GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
March 27, 2019
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*LONG HAUL written by Megan Hess
THE BOUFFADOU written by Olly Williams
THE MIRACLE THAT SAVED CESAR IBANES' LIFE written by Ryan Thurston
BEST ACTRESS
*Lydia Fiore (Swiped Right)
Rebecca Rapoport-Cole (My Dad and Bob Todd)
Janel Tanna (Irony of Catharsis)
BEST ACTOR
Anthony Robert Grasso (Swiped Right)
Jack Mulcahy (Beyond Kepler)
*Bobby Slaski (Meeting Across the Hills)
BEST FILM
Beyond Kepler
*My Dad and Bob Todd
Swiped Right
BEST ENSEMBLE
*Beyond Kepler
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*I… Have Issues
March 27, 2019
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*LONG HAUL written by Megan Hess
THE BOUFFADOU written by Olly Williams
THE MIRACLE THAT SAVED CESAR IBANES' LIFE written by Ryan Thurston
BEST ACTRESS
*Lydia Fiore (Swiped Right)
Rebecca Rapoport-Cole (My Dad and Bob Todd)
Janel Tanna (Irony of Catharsis)
BEST ACTOR
Anthony Robert Grasso (Swiped Right)
Jack Mulcahy (Beyond Kepler)
*Bobby Slaski (Meeting Across the Hills)
BEST FILM
Beyond Kepler
*My Dad and Bob Todd
Swiped Right
BEST ENSEMBLE
*Beyond Kepler
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*I… Have Issues
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
December 19, 2018
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
HOUDINI'S LAST RUN written by David Steinman
INSIDE OUT written by Jim Popovich
*PLAN 6 written by Jennifer Chang
BEST ACTRESS
Jaecinda Ortiz (Delirium)
Colleen Wright (From Our Coven)
*Marissa Carpio (Where There Is No Exit)
BEST ACTOR
*Vincent Benvenuto (Rubber Room)
Jimmy Cintron (Mr. Kiss)
Treva Etienne (Acts of Desperation)
BEST FILM
Delirium
*Mr. Kiss
Rubber Room
BEST ENSEMBLE
*Acts of Desperation
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*Cassie
December 19, 2018
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
HOUDINI'S LAST RUN written by David Steinman
INSIDE OUT written by Jim Popovich
*PLAN 6 written by Jennifer Chang
BEST ACTRESS
Jaecinda Ortiz (Delirium)
Colleen Wright (From Our Coven)
*Marissa Carpio (Where There Is No Exit)
BEST ACTOR
*Vincent Benvenuto (Rubber Room)
Jimmy Cintron (Mr. Kiss)
Treva Etienne (Acts of Desperation)
BEST FILM
Delirium
*Mr. Kiss
Rubber Room
BEST ENSEMBLE
*Acts of Desperation
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*Cassie
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
September 26, 2018
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Girl Group - A Daughter's Tale written by Ashlei Hardenburg & Susan Murphy
Leotard written by Sophie Hood
I AM written by Shunsuke Funakoshi
BEST ACTRESS
*Debbie Twiss (Family Day)
Lauren Cox (Traveling Soldier)
Hannah Elless (Nora Ephron Goes To Prison)
BEST ACTOR
Charlton Hoag (7 Weeks)
Fredric Lehne (Margaret and Gary)
*Brian Kim (The Beach House)
BEST FILM
The Beach House
*The Only Flight
Underwater
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*Collision At Split Rock
September 26, 2018
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Girl Group - A Daughter's Tale written by Ashlei Hardenburg & Susan Murphy
Leotard written by Sophie Hood
I AM written by Shunsuke Funakoshi
BEST ACTRESS
*Debbie Twiss (Family Day)
Lauren Cox (Traveling Soldier)
Hannah Elless (Nora Ephron Goes To Prison)
BEST ACTOR
Charlton Hoag (7 Weeks)
Fredric Lehne (Margaret and Gary)
*Brian Kim (The Beach House)
BEST FILM
The Beach House
*The Only Flight
Underwater
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*Collision At Split Rock
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
June 27, 2018
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*`76 written by John Avino
RAIN ON THE RIVER written by Jeffrey Morin
STORE POLICY written by Ellen Raines
SYRIAN OCEAN written by Jeffrey Morin
BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS
*Jim Ford - We Have Your Wife
Jade Lane - Banana Bread
Ethan Stites - Vials
BEST FILM
Bless Me Father
To Be Normal
*Vials
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*Bless Me Father
June 27, 2018
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*`76 written by John Avino
RAIN ON THE RIVER written by Jeffrey Morin
STORE POLICY written by Ellen Raines
SYRIAN OCEAN written by Jeffrey Morin
BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS
*Jim Ford - We Have Your Wife
Jade Lane - Banana Bread
Ethan Stites - Vials
BEST FILM
Bless Me Father
To Be Normal
*Vials
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*Bless Me Father
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
March 28, 2018
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
GASP written by Gregory Orr
THE HUNTED written by Sam Thompson
PERRY written by R. J. Watson
*THE STRAIGHT MAN written by Paul Laudicano
BEST ACTRESS
Anna Just - Hearts That Cross Borders
Carly Otte - F'd, another effing web series
*Tayler Hamilton - The Singer
BEST ACTOR
*Alexandru Aldea - All About Rita
Frank Albanese - Divided
Rob Figueroa - Something's Fishy
BEST ENSEMBLE
*Wedding Season
BEST FILM
*Hearts The Cross Borders
The Singer
Wedding Season
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*I Heart Yoga
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
December 20, 2017
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Layers written by Tom Bragg
Plot Twist written by Afonso Henrique
BEST ACTRESS
Alexis Lariviere - The Last Visit
*Kristin Malko - Out of the Box
Alessia Sushko - The Other Capulet
BEST ACTOR
*Dan Berkey - The Last Visit
Mike Funk - Photokill
Cormac McCarthy - The Sickest Guy I Ever Met
BEST ENSEMBLE
*MindFull
BEST CONCEPT
*Jamie's Girl
Katherine
MindFull
BEST FILM
Photokill
The Last Visit
*The Other Capulet
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*The Other Capulet
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
September 27, 2017
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Back End written by Dan Gessner
Fortuity written by Kayla Ditlefsen
Golden Valley written by Samantha Morris
Mentally Evil written by Ronnie Lewis Jr
BEST ACTRESS
*Victoria Ratermanis - The Rose Garden
Yesi Rodriguez - The Mystery Gang
Laura Dowling Shea - The Spilling
BEST ACTOR
JD Goldschmidt - The Mystery Gang
*Dennis Herdman - DJs
David Volino - The Rose Garden
BEST FILM
Coming Down
The Mystery Gang
*The Spilling
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*Garbaggio
Or So the Story Goes (runner up)
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
June 14, 2017
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
American Snake Pit written by Dan Tomasulo
Leave written by Alysha Haran
*Malika written by Carlos Mesber
BEST DOCUMENTARY
*All American
BEST ACTRESS
Evgeniya Orudzheva - Anna Robot
Tawny Sorensen - Date and Time
*Nikki Gold - Reality Disorder
BEST ACTOR
*Reese Mishler - Candyland
Keith Nobbs - Date and Time
Branden Macor - Triangle
BEST FILM
Addle Strife
*Let's Play Dead Girl
Winter Snow
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*Unfinished Business
June 14, 2017
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
American Snake Pit written by Dan Tomasulo
Leave written by Alysha Haran
*Malika written by Carlos Mesber
BEST DOCUMENTARY
*All American
BEST ACTRESS
Evgeniya Orudzheva - Anna Robot
Tawny Sorensen - Date and Time
*Nikki Gold - Reality Disorder
BEST ACTOR
*Reese Mishler - Candyland
Keith Nobbs - Date and Time
Branden Macor - Triangle
BEST FILM
Addle Strife
*Let's Play Dead Girl
Winter Snow
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*Unfinished Business
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
March 29, 2017
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
A Just Cause written by Andrea Fiest Stein
*An Affair in the Greek Islands written by Slavica Bogdanov
Return to Metea written by Jeff Ingber
Rewind written by Ian Wilson
BEST ACTRESS
*Bethany Nicole Taylor - Taking in Quinn
Tanya Bevan - Beyond the Deep
Wrenn Schmidt - The Good Catholic
BEST ACTOR
*Matt Langer - Don't Think About It
John McGinley - The Good Catholic
Guilherme Festa - Life After Her
BEST FILM
Don't Think About It
King's Highway: The Story of Malcolm Fairfield
Taking in Quinn
*The Good Catholic
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*The Man in the Room
March 29, 2017
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
A Just Cause written by Andrea Fiest Stein
*An Affair in the Greek Islands written by Slavica Bogdanov
Return to Metea written by Jeff Ingber
Rewind written by Ian Wilson
BEST ACTRESS
*Bethany Nicole Taylor - Taking in Quinn
Tanya Bevan - Beyond the Deep
Wrenn Schmidt - The Good Catholic
BEST ACTOR
*Matt Langer - Don't Think About It
John McGinley - The Good Catholic
Guilherme Festa - Life After Her
BEST FILM
Don't Think About It
King's Highway: The Story of Malcolm Fairfield
Taking in Quinn
*The Good Catholic
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*The Man in the Room
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
December 21, 2016
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
12:34 written by Tobi Sigona
Brew Master written by Kelly Jean Karam
Destiny written by Gerald Schoenewolf
*Old Wounds written by Tom Wardach
The Holy Grail written by Walter Morris
Twists of Closure written by CN Bean
BEST ACTRESS
Lauren Dougherty (Cabinet in the Woods)
Stephanie Hinck (Crowns of Serendip)
*Brandi Alyssa Young (Evil Rising)
BEST ACTOR
*Ignacyo Matynia (Cabinet in the Woods)
Nathan Cluss (Crowns of Serendip)
Ronald Graham (Curses of War)
BEST FILM
Cabinet in the Woods
*Evil Rising
X Job
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*The Situation Room
December 21, 2016
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
12:34 written by Tobi Sigona
Brew Master written by Kelly Jean Karam
Destiny written by Gerald Schoenewolf
*Old Wounds written by Tom Wardach
The Holy Grail written by Walter Morris
Twists of Closure written by CN Bean
BEST ACTRESS
Lauren Dougherty (Cabinet in the Woods)
Stephanie Hinck (Crowns of Serendip)
*Brandi Alyssa Young (Evil Rising)
BEST ACTOR
*Ignacyo Matynia (Cabinet in the Woods)
Nathan Cluss (Crowns of Serendip)
Ronald Graham (Curses of War)
BEST FILM
Cabinet in the Woods
*Evil Rising
X Job
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*The Situation Room
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
September 28, 2016
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Can't Mumbai Me Love written by Andrew Abdou & Brendan Soffientini
Citrus written by Nick Ferro & Gil Barahona
Expiration Dating written by Andrew Abdou, Sarah Mogin & Michael Petzinger
F*ck written by Elijah Gomez
Modern Love written by Hannah Dillon
Resurrection Time Conspiracy written by Jim Carroll
BEST DOCUMENTARY
*In the Name of Comedy
BEST ACTRESS
Lynne Cormack (Acting Up)
Laura Shea (Great Expectations)
*Janel Tanna (Sienna’s Choice)
BEST ACTOR
*Taso Mikroulis (The Weekend)
Sebastian Stimman (1.7 Alpha)
Antonio Silva (Madam Trigger)
BEST FILM
Defarious
*Sienna’s Choice
The Weekend
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*A Real Date
September 28, 2016
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Can't Mumbai Me Love written by Andrew Abdou & Brendan Soffientini
Citrus written by Nick Ferro & Gil Barahona
Expiration Dating written by Andrew Abdou, Sarah Mogin & Michael Petzinger
F*ck written by Elijah Gomez
Modern Love written by Hannah Dillon
Resurrection Time Conspiracy written by Jim Carroll
BEST DOCUMENTARY
*In the Name of Comedy
BEST ACTRESS
Lynne Cormack (Acting Up)
Laura Shea (Great Expectations)
*Janel Tanna (Sienna’s Choice)
BEST ACTOR
*Taso Mikroulis (The Weekend)
Sebastian Stimman (1.7 Alpha)
Antonio Silva (Madam Trigger)
BEST FILM
Defarious
*Sienna’s Choice
The Weekend
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*A Real Date
