originally published: 07/01/2018
(LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ) -- The 2018 Lighthouse International Film Festival ran from June 7th through June 10th in Long Beach Island. Here are the winners of this year's festival awards.
Community Service Award – Long Beach Island Foundation
Pat Dengler Volunteer of the Year Award - Kelly Travis
Best HS Student Film - Pick Again - Kieran Sherry & Will Vinsko
Storytellers Audience Award (TIE!!) - Unspeakable-director:Milena Govich & Adventure Capital- Co-directors: Everett Glovier and Zach Myers
Grand Award Storytellers - Lost Kings- Director: Terrance Smalls
Special Jury Award Screenwriting Narrative Short - Still Water Runs Deep-Director: Abbesi Akhanie
Grand Jury Award Narrative Short Film - Atlantic City- Director: Miguel Alvarez
Short Film Special Jury Award Documentary - Nobody Loves Me- Director: Jeff Reichert & Farihah Zaman
Grand Jury Award Doc Short – Brooklynn- Director: Charles A. Mysak
Short Film Audience Award - Head Above Water - Director: Eric Shahinian
Doc feature Audience Award - Half The Picture- Director: Amy Adrion
Documentary Feature Special Jury Award - 306 Hollywood- Directors: Elan Bogarin, Jonathan Bogarin
Documentary Feature Grand Jury Award - Phantom Cowboys- Director: Daniel Patrick Carbone
Spotlight Audience Award Narrative – Easy- Director: Andrea Magnani
Spotlight Audience Award Doc - Daughters Of The Sexual Revolution- Director: Dana Adam Shapiro
Narrative Feature Audience Award - Night Comes On- Director: Jordana Spiro
Narrative Feature Special Jury Award - The Fever and The Fret- Director:Cath Gulick
Narrative Feature Grand Jury Award - Night Comes On- Director: Jordana Spiro
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