2014 AWARD WINNERS
NORTHEAST FILM FESTIVAL 2014 AWARD WINNERS BEST FEATURE *Before I Disappear Bridge and Tunnel Rock Story Suck it up Buttercup Swim Little Fish Swim BEST DIRECTOR OF A FEATURE *Shawn Christensen (Before I Disappear) Jason Michael Brescia (Bridge and Tunnel) Lola Bessis, Ruben Amar (Swim Little Fish Swim) Malindi Fickle (Suck it up Buttercup) Giovanni Zelko (The Algerian) BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE Lola Bessis (Swim Little Fish Swim) Mandy Bruno (Rock Story) Annet Mahendru (Bridge and Tunnel) Lacy Marie Meyer (Suck it up Buttercup) *Fatima Ptacek (Before I Disappear) BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE Rob Bogue (Rock Story) *Shawn Christensen (Before I Disappear) Dustin Guy Defa (Swim Little Fish Swim) Ryan Metcalf (Bridge and Tunnel) Gregg Prosser (Behind Closed Doors) Ben Youcef (The Algerian) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FEATURE Brooke Bloom (Swim Little Fish Swim) Tara Holt (The Algerian) Isabelle McNally (Before I Disappear) Robyn Ross (Suck it up Buttercup) *Emmy Rossum (Before I Disappear) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FEATURE Gregory Konow (Suck it up Buttercup) Harry Lennix (The Algerian) Ron Perlman (Before I Disappear) *Eric Roberts (Rock Story) Paul Wesley (Before I Disappear) BEST SCREENPLAY Shawn Christensen (Before I Disappear) Nicolas Sicurella (Behind Closed Doors) Jason Michael Brescia (Bridge and Tunnel) Ken Del Vecchio, Robert Bogue, Mandy Bruno (Rock Story) *Malindi Fickle, Kris Lienert (Suck it up Buttercup) Ruben Amar, Lola Bessis (Swim Little Fish Swim) BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY A Clash of Iron (Richard Reed) Grace (Jeffrey Allen Russel, Lynda Lemberg) *Halfway Home (David Schroeder) Lookin' Up (Marvin Kaplan) Lost Cause (David Schroeder) BEST DOCUMENTARY A Broadway Lullaby *Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution Save the Putnam Nature Trail The Game Changer The Longest Game BEST SHORT Arrangement Escape From Garden Grove Fool’s Day Inside the Box *The Magic Bracelet BEST DIRECTOR OF A SHORT *Doug Cannon (Arrangement) Jennifer Dean (Through the Valley) David Martín Porras (Inside the Box) Ruckus Skye (Inheritance) Ev Wolff (Sins) BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT Wilson Bethel (Inside the Box) Bryant Martin (Through the Valley) Kenneth McGregor (Arrangement) *Tom Proctor (Sins) Jackson Rathbone (The Magic Bracelet) BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT *Summer Glau (Inside the Box) Victoria Gates (Arrangement) Martine Moore (Escape From Garden Grove) Hailee Steinfeld (The Magic Bracelet) Ashlynn Yennie (Last Night) BEST STUDENT FILM Job Interview “Killer Kart” Marie *Sunday Dinner with the Morgans AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD Short Film: Red Roses: Les Rose Rouges Feature Film: The Right to Live BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE Short film: Victoria Gates Actress in a Feature Film: Lacy Marie Meye Actor in a Feature Film: Gregg Prosser BEST STORY Rock Story (Ken Del Vecchio, Robert Bogue, Mandy Bruno) BEST STORY CONCEPT The Magic Bracelet (Rina Goldberg) BEST ENSEMBLE CAST Bridge & Tunnel BEST THRILLER The Algerian SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD Lloyd Kaufman LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Samuel Sherman