2015 Winter Film Awards Official Selections
4th Annual
Winter Film Awards Indie Film Festival
to be held Feb 25-28 in NYC
75 Films, 15 Awards, 1 Fantastic Weekend
New York City’s rapidly growing Winter Film Awards (WFA) Indie Film Festival, now in its fourth year, is establishing itself as a dynamic celebration of emerging filmmakers from around the world. The WFA team is proud to announce programing for their upcoming Festival and Awards Ceremony.
Among the 75 Official Selections to be screened at the Blue Diamond Theater in the heart of Times Square (777 8th Ave New York, NY 10036), is a diverse mixture of 6 documentaries, 32 shorts, 6 narrative features, 9 animations, 10 music videos and 6 horror films, including 15 student films, 25 female directors and representation from 27 countries.
Opening night for the 2015 Festival will take place February 25 with a filmmaker’s reception and kick-off party. The festivities continue February 26-28 with three packed days of film screenings, discussion panels, and networking events. The festival will come to a close on the evening of February 28th with a glittering Awards Ceremony and after-party at Club 230Fifth (230 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10001), livestreamed globally by Worldcast Inc.
Animated Film by Damien Stein (France, 3 mins)
Short Film by Eva Daoud (Syria, 7 mins)
Music Video by Mohammed Jassim (Kuwait, 4 mins)
Feature Film by Mark Kochanowicz (United States, 97 mins)
48-Hour Challenge Film by Larry Rosen (United States, 7 mins)
Short Film by Yatao Li (China, 17 mins)
Short Film by Lovinsa Kavuma (Zanzibar/ United Kingdom, 25 mins)
Horror Film by Christopher Wells (United States, 11 mins)
Animated Film by Koen de Mol/Rick Franssen/Olivier Ballast (Netherlands, 5 mins)
Feature Film by Meera Menon (United States, 93 mins)
Short Film by Robert Kolodny (United States, 6 mins)
Short Film by Julia Walter (Germany, 15 mins)
Documentary by Anke Ertner (Germany, 71 mins)
Music Video by PM Romero/Scott Montgomery (United States, 4 mins)
Short Film by Hendrik Maximilian Schmitt (Germany, 27 mins)
Short Film by Nicholas J. DeMicco (United States, 23 mins)
Short Film by Sarah Deakins (Canada, 15 mins)
Documentary by Mark Denega (Peru, 58 mins)
Music Video by Carlos Hurtado (United States, 3 mins)
Short Film by Gretl Claggett (United States, 14 mins)
Music Video by PM Romero/Scott Montgomery (United States, 4 mins)
Short Film by Brigitte Drodtloff (Germany, 11 mins)
Short Film by Jessica dela Merced (United States, 19 mins)
Short Film by Mohammed Walid Ayyad (Kuwait, 9 mins)
Feature Film by Thomas Lee (Germany, 75 mins)
Horror Film by Roy Schweiger (Italy, 3 mins)
Animated Film by Seth Cooper (United States, 3 mins)
Short Film by Lovisa Lara Halldorsdottir/Margret Buhl (Iceland, 12 mins)
Music Video by Bryn Chainey (Germany, 4 mins)
48-Hour Challenge Film by Richard Lobrovich (United States, 6 mins)
Short Film by Samuel Bassen (United States, 4 mins)
Short Film by Luca Zuberbühler (Switzerland, 13 mins)
Documentary by George Gittoes (Norway/ Australia, 98 mins)
Short Film by Aaron Fisher (United States, 12 mins)
Short Film by Sam Borowski (United States, 23 mins)
Music Video by Daniel Moshel (Austria, 4 mins)
Animated Film by Arnold Arre (Philippines, 20 mins)
Documentary by Gautam Halder (India, 52 mins)
48-Hour Challenge Film by Johan Perruchoud (United States, 7 mins)
Short Film by Ian Scott McCullough (United States, 15 mins)
Music Video by Alicia Maye (United States, 3 mins)
Short Film by Ivan Lowenberg (Mexico, 7 mins)
Short Film by Jon Ryan Sugimoto (United States, 15 mins)
Documentary by Rochelle Leanne White (United States, 20 mins)
Animated Film by Natalie Labarre (United States, 6 mins)
Short Film by Craig Singer (United States, 9 mins)
Short Film by Stephanie Olthoff (Germany, 15 mins)
Animated Film by James Cunningham (New Zealand, 11 mins)
Short Film by Robbie Ikegami (United States, 16 mins)
Short Film by Caylee So (Burkina Faso, 9 mins)
Feature Film by Joe Losurdo (United States, 78 mins)
Feature Film by Junya Sakino (United States/ Japan, 82 mins)
Music Video by Ciara Hehir (Australia, 4 mins)
Music Video by Julie Gratz (United States, 3 mins)
Documentary by Rebecca Kenyon (United Kingdom/ United States, 74 mins)
Music Video by Stephen Banham (Australia, 5 mins)
48-Hour Challenge Film by Chris Sciacco (United States, 6 mins)
Short Film by Larry Rosen (United States, 7 mins)
Horror Film by Yung-Jen Yang (United States, 9 mins)
Animated Film by Amir Vahedi (Iran, 2 mins)
Animated Film by Alex Brüel Flagstad (Denmark/ Germany, 17 mins)
Short Film by Rebecca Thomson (Australia, 15 mins)
Short Film by Jon Poll (United States, 19 mins)
Short Film by Elias Plagianos (Greece, 11 mins)
Short Film by Mario Garefo (Greece, 18 mins)
Feature Film by David Ryan Keith (Scotland, 82 mins)
Short Film by Lauren and Nina Graham (Northern Ireland, 10 mins)
Animated Film by Chuanshu Shi (United States, 12 mins)
Short Film by Mohamed Karim (Egypt, 15 mins)
Feature Film by Hilarion Banks (United States, 89 mins)
Horror Film by Marc Martínez Jordán (Spain, 10 mins)
Short Film by Mari Okada (Japan, 23 mins)
Short Film by Carolin Färber (Germany, 18 mins)
Short Film by Dawn Alden (United States, 10 mins)
Animated Film by Lu Yang (China, 11 mins)
Short Film by Yolanda Centeno (Spain, 9 mins)
Winter Film Awards (WFA) is a volunteer-run and operated 501(c)3 organization dedicated to showcasing emerging filmmakers and the celebration of the diversity of local and international film-making. For more information on tickets, schedules, sponsors, film descriptions and more, please visit www.WinterFilmAwards.com and find us on Facebook.
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