2026 Long Island Cinema Festival Selections & Nominees

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2026 OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS & SELECTIONS

2026 OFFICIAL NOMINATIONSBEST FEATURE FILM
Beautiful, Pam | J.R. Stokes
Best Man | Ryan Famulari & Anthony Famulari
My Boyfriend, a Mannequin | Dmitry Nikolenko
Raging Midlife | Rob TaylorBEST SHORT FILM — DRAMA
AURA | Jonny Scala
Muscle Memory | Reylan Alexis
SISSY | Noa Devine
The One Who Watches Over | Anthony Dameno Almiron CohenBEST SHORT FILM — HORROR / THRILLER
Martha's Notebook: Samuel & Jordan | AJ Bennett & Curt Fulster
Night Chillers | Robert Marsella & Dawn Natalia
The Crew | Travis Stanley
The One Who Got Called In | Louie CortesBEST SHORT FILM — COMEDY / ROMANCE
August | Jay Palmieri Jr.
Slaps | Joseph Bodner
The Dumbletons | Wendell Laurent
Too Perfect | Andy PrattBEST MICROSHORT
blacketbleu. | Katherine Mary Jane Quinn
Oh Shit, Did We Just Kill A Guy? | Oscar Monroy
The Benefit of Charity | Scott GlazerBEST ANIMATED FILM
Red Riding Hood's Wolf | Andrew Wolf
WHALE 52 | Daniel NeidenBEST DOCUMENTARY
Attack Attack Attack: Calhoun Colts | Carl Emmanuel Coulanges
The Showmen | Daryl Scott Granger
The Story of Art in America S5 | Christelle BoisBEST LEGACY FILM
Daybreak | Eric Whitten
Double Zero | Pat Bradley
Stall Buddies | Glenn McBride Jr.BEST DIRECTOR — FEATURE
J.R. Stokes | Beautiful, Pam
Ryan Famulari & Anthony Famulari | Best Man
Rob Taylor | Raging Midlife
Ed Huether | The ProctorBEST DIRECTOR — SHORT
Noa Devine | SISSY
Anthony Dameno Almiron Cohen | The One Who Watches Over
AJ Bennett & Curt Fulster | Martha's Notebook: Samuel & Jordan
Robert Marsella & Dawn Natalia | Night Chillers
Wendell Laurent | The Dumbletons
Joseph Bodner | SlapsBEST ACTOR — FEATURE
Anthony Famulari | Best Man
Nic Costa | Raging Midlife
Ed Huether | The Proctor
Tom Ciorciari | Beautiful, PamBEST ACTOR — SHORT
Carl Swanson | Too Perfect
Anthony Robert Grosso | The Dumbletons
Chris Orangeo | August
Daniel Berkey | The One Who Watches Over
Jonny Scala | AURA
Stephen Solomon | SISSYBEST ACTRESS — FEATURE
Kait Dieppa | TIMINGS
Siri Miller | Best Man
Bec Fordyce | Beautiful, Pam
Raquel Sciacca | How I Spent My Summer VacationBEST ACTRESS — SHORT
Heather Gilbert | The One Who Got Called In
Bailey Bolton | Too Perfect
Beatrice Boepple | The Final Walk
Hyten Davidson | Muscle Memory
Rebecca Escobedo | Seven Valentines
Marina Russell | Self PortraitBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR — FEATURE
Matt Zak | Raging Midlife
Peter Larney | Best Man
Russ Camarda | The Proctor
Ptolemy Slocum | Best ManBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR — SHORT
Michael Tumminello | The One Who Watches Over
Wendell Laurent | The Dumbletons
Glenn McBride Jr. | The Final Walk
Chris Chene | SISSYBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS — FEATURE
Paula Abdul | Raging Midlife
Phyllis March | The Proctor
Jacques Bonnet | TIMINGS
Stephnie Weir | Best ManBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS — SHORT
Julie Fergus | Open House
Belle Bongiorno | blacketbleu.
Jen Teher | SISSY
Ilene Sullivan | The Benefit of CharityBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY — FEATURE
JR Stokes | Beautiful, Pam
Henry D. Power | Best Man
Eric Macey | Raging Midlife
Jeffrey Moore | TIMINGSBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY — SHORT
Lloyd Hembrador | AURA
Nimajus Bagdonavicius | Breaking Wind
Michael Cerisano | Oh Shit, Did We Just Kill A Guy?
Andrew Froening | The Benefit of Charity
Barrington Marion | The Crew
Josh Graydon | The DumbletonsBEST SCREENPLAY — FEATURE (PRODUCED)
JR Stokes | Beautiful, Pam
Anthony Famulari | Best Man
Kenneth R. Frank | How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Ricky Whitcomb | TIMINGSBEST SCREENPLAY — SHORT (PRODUCED)
Noa Devine & Daisy Rosato | SISSY
Sophia McCarthy | Muscle Memory
Beatrice Boepple, Wendell Laurent & Glenn McBride Jr. | The Final Walk
Salvatore LoCicero | Guess Who's Back
Andy Pratt | Too Perfect
Christopher Orangeo | AugustBREAKTHROUGH SCREENPLAY — FEATURE (UNPRODUCED)
Adam Lamparello | The Last Call
Steve Freehauf | Sounds Familiar-Film
William LiPera | The Three Lives of Angel FlemingBREAKTHROUGH SCREENPLAY — SHORT (UNPRODUCED)
Drew Henriksen | Afternoon
Diana Foronda | Dancing Queens
Julie Fergus | NightswimmingTHE MARQUEE AWARD
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2026 Official SelectionsFEATURE FILM
Beautiful, Pam | J.R. Stokes
Best Man | Ryan Famulari & Anthony Famulari
How I Spent My Summer Vacation | Kenneth R. Frank
My Boyfriend, a Mannequin | Dmitry Nikolenko
Raging Midlife | Rob Taylor
The Proctor | Ed Huether
TIMINGS | Jeffrey MooreSHORT FILM
August | Jay Palmieri Jr.
AURA | Jonny Scala
Breaking Wind | Darya Bradshaw & Courtney Autera
Guess Who's Back | Salvatore LoCicero
Honeymoon Phase | Jake Gold
In the Season Thereof | Nadia Moosa
MAHAL | Xandra Yugto
Martha's Notebook: Samuel & Jordan | AJ Bennett & Curt Fulster
Method Man | Pat Bradley
Muscle Memory | Reylan Alexis
Night Chillers | Robert Marsella & Dawn Natalia
Open House | Julie Fergus
Self Portrait | Liam Abernethy
Seven Valentines | Joe Pupello
SISSY | Noa Devine
Slaps | Joseph Bodner
The Creature | Sebastian DiGirolomo
The Crew | Travis Stanley
The Dumbletons | Wendell Laurent
The Final Walk | Tom Ryan
The One Who Got Called In | Louie Cortes
The One Who Watches Over | Anthony Dameno Almiron Cohen
Too Perfect | Andy PrattMICROSHORT
3:10 to Bushwick | Andrew J. Beck
blacketbleu. | Katherine Mary Jane Quinn
Oh Shit, Did We Just Kill A Guy? | Oscar Monroy
SALT | Quentin Hall
The Benefit of Charity | Scott GlazerANIMATED FILM
Lil DJ Takes The Shot | Mychal Hunt
PoKE | JC Bratton
Red Riding Hood's Wolf | Andrew Wolf
WHALE 52 | Daniel NeidenDOCUMENTARY
Attack Attack Attack: Calhoun Colts | Carl Emmanuel Coulanges
Son of the Tundra | Qiong Wu
The Showmen | Daryl Scott Granger
The Story of Art in America S5 | Christelle Bois
What's Next for Jayden | Sal DelGiudiceLEGACY FILM
9/11: One Man's Journey | Joe Maddalone
Daybreak | Eric Whitten
DRINK IN THE PAIN | E.J. Acosta
Double Zero | Pat Bradley
Fitzgerald's Flask | Philip Snyder & Robert M. Snyder
Stall Buddies | Glenn McBride Jr.BREAKTHROUGH SCREENPLAY — FEATURE (UNPRODUCED)
The Last Call | Adam Lamparello
Sounds Familiar-Film | Steve Freehauf
The Three Lives of Angel Fleming | William LiPera
Surf City | Robert A. Breedlove
Rough Trade | Cassie Michelle Seinuk
The Fourth Night | Mike BriockBREAKTHROUGH SCREENPLAY — SHORT (UNPRODUCED)
Afternoon | Drew Henriksen
Dancing Queens | Diana Foronda
Nightswimming | Julie Fergus
The Pixel Cartel | Robert A. Breedlove
The Back End | Daniel Gessner

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