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2018 Lighthouse International Film Festival Winners

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




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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




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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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