originally published: 06/12/2017
(LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ) -- The 9th Annual Lighthouse International Film Festival took place June 8-11. This year's festival, presenting 27 features and 55 short films. Here is a list of the award winning films chosen by the audience and the festival jury.
Audience award winners:
Documentary: "Swim Team" (Lara Stolman)
Audience Award Short Film: "Break In" (Christopher Cox)
Spotlight: "Black Magic for White Boys" (Onur Tukel)
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Narrative: "Our Father" Director:(Meni Yaish) Attending:Rotem Zisman- Cohen
Jury Award Winners:
HS Student film Jury Award - The Getaway Drivers dir. Graham Burrell.
Documentary Short Film Grand Jury Award - Refugee (Emily Moore and Joyce Chen)
Special Jury Award Short Film - Fry Day (Laura Moss) Valerie Steinberg producer
Narrative Short Film Grand Jury Award - Do No Harm (Roseanne Liang)
Documentary feature Grand Jury Award - Santoalla (Andrew Becker Daniel Mehrer)
Narrative feature Grand Jury Award - Our Father (Meni Yaish) Rotem Cohen, actress
The Lighthouse International Film Festival was founded in 2008 by a collection of filmmakers, film critics and film industry professionals who share a passion for film and wanted tocreate an event aimed first and foremost at film enthusiasts. Taking place on Long Beach Island, NJ -- one of the East Coast's most popular surfing destinations -- the festival celebrates three days of new, exciting and challenging films in honor of Long Beach Island's historic Barnegat Lighthouse.
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