Matiss Kaza’s “One Ticket, Please” honored at Winter Film Awards International Film Festival

Matiss Kaza’s feature-length documentary One Ticket Please was honored at New York City’s 7th annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival, taking home the prestigious New York Perspectives Award. This award celebrates the festival film that best showcases the creativity and excitement of New York City – the most New York film at the most New York festival in the greatest city in the world!

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Finding hope in the face of violently opposing convictions – ‘Attila’ by Ben and Oliver Samuels

A racially-charged short film about finding hope in a divided country — in Ben and Oliver Samuels ‘Attila’, America is at war in 1864 as Union Major General William T. Sherman plans his brutal March to the Sea through his beloved South and is confronted by the moral convictions of an escaped slave and contraband soldier. See the World Premiere of ‘Attila’ on February 25 as part of New York City’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

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Brilliance and Insanity with the “Guardian of the Ice”

“The Guardian of the Ice (Il Guardiano Del Ghiaccio”) is nothing short of a roller coaster through the experience of an intuitive schizophrenic woman and the star-searching genius who loves her. Director Salvatore Metastasio gives us an enchanted and dangerous love story while exploring the balance of rationality and creativity in humans’ cerebral pursuit of intellectual curiosities. See the US Premiere of the feature film ‘The Guardian of the Ice’ on March 1, 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.

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“Framed” Paints a Brilliant Picture of Internet Brutality

Madness goes live stream! Director and writer Marc Martínez Jordán uses the internet to describe what could happen when the wrong people catch viral fever in his horror film ‘Framed’. See the NYC Premiere on Feb 26 @7:45pm at Cinema Village as part of “Bloody Monday” at New York City’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

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Can the Olympic spirit light the games today? The Deflategate case & “Four Games in Fall”

Fake news! Attack on Science! Subversion of the Legal System! Julie Marron’s documentary, “Four Games in Fall” explores the highly topical issues of media manipulation, science for hire, and perversion of the legal system … all through the lens of the Deflategate scandal. See the World Premiere on Feb 25 @3:45pm at Cinema Village as part of NYC’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

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Let Women Choose: A Film by Xiana Yago

Xiana Yago’s debut feature documentary, Let Women Choose, attempts to break taboos concerning abortion and sexual violence in Ecuador. See the US Premiere of ‘Let Women Choose’ on February 24, 2018 @6:30pm at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

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The war film ‘A Roar Of Wolf Troops’ is brought to life by producer and screenwriter Wang Yong

In the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japan (1937-1945), many forces joined together to repel the invading Japanese Imperial Army, but none more so than the “Wolf Troops”, the lengendary Zhuang minority fighters. See the North American Premiere of ‘A Roar of Wolf Troops’ on February 25, 2018 @1:00pm at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

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Looking for a full service production facility in NYC? Check out Brooklyn Fire Proof Stages in Bushwick! #WFA2018

Built in the DIY Spirit, Brooklyn Fire Proof Stages is a full-service film, television, and photography soundstage and movie studio in New York City. Winter Film Awards is proud to partner with them for our 7th Annual International Film Festival! One of our outstanding festival winners will receive an awesome full day of studio time compliments of the best full service production facility in town.

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