Nominations and Winners of the 2025 Edition

 

NYTVFF is a New York-based film festival that shares the dedication and passion of bringing to the big screen independent short and full-feature films. We believe that by giving the opportunity to the new ideas of intelligent and unique creators, we would give the audience the chance to appreciate their art.

Best Animation Nominations:

 

  • Jorge Morais – “In Half”
  • Liz Lugo – “Tormented”
  • Julie Anne – “Tiny Teaching Tales”

Winner:

 

Jorge Morais – “In Half”

Best Short Screenplay Nominations:

 

  • Matt Townsend – “High Screams”
  • Danetta Barney – “Below Radar”
  • Dalila Johnson – “Where Did The Love Go”

Winner:

 

Matt Townsend – “High Screams”

Best Feature Screenplay Nominations:

 

  • Colin Dodds – “Grandiosity”
  • Mick Lexington – “Mr. Jack
  • Sidhana Singhal – “Mystic Masala”

Winner:

 

Colin Dodds – “Grandiosity”

Best Actress Nominations:

 

  • Sylvie Pratt – “Broken Pieces”
  • Alex Arthur – “The Anger”
  • Maeve Tuma – “Flirtologist”

Winner:

 

Sylvie Pratt – “Broken Pieces”

Best Actor Nominations:

 

  • Nicolás Quindt – “Toxic Narcissist”
  • Ted Gibson – “Under the One-Time Sky”
  • Blake De Pastino – “Come Out, Wherever You Are”

Winner:

 

Nicolás Quindt – “Toxic Narcissist”

Best Rising Filmmaker Nominations:

 

  • Iara Scherer Keen – “Fragments of Yesterday”
  • Madeline O’Leary – “Flirtologist”
  • John Martinez – “The Days of Knight”

Winner:

 

Iara Scherer Keen – “Fragments of Yesterday”

Best Student Film Nominations:

 

  • Lisa Krest – ” I’m Scared…”
  • Miggy Mignon – “Alternative Learning”
  • Kaden Cooper – “Drawn Together Torn Apart”

Winner:

 

Lisa Krest – ” I’m Scared…”

Best Music Video Nominations:

 

  • Stephen Schuster – “Mercy Me”
  • Jaron Wallace – “Fight”
  • Christopher Owens – “Orange Blues 24”

Winner:

 

Stephen Schuster – “Mercy Me”

Best Music Score Nominations:

 

  • Amaury Laurent Bernier – “Elli and Her Monster Team”
  • Mostafa Keshvari – “Shoes”
  • Nolan Stolz – “Gravitation”

Winner:

 

Amaury Laurent Bernier – “Elli and Her Monster Team”

Best Sci-Fi Nominations:

 

  • Kyle Parish – “Fallen Star”
  • Andrew Poerksen – “Agent Coffee”
  • Cormac Gregory Fingeret – “Reach”

Winner:

 

  • Kyle Parish – “Fallen Star”

Best Experimental Nominations:

 

  • Nancy Wyllie – “Soaked Earth”
  • Lorena Monagas – “Feliz Fall, Witches!”
  • Aric Grooms – “The Brush”

Winner:

 

Nancy Wyllie – “Soaked Earth”

Best Human Rights Nominations:

 

  • Rose Marie Perez – “Cuba es Mi Patria: The Homeland I Keep Inside”
  • Fruzsina Skrabski, Sandor Kiss – “Inherited Shame”
  • Ash Yip – “Common Ground”

Winner:

 

Rose Marie Perez – “Cuba es Mi Patria: The Homeland I Keep Inside”

Best Short Documentary Nominations:

 

  • Alina Avila Ko – “Art As Hope: Breast Cancer Reflections”
  • Navida Ameen Nizhu – “More Than a Refugee”
  • Cesare Catania – “The Imagination of a Child”

Winner:

 

Alina Avila Ko – “Art As Hope: Breast Cancer Reflections”

Best Documentary Production Nominations:

 

  • Raymond Zhang – “State Organs”
  • Valmir Tertini – “Bekim Fehmiu”
  • Dr. Kasia & Patryk Wezowski – “Zero Limits”

Winner:

 

Raymond Zhang – “State Organs”

Best Feature Documentary Nominations:

 

  • Sergio Camacho – “United Crafts of America”
  • Arantxa Vela – “The alchemist’s dance”
  • Anna Moot-Levin, Laura Green – “Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s”

Winner:

 

Sergio Camacho – “United Crafts of America”

Best Comedy Nominations:

 

  • Garrett Pahl – “The Podcast”
  • John Muir – “Abnormal Fixation”
  • Fabio Powers – “The Old Man and the Demon Sword”

Winner:

 

Garrett Pahl – “The Podcast”

Best Drama Nominations:

 

  • Mihaela Tudorof & Michael Eric – “Family Hug”
  • Liam Hoarau – “Bluff”
  • Jake Thomas Armbruster – “Toy Guns”

Winner:

 

Mihaela Tudorof & Michael Eric – “Family Hug”

Best Production Nominations:

 

  • Khatuni Giunashvili – “Crossroads”
  • Robert Monegan – “Tapped Out”
  • Jack Foley – “Lizzie”

Winner:

 

Khatuni Giunashvili – “Crossroads”

Best Woman Director Nominations:

 

  • Caitlin Presberg – “Come Out, Wherever You Are”
  • Miggy Mignon –  “Alternative Learning”
  • Ewa Pirog – “The multidimensional: Star Envoy”

Winner:

 

Caitlin Presberg – “Come Out, Wherever You Are”

Best Short Narrative Nominations:

 

  • Liam Hoarau – “Bluff”
  • Amir R. Windley –  “Ties That Choke”
  • Amelie Eckert – “Flynn”

Winner:

 

Liam Hoarau – “Bluff”

Best Cinematography Nominations:

 

  • Jake Thomas Armbruster – “Toy Guns”
  • Regina Chitralla – “Project Stargate – an unscientific comedy”
  • Vivyen Bastajyan – “The Gospel According to Parajanov”

Winner:

 

Jake Thomas Armbruster – “Toy Guns”

Best Feature Narratives Nominations:

 

  • Anthony Knasas – “The Anger”
  • Justin Ho – “Broken Pieces”
  • Andre Joseph – “The Last Vendetta”

Winner:

 

Anthony Knasas – “The Anger”

Best Film Director Nominations:

 

  • Andre Joseph – “The Last Vendetta”
  • Hermes Cavagnin – “Pegasus”
  • Susan Jennifer Polese – “Under the One-Time Sky”

Winner:

 

Andre Joseph – “The Last Vendetta”

Honorable Mention

“Mystic Masala” - Sidhana Singhal

“Tapped Out” - Robert Monegan

"The Gospel According to Parajanov" - Vivyen Bastajyan

"Zero Limits" - Dr. Kasia Wezowski, Patryk Wezowski

"Gravitation" - Nolan Stolz

“Sudden” - Elijah Negasi

“The Boston Bulldogs” - Bryan Cote

"Under Dog" - Nicholas B York & Zane

"Theo's Tears" - Jeremy Shinder