Awards / Mission Statement

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National and International Film Awards

Hollywood Gold Awards - Winner - 2026

Nyack International Film Festival - Official Selection - 2026

New York Movie awards - Winner - 2026

National and International Screenwriting Awards

Flicker's Rhode Island International FF  (SF) - 2025

Sunvale   (SF) - 2025

NEW YORK SCRIPT CONTEST  (W)  - 2024

Cambridge Script Festival   (F) - 2024

New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards  2024 

Puerto Rican International Film Festival   (F)  -  2024

NEW YORK SCREENWRITING AWARDS    (W)  - 2024

100 Screenplays Contest   (SF)  - 2024

Reno-Tahoe Screenplay contest  (QF)  -  2022

Prague Film Festival  (F)  - 2022

London International Screenwriters Competition  (QF) - 2021

Mission Statement

 At Jerzey Film Productions, our mission is to create opportunities for emerging, 

young talented actors and film students, and to build a collaborative and supportive 

space for artists to create, experiment, and tell diverse stories that 

connect with our community and the world.

Bio

Oldest son to Frank and Nilda Picciotto.  With a rich heritage of Sicilian and Puerto Rican descent, Frank was born in Manhattan and raised in the Bronx before settling in Bergen County, NJ. He built a diverse career, transitioning from a professional bowler to a freelance comedy writer and screenwriter. Currently, he serves as an elementary teacher in Paterson, NJ, bringing creativity and passion to the classroom. He is the author of Frankie’s New York City Adventure: Memoir of a Middle Schooler (available on Amazon) and is a dedicated family man with a wife and two children.