Thank you to everyone who took part in the 2016 Winter Film Awards Indie Film Festival!
See the winners’ prizes here! . . . See Details Here!
Our judges had a very difficult time selecting nominees and winners – every film in the Fest was absolutely outstanding. Here are their choices …
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| Fulfilament Directed by Rhiannon Evans | Rapunzel’s Etymology Of Zero Directed by Seth Podowitz and Eileen Laitinen | Strings Directed by Pedro Solís | Teeth Directed by Daniel Gray and Tom Brown | We Can’t Live without Cosmos Directed by Konstantin Bronzit |
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| Bounce: How the Ball Taught the World to Play Directed by Jerome Thelia | Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball Directed by Drew and Matthew Taylor | The House is Innocent Directed by Nicholas Coles | The Real Miyagi Directed by Kevin Derek | Walls Directed by Miguel López Beraza |
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| Creep Directed by Lovisa Lara | El Gigante Directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero and Luke Bramley | The Bridge Partner Directed by Gabriel Olson | Willa Directed by Helena Hufnagel |
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| III Directed by Pavel Khvaleev | Tuyul: Part 1 Directed by Billy Christian | ||
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| Cesium and a Tokyo Girl Directed by Ryo Saitani | Helio Directed by Teddy Cecil | Kung Fury Directed by David Sandberg | The Journey Directed by Chiu Keng Guan |
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| Double Helix Directed by Matthew K. Esolda and Dan Bowhers | Golden Directed by Kai Stänicke | I Only Tell The Truth – Charlie Lim Directed by Felipe P. Soares | Youth | Part 1 Directed by Lonnie Lynn Iske |
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| Gemma & The Bear! Directed by Matt Scott | How To Make It In: Berlin – Rita In Palma Directed by Justine Simonson | Robin Teaser Directed by Miguelina Olivares and Deshon Hardy | Study Abroad 2: The Daydreaming Bunny Directed by Yung-Jen Yang |
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| Fulfilament Directed by Rhiannon Evans | Late Expectations Directed by Laurie Arakaki | Oasis Directed by Carmen Jimenez | Women in Sink Directed by Iris Zaki |
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| Candy Apple Directed by Dean Dempsey | Conrad & The Steamplant Directed by Dustin Cohen | Late Expectations Directed by Laurie Arakaki | Q.U.E.E.N. Directed by Brittany “B.Monét” Fennell | Why Do You Smell Like the Ocean? Directed by Kevin Baggott |
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| Bounce: How the Ball Taught the World to Play Directed by Jerome Thelia | I Stay Directed by Oleksandr Soldatov | My Stolen Revolution Directed by Nahid Persson Sarvestani | Women in Sink Directed by Iris Zaki |
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| A Normal Man Directed by Dolores Guo | Bunny New Girl Directed by Natalie van den Dungen | Oasis Directed by Carmen Jimenez | Q.U.E.E.N. Directed by Brittany “B.Monét” Fennell |
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| Daniel Tadesse Crumbs | Robert Forster The Bridge Partner | Gustavo Sanchez Parra The Similars | Kevin Baggott Why Do You Smell Like the Ocean? |
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| Constance Ejuma Ben & Ara | Sharon Lawrence The Bridge Partner | Carmen Beato The Similars | Cassandra Ciangherotti The Similars |
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| Miguel Llanso Crumbs | Pavel Khvaleev III | Abbas Rafei Oblivion Season | Isaac Ezban The Similars |
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| Eternal Life & Associates Directed by Ivan Lowenberg | Letter to God Directed by Tamas Yvan Topolanszky | Mannish Boy Directed by Ryan Tonelli | Shabu-Shabu Spirit Directed by Yuki Saito |
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| Ben & Ara Directed by Nnegest Likké | Crumbs Directed by Miguel Llanso | Oblivion Season Directed by Abbas Rafei | The Similars Directed by Isaac Ezban |
Corporate and local support of Winter Film Awards plays an critical role in the life of the Festival and underscores WFA’s commitment to quality, adventure and diversity in the art of cinema. WFA is privileged to continue our collaboration with Gray Line New York, Ride of Fame, B&H Photo & Video, Video Blocks/ AudioBlocks/ GraphicStock, Sony Creative Software, Jungle Software, Cyberlink, Glidecam, JT Talent, Gotham Mini Storage, Museum of Sex the most stimulating museum in NY, PS Print quality and dependable online print services, Van Diemens NYC Restaurant & Bar, Yelp and Zacuto film rigs and ProductionHUB, Inc. an online marketplace for broadcast TV, motion picture, pro video, live event, corporate & digital media production.
WFA is delighted to welcome new partners Carmel Car & Limousine Service, the official car service of Winter Film Awards, Big Apple Con, Citi Bike NYC, NYC Post Group, BleuStorm Vodka, Bliss Spa, CourseHorse.com, Distribber – get 100% of revenues. Keep all your rights. Submit once for all stores, Film Collaborative, IndiePix Films, Orange County NY Film Office, Rhino Camera Gear, our exclusive ticketing partner Eventcombo, Women’s Film Critic Circle (WFCC), Shake Share Media and Success with Teamwork.
WFA is grateful for the support of Prof. Charles Lowry’s Marketing Class at Pace University, Prof. Viktor Koen’s Class at School of Visual Arts, and Dr. George Priovolos’ Public Relations Class at Iona College.
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.
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.
