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Winter Film Awards is proud to partner with SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York, a festival dedicated to raising awareness towards social issues through the powerful medium of cinema! SR will select one film from the WFA 2015 lineup to spotlight for its ability to touch humanity with a relevant…
Winter Film Awards is proud to partner with Gotham Sound, a one stop production audio solution in NYC! We are delighted to award the winner of our NYC Perspectives Prize with $2,000 of free equipment rentals! The 4th Annual WINTER FILM AWARDS Independent Film Festival runs Feb 25-28 2015 with…
Winter Film Awards is proud to partner with DJI, the world leader in easy-to-fly drones and aerial photography systems! Drones are the most fascinating filmmaking tool on the market today – everyone is talking about them and every filmmaker is desperate to have one. To help an emerging filmmaker move to…
As we prepare to announce our lineup for the 2015 Winter Film Awards Independent Film Festival, it seems like a good time to update and repost this, originally posted last year …. A while back, we posted What Festival Directors Really Think from Stephen Follows (Blog) and Your Movie’s Been…
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Calling all Actors, directors, models, photographers and producers. Come see and be seen! Winter Film Awards is kicking off a brand new year of events with an entertainment industry networking mixer. Whether you are an actor, writer, musician, model, photographer, producer, make-up artist- anything pertaining to film or related industries,…
Get your project accepted to fests by following these must-know tips for film festival success! Film festivals provide a great way to get your film (and you!) exposure in the industry…but with escalating competition how can you increase your chances of acceptance? Cream rises to the top, so much of…
By Mara Lesemann: I’ve spent the past year taking my first feature (Surviving Family – www.survivingfamily.us) to 18 film festivals in the US and Canada; we also had 2 invitation-only screenings for family and friends. While we didn’t hit the festival home run that everyone dreams of (Sundance, Tribeca, Cannes,…
As we open our submissions for the 2015 Winter Film Awards Independent Film Festival, it seems like a good time to repost this, originally posted last year …. A while back, we posted What Festival Directors Really Think from Stephen Follows (Blog). Here is some more advice for filmmakers looking…
New York, NY (June 1 2014) – A Call for Entries has been officially announced for the 4th Annual Winter Film Awards Independent Film Festival, a celebration of independent film to be held February 25 – 28 2015 in New York City. Filmmakers from around the world will travel to…
From NPI Entertainment Payroll, Inc. : The New York State Film Production Tax Credit program provides qualifying film and television productions a 30% credit for qualified production expenditures. All eligible productions shot in New York City may qualify for this program. In April 2013 new legislation extended the program through…
From Raindance.org : One of the most challenging aspects of being an independent filmmaker is promoting your film. Standing out amongst your peers is an enormous challenge, even for seasoned indie filmmakers. You could have an award winning film, but without a viewing audience your movie is worthless. Therefore, advertising…
Winter Film Awards is pleased to partner with The New York Film Academy The New York Film Academy film school programs are designed for a new generation of storytellers: visual artists who share a passion for motion pictures and want to learn by making their own projects in a hands-on,…
