Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival

Winners:

• Best In Show : Collin Kornfeind (Allentown) for What A Trip!
• Best Director: Brandon C. Lay (Bethlehem) for ABCs Always Be Smiling
• Best Narrative: Collin Kornfeind (Allentown) for What A Trip!
• Best Performance: Brooke Harrsh (Bethlehem) for ABCs Always Be Smiling
• Best Documentary: Nahjiah Miller (Lehigh University) for Tell Me It’s Going to Be Okay
• Best Experimental: Daniel Paashaus (Quakertown) for The Forest Primeval
• Best Sound: Logan McCurry, Mitchell Workman (Philadelphia) for Canvas
• Best Editing: Logan McCurry, Mitchell Workman (Philadelphia) for Canvas

The 2024 jury included:

• Ann Knerr, ArtsQuest Cinema Committee Chair, Co-Curator of the Fem in Film Series
• Catherine Ford, Cinema Committee member and Co-Curator of the LGBTQ+ Film Series
• Stephanie Gardner, Filmmaker and Creator, Director and Host of 33 and Me
• Heath Mensher, Literary Arts Faculty at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
• Katina Sossiadis, Co-Writer and Co-Director of Epiphany
• Koula Sossiadis Kazista, Co-Writer and Co-Director of Epiphany
• Stuart Stanley, Motion Picture and Television Sound Editor
• Tyler H. Walk, Documentary Film Editor of Welcome to Chechnya and How to Survive a Plague

Winners:

• Best In Show : Carmen Chan (Macungie) for Torn
• Best Narrative: Carmen Chan (Macungie) for Torn
• Best Documentary: Jordyn Harris (Saylorsburg) for Introducing, Dorothy Hardy
• Best Experimental: Grace Wyckoff (DeSales University) for Illuminated Perspective
• Best Director: Maggie Mustion for Bombshell (Muhlenberg College)
• Best Performance: Kammy Wong (Macungie) for Torn

The 2023 jury included:

• Catherine Ford, Cinema Committee member and Co-Curator of the LGBTQ+ Film Series
• Ann Knerr, ArtsQuest Cinema Committee Chair, Co-Curator of the Fem in Film Series
• Heath Mensher, Literary Arts Faculty at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
• Parinda Patel, Performing Arts Board and Cinema Committee Member and Co-Curator of the Fem in Film Series
• Katina Sossiadis, Co-Writer and Co-Director of Epiphany
• Koula Sossiadis Kazista, Co-Writer and Co-Director of Epiphany
• Stuart Stanley, Motion Picture and Television Sound Editor
• Tyler H. Walk, Documentary Film Editor of Welcome to Chechnya and How to Survive a Plague

The 2022 GLVFF showcased over twenty selections from nearly fifty submissions.

Winners:

• Best in Show: Lawrence Kennelly (Center Valley) for Purple Heart
• Best Director: Juan Pablo Chaves (DeSales University) for Alice Forgiven
• Best Performance: Sarah Cugini (Center Valley) for Cueball
• Audience Award: Lawrence Kennelly (Center Valley) for Purple Heart

The 2022 jury included:

• Jeremy Ballin, Creative Director at LOL Productions
• Catherine Ford, Cinema Committee member and Co-Curator of the LGBTQ+ Film Series
• Lou Fromm, Performing Arts Board and Cinema Committee Member
• Joanne Garcia, ArtsQuest Education Coordinator
• Adrianna Gober, Cinema Commitee Member, Co-Curator of the LGBTQ+ Film Series and the First Saturday Horror Series
• Ann Knerr, ArtsQuest Cinema Committee Chair, Co-Curator of the Fem in Film Series
• Parinda Patel, Performing Arts Board and Cinema Committee Member and Co-Curator of the Fem in Film Series
• Katina Sossiadis, Co-Writer and Co-Director of Epiphany
• Koula Sossiadis Kazista, Co-Writer and Co-Director of Epiphany

The 2020 GLVFF showcased twenty selections from nearly forty submissions.

Winners:

• Best in Show: Vernard James (Allentown) for Five Stars
• Best Director: Vernard James (Allentown) for Five Stars
• Best Performance: Chad Eric Smith for Fatherless
• Best Animated Film: Elaine Donmoyer (Schnecksville) for Coal
• Audience Award: Elaine Donmoyer (Schnecksville) for Coal

The 2020 jury included:

• Jeremy Ballin, Creative Director at LOL Productions
• Catherine Ford, Cinema Committee member
• Ann Knerr, ArtsQuest Cinema Committee Chair
• Michael Kramp, Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University
• Zeke Zelker, CEO & President of IDreamMachine
• Katina Sossiadis, Co-Writer and Co-Director of Epiphany
• Koula Sossiadis Kazista, Co-Writer and Co-Director of Epiphany.

The 2019 GLVFF showcased twenty selections culled from 30+ submissions.

Winners:

• Best Documentary: Wine in Moderation, directed by Adam Pivirotto (DeSales University)
• Best Narrative: The Last Fishing Trip, directed by Christopher Fox (Peekskill, NY), starring Diane Bakos (Bethlehem)
• Audience Award: Absolution Green, directed by Lois Silver (Scotrun), written by Paul Kodiak (Bethlehem)
• Best in Show: The Story of the Sectaurs, directed by Cliff Reese (East Earl)

The 2019 jury included:

• Jeremy Ballin, Creative Director at LOL Productions
• Adrianna Gober, Writer & Editor for Cinepunx
• Catherine Ford, Cinema Committee member
• Ann Knerr, ArtsQuest Cinema Committee Chair
• Michael Kramp, Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University
• Liam O’ Donnell, Editor in Chief of Cinepunx
• Zeke Zelker, CEO & President of IDreamMachine
• Katina Sossiadis, Writer and Director of Epiphany

The 2018 GLVFF showcased twenty selections culled from 40+ submissions.

Winners:

• Best Documentary: La Otra Manera (The Other Way), Joshua Marks (Cinematographer & Editor: Delaney McCaffrey of Lehigh University)
• Best Narrative: Para Todo Mal…Para Todo Bien, Stephanie Gardner (Emmaus)
• Audience Award: The Wisdom, Callie Harlan & Lindsay Penn (Bethlehem)
• Best in Show: Big Money Agenda, Vincent Mondillo (Easton)

The 2018 jury included:

• Jeremy Ballin, Creative Director at LOL Productions
• Adrianna Gober, Writer & Editor for Cinepunx
• Catherine Ford, Cinema Committee member
• Ann Knerr, ArtsQuest Cinema Committee Chair
• Michael Kramp, Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University
• Kelsey Snelling, Director; Amy Unger, Executive Producer at WFMZ and previous GLVFF Best Documentary winner
• Zeke Zelker, CEO & President of IDreamMachine

The 2017 GLVFF showcased fourteen selections culled from 30+ submissions.

Winners:

• Best Documentary: Big Pharma: Market Failure, Vincent Mondillo (Easton)
• Best Narrative: The Greatest Movie of All Time, Claire Bambert & Tate Q. Steinberg (DeSales University)
• Audience Award: Stage 7, Jen Suwak & Steve Abruzzese (Easton)
• Best In Show: Stage 7, Jen Suwak & Steve Abruzzese (Easton)

The 2017 jury included:

• Daniel Roebuck, actor/director
• Stephanie Gardner, filmmaker/2015 GLVFF Best in Show winner
• Ann Knerr, ArtsQuest Cinema Committee chair
• Dan Maher, actor/director/3-time GLVFF award winner
• Lauren McAloon, ArtsQuest Cinema Committee member
• Jason Overdorf, filmmaker/owner, Jay & Brian’s Excellent Video Store
• Lauren Tocci, ArtsQuest Cinema Committee member.

Best Documentary: Letters to Frieda, Amy Unger (Allentown)

Winners:

• Best Web Series: Transform my Transformer, Dan Maher (Bethlehem)
• Best Short <15min: In This Day and Age, Christine Shaman (Easton)
• Best Short <50min: Temporary Shelter, Ellen Galperin, Toby Schwartz, Katie Weeks (Easton)
• Audience Award: Letters to Frieda, Amy Unger (Allentown)
• Best In Show: If I Had a Piano (I’d Play You the Blues), Stephanie Gardner (Emmaus)

Winners:

• Best Feature: Living with the Tiger, Mike Thomas and Roberta Morris Purdee (Easton)
• Best Documentary: Aftershocks, Jaccii Farris (Allentown)
• Best Web Series: Shark Week, Marie Guglielmo (Allentown)
• Best Commercial/PR Video: El Sistema, Phil Osborne (Allentown)
• Best Short < 10min: Plugged In, Ryan Spence (Allentown)
• Best Short 10-40mi: S.T.E.M. Education and Technology: A Philly Snapshot, Sumitha Ramesh (Colmar)
• Audience Award: The White Faced Man, Luke Ramer (Macungue)
• Honorable Mention: Just Like We Used To, Suzanne Doran (Allentown)

Winners:

• Best Feature and Best Documentary: The Backyard Philly Project, Amanda Danziger (Allentown)
• Best Short 15-50 Minutes: The First Four, Meghan Barwick, Laura Casale, Liana Prodorutti & Nadia Sasso (Bethlehem)
• Best Short < 15min: Painted Love, John General (Hackettstown)
• Best Web Series: The Flighty Ducks, Dan Maher (Bethlehem)
• Audience Award: April Grace, Andrew Hutcheson (Washington)
• Honorable Mention: Pulling Teeth, Jennifer Suwak & Steve Abruzzese (Bangor)

Winners:

• Best Feature: Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment, Richard Morris (Bethlehem)
• Best Short 15-50 Mintues: Doorman, Collin Kornfeind (Slatington)
• Best Short < 15 Minutes: Please Kill Me Again, Spencer Snygg (Allentown)
• Best Web Series: The Flighty Ducks, Dan Maher (Bethlehem)
• Audience Award: The Super List, Adam Winston (Macungie)
• Honorable Mention: A Cure, Matthew Herbertz (Center Valley)

Winners:

• Best Documentary: Animating Autism, Sean Feely & John Gross (Lehigh Valley)
• Best Feature: The Obsession, Spencer Snygg (Allentown)
• Best Short Film: One Way Out, Eric Leadbetter (Bethlehem)
• Best Young Filmmaker: A Rough Draft, Anthony Delluva (Lehigh Valley)
• Special Technical Achievement: Here, Courtney Eady (Allentown)