Education
Emerging Filmmakers Competition 2022
Congratulations to all of our 2022 Emerging Filmmaker Competition winners!
Visionary Award
Olyvia Okochi, Montclair High School
“How to Murder Your Husband”
Visionary Award
Olyvia Okochi, Montclair High School
“To Cheat or Not to Cheat”
Comedy – Grand Prize
Stephen Sassano, Maura Collins and Luca Marzulla, Middletown High School South
“Staple”
Comedy – Special Jury Prize
Courtney Plaza and Maxine Ostella, Columbia High School
“Pentameter Posse”
Drama – Grand Prize
Daniel Scharf and Chris Zou, Peter DiProspero, Bridgewater Raritan High School
“A Bounty”
Drama – Special Jury Prize
Evelyn Reese and Giulia Abreu, Bridgewater Raritan High School
“End of Milkshake”
Experimental Film – Grand Prize
Zoey Ness, Maura Collins, Stephen Sassano, Isabella Campion, Darla Matches, Joe Costa, Luca Marzulla and Ryan Eastmond, Middletown High School South
“MM61”
Experimental Film – Special Jury Prize
Caitlin Bieri, East Brunswick Tech – School of the Arts
“Creative Block”
Horror – Grand Prize
Maya Zeidman, East Brunswick Tech – School of the Arts
“Transcend”
Animation – Grand Prize
Sophia Consalvo, Bridgewater-Raritan High School
“A Moment to Breathe”
Social Impact – Grand Prize
Andre Harris, Luis Rosado, Sabian Silva and Salvatore Fierro, Passaic County Technical Institute
“Blast Off”
Social Impact – Special Jury Prize
Brianna Pares, Passaic County Technical Institute
“1 v 1: You vs the World”
Documentary – Grand Prize
Jasmine Crespo, Essex County Schools of Technology
“Newark”
Documentary – Special Jury Prize – Tie
“Dan the Man”Drew Rosania, William Penn Charter School
“Dan the Man”
Documentary – Special Jury Prize – Tie
Maya Zeidman, East Brunswick Tech – School of the Arts
“Isla Nena”
Storyteller Division – Grand Prize
Jack Sclafane, Leonia Middle School
“Just a Quick Ad Break”