FESTIVAL Winners
Here on this page you will find the list of past winners of the Staten Island Summer of Shorts International Film Festival:
2026
BEST COMEDY AND DRAMA: The Killing by Karl Fleet (New Zealand)
BEST B&W SHORT FILM: The Pane by Shahab Zagari (Las Vegas) 

BEST SILENT FILM: The Seeker by Rolland Moldovan (Romania)
ANIMATION RECOGNITION: The Bird by Eyal Padan (Tel-aviv)
CREATIVE MUSIC VIDEO AWARD: Music At Midnight by Andre Joseph, Mike Schiavo & Milan Lazistan (Staten Island)

BEST LOCATIONS IN A SHORT FILM: The Foundation by Eric Long (Staten Island) 

BEST SUSPENSE SHORT: The Call by Carlos Seguro (Florida)

SCREENPLAY COMPETITION WINNER: Once A King by Paul Laudicano (South Carolina)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Christmas Gift by Ervis Zika (Berlin)

FILM FILM EDITOR: Anarose Davidson for The Passing (Pennsylvania) 

RISING SUPERSTAR AWARD: Addison Vincent for performance in Arise Quite Oddly (New Jersey) 

BEST CAST ENSEMBLE: The Curtain Call by Tom Procida (Italy) 

BEST ACTOR AWARD: Vince Cusimano for performance in AI Jesus (Florida)

ANITA GARVIN BEST ACTRESS: Yana Maico for performance in The Lion In The Den (Canada)
BEST AMERICAN DIRECTOR 250 EDITION AWARD: Jade Anderson (Long Island)
BEST PICTURE: The Lingering by Gabe Reiss
OSCAR TEALE PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Arise Quite Oddly by Dave Musolf (New Jersey)
2025
Staten Island Screenplay Competition - Mike Schiavo (Batman; Poison Ivy)
Staten Island Screenplay Competition Runner-Up - Hector Valle (The Horror)

Filmmakers Debut - Jessica J. Caputo (The Breaking Point)
Actors Debut - Pete Gallo (What A Lovely Audition)

Best Comedy And Drama - Simone Kisiel (Damsel In Distress) 

Best Screenplay - Michael Romano (Jogger)

Best Student Film - Natalie Mahoney (Cupcake)

Best Visual FX - Phil & Rob Snyder (Hellavision)

Rising Superstar - Erika Dietz (73 Seconds)
Best Cast Ensemble - Team of Bruce Borowsky, Jerilyn Arnold & Joey Lopez (The Basket Lady)
Animation Recognition - Jeff Blyth (Mindy’s Nightmare)
Best Editor - Eric Long (Jason Takes New Jersey)
Anita Garvin Best Actress - Janel Tanna (Intervention) 

Neal Hart Best Actor - Jason Faunt (An Old Friend)
Best Director - Dave Musolf (The Rooftop)
Best Picture - Nuk Suwanchote (An Old Friend) 

Lifetime Achievement Award - Tom Skerritt (An Old Friend)
Oscar Teale People’s Choice Award - An Old Friend by Nuk Suwanchote
2024
Special Anime Recognition - Sami Al Mouallem
Mike Templar - Shorty-Short Award
Jeff Peterson - Filmmakers Debut Award
Jahsee Pickering - Creative Narrative
Daryn Davidson - Best Editor
Emily Chae - Best Cinematographer
Matthew Wilson - Best International Short
Whitney Sarah Luis - Rising Superstar
Tramelle Stroman - Best Cast
Tom Flynn - Best Music Video
Laurie Tieman & Trifon Dimitripoulos - Best Collaboration
Marla Freeman - Anita Garvin Best Actress Award
Paul Laudicano - Neal Hart Best Actor
Paola Baldion - Best Screenplay
Nick DeSimone - Best Director
Adam Ragsdale - Best Picture
Paul Laudicano - Oscar Teale People's Choice
2023
Creative Narrative Award - Philip Snyder
Best Comedy And Dramatic Short - Shea Ryan
Original Screenplay - Michael Schiavo
Filmmakers Debut Award - Louis Adorno
Best Animation - Keri Sheheen
Best Cinematography - Manos Trainfilakas
Best Video Editing - Art Hererra
Neal Hart Best Actor Award - Brian Pollock
Anita Garvin Best Actress Award - Melissa Goitia
Best Picture - David Musolf (The Man From Granada)
Best Audio In Short Film - Onur Yagiz
Best Documentary - James LaMonte
Joshua Mersereau People's Choice - Tramelle Stroman
2022
Best Documentary - The Dogumentary - Bruce Jones
Best Editing - Love Lost, Michael Day
Best Picture - The Cantor's Last Cantor, Harvey Wang
Best Screenplay - Bases Empty, Lou Vitulli, Vincent Pastore, Armand Madeo
Creative Narrative Award - 342, Laurie Ziel
Best Short Film - War Paint, Justin Eade
Anita Garvin Best Actress - Nyasia Mitchell, Love Behind The Mask
Neal Hart Best Actor - Currency Car, Dominic Mushello
Oscar Teale People's Choice - Currency Car, Dominic Mushello
Filmmaker Debut Award - A Life To Live, Lara Fullerton
Best Comedy And Drama - Where's The Will?, Paul Laudicano
Best Short Comedy - Sunny Buds, Matt Wilson