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A ‘Kiss’ for the Ages: A talk with Director Tom Sierchio

“The Girl Who Invented Kissing” is a poignant triumph of individuality amid the sadness of everyday life. Despite how a shallow mind may perceive the value of a mentally handicapped timid man or a destitute, drug-taking drifter, through Director Tom Sierchio’s eyes, there’s so much more to them than the biased judgments of ordinary people. See the NYC Premiere of ‘The Girl Who Invented Kissing’ on February 24, 2018 @9:15 pm at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival. Winter Film Awards’s Lianna Albrizio spoke with Tom Sierchio about his approach to making his film and what drew him to this subject.

Never give up on love! All about “Swiped Right” with Lydia Fiore and Dana Marisa Schoenfeld

Never give up on love! Sometimes the worst date of your life is just the beginning. See ‘Swiped Right’ Feb 24 @6:30pm and Feb 27 @2:00pm at Cinema Village at New York City’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

CARL GOODMAN to Receive the 2018 Winter Film Awards “Patron of the Cinema” Award

New Yorker Carl Goodman, Executive Director of Museum of the Moving Image, will be honored with the 2018 Patron of the Cinema Award at New York City’s 7th annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival Awards Ceremony being held on Saturday, March 3rd 2018.

Sex, Drugs, and Telemarketing– A Look at Mars Roberge’s “Scumbag”

Sex, Drugs, and Telemarketing– A Look at Mars Roberge’s “Scumbag”. Mars Roberge talks about his experience writing and directing Scumbag, and how it’s actually based on a true story. See the NYC Premiere on February 23, 2018 @9:45pm at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) at New York City’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

Theater as Life: Matiss Kaza’s “One Ticket, Please”

A 78-year-old Indian woman in New York is the world’s most passionate theatergoer. Nicki Cochrane has been going to at least one play every day for more than 25 years. The elderly, culture-loving hustler has developed an array of ingenious means by which she acquires free tickets to most New York theaters. Disliked by theater staff for her behavior, Nicki prides herself on her staunch dedication to the art. See the US Premiere of ‘One Ticket, Please’ on Friday, February 23 7PM at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

Remembrance, Redemption, and ‘Rainbow Fields’; Bidyut Kotoky discusses his very personal, historical film

With a backdrop of bitter violence in 1980s India, director Bidyut Kotoky’s semi-autobiographical “Rainbow Dreams” is told through the eyes of a child. See the North American Premiere of ‘Rainbow Fields’ on February 24, 2018 @1:00pm at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

Nine Letters: A Film that Isolates the Feelings of Moving to New York City

Cristina Muller’s film “Nine Letters” uses a minimalist documentary style to emphasize the conflicting feelings of moving to a new city, how moving to New York City comes with an intensity and lightness that can be reflected back into the constant state of being alive. See the North American Premiere on February 25, 2018 @1:00pm and February 28 @2:00pm at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) at New York City’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

Teenagers strain to break free of their chains in Saleem Hadi’s “The Anklet”

Saleem Hadi’s “The Anklet (Kolusu)” tells the story of a free-spirited teenager who struggles for the liberty to make her own choices and have her own identity. See the US Premiere of ‘The Anklet’ on March 1 @2:00pm at Cinema Village at New York City’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

Director’s brush with heroin-addicted loved ones pricks the vein of heartbreak and breakthrough

Based on a true-life story, “The Best of All Worlds” is a poignant account of Director Adrian Goiginger’s upbringing by heroin-addicted parents. See ‘The Best of All Worlds’ on February 28, 2018 @7:45pm at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

Gold turns men into ugly beasts. A look at “Nobody Dies Here” by Simon Panay

Documentarian/Indie filmmaker Simon Panay shows gold fever and the all too real consequences for the illegal gold miners of Benin, Africa in his short documentary, “Nobody Dies Here”. See the ‘Nobody Dies Here’ on Sunday, February 25 1PM at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

Can art bring a political change? Iara Lee discusses ‘Burkinabe Rising’

Can art bring a political change? Producer Iara Lee showcases Burkina Faso at Winter Film Awards. A story of a country that its people changed its destiny through art. Journalist Despina Afentouli discusses with producer Iara Lee about her documentary “Burkinabè Rising: The art of resistance in Burkina Faso”. See the NY Premiere of ‘Burkinabè Rising’ on February 28, 2018 @7:45 pm at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

It’s like Tinder, but for Film Jobs. Check out Cinematcher!

WFA is excited to announce our partnership with Cinematcher! Cinematcher is a matchmaking app that enables users to hire and get hired for film, TV and digital projects on demand, instantly – globally. The industry is calling it the ‘Tinder’ for film and TV jobs, but more importantly they are encouraging diversity in front of and behind the camera. All of our winners will receive a complimentary one-year membership!

Change your perspective with Platypod!

Good things do indeed come in small packages! Winter Film Awards is proud to partner with Platypod for our 7th Annual International Film Festival! All of our outstanding festival winners will receive an awesome Platypod Ultra Multi Bundle! Platypod makes flat tripods. They are the world’s most compact mini tripod bases for photographers. Platypods can support even the biggest DSLR cameras and the heaviest lenses. Platypods can also become a portable studio, with accessory holes that are compatible with strobes.

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The First and Only Film School of its Kind … check out WFA2018 sponsor, Studio School

Considering film school? How about a school based in a Hollywood Film Studio? Winter Film Awards is proud to partner with Studio School LA for our 7th Annual International Film Festival! One of our winners will receive a scholarship to Studio School! Studio School tosses out rigid top-down academic structures and reinvents school from the bottom-up with cross-disciplinary collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship as its core DNA. We take education out of academia and embed it in dynamic, future-focused industries, passing the torch directly to the next generation of thinkers, artists, engineers, entrepreneurs and storytellers.