sheltered from Time

      Sadie Duarte(director)

    Best Director

      • Jayleen S. Perez
      • Lucy
      Happy Smile Films
    • Pat Bradley
      • Pat Bradley
      • Star Crossed
      Always Write Productions
    • Melissa Skirboll
      • Melissa Skirboll
      • Overdue

    Best Director - Horror/Thriller

    • Harry Waldman in 515 (2015)
      • Harry Waldman
      • Enter the Room
      Edgewater Film Productions
    • Scott W. Perry
      • Scott W. Perry
      • Follower

    Best Director - Student

      • Eamon Kelly
      • Voice Box

    Best Director Drama

    • D.J. Higgins
      • D.J. Higgins
      • Loved
      Holly Lake Films

    Best Director of a Long Short

    • Debra Markowitz
      • Debra Markowitz
      • The Prof
      Intention Films and Media
    • Robert Asencio
      • Robert Asencio
      • In a Time of Jewels
      Robert Asencio Artist
      M.R.H.R Films
      Knight Productions (RGCKH)

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]

      Nightmare

      9.4 (6)
      Alex Allen(Director)
    • [object Object]

      Project Natalya

      Elroy Martinez Jr.
      Elroy Martinez Jr. Films
    • [object Object]

      Enter the Room

      9.2 (42)
      Harry Waldman
      Edgewater Film Productions

    Best Horror/Thriller

    • [object Object]

      Follower

      9.0 (6)
      Scott W. Perry(producer)
      Heather Drew(producer)
      Stolis Hadjicharalambous(producer)
      Slick Devil Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Loved

      Joseph Sernio
      Holly Lake Films
    • [object Object]

      Enter the Room

      9.2 (42)
      Harry Waldman
      Edgewater Film Productions
    • [object Object]

      Lucy

      Robert Cunniff
      Larry Rosen
      Happy Smile Films

    Best NJ Short Comedy

    • [object Object]

      Good Session

      7.0 (8)
      Larry Rosen
      Robert Cunniff
      Mike Vezza
      Happy Smile Films
      New Media Comedy Productions

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Star Crossed

      Pat Bradley
      Always Write Productions

    Best Short Short (Drama)

    • [object Object]

      To Be Honest

      6.7 (20)
      Daniel Kirby
      Liana Sonenclar
      John Robert Hammerer
    • [object Object]

      One Last Time

      Debra Markowitz
      John Marean
      Intention Films and Media

    Best Short Short Comedy

    • [object Object]

      Hilltop Hike

      Robert Cunniff

    Best Student Film College

    • [object Object]

      Voice Box

      Eamon Kelly
      Tyler Vincent

    Jury Prize

    Edit

    Rising Star Award-College

    • Winner
      • Mai Benezra

    Best Actor

    • Dan Gregory
      • Dan Gregory
      • The Passage

    Excellence Award

    Edit

    Best Film - Medium Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Overdue

      Melissa Skirboll
      Penny B. Jackson
      LifeDreamProductions
      91 Central Productions

    Best Micro Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hilltop Hike

      Robert Cunniff

    Best Twist-Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Good Session

      7.0 (8)
      Larry Rosen
      Mike Vezza
      Robert Cunniff
      Happy Smile Films
      New Media Comedy Productions

    Student Award

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    Best Director

    • Erika Lynn Jolie
      Winner
      • Erika Lynn Jolie
      • Grace & Chloe
      Dreamers Entertainment

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Grace & Chloe

      Hadley Brown
      Amber Rothberg
      Katelyn Brasco
      Jordyn Nobrega
      Xander Ricci
      Tristan Rizzuto
      Ian Brownhill
      Dreamers Entertainment

    Best Actress

    • Hadley Brown
      • Hadley Brown
      • Grace & Chloe
      Dreamers Entertainment

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      Grace & Chloe

      George Apostolidis
      Dreamers Entertainment

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      Grace & Chloe

      Erika Lynn Jolie
      Joey Krzeminski
      Dreamers Entertainment

    Best Short Film College

    • [object Object]

      Grace & Chloe

      Erika Lynn Jolie
      Dreamers Entertainment

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