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The Shawna Shea Film Festival

    • 2020s
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    Festival Award

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    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Biff & Me

      8.4 (8)
      Nicola Rose

    Best Director of a Horror Feature

    • Winner
      • Richard Griffin(director-producer-writer)
      • Before the Night Is Over
      Scorpio Film Releasing

    Best Director of a Short Film

    • Winner
      • Raeshelle Cooke(director-writer)
      • Woke
    • Winner
      • Preetam Choudhury
      • Ignis Fatuus

    Best Documentary - Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Ventures: Stars on Guitars

      7.4 (150)
      Staci Layne Wilson

    Best Fantasy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Darling, Darling, Wendy

      7.6 (10)
      Katherine Sainte Marie
      Elise Robertson
      Questhaven Films

    Best Feature Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod

      7.7 (41)
      Ryan Camarda
      Ari M. Greenberg
      West of Worldly Productions
      Crazy Basta Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      When Things Go Wrong: Robin Lane's Story

      Tim Jackson(director-producer-writer)

    Best Feature Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Issue with Elvis

      5.3 (134)
      Charlotte Wincott

    Best Folk Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      To Dust All Return

      9.2 (5)
      Alyssa Botelho(director-executive producer-writer)
      Ashley Derosier(assistant producer)
      Bethany Fernandes(producer)
      White Swan Productions
    • [object Object]

      In the Company of Crows

      Rachel S. Thomas-Medwid
      Jacob J. Christiansen
      Seapoint Studios

    Best Horror Feature Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Before the Night Is Over

      4.5 (64)
      Richard Griffin(director-producer-writer)
      Lenny Schwartz(producer-writer)
      Scorpio Film Releasing

    Best Horror Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Clowns in the Woods

      3.1 (143)
      Adrian Esposito(director)
      Espocinema

    Best Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Keeper

      8.9 (31)
      Bob Celli
      Laura Delano
      DelanoCelli Productions

    Best International Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Wick

      7.9 (11)
      Michelle Coverley
      Ludovica Musumeci
      Sabine Crossen
      The Wick Short Film Limited
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Misconception

      Richard Rowntree
      Christopher Foulser
      Lee Wignall
      Matthew Davies
      Ash Mountain Films

    Best Mobile Device Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black Lives Matter

      Ashna Sharan

    Best New England Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Penis

      6.9 (39)
      Audrey Noone(director-producer-writer)
      Big Mouth Films

    Best New England Director

    • Winner
      • Nathan Suher(director-producer)
      • The Assassination of Western Civilization
      IM Filmworks

    Best New England Horror Feature

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      Winner

      Veil of Blood

      3.6 (9)
      Joe Lemieux(director)
      Tim Dennis(producer)
      Michael Neel(editor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Before the Night Is Over

      4.5 (64)
      Samantha Acampora(producer)
      John Ginn(executive producer)
      Richard Griffin(director-producer-writer)
      Lenny Schwartz(producer-writer)
      Adam G. Smith(executive producer)
      Scorpio Film Releasing

    Best New England Horror Short

    • Winner

      The Nurturing

      5.7 (7)

    Best New England Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ice Patrol

      7.5 (15)
      Chris Goodwin(actor)
      But It Did Happen Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fraternitas

      7.4 (7)
      Diana Porter(actress)
      Sweaty Turtle Entertainment

    Best New England Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fraternitas

      7.4 (7)
      Rick Dumont(screenwriter)
      Sweaty Turtle Entertainment

    Best New England Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mrs. Osbourne

      René Zara
      Christine Altan
      Tiny Frog Productions
      Altan Films

    Best Performance Horror Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Before the Night Is Over

      4.5 (64)
      Jay Walker(actor)
      Scorpio Film Releasing

    Best Performance Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Keeper

      8.9 (31)
      Bob Celli
      DelanoCelli Productions

    Best Performance Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mrs. Osbourne

      René Zara
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Amaranthine

      9.3 (6)
      Marc Powers(actor)
      Hop Top Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A World of Hurt

      Jeff Armstrong
      Out of Time Pictures

    Best Screenplay Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Spotlight Starring Daisy Mulvey

      Sophia Costanzo

    Best Screenplay Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Keeper

      8.9 (31)
      Bob Celli
      DelanoCelli Productions

    Best Short Crime Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A World of Hurt

      Rob Levinson
      Eric Andresen
      Carl Paradise
      Out of Time Pictures

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Woke

      Raeshelle Cooke(director-writer)

    Best Short Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black Lives Matter

      Ashna Sharan
    • [object Object]

      Videogenic

      Lawrence Whitener(writer)

    Outstanding Achievement

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Toilet-Tastic Adventures of Karate Chop

      Jasper Neel

    Phil "Skippy" Adams FX Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pride

      Michael J. Epstein
      Sophia Cacciola
      Launch Over

    SSFF Spirit Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pride

      Michael J. Epstein
      Launch Over

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]

      Erin

      Sophia Costanzo
    • [object Object]

      Father Daughter

      Sophia Costanzo

    Award of Excellence

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    Short Screenplay

    • Winner

      Fatal Ambition

      6.4 (7)
      Angel Connell(screenwriter)
      Parousian Pictures

    SSFF Spirit Award

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    Project Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Assassination of Western Civilization

      5.0 (6)
      Nathan Suher(director-producer)
      Lenny Schwartz(writer-producer)
      IM Filmworks

    Screenplay Competition Certificates

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    Best Feature Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      One Way Out

      Alyxandrya Prynce

    Outstanding Achievement

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jasper Tales

      Jasper Neel

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