Winners and Nominees – 2016 (Long Island International Film Expo) LIIFE
Best Long Island Film
Immunity
Grand Heist
Silenced
Burden of Choice
Bait
Best Student Film (It’s a tie!)
(UN)Sexy
En Point
In the Basement
Forget-You-Not
Those Beyond the Frame
Best Documentary
Until 20
In Our Son’s Name
My Grandmothers American Dream
My Friend Ed
Taking the Stand
Sacred Fire
Best Trailer
Guiliana’s Web
Best Music Video
Chains
Out My Mind
The Force – Only Human
Shishanni – Calling You
I Come in Pieces
Best Foreign Film
Telegram Man
The Border
The Fisherman
Fly Spy
Just Words
Ignorant Bagels
Alan Fortunoff Humanitarian Film Award
Taking the Stand
Best First Film (It’s a tie!)
Mail.Man
Choice: Mother
Must be This Tall to Ride
Ella at the Library
Telegram Man
Gold Pass Winner
Sugar!
Audience Award
Mommy’s Box
Best Story
Burden of Choice
Best Short Film
The Train
In Memory
Breathe
Redeploy
Front Man
Best Feature Film
The David Dance
STUFF
Before the Snow
Sugar!
Detours
Best Director
Suzanne Guacci – STUFF
Tech and Special Awards – Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) 2016
BEST EDITING: Mike Mazzotta – Stuff
BEST ART DIRECTION: Alessandro Amante – Giuliano’s Web
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A SHORT FILM: Taylor Bradshaw – House Broken
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FEATURE FILM: Paulo Coelho – Mommy’s Box
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SHORT FILM: Patrick Phillips – The Kidnapping of a Fish
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A FEATURE FILM: Ben McBurnett – The Hollow
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: Paulo Coelho “Maybe So, Maybe Not” – Mommy’s Box
BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM: Stephen Friedrich – The Kidnapping of a Fish
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM: Miles Doleac – The Hollow
BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT FILM: Theodora Woolley – The Kidnapping of a Fish
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM: Yvonne Jung – Stuff
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM: Reed Birney – Mired
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM: William Forsythe – The Hollow
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FILM: Kelli Vonshay Henderson – Reset
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM: Phyllis Somerville – Stuff
HONORABLE MENTION BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Vasile Flutur – The Kidnapping of a Fish
HONORABLE MENTION BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Maya Guacci – Stuff
Finishing Fund Grant Winners – 2016
Leslye Abbey – “Big Fish Blues”
David Salazar – “The Bully”
Scriptwriting Competition Winners – 2016
The winner of the screenplay competition is Libertaire by Elizabeth Indianos
The runner up is Stillwell by Michael Phillip Cash
