2017 PWFF-Philadelphia Award Winners

Grand Jury Awards
Nominees & Winners in bold

Feature Film Category

Best Supporting Actress
       Lori Petty (Fear, Love and Agoraphobia)
       Monique Rosario (Drifter)

Best Supporting Actor
       Ed Aristone (Fear, Love and Agoraphobia)
       James McCabe (Drifter)

Best Screenplay
       Alex D’Lerma (Fear, Love and Agoraphobia)
       Chris Von Hoffman, Aria Emroy (Drifter)

Best Director
       Alex D’Lerma (Fear, Love and Agoraphobia)
       Chris Von Hoffman (Drifter)

Best Actress
       Linda Burzynski (Fear, Love and Agoraphobia)
       Rebecca Fraser (Drifter)

Best Actor
       Dustin Coffey (Fear, Love and Agoraphobia)
       Drew Harwood (Drifter)

Best Picture
        Drifter
       Fear, Love and Agoraphobia

Short Film Category

Best Supporting Actress | Short Film
       Ameerah Briggs (To Happy Endings)
       Ameerah Briggs (Reasons)
       Carly Mazzochetti (Corn Chip Feet)
       Narci Regina (Unspoken)
       Evangeline Young (The Comeback)

Best Supporting Actor | Short Film
       Justin Adams (The Cask)
       ShaunPaul Costello (Burn After Watching)
       Grayson Low (Get Home Safe)
       Eric Riley (Creed)
       James Yarborough (Downpour)

Best Short Subject Screenplay
       The Comeback (Evangeline Young, Carrie Brennan)
       The Rose Garden (Karl Fernandez, David Joseph Volino)
       Sanvean (Alina Patra, Wolfgang Bodison, Bruce McComiskie)
       To Happy Endings (Ameerah Briggs, Bethany Sketchley)
       Wall of Glass (Ryan Francis Johnson)

Best Director | Short Film
       Ed Aristone (To Happy Endings)
       Karl Fernandez (The Rose Garden)
       Ryan Francis Johnson (Wall of Glass)
       Billy Perry ( Downpour)
       Elizabeth Yoder (Sanvean)

Best Actress | Short Film
       Victoria Ratermanis (The Rose Garden)
       Jeni Reed (Wall of Glass)
       Bethany Sketchley (To Happy Endings)
       Elizabeth Yoder (Sanvean)
       Evangeline Young (A Happy Ending)

Best Actor | Short Film
       Wolfgang Bodison (Sanvean)
       Jim Freivogel (Strangers In The Park)
       Tom Schmitt (Downpour)
       Leland Taylor (To Happy Endings)
       David Joseph Volino (The Rose Garden)

Best Short Film
       The Comeback
       Sanvean
       Strangers In The Park
       To Happy Endings
       Wall Of Glass
Audience Choice Awards
Best Actress in a Feature:   Linda Burzynski (Fear, Love and Agoraphobia)
Best Actor in a Feature:    Dustin Coffey (Fear, Love and Agoraphobia)
Best Feature Film:    Fear, Love and Agoraphobia

Best Actress in a Short Film Comedy:    Samantha Lyn Parry (Zipper)
Best Actor in a Short Film Comedy:    Peter Donnelly (Zipper)
Best Actress in a Short Film Drama:    Elizabeth Yoder (Sanvean)
Best Actor in a Short Film Drama:    David Joseph Volino (The Rose Garden)
Best Short Film Comedy:    Zipper
Best Short Film Drama:    Sanvean