
NYLIFF 2021
OCTOBER 21st-24th
THE NEW YORK LONG ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL IS PROUD TO PRESENT OUR 2020 AWARD WINNERS!
NYLIFF 2020 AWARDS
NOMINATIONS
*winners*
Best NYLIFF Feature
*Broken Hearted*
Stray Dogs
Two Bad
Unspoken
Best NYLIFF Short
College Senior
Hearts That Cross Borders Switch
*Taxicab Ride With Jesus*
Best Actor Feature
Broken Hearted – Chris Matteis
*Unspoken – Jonathan Weirich*
Unspoken – Brian Pollock
Best Actor Foreign Feature
*Hunger – Judah Vivancos*
Best Actor Short
Addicted To Porn – John Henry Soto
*Carma – Robert Chestnut*
College Senior – Rick Grossman
No Longer – Jarred Harper
Taxicab Ride With Jesus – Dan Brennan
When The Wolf Comes Home – James Earley
Best Actress Feature
Broken Hearted – Irene Jean Santos
Two Bad – Kristin Auge
*Unspoken – Frances Lozada*
Best Actress Short
Fonder – Sue Kessler
Hearts That Cross Borders – Anna Just
The Rise of Whore Betsy – Sally-Anne Hunt
*When The Wolf Comes Home – Avery Garcia*
Best Cinematography Feature
*Stray Dogs*
The Angry World of Brian Webster
Two Bad
Unspoken
Best Cinematography Foreign Feature
*Hunger*
Best Cinematography Short
Connecting…
*Hound Dog* (tie) *Le Miroir* (tie)
The Clam Kid The Door
The Bank’s Not Open Yet
The Rise of Whore Betsy
The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre
Best Comedic Feature
The Angry World of Brian Webster
*Two Bad*
Best Comedic Short
Bromance
*College Senior*
Fitzgerald’s Flask The Bra
Best Dark-Comedic Short
Addicted To Porn
Le Miroir
*The Bank’s Not Open Yet*
Best Director Feature
Broken Hearted – Joseph Ammendolea
*Stray Dogs – Adam Gascho*
Unspoken – Daryl Denner
Best Director Short
*Fonder – Nick Rapuano*
Taxicab Ride With Jesus – Dan Brennan
The Bank’s Not Open Yet – Dawson Harlow & Mike Fugallo
When The Wolf Comes Home – Nicole Rinaldi
Best Documentary Short
Find An Identity
*Night of the Crabs*
Best Dramatic Feature
Broken Hearted
*Unspoken*
Best Dramatic Short
Carma
*Hearts That Cross Borders*
Switch
Taxicab Ride With Jesus
When The Wolf Comes Home
Best Editing Feature
Hunger
Stray Dogs
The Angry World of Brian Webster
*Two Bad*
Best Editing Short
All I Desire
Hound Dog
Retract
*The Clam Kid*
The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabare
Best Effects Feature
Hunger
The Angry World of Brian Webster
*Two Bad*
Best Effects Short
Fitzgerald’s Flask
*Identity Check*
The Inevitable
The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre
Best Ensemble Cast Feature
Broken Hearted
*The Angry World of Brian Webster*
Best Ensemble Cast Short
Carma
College Senior
Essence
*Hearts That Cross Borders*
Hound Dog
Taxicab Ride With Jesus
Best Foreign Feature
*Hunger*
Best Foreign Short
Connecting…
Dishonour
*Le Miroir*
Best Micro (6 minutes and under) Short
Enviroman
*Hound Dog*
The Bra
The Inevitable
Best Sci-Fi Short
*Fitzgerald’s Flask*
Identity Check
Best Score Feature
*Broken Hearted*
Stray Dogs
Best Score Short
Hound Dog
*Le Miroir*
The Door
The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre
Best Screenplay Feature
Broken Hearted
Hunger
Stray Dogs
Two Bad
*Unspoken*
Best Screenplay Short
Identity Check Switch
The Bank’s Not Open Yet
The Clam Kid
*When The Wolf Comes Home*
Best Short (12 minutes and under) Short
Addicted To Porn
Bottled
*Switch*
Best Sound Feature
Broken Hearted Hunger
*Stray Dogs*
Two Bad
Best Sound Short
Hound Dog
Retract
Taxicab Ride With Jesus (tie)
The Clam Kid
The Rise of Whore Betsy (tie)
The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre
Best Supporting Actor Feature
Broken Hearted – Francis Leik
*Stray Dogs – Adam Gascho* (tie)
*The Angry World of Brian Webster – Zach Gillette* (tie)
Two Bad – Kevin Marquette
Two Bad – Jim Menza
Best Supporting Actor Short
Hearts That Cross Borders – Tyler Jakes
Le Miroir – Noah Wiseman
*Taxicab Ride With Jesus – Russ Camarda*
The Bank’s Not Open Yet – Dexter Strong
Best Supporting Actress Feature
Broken Hearted – Jennifer Cove
Broken Hearted – Cecilia Vaicels
The Angry World of Brian Webster – Suzanne Danahy
*Unspoken – Mariana Cardenas*
Best Supporting Actress Short
Carma – Renee Rogoff
*Hearts That Cross Borders – Lindsay Brice*
Identity Check – Heather Drew
Le Miroir – Vivienne Powell
Best Thriller Feature
*Hunger*
Stray Dogs
Best Thriller Short
Hound Dog
*The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre*
Best Music Video
*Hurricane*
Stairwell My Love
Best Submitted Screenplay Last Resorts
*Pizza Dough*
Best Trailer
*Bromance*
Special Achievement Awards
*Danny Ashkenasi – The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabare*
&
*Mimi Ndiweni – Dishonour*
AUDIENCE AWARDS
FRIDAY, 10/23 – BLOCKS 1-3
BEST FILM Unspoken
BEST ACTOR Brian Pollock, Unspoken
BEST ACTRESS Frances Lozada, Unspoken
BEST DIRECTOR Daryl Denner, Unspoken
SATURDAY, 10/24 – BLOCKS 4-5
BEST FILM All I Desire
BEST ACTOR Shaan Mughal, All I Desire
BEST ACTRESS Sue Kessler, Fonder
BEST DIRECTOR Detroit Hammell, All I Desire
SATURDAY, 10/24 – BLOCKS 6-7
BEST FILM The Bank’s Not Open Yet
BEST ACTOR (tie) Russ Camrada, Taxicab Ride With Jesus
Rick Grossman, College Senior
BEST ACTRESS Anna Just, Hearts That Cross Borders
BEST DIRECTOR
Dawson Harlow & Mike Fugallo, The
Bank’s Not Open Yet
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
NYLIFF 2021 SCHEDULE COMING SOON!
NYLIFF 2020 SCHEDULE
WHEN:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23rd
3:00-9:30 PM
FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSIONS, INTERVIEWS AND NETWORKING.
AND
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24th
1:00 -9:00 PM
FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSIONS AND AWARDS PRESENTATION AT 10 PM
WHERE:
LINDENHURST MOOSE LODGE
883 SOUTH BROADWAY, LINDENHURST NY 11757
DETAILS:
FULL SCHEDULES WILL BE AVAILABLE 9/25/20
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SEE THIS YEAR'S FILMS BELOW
2020 NYLIFF SELECTIONS
The following films have been selected to the 2020 New York Long Island Film Festival!
Congratulations to all the filmmakers and their entire teams!
FILMS AND DIRECTORS
RETRACT - Alexandra Spieth
WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME - Nicole Rinaldi
IDENTITY CHECK - Patrick Devaney
NO LONGER - James Hardy
THE CLAM KID - Jim Morrison
ESSENCE - Gerry Ferretti
BOTTLED - Christine Sloan Stoddard
UNSPOKEN - Daryl Denner
THE DOOR - Tim O'Hearn
THE TELL TALE HEART - Danny Ashkenasi
CARMA - Sunny Na
NIGHT OF THE CRABS - Elyas Masrour
FITZGERALD'S FLASK - Philip Snyder & Robert M. Snyder
FONDER - Nick Rapuano
FIND AN IDENTITY - Maria Capp
Hurricane - Cappricielli Productions
ALL I DESIRE - Detroit Hamell
THE INEVITABLE COMPLETE - Ryan Lewis
BROKEN HEARTED - Joseph Ammendolea
THE BRA - Frank Modica
LE MIROIR - Leila Murton Poole
COLLEGE SENIOR - Nicholas James D'Agosta
TAXICAB RIDE WITH JESUS - Dan Brennan
HOUND DOG - Michael Robert Anderson, Matt Provenzano
HEARTS THAT CROSS BORDERS - Renee Stork
THE RISE OF WHORE BETSY - Simon King
THE BANKS NOT OPEN YET -
Dawson Harlow, Mike Fugallo
ENVIROMAN - Caitlin Clonan
ADDICTED TO PORN - Daryl Denner
SWITCH - Gerry Glennon, Jennifer Pierro
BROMANCE - Greg Contaldi
STAIRWELL MY LOVE - Adam Khan
SCREENPLAYS & SCREENWRITERS
LAST RESORTS - Rodney Simmons Jr.
PIZZA DOUGH - George Massimillo
ADDITIONAL OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
(but due to time restrictions not being shown at the festival)
A HOME FOR CURIOSITIES - Ben Tobin
A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS GIFT - Kimberly B. Flores
CONNECTING - Stefan Ghedina
CO-WORKERS - Manuel Saldana
DISHONOUR - Terrence Turner
HUNGER - Manu Herrara
MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MOON - Evgeniya Radilova
PASSING THROUGH - Maria Cappricielli
STRAY DOGS - Adam Gascho
THE ANGRY WORLD OF BRYAN WEBSTER - Jim Heffernan
THE CLOWN - Laura Lewis-Barr
TWO BAD - Jim Menza
2019 NYLIFF AWARDS
NYLIFF AWARDS
DOCUMENTARIES AND SHORTS
NOMINEES
(WINNERS IN ITALICS)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
9 DEGREES
FARMING FOR THE FUTURE
WHEN IT SNOWS
BEST COMEDY SHORT
AUDITION ANTICS
CANCELED
PARTICIPANT
LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY
BEST DRAMATIC SHORT
FOREIGN NATIONALS
BOUND EAST FOR CAM RANH
LADIES MOST DEJECT
THE JOB
THE OPERA SINGER
READY
BEST SCI-FI SHORT
FINE
THE EYE
THE PROJECTIONIST
THE SESSION
BEST THRILLER SHORT
FLOWERS
MURDER CREEK
THE BAG
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
HERBIE AND THE SMUSHIES:BULLIED AT THE DOG PARK
BEST ACTOR – SHORT
BOUND EAST FOR CAM RAHN – “CORPORAL O’NEILL” STEVEN KUNEVICH
FLOWERS – “RONALD GREY” CHRISTOPHER HALLADAY
THE JOB – “COP” SHEVY GUITIEREZ
THE OPERA SINGER – “SONNY” JACOB BERLAND
BEST ACTRESS – SHORT
FLOWERS – “MARILYN SCOTT” )TONI VITALE
LADIES MOST DEJECT – “CHARLIE” CONNOR WHARTON
MURDER CREEK – “ALLISON GREGG” RACHAEL KLEIN
READY – “LILLY” CHRISTINA GOBES
READY – “MAGGIE” LINDA GILLARD
BEST COMEDIC ACTOR - SHORT
LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY – “THE ADVENTURER” GREG LEE
PARTICIPANT – “MAN” JOHN HARRINGTON
THE BAG – “GRANDPA ROB” ROBERT M. SNYDER
THE STRAIGHT MAN – “FRANK A’DO” PAUL LAUDICANO
BEST COMEDIC ACTRESS -SHORT
AUDITION ANTICS – “MELISSA WILLIAMS” KISHA ANGELA PEARL
CANCELED – “MOLLY” KATRINA ROSSI
LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY – “MOLLY” LORI BETH DENBERG
BEST DIRECTOR – SHORT
FOREIGN NATIONALS – LOUIS J. GUERRS
READY – ABIGAIL DELL’ORTO
THE JOB – SUSAN W. CAMINEZ
THE OPERA SINGER – ANTHONY FAZIO
BEST EDITING – SHORT
MURDER CREEK
OUROBOROS
READY
THE OPERA SINGER
BEST SOUND – SHORT
FOREIGN NATIONALS
LADIES MOST DEJECT
LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY
THE OPERA SINGER
BEST SCREENPLAY – SHORT
LADIES MOST DEJECT – CONNOR WHARTON & MARK SALYER
MURDER CREEK – KRISTEN SKEET
READY – ABIGAIL DELL’ORTO
THE OPERA SINGER – ANTHONY FAZIO
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – SHORT
OUROBOROS
THE OPERA SINGER
THE PROJECTIONIST
BEST EFFECTS – SHORT
LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY
THE BAG
THE DRIVING DEAD
THE PROJECTIONIST
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
WISHING YOU THE BEST
BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO
INTOXICATED
NYLIFF AWARDS
FEATURES
BEST FOREIGN FEATURE
BLUE MOON
BEST DRAMATIC FEATURE
TAKE CARE OF EMILY
BEST COMEDIC FEATURE
THERE’S ALWAYS ONE
BEST ACTOR – FEATURE
BLUE MOON – “HORACE” MARK HADLOW
BEST ACTRESS FEATURE
TAKE CARE OF EMILY – “AUTUMN” CORINNE BRITTI
BEST COMEDIC ACTOR – FEATURE
THERE’S ALWAYS ONE – “NICK” AARON LATTA -MORISSETTE
BEST SCREENPLAY – FEATURE
DUET
BEST DIRECTOR – FEATURE
THERE’S ALWAYS ONE – GEORGE MASSIMILLO
BEST EDITING – FEATURE
BLUE MOON
BEST SOUND – FEATURE
TAKE CARE OF EMILY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – FEATURE
BLUE MOON
THE NYLIFF “MOST WITH THE LEAST” AWARD
DUET
BEST SUBMITTED SCREENPLAY
LAST STOP BEFORE EXIT
PLACE HOLDERS
AUDIENCE AWARDS
BLOCK ONE
FILM
THE SESSION
ACTOR
TIE – FRANCIS LEIK – THE PROJECTIONIST
MATTHEW NAPOLI – THE SESSION
ACTRESS
LORI BETH DENBURG – LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY
DIRECTOR
RICK BECK – THE SESSION
BLOCK TWO
FILM
TAKE CARE OF EMILY
ACTOR
DAVID BECKETT – TAKE CARE OF EMILY
ACTRESS
CORINNE BRITTI – TAKE CARE OF EMILY
DIRECTOR
NICK RAPUANO – TAKE CARE OF EMILY
BLOCK THREE
FILM
HERBIE AND THE SMUSHIES:BULLIED AT THE DOG PARK
ACTOR
SHEVY GUITIEREZ – THE JOB
ACTRESS
CONNOR WHARTON – LADIES MOST DEJECT
DIRECTOR
HEATHER LEHRMAN – HERBIE AND THE SMUSHIES:BULLIED AT THE DOG PARK
BLOCK FOUR
FILM
DUET
ACTOR
ISAAC WONG - DUET
ACTRESS
NATALIE CREEK – THEREAFTER
DIRECTOR
JOHN PIAZZA – PARTICIPANT
BLOCK FIVE
FILM
READY
ACTOR
JOSHUA CAJAS - READY
ACTRESS
LINDA GILLARD - READY
DIRECTOR
ABIGAIL DELL’ORTO - READY
The Festival Approaches...
OFFICIAL DATES AND TIMES
Friday October 23, 2020 from 2:30 to 9:00 PM and Saturday October 24, 2020 1:00 -9:00 PM
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NYLIFF
New York Long Island Film Festival
Welcome to NYLIFF. The New York Long Island Film Festival. Our goal is to give equal opportunity to filmmakers, writers and artists who put their heart and soul into filmmaking, especially those who may not have all the resources necessary to perfectly polish their work! Artists in the past were discovered for their unique talents and abilities even if all the technical aspects were not in place. Recognizing a great story, actor, script or any other artist while not yet perfected should be the job of those doing the evaluating. Whether you have a 10 million dollar indie or an ultra low-budget iphone short, we are interested in you.
NYLIFF
The Full Story
Our Film Festival our team brings years of experience as writers, actors, musicians and of course filmmakers, dedicated to bringing the greatest talents to our big screens as well as discovering those hidden geniuses and gems. It’s this standard of excellence and commitment we hope will establish us as the most innovative film festival in the New York area for many years to come.
Premiering out of Seaford, Long Island in New York and now in Lindenhurst for 2020 we are perfectly located for convenience to Manhattan but ease of travel by car or train.

New York Long Island Film Festival ...and Networking
Submit your project ASAP!
(Details on submission rates and awards will be posted by June 15, 2019)

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Feature Films - Short Films and Student Films

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NYLIFF Year One
November 7th, 8th and 9th, 2019
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