Festival 2019
The Second Annual Astoria Film Festival was held on
May 17&18 2019 at THE ZUKOR THEATER at Kaufman Astoria Studios
34-45 35 Street Astoria NY
Our Festival Awards went to...
The Zukor Award (our top award) UNSPOKEN
by Emma Zurcher-Long Julia Ngeow and Geneva Peschka
Grand Jury Prize COUNTERVAIL by Makeba Ross
Best Actress JENNIFER BOBBI, Backup Plan
Best Actor JASON A COOMBS, SHAW: The Web Series
Best Drama Short BACKUP PLAN by David Beck
Best Comedy Short DRIP by Jillian Cantwell
Best Experimental Short YORT by Duane Michals and Josiah Cuneo
Best Documentary Short SHINE by Rhett Bradbury
Best Drama Web Series MILLENNIAL IN DEBT by Melissa Jean Baptiste
Best Comedy Web Series SHAW by Kerey Viswanathan and Jason A Coombs
Best Youth Film (tie)
EL MECANICO by Melani Bonilla
JACK EMERSON by Hudson Flynn
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Youth
THE NATALIES Natalie Martino
SPIKED Luna Ubide Holmes
Friday
UNSPOKEN Emma Zurcher-Long Julia Ngeow and Geneva Peschka
CHEWING GUM Matthew Cobb
THE PROFESSORS LESSON Ava Vitali
SAVING GRANDPA Kevin Hejna
Saturday
ADULTHOOD Rob Alicea
COREY Steven St Pierre
WISH WEASEL Dan McNamara
Friday May 18 2019
6-11pm
Saturday May 18, 2019
10am-3pm
AFFFutureFilmmakers
Saturday May 18, 2019
6-11pm
Hysterical Women
Whitney Uland & Nora Kaye
Comedy Web Series
Montaža — Dječčak (Montage — Boy)
Sonia Zelić
Experimental Short
Showtime
Shawn Antoine II
Drama Short
The Newcomer
Jason Spagnouli
Drama Short
Millenial in Debt
Melissa Jean Baptiste
Drama Web Series
Unspoken
Geneva Peschka & Emma Zurcher-Long
Documentary Short
Turned to the Sun
Keith Wilhelm Kopp
Drama Short
Suncatcher
Parker Croft
Drama Short
The Snag
Isabelle Desalos
Drama Short
M for Martiza
Alexis Pazmino
Comedy Short
The Profesor's Lesson
Ava Forte Vitali
Comedy Short
Chewing Gum
Matthew Cobb
Comedy Short
Bristled
Scott Farrell
Comedy Short
Saving Grandpa
Kevin Hejna
Comedy Short
MILLENIAL IN DEBT
MELISSA JEAN BAPTISTE
Nobody Dies Here
Simon Panay
Documentary Short
Adulthood
Rob Alicea
Comedy Web Series
Drip
Jillian Cantwell
Comedy Short
Morse
Tom Bessoir
Experimental Short
Wish Weasel
Dan McNamara
Comedy Web Series
Awkwardly
Nikki Coble
Comedy Web Series
Corey
Steven St Pierre
Drama Short
Countervail
Makeba L Ross
Drama Short
Shine
Rhett Bradbury
Documentary Short
Shaw
Jason A Coombs
Kerey Viswanathan
Comedy Web Series
Yort
Duane Michals
Josiah Cuneo
Experimental Short
Backup Plan
David Beck
Drama Short
An Air About Her
Dee Herlihy
Comedy Short
No Kidding!
Astoria Film Festival FALL WORKSHOP with
Blue Slate Films
Ages 8-14
Alejandra Bachman
Niove Coralis
Jack Coralsi
Dalia Farraj
Dalilla Garcia
Totally Not Fake News
Astoria Film Festival Winter Workshop with
Blue Slate Films
Ages 8-14
Kai Bowerman
Emma Ivanova
Elizabeth Lorme
Lucia Mascia
Penelope Mascia
Daniela Sueiro
#LIKED
Gladesville Public School
AUSTRALIA
A Visit to Candy Land
Great Griffon Film Workshop for Kids (Ages 5-6)
New York, NY
The Cupcake War
Kali Tapper &
FSSA Freshmen
Astoria NY
Cookies & Milk
Alexandra O'Neil &
FSSA Juniors
Astoria NY
The Mechanic
Melani Bonilla
Age 17
FSSA Student
ASTORIA NY
Spiked
Luna Ubide Holmes
Age 16
FSSA Student
ASTORIA NY
Due Process
Gabe Braden
Age 18
USA
Suspect
Grayson Taylor
Age 14
USA
The Natalies
Natalie Martino
Age 18
FSSA Student
ASTORIA NY
Game Over
Careful Crossing the Street
Loralai Falchick
Maya Zalewski
FSSA Students
ASTORIA NY
Lucky Charms
Joseph Rana
Age 18
FSSA Student
ASTORIA NY
DAD
Alexandra O'Neil
Age 17
FSSA Student
ASTORIA NY
Doodles
Anadia Jaghi
Age 17
FSSA Student
Astoria NY
Jack Emerson
Hudson Flynn
Age 15
FSSA Student
Astoria NY