BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Winter Film Festival - ECPv6.15.13//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Winter Film Festival X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://winterfilmawards.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Winter Film Festival REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230220T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230220T164500 DTSTAMP:20260524T213330 CREATED:20221229T145722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T195110Z UID:24235-1676905200-1676911500@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:Monday Feb 20 - Animation Shorts Matinee DESCRIPTION:These films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\n10:35 After the death of his mother\, Nico is in a crematorium waiting for her ashes. Nico begins working on an experiment with a virtual reality glasses to travel to a parallel universe and see his mother once again. Just like an hourglass\, Nico will depend on the last grain of sand to accomplish his purpose.Directed By:Alan Sánchez\, Isabel ReyesCountry:MexicoGenre:AnimatedMinutes:13Showing:24226\, 24235\n\nEchoes From birth to sacralization\, change is the infinite path of being.Directed By:Ivan OrdasCountry:SpainGenre:AnimatedMinutes:6Showing:24222\, 24235\n\nLittle Hurts A routine errand at the dry cleaners unleashes a free-for-all of fat-shaming\, body image demons and family dieting obsessions.Directed By:Debra SolomonCountry:United StatesGenre:AnimatedMinutes:10Showing:24230\, 24235\n\nLost & Found A naughty suitcase that wants to be free\, creates a mess at the airport.Directed By:Vivian PapageorgiouCountry:GreeceGenre:AnimatedMinutes:9Showing:24216\, 24235\n\nPukkulapottas and Hours in the Forest This is my report about a mysterious creature that Watashi found the year that normal came to a stop all around the globe. People were forced to stay at home in the spring of the year\, and Watashi decided to stop commuting to the city and stayed home every day. One day\, Watashi discovered mysterious traces in the garden and set up a camera which captured a creature about 15cm tall. Watashi named it Pukkulapottas and become absorbed in searching for it. However\, as the world gradually returned to normal\, Pukkulapottas disappears from sight. Is what we see\, all there is to truth?Directed By:Takeshi YashiroCountry:JapanGenre:AnimatedMinutes:16Showing:24234\, 24235\n\nThe Sprayer In the land occupied with the Sprayer's army\, no one has the right to grow any kind of plants either in public or private. So many of the people and soldiers do not even know how a plant grows or looks like\, until one day one of the soldiers finds a seed buried deep down in the dust and his curiosity is just the beginning of something extraordinary\, something big\, something revolutionary.Directed By:Farnoosh AbediCountry:Iran / United StatesGenre:AnimatedMinutes:9Showing:24215\, 24235\n\nTo the Future\, with Love Caught between the expectations of his Guatemalan immigrant family and his desire to live happily ever after with his boyfriend\, 19-year-old Hunter “Pixel” Jimenez takes us on an energetic and colorful journey through his life as a trans teen in LA and his dreams for the future.Directed By:Shaleece HaasCountry:United StatesGenre:AnimatedMinutes:7Showing:24228\, 24235\n\nStep Into the River Lu and Wei are two young girls living in a village nestled on the banks of a river where some families drown baby girls in the river in order to have boys. The two girls have a special bond with this river. Together\, they will find a magical strength to overcome the traumas of the past.Directed By:Weijia MaCountry:China / France / SpainGenre:AnimatedMinutes:15Showing:24232\, 24235\n\nDepths of Night This short film depicts the author's fear of changes and distortions. How do you face these feelings in the past\, present and in the future? It is as though the soul is broken into infinite pieces\, but as long as we can survive\, the depths of night passes eventually.Directed By:Step CCountry:Hong KongGenre:AnimatedMinutes:13Showing:24230\, 24235\n\nSurprise An astronaut travels in search of alien lifeform. When his board-computer detects a lifeform\, the astronaut makes his way to the planet.Directed By:Silvester ZwaneveldCountry:NetherlandsGenre:AnimatedMinutes:4Showing:24216\, 24235 URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa23-block-m01/ LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Films-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T230000 DTSTAMP:20260524T213330 CREATED:20221229T145214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T195220Z UID:24226-1676840400-1676847600@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:Sunday Feb 19 - Bloody Sunday Night DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:45 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\n10:35 After the death of his mother\, Nico is in a crematorium waiting for her ashes. Nico begins working on an experiment with a virtual reality glasses to travel to a parallel universe and see his mother once again. Just like an hourglass\, Nico will depend on the last grain of sand to accomplish his purpose.Directed By:Alan Sánchez\, Isabel ReyesCountry:MexicoGenre:AnimatedMinutes:13Showing:24226\, 24235\n\nYes\, Mother In order to survive\, a young woman must find a way to live up to her mother's demands of perfection. After all\, mother knows best...Directed By:Jennifer Enskat\, Cynthia GrayCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:5Warning:Discussion or Depiction of Self-Harm‎Showing:24226\, 24238\n\nPeacock PEACOCK is a South African gothic horror following the journey of a young woman into the dark recesses of the Afrikaner psyche and its compromised past. Anna is stuck in a puritanical institution known simply as The Foundation. When Anna transgresses The Foundation’s strict moral standards\, she is sent away to care for Sarel\, one of its founding members. An Apartheid-era theologian living out his last days in demented paranoia on his isolated farm\, Sarel is suffering from visions and hallucinations as he is haunted by ghosts from the past. Suffering her own guilt\, Anna gets sucked into Sarel's dark world and she starts seeing his visions. Anna will have to act from her deepest convictions to save herself.Directed By:Jaco MinnaarCountry:South AfricaGenre:HorrorMinutes:90Warning:Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Implied Violence‎Showing:24226 URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa23-block-12/ LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Films-horror-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T204500 DTSTAMP:20260524T213330 CREATED:20221229T145045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T195244Z UID:24225-1676832300-1676839500@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:Sunday Feb 19 - Bloody Sunday Evening DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 08:30 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nŁobyra ŁOBYRA is a chapter of an ongoing gloomy tale about the rise of the grouse king. It tells of strange looming figures\, who emerged under unknown circumstances\, not revealing if their intensions are good or evil. Seemingly attracted by an invisible calling\, they are steering towards the summit of a mountain and summon something\, which was put to sleep for a long time.Directed By:Natalie PlaskuraCountry:GermanyGenre:HorrorMinutes:5Showing:24225\, 24238\n\nPetunia A young couple taking a tour of their first home can't wait to find a place of their own. They tour a lovely place with a realtor named Francine\, but little do they know she has other things in store.Directed By:Miriam OlkenCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:6Warning:Implied Violence‎Showing:24225\, 24238\n\nSpoonful of Sugar A disturbed babysitter experiences a sexual awakening while using LSD to alternatively treat a seemingly “sick” child from a family with dark secrets of their own.Directed By:Mercedes Bryce MorganCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:95Warning:Nudity‎; Graphic Violence‎; Drug Use‎Showing:24225 URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa23-block-11/ LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Films-horror-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T183000 DTSTAMP:20260524T213330 CREATED:20221229T144921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T195314Z UID:24224-1676824200-1676831400@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:Sunday Feb 19 - Bloody Sunday Shorts DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 06:15 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nThe Call of Water Set in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains\, THE CALL OF WATER follows Nadia the night before her childhood home is sold. High on mushrooms\, she and her friends inadvertently open a portal\, plunging them into the astral-plane. There\, she must face The Horned One\, an ancient keeper of the land and of the water. To return to her body\, Nadia must come to terms with her responsibility to her homeland and the water that it protects.Directed By:Kaya ToneCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:19Warning:Drug Use‎Showing:24224\, 24238\n\nLove You Forever Trapped in a time-warped house\, two sisters try to survive the immensity of each others' love.Directed By:Sepand MashiahofCountry:United States / MexicoGenre:HorrorMinutes:21Warning:Nudity‎; Implied Violence‎; Graphic Violence‎Showing:24224\, 24238\n\nMy Left Arm After a debilitating stroke\, Malorie\, on the brink of a career breakthrough\, finds herself at war with her own body and is forced to watch as her life slowly unravels. As her condition continues to worsen\, she begins to detach from herself and those she loves\, eventually placing her young daughter\, Cam\, in mortal danger.Directed By:Melissa Vitello\, Christopher SheffieldCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:16Warning:Graphic Violence‎Showing:24224\, 24238\n\nMeantime Marc\, a young city dweller\, goes into the countryside where he stays on his own in a lonely house. He is expecting his girlfriend Louise who is supposed to come and join him soon\, but she is late showing up. Marc is keen on keeping fit and becomes obsessed with the healthy daily routine he has set up for himself\, but the silence grows heavier and heavier\, and Louise hasn’t arrived yet. In the anxious surrounding calm\, Marc gradually falls prey to the assault of all kinds of sounds that are usually ignored and sounds that are not usually heard.Directed By:Guillaume ScailletCountry:FranceGenre:HorrorMinutes:13Warning:Discussion or Depiction of Self-Harm‎Showing:24224\, 24238\n\nInstincts Sam\, a corporate employee who dresses as a man\, makes her journey back home at night after work. Her friend Alice gives her a list of possible riddles she might be asked by the predatory animal-headed men who rule this world. A corporate lion\, a drunk pig\, a gangster wolf and owl\, and a fox roommate that does not understand boundaries\, stop her path and won't let her pass until she answers the riddles correctly.Directed By:Israa Al-KamaliCountry:United States/IraqGenre:HorrorMinutes:7Warning:Implied Violence‎Showing:24224\, 24238\n\nThe Pit and the Pendulum – a Musicabre Musical short film adaptation of the classic Poe story. A desperate composer imagines himself both the victim and the Inquisition in Poe’s THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM. Reality and fantasy converge with frightening consequences.Directed By:Danny AshkenasiCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:30Warning:Implied Violence‎; Graphic Violence‎; Discussion or Depiction of Suicide‎; Discussion or Depiction of Self-Harm‎Showing:24224\, 24238 URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa23-block-10/ LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Films-horror-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T161500 DTSTAMP:20260524T213330 CREATED:20221229T144709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T195342Z UID:24223-1676816100-1676823300@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:Sunday Feb 19 - Mid Day Film Block DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 04:00 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nSynthetic Love Diane realizes that the man she fantasizes about shares his life with someone very peculiar… Diane\, in her fifties\, fantasizes about the enigmatic Pierre\, who works with her at the gas station. When she wins a trip for two around France\, she decides to invite him along. But she wasn’t aware that Pierre already has someone quite special in his life…Directed By:Sarah Heitz De ChabaneixCountry:FranceGenre:ShortMinutes:24Showing:24223\n\nThe Seasons – Four Love Stories Over the course of a year four sets of intertwined characters face turning points in their romantic lives. Each chapter takes place in a different season\, with the central characters age appropriate to that season. Thus: Summer\, young adults\, Autumn\, middle aged\, Winter\, elderly\, and Spring\, a ten year old girl.Directed By:Paul SchwartzCountry:United StatesGenre:FeatureMinutes:82Showing:24223 URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa23-block-09/ LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Films-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T140000 DTSTAMP:20260524T213330 CREATED:20221229T144415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230201T012536Z UID:24222-1676807100-1676815200@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:Sunday Feb 19 - Afternoon Film Block DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 01:45 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nEchoes From birth to sacralization\, change is the infinite path of being.Directed By:Ivan OrdasCountry:SpainGenre:AnimatedMinutes:6Showing:24222\, 24235\n\nFour Walls Grace Molotsi\, a married nurse from the township\, feels trapped and at her wits end due to an abusive husband who has made her life a living nightmare. As she finally makes the decision to end his life\, her house is invaded by two thugs on the run from a cash-in-transit robbery gone wrong who take her hostage. Will the thugs be able to trust Grace when they discover her tied up unconscious husband in the bedroom? How will Grace be able to explain the various revelations that arise once her husband regains consciousness? FOUR WALLS provides insight on the systematic societal issue of gender-based violence (GBV)\, posing the question ... just how far do victims have to go to be heard and protected?Directed By:Kgosana Monchusi\, Menzi MzimelaCountry:South AfricaGenre:Web SeriesMinutes:6Warning:Implied Violence‎; Drug Use‎; Discussion or Depiction of Rape‎Showing:24222\n\nThe Fragile King THE FRAGILE KING tells the story of an older white man\, Gerald King\, who is closer to death than life. His 15 year-old grandson is dumped on Gerald when the child's mother dies in a drunken car crash. The boy\, who barely knows this old man\, is shocked into a new reality when he arrives at Gerald’s flat in Durban by Social Services. The film pays homage to the filmmaker’s grandfather.Directed By:Tristan HolmesCountry:South AfricaGenre:FeatureMinutes:98Showing:24230 URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa23-block-08/ LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Films-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230218T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230218T230000 DTSTAMP:20260524T213330 CREATED:20221229T143841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T195458Z UID:24221-1676754000-1676761200@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:Saturday Feb 18 - Documentary Day - Night DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:45 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nGrandma Perm A personal journey to find mother’s love through this unique and popular hairstyle called “Grandma Perm” in Korea.Directed By:Changhee ChunCountry:United States / KoreaGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:17Showing:24221\, 24237\n\nin·spi·ra·tion IN·SPI·RA·TION is a short documentary following three Isle of Man artists as they complete a piece of work\, discussing their sources of inspiration and identity as artists. The film aims to demystify the artistic process\, and demonstrate how everyone works differently\, and there is no ‘right’ way to do art; it’s a personal journey.Directed By:Patrick Crellin\, Bethany WhiteCountry:Isle of Man / United KingdomGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:15Showing:24221\, 24237\n\nThere Goes The Neighborhood New York City is currently undergoing a period of Hyper-Gentrification. This is a portrait of the communities that are fighting back.Directed By:Ian PhillipsCountry:United StatesGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:74Showing:24221 URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa23-block-07/ LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Films-docs-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230218T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230218T204500 DTSTAMP:20260524T213330 CREATED:20221229T143701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T195522Z UID:24220-1676745900-1676753100@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:Saturday Feb 18 - Documentary Day - Evening DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 08:30 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nFé (Faith) Fé (Faith) is a music video of the Brazilian artist IZA. Known for her meaningful and aesthetic pleasing music videos\, IZA reflects on the human trajectory and its relationship with faith\, overcoming the obstacles it presents and finding its true essence on the process of being alive. It brings a poetic and impactful to the audiovisual\, using photography\, body expression and contemporary dance as power to create new ways of seeing the world. It’s a sensitive film about life and death\, dreams\, cycles\, and the connection with the divine.Directed By:Felipe SassiCountry:BrazilGenre:Music VideoMinutes:3Showing:24220\n\nBlack Mothers Love & Resist Wanda Johnson and Angela Williams\, mothers of young Black men victimized by police brutality\, come together and build a network of community-led support\, mutual aid\, and healing in Débora Souza Silva’s trenchant documentary spanning Oakland’s Fruitvale to the American South. Long before George Floyd’s murder and the BLM protests in 2020\, Oscar Grant’s 2009 killing by a BART police officer seeded public awareness and cultural consciousness of systemic racism and its discontents. Paying forward lessons learned and advocating against anti-Black violence in memory of her son\, Oscar\, Wanda Johnson holds space for Angela Williams\, whose teen son\, Ulysses\, survives a brutal police attack in Troy\, Alabama\, living to tell his story.Directed By:Débora Souza SilvaCountry:United StatesGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:101Warning:Implied Violence‎; Graphic Violence‎Showing:24220 URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa23-block-06/ LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Films-docs-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230218T162500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230218T183000 DTSTAMP:20260524T213331 CREATED:20221229T143401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T195818Z UID:24219-1676737500-1676745000@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:Saturday Feb 18 - Documentary Day - Mid Day DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 06:15 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nStudio Ukraine Studio Ukraine\, a collective of artists from Ukraine who have found refuge in Berlin\, are working together to make a political statement about the war\, using scrap fabric to create cathartic works of art that express their situation. This short documentary introduces the viewer to three members of the group and gives us a glimpse into their lives after recently being displaced in Berlin.Directed By:Jack WingateCountry:United States / GermanyGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:11Warning:Implied Violence‎Showing:24219\, 24237\n\nNeither Here / Nor There NI AQUÍ/NI ALLÁ is a personal documentary that centers on a conversation between filmmaker Ley Comas and their mother about their gender identity. As the middle child of Christian pastors\, Ley never imagined that transitioning was possible. Growing up in the Dominican Republic\, Ley only witnessed trans people portrayed as evil characters\, punchlines in movies and TV shows\, or outcasts and victims. At home\, anything that went against God´s word was an abomination. This documentary follows Ley´s physical and psychological journey to become themself\, while struggling to find a middle ground with their family.Directed By:Ley ComasCountry:United States / Dominican Republic / Costa RicaGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:15Showing:24219\, 24237\n\nKeeping Olivia A determined mother's unusual exploration of healing\, untangling trauma on the road with Olivia's 50 Barbies.Directed By:Daphne Yeager OstendorfCountry:United States / Italy / GermanyGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:85Warning:Discussion or Depiction of Self-Harm‎Showing:24219 URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa23-block-05/ LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Films-docs-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230218T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230218T161000 DTSTAMP:20260524T213331 CREATED:20221229T143136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T195844Z UID:24218-1676729700-1676736600@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:Saturday Feb 18 - Documentary Day - Afternoon DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 03:55 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nRocco Up Rocco is an autistic boy who has always loved being in the ocean. Over the years\, he develops confidence\, grace\, and remarkable balance on his surfboard. In ROCCO UP\, unscripted interviews bear testimony to boundless family love\, the stoke of community support\, and the neuroscience behind our enchantment with water.Directed By:John MadereCountry:United StatesGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:22Showing:24218\, 24237\n\nGo Through the Dark Guanglin is a blind boy in China who displays great skill at the ancient board game "Go"\, in which two players place black and white pieces on a grid in an attempt to dominate their opponent. Raised by a single father with limited means\, Guanglin faces deep societal prejudice against the blind.Directed By:Yunhong PuCountry:China / United StatesGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:78Showing:24218 URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa23-block-04/ LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Films-docs-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230218T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230218T140000 DTSTAMP:20260524T213331 CREATED:20221229T142938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T195955Z UID:24217-1676721600-1676728800@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:Saturday Feb 18 - Documentary Day - Early Afternoon DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 01:45 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nInside the Beauty Bubble Inside the Beauty Bubble is a short documentary film about a renowned collector of hair artifacts fighting to keep his desert dreams alive. The Beauty Bubble Salon & Museum in Joshua Tree is the magical and kitsch-filled brainchild of Jeff Hafler. The film covers a year in the life of Jeff and his roadside attraction as they face lockdowns\, protests and massive societal change. It is a film about family\, fabulousness and folk art\, a film that reminds us it’s sometimes the strong people on the margins that hold a community together.Directed By:Cheryl Bookout\, Cheri GaulkeCountry:United StatesGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:31Showing:24217\, 24237\n\nEmergence The main character of the film is a Super Tusker named Lugard – he is considered a Kenyan national treasure. As large as Lugard is\, he is not easy to find. Like most bull elephants\, he is solitary. He is also not comfortable around humans. At 55 years old\, Lugard has witnessed a multitude of atrocities including a massive poaching crisis in the ‘70s and ‘80s where the elephant population in the park was decimated. He continues to navigate the effects of climate change and is living through the worst drought the eastern horn of Africa has seen in 4 decades. The film also features Tsavo Trust\, a remarkable NGO that works tirelessly to protect these incredible elephants.Directed By:Malcolm Randles\, Ant HoardCountry:South Africa / Kenya / United StatesGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:12Showing:24217\, 24237\n\nFinding Light FINDING LIGHT is a multi-faceted film\, which at its core seeks to use dance as a convener of conversation around issues related to the protection of human rights against bigotry and hate. The film explores how the events of 9/11 led a dance choreographer to seek deeper meaning in his work. Illuminated through the story of Holocaust survivor Naomi Warren\, the film takes the audience on a journey that is simultaneously situated in the past while making relevant connections to the present told through the lens of dance.Directed By:Paul Michael BloodgoodCountry:United States / IsraelGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:60Warning:Implied Violence‎; Graphic Violence‎Showing:24217 URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa23-block-03/ LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Films-docs-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T234500 DTSTAMP:20260524T213331 CREATED:20230108T200601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T010221Z UID:24680-1676677500-1676677500@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:STARS World Premiere After-Party @Pangea DESCRIPTION: URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/stars-after-party/ LOCATION:Pangea\, 178 Second Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFA-2023-Stars-After-Party-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T234000 DTSTAMP:20260524T213331 CREATED:20221229T142357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T200051Z UID:24216-1676667600-1676677200@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:Friday Feb 17 - Night Features Block DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:25 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nLost & Found A naughty suitcase that wants to be free\, creates a mess at the airport.Directed By:Vivian PapageorgiouCountry:GreeceGenre:AnimatedMinutes:9Showing:24216\, 24235\n\nWhat’s the Mark? Through the lens of an actress unintentionally involved in a controversial commercial\, WHAT'S THE MARK explores the power of media and advertisements in influencing public opinion and the perpetuation of stereotypes and its effects.Directed By:Stacey LarkinsCountry:United States / Puerto RicoGenre:ShortMinutes:14Showing:24216\, 24236\n\nWherever You Go When Debargo inexplicably bolts from the party where he and Kevin have just met and hit it off\, Kevin gamely follows along. The two encounter (and flee) a number of antagonists - a cop\, an ex\, a bratty kid and his entitled mom - building friendship along the way\, but when they run into Debargo's cousin and Kevin learns why they've been running this whole time\, Debargo runs away from him too. Kevin follows and helps Debargo find a bit more peace with the fact that wherever you go . . . there you are.Directed By:Eevin Hartsough\, Andrew BeguinCountry:United StatesGenre:Web SeriesMinutes:12Showing:24216\, 24236\n\nSurprise An astronaut travels in search of alien lifeform. When his board-computer detects a lifeform\, the astronaut makes his way to the planet.Directed By:Silvester ZwaneveldCountry:NetherlandsGenre:AnimatedMinutes:4Showing:24216\, 24235\n\nStars A group of homeless women must learn that a glimmer of hope is worth more than all the money in the world. Based on the play by Doron Braunshtein\, Bianca is an undercover police officer hiding in a NYC women's shelter to clean up neighborhood crime and protect women\, all while trying to deal with the loss of her family who were recently killed by a drunk driver. The women who share a room with Bianca all have the nicknames of the celebrities they hide from their lives by imitating: Madonna\, Oprah\, Lauren Hutton\, Martha Stewart and Juliette 'Lucifer' Lewis. The women are plagued by drug addiction\, prostitution\, gambling\, depression\, incest\, racism and more but yet need each other for survival. Funded by We Make Movies as the winner of "Make Your Feature" pitch contest.Directed By:Mars RobergeCountry:Canada / United StatesGenre:FeatureMinutes:108Warning:Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Implied Violence‎; Graphic Violence‎; Drug Use‎; Discussion or Depiction of Self-Harm‎Showing:24216 URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa23-block-02/ LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Films-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T204500 DTSTAMP:20260524T213331 CREATED:20221229T050533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230121T020421Z UID:24204-1676662200-1676666700@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:Discussion: How to Make a Frugal Feature Film DESCRIPTION:You are absolutely ready and determined to make a feature film\, but you have no money. While it certainly is a challenge\, there is no reason you cannot make your movie on a laughably tiny budget. Speakers Mars Roberge and Steven deCastro have been making movies for years and have tons of useful advice to help you get started! \n\nMaking a non-budget film takes guts. How do you get moving budget-be-damned?\nWhat are some surprising sources for funding?\nHow do you find locations? Can you just run-and-gun?\nHow do you handle permits/legal stuff? Do you have to involve a lawyer?\nHow do you get crew to work with you for almost no money?\nHow do you structure your film to ensure costs are kept as low as possible?\nHow do you handle the inevitable problems if you don’t have the option to throw money at it?\nEquipment is expensive – how do you get around that?\nWhere should you absolutely spend money vs where can you cut costs?\nHow to cut costs with actors but still keep them happy – feeding them\, rehearsals\, contracts\, costumes\, makeup\nCome get all of your questions answered! This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE. \nAbout The Speakers\n\nMars Roberge\nMars Roberge is a Canadian-American dual-citizen filmmaker from Toronto and living in Los Angeles ...Read More\n\nSteven De Castro\nSteven De Castro is a New York-based cinematographer and professor. Before he was a filmmaker\, De Castro was a trial lawyer and served as Human Rights Commissioner of Jersey City ...Read More URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa23-block-d00/ LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFA-2023-Education-Disc01-web-FINAL2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T191500 DTSTAMP:20260524T213331 CREATED:20221229T142104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T200128Z UID:24215-1676654100-1676661300@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:Friday Feb 17 - Evening Feature Block DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 07:00 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nThe Sprayer In the land occupied with the Sprayer's army\, no one has the right to grow any kind of plants either in public or private. So many of the people and soldiers do not even know how a plant grows or looks like\, until one day one of the soldiers finds a seed buried deep down in the dust and his curiosity is just the beginning of something extraordinary\, something big\, something revolutionary.Directed By:Farnoosh AbediCountry:Iran / United StatesGenre:AnimatedMinutes:9Showing:24215\, 24235\n\nAbuela Dalí Four women in a wedding wardrobe use a Ouija board to prove that the family's grandmother was Salvador Dalí.Directed By:Vega HalenCountry:SpainGenre:ShortMinutes:10Showing:24215\n\nBronx Magic The everyday magic of dance is everywhere in a Bronx neighborhood. Near the ice cream truck\, under the elevated train\, and at the subway station\, everybody becomes part of the daily dance.Directed By:Marta RenziCountry:United StatesGenre:Music VideoMinutes:5Showing:24215\, 24236\n\nThe Sisters Karras A story about the things that matter: Family\, legacy\, success\, and textiles. Yes\, textiles. Two estranged half-sisters form a complicated bond as they work together to retrieve their rare and precious inheritance\, which their late father inexplicably leaves to the mysterious Marco.Directed By:Micah StathisCountry:United StatesGenre:FeatureMinutes:82Showing:24215 URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa23-block-01/ LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Films-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T190000 DTSTAMP:20260524T213331 CREATED:20221229T044326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T050158Z UID:24213-1676574000-1676574000@winterfilmawards.com SUMMARY:WFA 2023 Opening Night Kick-Off Bash & Networking Party DESCRIPTION:Thursday night kicks off Winter Film Awards 11th annual International Film Festival. Filmmaker’s Reception & Opening Night Party! \nDOM New York\n287 Park Avenue South\, New York\, NY 10010 \nCome meet our amazing filmmakers and sponsors\, eat some popcorn and make some new friends & industry contacts and get a photo on the red carpet! \nEnjoy complimentary welcome cocktails 7-8PM … Espresso Martini\, Moscow Mule or Spicy Martini. \nThis event is FREE and open to the public. \nFREE until 11PM!! Doors open at 7pm\nMust be 21+. Bring your friends!! URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa23-block-opening/ LOCATION:DOM New York\, 287 Park Avenue South\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 International Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winterfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFA-2023-Opening-NIght-web2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR