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Winter Film Awards Is New York City. Like the city itself, the organization showcases the eclectic diversity and excitement of the independent arts world. The 10th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival runs September 23-October 2, and includes awesome film screenings, cool discussion panels, career-building professional development workshops and super-fun parties at venues throughout NYC. The Fest celebrates the outstanding work of emerging filmmakers in all genres from around the world, with an emphasis on highlighting underrepresented and marginalized artists. The Festival’s 2021 lineup includes 91 outstanding films from 28 countries; half of the films were created by women, 53% were created by or about people of color.
For our 2021 program, Winter Film Awards is honored to screen ten amazing Music Videos!
All screenings take place at CINEMA VILLAGE, 22 East 12th Street, New York NY 10003
Ga Setubal is a singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist musician from São Paulo, Brazil. He was a member of the band Pitanga in Pé de Amora and worked with Trupe Chá de Boldo, O Terno, Garotas Suecas and Rafael Castro. This music video is his first single.
Freedom (A New Jerusalem) is a historical snapshot, showing how the killing of American George Floyd became a global movement and focus for the anti-racism movement across the world. We see how the BLM sentiment has brought together all human beings, no matter their race, gender or nationality.
After finishing his mandatory military service, Matan Portnoy went backpacking for a year with his best friend, Roy Maayan. The pair travelled to India, Nepal, Burma and Thailand and fell in love with the landscapes, people and cultures encountered. Matan and Roy felt a deep need to translate their life-changing experiences into a personal, visual creation and found no better way to do so than making a music video for the amazing band, Hayelala. The song describes exactly what they felt as they came back home – “Getting Older”.
A young girl exploring her family’s attic discovers a trunk filled with memories and a timeworn journal. As she opens the cover and begins to read about a long-ago romance, the girl is transported to another time and place, where the wonders depicted within evoke a musical tribute to one woman’s true love.
This is the tale about a young boy who travels with his imaginary friends in search of a way home. Will he find a place to stay or is his journey really the meaning of life for him now?
A singer’s flashback of a love story from when he was 18 years old. He daydreams about how his love got dressed up before their date.
MeTube: August sings ‘Una Furtiva Lagrima’
The third part of the internationally award-winning MeTube short film series. This time the intergalactic music nerds August and Elfi conquer the opera stage and orchestrate their final adventure in an opulent manner.
An old school-style video game character, with the face of Gaël Faye, assaulted by existential questions, is in quest for meaning. He begins an in-depth and psychedelic journey through a destructive and genesis virtual scenery, the character’s quest makes us question our relationship with the world, our humanity, our obsolescence, our future.
Official music video for The Narcissist by Brady Watt, Westside Gunn and DJ Premier. Concept and animation inspired by the lyrics. A narcissist experiences life and death through his various incarnations.
Michelle Rose’s original 1950’s-themed song about being involved with a handsome guy who you know is no good, but you’re so infatuated with him that you overlook his many flaws.
About Winter Film Awards
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. This program is funded, in part, by a grant from the NYC & Company Foundation and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
WFA-IFF’s mission is to promote diversity, bridge the opportunity divide and provide a platform for under-represented artists and a variety of genres, viewpoints and approaches. We believe that only by seeing others’ stories can we understand each other and only via an open door can the underrepresented artist enter the room. WFA-IFF is 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Festival Founder George Isaacs says “Emerging filmmakers are so often ignored in favor of big budget generic action films, and filmmakers with limited budgets and lack of connections can be easily overlooked. Diverse, exciting low budget films are created all over the world; it is critical for local film festivals to showcase them. WFA’s location in the center of the action provides our filmmakers with a dazzling chance to begin their careers in the film industry.”
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