Batlir, the Story that Must Be Told from Stare’ Yildirim

Batlir feels the weight of the world on his shoulders in Stare’ Yildirim’s debut feature film “My Name is Batlir, Not Butler”. See the world premiere on February 27 as part of Winter Film Awards celebration of women in film double feature.

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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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Mmmmm cookies! Goodie Girl cookies make for a sweet WFA2018

Mmmmm cookies! Goodie Girl cookies make for a sweet WFA2018! Gluten-free cookies do not have to be, uh, less than satisfying. They can be awesome! Winter Film Awards is proud to partner with Goodie Girl Cookies for our 7th Annual International Film Festival.

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Chinese films featured at NYC’s Winter Film Awards International Film Festival

Winter Film Awards showcases films from emerging filmmakers from around the world in all genres with a special emphasis on highlighting the work of women and under-represented filmmakers. For our 2018 program, which runs FEb 22-Mar 3, Winter Film Awards is honored to screen two feature films from China, “Revenge of Phantom Knight” and “A Roar of Wolf Troops”.

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Life & Death. War & Peace. Dialogue & Film

In his film ‘Vive La Mort’, director Thomas A. Welte presents a captivating conversation about life and death, war and peace. See the NYC Premier of ‘Vive La Mort’ on Sunday February 26 as part of the 6th Annual Winter Film Awards Indie Film Festival.

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‘Sista in the Brotherhood’ is What We Need Right Now

‘Sista in the Brotherhood’ is a unique short film that follows a day in the life of a young American-American tradeswoman. This film highlights the often unseen struggles that women, particularly women of color, experience when trying to enter into a white and male dominated industry. See this outstanding short film on Sunday February 26 at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of the 6th annual Winter Film Awards Indie Film Festival.

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Beware of The Hat Man – Drew Gabreski on ‘Be Afraid’

Beware of The Hat Man – Drew Gabreski on ‘Be Afraid’. There are entities which exist in the darkest shadows of the night that can only be seen out of the corner of your eye. Follow the nightmarish trials of a father whose young son’s safety is jeopardized by supernatural forces led by the mysterious Hat Man. See ‘Be Afraid’ on Thursday March 2 as part of “Bloody Thursday” at the Winter Film Awards Indie Film Festival.

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A Bit of Advice for Designing Your Film’s Poster

When dreaming of independent film, filmmakers imagine their poster displayed giant on the side of a building in Times Square. That’s great, but you must also keep in mind all of the places your poster design will display. More often than not, this will be a thumbnail — on imdb,…

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A Bit of Advice for Designing Your Film’s Poster

When dreaming of independent film, filmmakers imagine their poster displayed giant on the side of a building in Times Square. That’s great, but you must also keep in mind all of the places your poster design will display.  More often than not, this will be a thumbnail — on imdb,…

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What to expect when you’re expecting to get into a film festival

By Kat Candler, Independent FIlmmaker Project In the spirit of SXSW starting this weekend, I’ve put together a list of things you can expect when taking your short film out into the world. But let’s start with … Making movies is hard. And you’re gonna get rejected. A lot. And…

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