Nominations for the
2026 New Bedford Film Festival
And the nominees are….
Short Film
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GALLINA
DANIEL VAN DEN BERG IS DEAD
SIM
PROM PARTY MASSACRE
A TRAPDOOR
NIMROD
THE FISH TANK
RUN WILD
GALILEE
MICHAEL SOLACE
A MATTER OF TIME
MOURN CORN
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James James (A TRAPDOOR)
Robert Dibrell, Rachel Housiger (NIMROD)
Kris Salvi (MICHAEL SOLACE)
Sonya LaTorre (SHE WAS, SHE IS, SHE NEVER WILL BE)
Mike Pratt (GALILEE)
Nolan Gould, Parker Croft (THE LIARS OF BLACK MOUNTAIN ROAD)
Marco Sandoval (BLUE)
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Ali Baharlou (DANIEL VAN DEN BERG IS DEAD)
Steven Schloss (GIMME)
Victoria Garza (THE FISH TANK)
Robert Dibrell (NIMROD)
Jordan Gustafson (PROM PARTY MASSACRE)
Roxanna Lewis (RUN WILD)
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Guy Dermul (DANIEL VAN DEN BERG IS DEAD)
Allamaprabhu Pattanashetty (NIMROD)
Eric Palmer (RUN WILD)
Evan Fonseca (ALWAYS ON)
Nuno Branco (THE LONELY DORYMAN)
Alex Mola (CINCO)
Joe Quinn (LAMENT)
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Violet Braeckman (SIM)
Angela DiMarco (A TRAPDOOR)
Ari Cigarroa (THE FISH TANK)
Millie Gibbons (THE LIARS OF BLACK MOUNTAIN ROAD)
Anya Krawcheck (MASPLAINING)
Priscila Buiar (A MATTER OF TIME)
Student
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WHAT THE HEAVEN!
FAMILY SUNDAY
LADYBUGS
2389: COMING HOME
COWBOY CONNOR
THE COUNTRY GENTLEWOMAN
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Richard Yan (WHAT THE HEAVEN)
Gerardo Del Razo (FAMILY SUNDAY)
Kateryna Sazonova (2389: COMING HOME)
Scott Embleton (COWBOY CONNOR)
Stella Little (LADYBUGS)
Javier Barrios Acuna (HERENCIA)
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Richard Yan (WHAT THE HEAVEN!)
Stella Little (LADYBUGS)
Kateryna Sazonova (2389: COMING HOME)
Lynwood Shiva Sawyer (THE COUNTRY GENTLEWOMAN)
Audrey Collins (COWBOY CONNOR)
Nat Mitchell (TURN, TURN, TURN)
Documentary Short
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Bryan Reynolds (CHASING KILIMANJARO)
George Kesller, Illan Kessler (FIR TRADERS)
Ted Meyer (SHEEPDOGS)
Mike McDevitt (THE LAST ISLANDER)
Ian Cox (DICK’S-A-THON)
The omen of Wampum (WOMEN OF WAMPUM)
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DICK’S-A-THON
BEYOND MEDICINE: THE STORY OF BOSTON COMMUNITY PEDIATRICS
CHASING KILLMANJARO
SHEEPDOGS
THE LAST ISLANDER
TV Series
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EYES IN THE WOODS
SLIGHTLY CRACKED
THE LAST DON OF PROVIDENCE
ABRACADAVERS: SEASON 3
OPEN TO IT - PRIDE SPECIAL
THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES
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Jennifer Monk (SLIGHTLY CRACKED)
Morgan Ermter, Reamonn Joshee, Anna Cooley (ABRACADAVERS: SEASON 3)
Frank Arthur Smith, Matt Hartman (OPEN TO IT - PRIDE SPECIAL)
Rachelle A. Dermer (THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES)
Morgan Ermter (EYES IN THE WOODS)
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Morgan Ermter, Alanna Schwartz (EYES IN THE WOODS)
Jennifer Monk, Lisa Dallinger, Laura Jane Turner (SLIGHTLY CRACKED)
Morgan Ermter, Alanna Schwartz, Anthony Schokalsky, Danae Pritchard (ABRACADECERS)
Elizabeth Boone (OPEN TO IT - PRIDE SPECIAL)
Amy Raffe, Jack Braddy, Grace Julia (A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE DATES)
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Frank Crupi (OUR YEAR)
Tim Wardell (OPEN TO IT - PRIDE SPECIAL)
Mike Pratt (THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES)
Griffin Cork (EYES IN THE WOODS)
Jack Tomlinson (FRANCINE, THE FIXER WITCH)
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Lisa Dallinger (SLIGHTLY CRACKED)
Mary C. Ferrara (WORLD’S WORST THANKSGIVING SERIES)
Vanessa Jetté (ABRACADEVERS)
Karen Ann Martino (FRANCINE, THE FIXER WITCH)
Amy Raffe (A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE DATES)
Shalini Jayarama (DAVINA, THE DELIVERY WITCH)
Music Video
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DEVILS & ANGELS
THE WAY IT GOES - ECHO HOTEL
GROWING UP - FLORIAN
MAKE A KILLER
BY MY SIDE
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BEING A WOMAN
SAMMY MAXIMUM - BY MY SIDE
WHAT IF I DIE FLYING OVER OKLAHOMA
THE WAY IT GOES - ECHO HOTEL
MAKE A KILLER
CRACKING UP
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BEING A WOMAN
GROWING UP - FLORIAN
SAMMY MAXIMUM - BY MY SIDE
WHAT IF I DIE FLYING OVER OKLAHOMA
THE WAY IT GOES - ECHO HOTEL
ELECTRIC AIR
South Coast Film
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AFTER THE READING
CHASING KILLIMANJARO
THE LONELY DORYMAN
YOUR LOVE: BESIDE ME
TURN, TURN, TURN
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Noah Duarte (THE LONELY DORYMAN)
Nat Mitchell (TURN, TURN, TURN)
Mike Grasela (CHASING KILLIMANJARO)
Ali Kenner Brodsky (YOUR LOVE:BESIDE ME)
Nick Bernat (SUNRISE IS AN ALL NIGHT PROCESS)
Sean Campbell (DROWNED)
Technical Achievement
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Chris Daftsios (NIMROD)
Paul Kandarian (ALWAYS ON)
Shine (WHAT THE HEAVEN!)
Dennis Staroselsky (GALILEE)
Mike Pratt (WORLD’S WORST THANKSGIVING SERIES)
Jason Caceres (OPEN TO IT - PRIDE SPECIAL)
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Rosario Pardo (GALLINA)
Gabrielle Fernandes (DAYDREAM)
Liz Bishop (THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES)
Barbara Deering (A TRAPDOOR)
Stephanie Prata (DAVINA, THE DELIVERY WITCH)
Julia Trueblood (PUMPKIN PIE)
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Julia Little (DROWNED)
Taylor Pezza (GIMME)
Jophielle Love (RUN WILD)
Joaquín López Fernández (GALLINA)
Marleny Angely (HERENCIA)
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The Cast of PROM PARTY MASSACRE
The Cast of A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE DATES
The Cast of MOURN CORN
The Cast of LISTENING IN
The Cast of THE SWEET PERFUME
The Cast of I DON’T WANT TO SCARE ANYONE
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Derick Lozano-Walker (A PEANUT IN PALM BEACH)
Dhanya Lott (THE WAITING)
Myeisha Essex (TRUTH DETECTOR: FAMILY THERAPY)
Mickey Stepanskiy (KNIGHTS ON A QUEST FOR LOVE)
Chelsea Rebecca (GHOSTS IN THE FOG)
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Derick Lozano-Walker, Caleb Fix, & Kaleigh Fix (A PEANUT IN PALM BEACH)
Daniel Zúñiga (THE FISH TANK)
Steven Schloss (HOW THE LONELY KEEP)
Jiovanni Sierra (ASHES OF AETERNUS)
Kate Ketcham (RUN WILD)
Ángel Jara Taboada (FAMILY SUNDAY)
Maxime Lahousse (DANIEL VAN DEN BERG IS DEAD)
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Jorge Armando Ramírez, Victoria Garza, Laura Miranda (THE FISH TANK)
Ali Baharlou (DANIEL VAN DEN BERG IS DEAD)
Nicholas De Francesco-Roth (MOURN CORN)
Ted Omsley (THE WAITING)
Víctor Candela (CINCO)
Mike Grasela (CHASING KILMANJARO)
Johnny Villella (THE LAST DON OF PROVIDENCE)
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Ab Rieve, Andrew McIntyre (2389: COMING HOME)
Luisa Fernanda Cavazos (THE FISH TANK)
Jeannie Keenan (THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES)
Reena Ray (OPEN TO IT - PRIDE SPECIAL)
TBA (COUNTRY GENTLEWOMAN)
Paola Nelli Bahia (MORI)
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Ana Calderòn (THE FISH TANK)
Josh Turpin (BATH BOMB)
Natasha Nicolaou, Chris Carter, Jordan Pacheco (GIMME)
Kenya Weaver, Mike Kasper (ABRACADAVERS: SEASON 3)
Carolyn Gair (TIN TUNE)
Bas Bonhof (DANIEL VAN DEN BERG IS DEAD)
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David Cebert (TIN TUNE)
Mandy Hoffman (HELL)
Nick Bernat (DROWNED)
Tasha Posman (DANIEL VAN DEN BERG IS DEAD)
Tyler Parkford (A MATTER OF TIME)
Luca Filiz (DAYDREAM)
Evan Hodges (GIMME)
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"Pride Song (Ion the Prize Remix)" Written by Justin Renaissance & Taylor Carroll Performed by Justin Renaissance Produced by Justin Renaissance & Ion the Prize (OPEN TO IT - PRIDE SPECIAL
“The Real You” (Phil Tice & Theo Tiedemann, Peter Jay Clark & Phil Tice) (PROM PARTY MASSACRE)
“DROWNED” An Original Song by Patrick Barnett (DROWNED)“You're the One” by Josh Fichera (LAMENT)
“Hour of Glory” (Ensemble, Peter Jay Clark & Phil Tice) (PROM PARTY MASSACRE)
Animated Short
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TIN TUNE
HELL
SIGNALMAN
DOBRINA
KNIGHTS ON A QUEST FOR LOVE
OUTMATCHED
Horror Short
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GIMME
HOW THE LONELY KEEP
MAEVE’S MIRROR
VERMIN
BATH BOMB
AND THEY SHALL HANDLE SERPENTS
MARDAZMA
Public Service Announcement
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FRAUD FIGHTERS
SPAY IT FORWARD CANNON COUNTY
KNOW YOUR NORMAL
Vertical Narrative
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A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE DATES
ONE MORE TIME
KNOW YOUR NORMAL