WFA2018 International Film Festival Nominees & Winners

WFA 2018 Film Festival

Thank you to everyone who took part in the
2018 Winter Film Awards International Film Festival!

Our judges had a very difficult time selecting nominees and winners – every film in the Fest was absolutely outstanding. Here are their choices …

Best Picture

The Girl Who Invented Kissing
— WINNER —
The Girl Who Invented Kissing
Feature Film by Tom Sierchio (United States, 105 mins)
The Best of all Worlds

The Best of all Worlds
Feature Film by Adrian Goiginger (Austria, 103 mins)

My Name is Batlir, not Butler

My Name is Batlir, not Butler
Feature Film by Stare’ Yildirim (Turkey, 97 mins)

A Roar of Wolf Troops

A Roar of Wolf Troops
Feature Film by Xinwu Zhang (China, United Kingdom, 90 mins)

NY Perspectives Award

One Ticket Please
— WINNER —
One Ticket Please
Documentary Film by Matiss Kaza (Latvia, United States, 65 mins)
Pelican

Pelican
Music Video by Jeremiah Kipp (United States, 5 mins)

Nine Letters

Nine Letters
Documentary Film by Cristina Muller (United States, Brazil, 21 mins)

No One Is Safe From Son of Sam

No One Is Safe From Son of Sam
Documentary Film by Heath Benfield (United States, 9 mins)

Outstanding Woman Filmmaker

Word Count
— WINNER —
Word Count
Short Film by Charlotte de Bekker (United Arab Emirates, 10 mins)
Burkinabè Rising: The Art of Resistance In Burkina Faso

Burkinabè Rising: The Art of Resistance In Burkina Faso
Documentary Film by Iara Lee (Burkina Faso, 72 mins)

E-Delivery

E-Delivery
Animated Film by Young gul Cho (United States, 4 mins)

My Name is Batlir, not Butler

My Name is Batlir, not Butler
Feature Film by Stare’ Yildirim (Turkey, 97 mins)

Best Director

The Best of all Worlds
— WINNER —
The Best of all Worlds
Feature Film by Adrian Goiginger (Austria, 103 mins)
The Girl Who Invented Kissing

The Girl Who Invented Kissing
Feature Film by Tom Sierchio (United States, 105 mins)

Ambition's Debt

Ambition’s Debt
Feature Film by Devin E. Haqq (United States, 100 mins)

My Name is Batlir, not Butler

My Name is Batlir, not Butler
Feature Film by Stare’ Yildirim (Turkey, 97 mins)

Best Documentary

Burkinabè Rising: The Art of Resistance In Burkina Faso
— WINNER —
Burkinabè Rising: The Art of Resistance In Burkina Faso
Documentary Film by Iara Lee (Burkina Faso, 72 mins)
Nobody Dies Here

Nobody Dies Here
Documentary Film by Simon Panay (France, Benin, 24 mins)

To A More Perfect Union: US v. Windsor

To A More Perfect Union: US v. Windsor
Documentary Film by Donna Zaccaro (United States, 63 mins)

Trenches of Rock

Trenches of Rock
Documentary Film by Paul Michael Bloodgood (United States, 86 mins)

Winter FEAR Award – Best Horror Feature

The Revenge of Phantom Knight‎
— WINNER —
The Revenge of Phantom Knight‎
Horror Film by David Shao (China, 105 mins)
Framed‎

Framed‎
Horror Film by Marc Martínez Jordán (Spain, 80 mins)

Winter FEAR Award – Best Horror Short

Monsters
— WINNER —
Monsters
Horror Film by Steve Desmond (United States, 14 mins)
Slapface

Slapface
Horror Film by Jeremiah Kipp (United States, 9 mins)

Chateau Sauvignon: Terroir

Chateau Sauvignon: Terroir
Horror Film by David Eli Munz Maire (United States, 13 mins)

The Son, the Father...

The Son, the Father…
Horror Film by Lukas Hassel (United States, 13 mins)

Best Short Film

Path of Dreams
— WINNER —
Path of Dreams
Short Film by Tamara Ruppart (Japan, 25 mins)
State of Emergency Motherfucker!

State of Emergency Motherfucker!
Short Film by Sebastien Petretti (Belgium, Mauritius, 6 mins)

Word Count

Word Count
Short Film by Charlotte de Bekker (United Arab Emirates, 10 mins)

Attila

Attila
Short Film by Ben Samuels & Oliver Samuels (United States, 33 mins)

Gray Umbrella

Gray Umbrella
Short Film by Mohammad Poustindouz (Iran, 9 mins)

Best Original Score

The Guardian of the Ice
— WINNER —
The Guardian of the Ice
Feature Film by Salvatore Metastasio (Italy, 105 mins)
Burkinabè Rising: The Art of Resistance In Burkina Faso

Burkinabè Rising: The Art of Resistance In Burkina Faso
Documentary Film by Iara Lee (Burkina Faso, 72 mins)

The Best of all Worlds

The Best of all Worlds
Feature Film by Adrian Goiginger (Austria, 103 mins)

The Girl Who Invented Kissing

The Girl Who Invented Kissing
Feature Film by Tom Sierchio (United States, 105 mins)

Best Animated Film

Curpigeon
— WINNER —
Curpigeon
Animated Film by Dmitry Milkin (United States, 10 mins)
Au Revoir Balthazar

Au Revoir Balthazar
Animated Film by Rafael Sommerhalder (Switzerland, 10 mins)

Citipati

Citipati
Animated Film by Andreas Sebastian Feix (Germany, 7 mins)

E-Delivery

E-Delivery
Animated Film by Young gul Cho (United States, 4 mins)

Best Music Video

True Paradise
— WINNER —
True Paradise
Music Video by Evgeniya Radilova (United States, 5 mins)
I Crave To Go Home: The Stories Untold

I Crave To Go Home: The Stories Untold
Music Video by Snehasis Das (India, United States, 6 mins)

You Will Be Found

You Will Be Found
Music Video by Lonnie Lynn Iske & Jenny Vause (United States, 7 mins)

Pelican

Pelican
Music Video by Jeremiah Kipp (United States, 5 mins)

Best Web Series

Your Mom Says Hi!
— WINNER —
Your Mom Says Hi!
Web Series by Carlie Andrea Mantilla & Doni D Carley (United States, 10 mins)
End Unsung

End Unsung
Web Series by Rolf Holger Lindblom (Finland, 9 mins)

Time Ghost Presents the Cuban Missile Crisis

Time Ghost Presents the Cuban Missile Crisis
Web Series by Astrid Deinhard-Olsson (Germany, Sweden, 14 mins)

Dating in Retrograde

Dating in Retrograde
Web Series by Seth Tucker (United States, 11 mins)

Best Student Film

Isabella
— WINNER —
Isabella
Short Film by Qihong Wei (United States, 14 mins)
Citipati

Citipati
Animated Film by Andreas Sebastian Feix (Germany, 7 mins)

Fon (Rain)

Fon (Rain)
Short Film by Aekaphong Saransate (Thailand, 30 mins)

Lawman

Lawman
Short Film by Matthew Gentile (United States, 13 mins)

Best Actor

Jeremy Miliker (The Best of all Worlds)
— WINNER —
Jeremy Miliker (The Best of all Worlds)
Feature Film by Adrian Goiginger (Austria, 103 mins)
Adobuere Ebiama (Sight)

Adobuere Ebiama (Sight)
Short Film by Janeen Talbott (United States, 15 mins)

Dash Mihok (The Girl Who Invented Kissing)

Dash Mihok (The Girl Who Invented Kissing)
Feature Film by Tom Sierchio (United States, 105 mins)

Yassine Fadel (State of Emergency Motherfucker!)

Yassine Fadel (State of Emergency Motherfucker!)
Short Film by Sebastien Petretti (Belgium, Mauritius, 6 mins)

Best Actress

Caitlin Carmichael (Monsters)
— WINNER —
Caitlin Carmichael (Monsters)
Horror Film by Steve Desmond (United States, 14 mins)
Dongmei Xu (A Roar of Wolf Troops)

Dongmei Xu (A Roar of Wolf Troops)
Feature Film by Xinwu Zhang (China, United Kingdom, 90 mins)

Maria Achkar (In White)

Maria Achkar (In White)
Short Film by Dania Bdeir (Lebanon, 15 mins)

Suki Waterhouse (The Girl Who Invented Kissing)

Suki Waterhouse (The Girl Who Invented Kissing)
Feature Film by Tom Sierchio (United States, 105 mins)

About Winter Film Awards

New York City’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival runs February 22-March 3 2018. Check out our jam-packed lineup of 93 fantastic films in all genres from 31 countries, including Animation, Drama, Comedy, Thriller, Horror, Documentary and Music Video. Hollywood might ignore women and people of color, but Winter Film Awards celebrates everyone!

Winter Film Awards is an all volunteer, minority- and women-owned registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2011 in New York City by a group of filmmakers and enthusiasts. The program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the NY State Council on the Arts.

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