GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Stories (written by Brandon Keeton)
*The Age of the Empath (written by Steve Brown)
The Train (written by Alice Murphy)
BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
Hayley Batson (Putt Putt)
Dan Gregory (How Dare You?)
Rick Irwin (Driven Out)
*Isaac Platizky (The Monitor)
BEST CONCEPT
Faith
Heart of the Matter
*How Dare You?
Soul of the Screen
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
*Fitted Skin
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
*Fabulous Seven Forever
MIKE VEZZA EXPERIMENTAL FILM AWARD
*THE DOCUMENTARY
BEST FILM
How Dare You?
*Putt Putt
The Monitor
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Stories (written by Brandon Keeton)
*The Age of the Empath (written by Steve Brown)
The Train (written by Alice Murphy)
BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
Hayley Batson (Putt Putt)
Dan Gregory (How Dare You?)
Rick Irwin (Driven Out)
*Isaac Platizky (The Monitor)
BEST CONCEPT
Faith
Heart of the Matter
*How Dare You?
Soul of the Screen
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
*Fitted Skin
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
*Fabulous Seven Forever
MIKE VEZZA EXPERIMENTAL FILM AWARD
*THE DOCUMENTARY
BEST FILM
How Dare You?
*Putt Putt
The Monitor
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
JUNE 26, 2024
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Aliens, Powers, and Lily (written by Jonny Kandell)
La Piazza (written by Richard Thompson)
Lake Kivu (written by Roxsanne Dyssell)
Old Men at the Club (written by Michael Jonathan Gellis)
Single Girl's Guide to Narcissists (written by Michael Miceli and Diane Thomassin)
BEST ACTRESS
*Sarah Ceballos (Hero)
Aly Mang (The Beginning)
Val Quinonez (Parker and the Green Dress)
BEST ACTOR
*Mike Funk (Carnappers)
Charles Marinaro (Mantra)
Carlo Marks (Mugs)
BEST STUDENT FILM - GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
*To Fifty Years of Happiness
BEST DOCUMENTARY
*George's Rwanda
BEST FEATURE FILM
*Mantra
BEST FILM
Hero
Mugs
*The Beginning
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*To Fifty Years of Happiness
JUNE 26, 2024
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Aliens, Powers, and Lily (written by Jonny Kandell)
La Piazza (written by Richard Thompson)
Lake Kivu (written by Roxsanne Dyssell)
Old Men at the Club (written by Michael Jonathan Gellis)
Single Girl's Guide to Narcissists (written by Michael Miceli and Diane Thomassin)
BEST ACTRESS
*Sarah Ceballos (Hero)
Aly Mang (The Beginning)
Val Quinonez (Parker and the Green Dress)
BEST ACTOR
*Mike Funk (Carnappers)
Charles Marinaro (Mantra)
Carlo Marks (Mugs)
BEST STUDENT FILM - GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
*To Fifty Years of Happiness
BEST DOCUMENTARY
*George's Rwanda
BEST FEATURE FILM
*Mantra
BEST FILM
Hero
Mugs
*The Beginning
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*To Fifty Years of Happiness
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
March 27, 2024
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Sickly Sweet (written by Thomas Fienan)
State (written by John Michael Patishnock Jr.)
*Sweetener (written by William R.A. Rush)
BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
John Kroner (Statistical Probabilities)
Eleonora Mancini (La Pietra (The Stone))
*Amanda Nicholas (Syzygy)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
*Vision
BEST FEATURE FILM
Group
Syzygy
*The Night of the Harvest
BEST FILM
Backcountry
*Statistical Probabilities
The Capsule
March 27, 2024
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Sickly Sweet (written by Thomas Fienan)
State (written by John Michael Patishnock Jr.)
*Sweetener (written by William R.A. Rush)
BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
John Kroner (Statistical Probabilities)
Eleonora Mancini (La Pietra (The Stone))
*Amanda Nicholas (Syzygy)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
*Vision
BEST FEATURE FILM
Group
Syzygy
*The Night of the Harvest
BEST FILM
Backcountry
*Statistical Probabilities
The Capsule
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
December 20, 2023
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
*Love Is A Battlefield (written by Jonny Kandell)
The Time Freeze (written by Tia Jansen)
Unsustainable (written by Thomas Fienan)
BEST ACTRESS
Carmen Borla (La Bolita)
*Stef Dawson (Manicure)
Stacey Van Gorder (One Last Time)
BEST ACTOR
Lukas Hassel (The Prof)
Kevin Pullias (Just Desserts)
*Jeffrey Roth (Fraudulent Conversion)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
*Sanctuary
BEST FEATURE FILM
*Fraudulent Conversion
BEST FILM
Henry Needs A Cat
*La Bolita
Manicure
December 20, 2023
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
*Love Is A Battlefield (written by Jonny Kandell)
The Time Freeze (written by Tia Jansen)
Unsustainable (written by Thomas Fienan)
BEST ACTRESS
Carmen Borla (La Bolita)
*Stef Dawson (Manicure)
Stacey Van Gorder (One Last Time)
BEST ACTOR
Lukas Hassel (The Prof)
Kevin Pullias (Just Desserts)
*Jeffrey Roth (Fraudulent Conversion)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
*Sanctuary
BEST FEATURE FILM
*Fraudulent Conversion
BEST FILM
Henry Needs A Cat
*La Bolita
Manicure
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
September 28, 2023
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Icarus and the Willow Tree (written by Timur Markowitz)
*Mera Bhalu (written by Mariella Spagnolo)
Pink Shirts (written by Caleb Michael York)
The Wave of the Future (written by Lovinder Singh Gill)
What Would Lombardi Say (written by Patrick Cottington)
BEST ACTOR or ACTRESS
Joe Kramer (Higher Grounds)
Tom Martin (Billy Boy)
*Janel Tanna (Intervention)
BEST FILM
*Billy Boy
Higher Grounds
Intervention
September 28, 2023
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Icarus and the Willow Tree (written by Timur Markowitz)
*Mera Bhalu (written by Mariella Spagnolo)
Pink Shirts (written by Caleb Michael York)
The Wave of the Future (written by Lovinder Singh Gill)
What Would Lombardi Say (written by Patrick Cottington)
BEST ACTOR or ACTRESS
Joe Kramer (Higher Grounds)
Tom Martin (Billy Boy)
*Janel Tanna (Intervention)
BEST FILM
*Billy Boy
Higher Grounds
Intervention
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
June 28, 2023
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Finding Emmaus (written by Pamela S. K. Glasner)
Life (written by Mariella Spagnolo & Sutinder Singh)
Moksha (written by Saurin Lakhia)
The Pickleball Killer (written by Jim Carroll)
Who Killed William Desmond Taylor? (written by Nate Washburn)
BEST ACTRESS
Meg Ardyn (Why We're Single)
*Keaton Morris-Stan (Fractal)
Nicki Valastro (God's Will)
BEST ACTOR
Aric Grooms (God's Will)
Isaac Platizky (Tales From the Narrow Bridge The Wyrmwood Devil)
*Joe Sernio (Loved)
BEST FEATURE
*God's Will
Tales From the Narrow Bridge The Wyrmwood Devil
BEST COMEDY
Beer Goggles
LoveLetters Profiles
*No Witnesses
BEST LOCAL FILM
Tales From the Narrow Bridge The Wyrmwood Devil
*You Don’t Even Look Italian
You Don't Have To Do This
BEST ENSEMBLE
*Tales From the Narrow Bridge The Wyrmwood Devil
BEST FILM
Fractal
*Loved
The Cookbook
June 28, 2023
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Finding Emmaus (written by Pamela S. K. Glasner)
Life (written by Mariella Spagnolo & Sutinder Singh)
Moksha (written by Saurin Lakhia)
The Pickleball Killer (written by Jim Carroll)
Who Killed William Desmond Taylor? (written by Nate Washburn)
BEST ACTRESS
Meg Ardyn (Why We're Single)
*Keaton Morris-Stan (Fractal)
Nicki Valastro (God's Will)
BEST ACTOR
Aric Grooms (God's Will)
Isaac Platizky (Tales From the Narrow Bridge The Wyrmwood Devil)
*Joe Sernio (Loved)
BEST FEATURE
*God's Will
Tales From the Narrow Bridge The Wyrmwood Devil
BEST COMEDY
Beer Goggles
LoveLetters Profiles
*No Witnesses
BEST LOCAL FILM
Tales From the Narrow Bridge The Wyrmwood Devil
*You Don’t Even Look Italian
You Don't Have To Do This
BEST ENSEMBLE
*Tales From the Narrow Bridge The Wyrmwood Devil
BEST FILM
Fractal
*Loved
The Cookbook
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
December 20, 2022
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Austin in Trouble (written by Tom Rincone)
*Desperately Seeking Sikh (written by Mariella Spagnolo)
Geri at the Counter (written by Penelope Spurr)
No Address (written by James J. Papa and Julia Verdin)
The Four Of Us Are Dying (written by Jesse Dorian)
BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
*Josie Burke (Heirloom)
Anthony Robert Grasso (The Call)
Sophie Lachman (For Lonely Nights)
BEST TWIST
*Her Motive
Retribution's Child
The Call
BEST CONCEPT
Her Motive
Holly Hill
*Let My Grandpa into Heaven
BEST FILM
Duet
For Lonely Nights
*Heirloom
December 20, 2022
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Austin in Trouble (written by Tom Rincone)
*Desperately Seeking Sikh (written by Mariella Spagnolo)
Geri at the Counter (written by Penelope Spurr)
No Address (written by James J. Papa and Julia Verdin)
The Four Of Us Are Dying (written by Jesse Dorian)
BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
*Josie Burke (Heirloom)
Anthony Robert Grasso (The Call)
Sophie Lachman (For Lonely Nights)
BEST TWIST
*Her Motive
Retribution's Child
The Call
BEST CONCEPT
Her Motive
Holly Hill
*Let My Grandpa into Heaven
BEST FILM
Duet
For Lonely Nights
*Heirloom
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
September 28, 2022
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Bad Love Tigers (written by Kevin L. Schewe, MD, FACRO, Oliver W. Tuthill Jr. & Tara J. Walker)
Hovelton - Zombies (written by Mathew Tretola)
MK Djarum (written by Gwynn Davies)
*The Forte (written by Diane Gonzalez)
We Called Him Beethoven (written by Bob Brennan)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
*Shaolin
BEST STUDENT FILM
*Guru
BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
*Rebecca DeMarco (Marijuana Minutes)
Trey Guinn (Billy)
Arash Mokhtar (Guru)
Chris Thompson (The First Responder)
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Billy
Pumpkin Seek
*The Thief
BEST COMEDY FILM
Love Sick
Marijuana Minutes
*The Pinch Hitter
MOST INSPIRING FILM
*Dare to believe
BEST FILM
*Billy
Springtime Forever
The Thief
BEST FEATURE FILM
*Marijuana Minutes
September 28, 2022
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Bad Love Tigers (written by Kevin L. Schewe, MD, FACRO, Oliver W. Tuthill Jr. & Tara J. Walker)
Hovelton - Zombies (written by Mathew Tretola)
MK Djarum (written by Gwynn Davies)
*The Forte (written by Diane Gonzalez)
We Called Him Beethoven (written by Bob Brennan)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
*Shaolin
BEST STUDENT FILM
*Guru
BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
*Rebecca DeMarco (Marijuana Minutes)
Trey Guinn (Billy)
Arash Mokhtar (Guru)
Chris Thompson (The First Responder)
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Billy
Pumpkin Seek
*The Thief
BEST COMEDY FILM
Love Sick
Marijuana Minutes
*The Pinch Hitter
MOST INSPIRING FILM
*Dare to believe
BEST FILM
*Billy
Springtime Forever
The Thief
BEST FEATURE FILM
*Marijuana Minutes
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
June 29, 2022
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Cooking With Passion (written by Jim Harkins)
Ghosts of San Francisco (written by David A. Seader)
Kat Killed My Cat (written by Javier Navarrete)
Spare Change (written by Christopher Raishun Marshall)
The Long Haul (written by Josh W Pomponio)
BEST ACTRESS
*Edie Casille (Celebrations)
Anjelica Jayes (A Cosplay Life)
Gabi Van Horn (The Big 3-Oh)
BEST ACTOR
Daniel Kenner (Trapped)
Charlie McElveen (The Morning Breeze)
*Bryan McKenna (Freddy, The Handyman)
BEST COMEDY
A Cosplay Life
*Boomslang 2: The Dinner
Freddy, The Handyman
BEST WEB SERIES
Boomslang 2: The Dinner
Divided
*Kith & Kin
BEST LOCAL FILM
Kith & Kin
*The Big 3-Oh
Trapped
BEST FILM
Celebrations
The Big 3-Oh
*The Morning Breeze
June 29, 2022
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Cooking With Passion (written by Jim Harkins)
Ghosts of San Francisco (written by David A. Seader)
Kat Killed My Cat (written by Javier Navarrete)
Spare Change (written by Christopher Raishun Marshall)
The Long Haul (written by Josh W Pomponio)
BEST ACTRESS
*Edie Casille (Celebrations)
Anjelica Jayes (A Cosplay Life)
Gabi Van Horn (The Big 3-Oh)
BEST ACTOR
Daniel Kenner (Trapped)
Charlie McElveen (The Morning Breeze)
*Bryan McKenna (Freddy, The Handyman)
BEST COMEDY
A Cosplay Life
*Boomslang 2: The Dinner
Freddy, The Handyman
BEST WEB SERIES
Boomslang 2: The Dinner
Divided
*Kith & Kin
BEST LOCAL FILM
Kith & Kin
*The Big 3-Oh
Trapped
BEST FILM
Celebrations
The Big 3-Oh
*The Morning Breeze
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
March 23, 2022
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
A Cavendish Discovery of Witchcraft (written by James Fitzmaurice)
*Amy and Angel (written by Deedee Benkovich & Julia Verdin)
Homecoming (written by Mike Vezza & James Alexander)
BEST MUSICAL FILM OR MUSIC VIDEO
Gaslighted
The Nightfly
*When it All Goes Down
BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
Caitlin Connelly (Ebb and Flo)
*Iliana Guibert (The Session)
Anna Vanston (Cycle)
BEST COMEDY FILM
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
Twisted Perspective
*What Can I Say?
BEST FILM
*Cycle
The Session
Unintended
March 23, 2022
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
A Cavendish Discovery of Witchcraft (written by James Fitzmaurice)
*Amy and Angel (written by Deedee Benkovich & Julia Verdin)
Homecoming (written by Mike Vezza & James Alexander)
BEST MUSICAL FILM OR MUSIC VIDEO
Gaslighted
The Nightfly
*When it All Goes Down
BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
Caitlin Connelly (Ebb and Flo)
*Iliana Guibert (The Session)
Anna Vanston (Cycle)
BEST COMEDY FILM
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
Twisted Perspective
*What Can I Say?
BEST FILM
*Cycle
The Session
Unintended
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
December 15, 2021
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
*Aric Grooms (MidLife)
Afton Quast (I Would Do Anything For Love)
Bettina Skye (Play Date)
BEST HORROR COMEDY
*You're It
BEST FILM
Forgotten
Home at War
*MidLife
December 15, 2021
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
*Aric Grooms (MidLife)
Afton Quast (I Would Do Anything For Love)
Bettina Skye (Play Date)
BEST HORROR COMEDY
*You're It
BEST FILM
Forgotten
Home at War
*MidLife
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
September 29, 2021
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*A Confusion of Weasels (written by Paul Weidknecht)
Jungles (written by Joy Sunland)
Silence (written by Anupama Mandloi)
BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
Melissa Malone (Assisted Suicide)
Loring Murtha (Banana Zakary)
*Jasper Newman (The Don't Call List)
BEST FILM
*Banana Zakary
I Feel A Stillness Growing
The Don't Call List
September 29, 2021
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*A Confusion of Weasels (written by Paul Weidknecht)
Jungles (written by Joy Sunland)
Silence (written by Anupama Mandloi)
BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
Melissa Malone (Assisted Suicide)
Loring Murtha (Banana Zakary)
*Jasper Newman (The Don't Call List)
BEST FILM
*Banana Zakary
I Feel A Stillness Growing
The Don't Call List
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
June 22, 2021
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Flash and Stretch (written by Jim Norman)
Isolation Vacation (written by Andrew Kamal Abdou)
*Jersey Don (written by John Kerner)
Seraphim's Miracle (written by J.B. Storey)
Sizwe (written by Micharn Pollock)
BEST ACTRESS
Jeanette Bonner (The Feather)
*Caroline Heinle (STILL)
Libby Lee (Still With Us)
BEST ACTOR
Darian Dauchan (The Feather)
*Bobby McGruther (The Bunny Man)
Patrick Shane (STILL)
BEST STUDENT FILM
*It's Over
Lessons From Dad
Still With Us
BEST FILM
Air B & D
The Bonds of Friendship
The Bunny Man
*The Feather
June 22, 2021
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Flash and Stretch (written by Jim Norman)
Isolation Vacation (written by Andrew Kamal Abdou)
*Jersey Don (written by John Kerner)
Seraphim's Miracle (written by J.B. Storey)
Sizwe (written by Micharn Pollock)
BEST ACTRESS
Jeanette Bonner (The Feather)
*Caroline Heinle (STILL)
Libby Lee (Still With Us)
BEST ACTOR
Darian Dauchan (The Feather)
*Bobby McGruther (The Bunny Man)
Patrick Shane (STILL)
BEST STUDENT FILM
*It's Over
Lessons From Dad
Still With Us
BEST FILM
Air B & D
The Bonds of Friendship
The Bunny Man
*The Feather
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
March 27, 2021
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Chasing Love (written by Diana Foronda & Calvin Benson)
Clara's Garden (written by Bill Foster)
Fatal Ambition (written by Angel Connell)
Gross National Happiness (written by Kristin Steinmetz)
The Projectionist (written by Michael Dean)
BEST ACTRESS
Amy Acker (Outside)
Cartter Evans (Wake)
*Nancy Nagrant (Miracle Baby)
BEST ACTOR
*James Carpinello (Outside)
Vincent De Paul (Matty Boy)
Stephen Kunken (Miracle Baby)
BEST FILM
*Miracle Baby
The Internet Kills
Wake
March 27, 2021
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Chasing Love (written by Diana Foronda & Calvin Benson)
Clara's Garden (written by Bill Foster)
Fatal Ambition (written by Angel Connell)
Gross National Happiness (written by Kristin Steinmetz)
The Projectionist (written by Michael Dean)
BEST ACTRESS
Amy Acker (Outside)
Cartter Evans (Wake)
*Nancy Nagrant (Miracle Baby)
BEST ACTOR
*James Carpinello (Outside)
Vincent De Paul (Matty Boy)
Stephen Kunken (Miracle Baby)
BEST FILM
*Miracle Baby
The Internet Kills
Wake
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
December 20, 2020
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Brook Farm written by Alexander Wake
Ring of Deceit written by Jim Harkins
*Terrified written by Pamela Reinhart
BEST ACTRESS
Eve Austin (Confidant)
Qurrat Kadwani (Show & Tell)
*Amandalyn McLellan (Fair Haven)
BEST ACTOR
Eddie McGee (Confidant)
Bobby McGruther (Fair Haven)
*Joe Nemcheck (King of Angels)
BEST ENSEMBLE
*Fair Haven
King of Angels
BEST ANIMATION
*Beanstalk
BEST FILM
Confidant
Fair Haven
*Show & Tell
December 20, 2020
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Brook Farm written by Alexander Wake
Ring of Deceit written by Jim Harkins
*Terrified written by Pamela Reinhart
BEST ACTRESS
Eve Austin (Confidant)
Qurrat Kadwani (Show & Tell)
*Amandalyn McLellan (Fair Haven)
BEST ACTOR
Eddie McGee (Confidant)
Bobby McGruther (Fair Haven)
*Joe Nemcheck (King of Angels)
BEST ENSEMBLE
*Fair Haven
King of Angels
BEST ANIMATION
*Beanstalk
BEST FILM
Confidant
Fair Haven
*Show & Tell
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
October 8, 2020
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Bad Summer written by Richard L. Stringham
* Bloodletters written by Tom Sime and Greg Derasmo
Everything, All At Once written by Julia Christgau
Pop Video written by Richard Stringham
Psychotics written by Rajiv Kachappilly
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
* She's a Devil
Stairwell My Love
BEST ACTRESS
Liza Galletti (Dating Blind)
* Katrina Schmidt (Groups of Two)
Maria Souza (Method)
BEST ACTOR
* Phil Kruse (A Week With Rebecca)
Ryan Murnane (Cartwright)
Bobby Slaski (Groups of Two)
BEST FILM
A Week With Rebecca
Cartwright
* Groups of Two
October 8, 2020
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
Bad Summer written by Richard L. Stringham
* Bloodletters written by Tom Sime and Greg Derasmo
Everything, All At Once written by Julia Christgau
Pop Video written by Richard Stringham
Psychotics written by Rajiv Kachappilly
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
* She's a Devil
Stairwell My Love
BEST ACTRESS
Liza Galletti (Dating Blind)
* Katrina Schmidt (Groups of Two)
Maria Souza (Method)
BEST ACTOR
* Phil Kruse (A Week With Rebecca)
Ryan Murnane (Cartwright)
Bobby Slaski (Groups of Two)
BEST FILM
A Week With Rebecca
Cartwright
* Groups of Two
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
December 18, 2019
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
At the Mercy of Faith (written by Samuel Lee Taylor)
Flight AD4515 (written by Martina Lisec)
*LimoCop (written by Kevin Lapsley, Michael Craig and Canz)
BEST ACTRESS
Ela Acur (Restless)
Kristin Muri (Crazy For The Blonde)
Meredith Ross (Wink)
*Tawny Sorensen (As One)
BEST ACTOR
Anthony Grasso (Wink)
Bobby McGruther (Tequila Flavored Cigarettes)
*Stephen Plunkett (Stormchaser)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
A New Generation Music Video
*The Same But Different
Weaponized
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Mixed Up
Purrrfect Intervention
*Tequila Flavored Cigarettes
BEST FILM
As One
*Crazy For The Blonde
Tequila Flavored Cigarettes
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*Decoy
December 18, 2019
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
At the Mercy of Faith (written by Samuel Lee Taylor)
Flight AD4515 (written by Martina Lisec)
*LimoCop (written by Kevin Lapsley, Michael Craig and Canz)
BEST ACTRESS
Ela Acur (Restless)
Kristin Muri (Crazy For The Blonde)
Meredith Ross (Wink)
*Tawny Sorensen (As One)
BEST ACTOR
Anthony Grasso (Wink)
Bobby McGruther (Tequila Flavored Cigarettes)
*Stephen Plunkett (Stormchaser)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
A New Generation Music Video
*The Same But Different
Weaponized
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Mixed Up
Purrrfect Intervention
*Tequila Flavored Cigarettes
BEST FILM
As One
*Crazy For The Blonde
Tequila Flavored Cigarettes
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*Decoy
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
September 25, 2019
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Cairene Dreams written by Andrew Kamal Abdou, Max Gray & Michael Petzinger
Erased written by Camille Huot & Ambrealys
Punch! written by Meredith Grace Dabney
BEST ACTRESS
Gwen Gottlieb (Becoming Bethany Rhodes)
Dianne Rothenberg (Benefits Not Included)
*Katy Milewski (Little Did She Know)
BEST ACTOR
Rob Figueroa (Benefits Not Included)
*Chris Orangeo (Little Did She Know)
Robert Sciglimpaglia (Within and Without)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
*Aio Zitelli
Faultless plan
M LIKE MOBIUS
BEST FILM
Benefits Not Included
Here Today
*Within and Without
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*The Odyssey of the AOR
September 25, 2019
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*Cairene Dreams written by Andrew Kamal Abdou, Max Gray & Michael Petzinger
Erased written by Camille Huot & Ambrealys
Punch! written by Meredith Grace Dabney
BEST ACTRESS
Gwen Gottlieb (Becoming Bethany Rhodes)
Dianne Rothenberg (Benefits Not Included)
*Katy Milewski (Little Did She Know)
BEST ACTOR
Rob Figueroa (Benefits Not Included)
*Chris Orangeo (Little Did She Know)
Robert Sciglimpaglia (Within and Without)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
*Aio Zitelli
Faultless plan
M LIKE MOBIUS
BEST FILM
Benefits Not Included
Here Today
*Within and Without
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*The Odyssey of the AOR
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
June 26, 2019
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*EVENING OF THE EVIL EYE Written by Angel Connell
PLACE HOLDERS written by Rodney Simmons
THE AIRSTRIKE OPEN written by Kevin Dunn
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
*Red Eleven - Starry Eyes
BEST ENSEMBLE
*Audition Antics
BEST ACTRESS
Zoe Farmingdale (Not Yet)
Tamara Jones (OM-GYN)
*Qurrat Ann Kadwani (The Fifth Of November)
BEST ACTOR
Mark Gagnon (The Primrose)
*Dan Gregory (Tell Me Something Good)
Josh Phillips (Nasty Habits)
BEST FILM
*Foreign Nationals
Nasty Habits
The Primrose
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*The Fifth of November
June 26, 2019
NOMINEES AND WINNERS (*denotes the winner):
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
*EVENING OF THE EVIL EYE Written by Angel Connell
PLACE HOLDERS written by Rodney Simmons
THE AIRSTRIKE OPEN written by Kevin Dunn
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
*Red Eleven - Starry Eyes
BEST ENSEMBLE
*Audition Antics
BEST ACTRESS
Zoe Farmingdale (Not Yet)
Tamara Jones (OM-GYN)
*Qurrat Ann Kadwani (The Fifth Of November)
BEST ACTOR
Mark Gagnon (The Primrose)
*Dan Gregory (Tell Me Something Good)
Josh Phillips (Nasty Habits)
BEST FILM
*Foreign Nationals
Nasty Habits
The Primrose
AUDIENCE CHOICE
*The Fifth of November
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
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
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
