2016 Winter Film Awards Official Selections

WFA 2016 Indie Film Festival
5th Annual Winter Film Awards Indie Film Festival Feb 18-26 in NYC

86 Films, 16 Awards, 1 Fantastic Week!

New York City’s rapidly growing Winter Film Awards (WFA) Indie Film Festival, now in its fifth year, is establishing itself as a dynamic celebration of emerging filmmakers from around the world. The ten days will be jam-packed with screenings at Cinema Village (22 E 12th Street, New York NY 10003) , discussion panels and parties, all culminating in our glittering awards ceremony on February 26 at the beautiful Club 230Fifth. We’re delighted to include 86 really awesome films from 24 countries, 42% directed by women, 1/3 by New Yorkers and 1/3 by people of color.

The WFA team is proud to announce programming for their upcoming Festival and Awards Ceremony.

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A Dill Pickle

A Dill Pickle

Short Film by Claire Tatin (France, 13 mins)
A Normal Man

A Normal Man

Short Film by Meng Guo (United States, 5 mins)
Achiraka World

Achiraka World

Animated Film by Atsushi Mishima (Japan, 20 mins)
Around Every Corner

Around Every Corner

Feature Film by Joe Gawalis (United States, 115 mins)
Battledream Chronicle

Battledream Chronicle

Animated Film by Alain Bidard (Martinique/ France, 108 mins)
Bed Bugs & Company

Bed Bugs & Company

Short Film by Serena Dykman (United States, 16 mins)
Ben & Ara

Ben & Ara

Feature Film by Nnegest Likké (United States/ Cameroon, 86 mins)
Between The Lines

Between The Lines

Short Film by Florian Moses Bayer (Austria, 30 mins)
Bounce: How the Ball Taught the World to Play

Bounce: How the Ball Taught the World to Play

Documentary by Jerome Thelia (Congo/ United Kingdom/ Brazil, 72 mins)
Bunny New Girl

Bunny New Girl

Short Film by Natalie van den Dungen (Australia, 6 mins)
Candy Apple

Candy Apple

Feature Film by Dean Dempsey (United States, 80 mins)
Cesium and a Tokyo Girl

Cesium and a Tokyo Girl

Feature Film by Ryo Saitani (Japan/ France, 111 mins)
Children of the River

Children of the River

Short Film by Javiar Macipe (Portugal, 14 mins)
Children of the Wind

Children of the Wind

Music Video by Vas-Zoltan Ivan (United States/ Hungary, 5 mins)
Colors of Life

Colors of Life

Documentary by Goro Ushijima (Japan, 14 mins)
Conrad & The Steamplant

Conrad & The Steamplant

Documentary by Dustin Cohen (United States, 8 mins)
Consomme

Consomme

Horror Film by Catherine Fordham (United States, 6 mins)
Creep

Creep

Horror Film by Lovisa Lara (Iceland, 11 mins)
Crest Fallen

Crest Fallen

Web Series by Purple Shamrock Media (United States, 15 mins)
Crumbs

Crumbs

Feature Film by Miguel Llanso (Ethiopia/ United States, 68 mins)
Dad in Mum

Dad in Mum

Short Film by Fabrice Bracq (France, 6 mins)
Dark Light

Dark Light

Short Film by Gina Guerrieri (United States, 10 mins)
Double Helix

Double Helix

Music Video by Matthew K. Esolda/Dan Bowhers (United States, 5 mins)
El Gigante

El Gigante

Horror Film by Gigi Saul Guerrero /Luke Bramley (Canada, 14 mins)
Eternal Life & Associates

Eternal Life & Associates

Short Film by Ivan Lowenberg (Mexico, 7 mins)
Fulfilament

Fulfilament

Animated Film by Rhiannon Evans (United Kingdom, 8 mins)
Gemma & The Bear!

Gemma & The Bear!

Web Series by Matt Scott (United States, 7 mins)
Glam Rox

Glam Rox

Music Video by Gerard Mendez (United States, 6 mins)
Golden

Golden

Music Video by Kai Stänicke (Germany, 3 mins)
Headstrong Miss M.

Headstrong Miss M.

Short Film by Katinka Feistl (Germany, 16 mins)
Helio

Helio

Short Film by Teddy Cecil (United States, 20 mins)
How To Make It In: Berlin - Rita In Palma

How To Make It In: Berlin – Rita In Palma

Web Series by Justine Simonson (Germany, 5 mins)
I Only Tell The Truth - Charlie Lim

I Only Tell The Truth – Charlie Lim

Music Video by Felipe P. Soares (Australia, 6 mins)
I Stay

I Stay

Documentary by Oleksandr Soldatov (Ukraine, 11 mins)
III

III

Horror Film by Pavel Khvaleev (Germany/ Russian Federation, 80 mins)
Illumi-Nation & Other Casualties of War

Illumi-Nation & Other Casualties of War

Short Film by Rochelle White (United States, 14 mins)
Impression:XPS-160

Impression:XPS-160

Short Film by Tiyam Yabandeh (Iran/ Afghanistan, 14 mins)
Intrusion

Intrusion

Short Film by Natalie Plaskura (Germany, 11 mins)
Ivan Ivan

Ivan Ivan

Documentary by Kosai Sekine (Ukraine/ Japan, 9 mins)
Journey

Journey

Short Film by Pratyusha Gupta (India, 26 mins)
Kensho

Kensho

Animated Film by Aaron Paradox (United Kingdom, 4 mins)
Kung Fury

Kung Fury

Short Film by David Sandberg (Sweden/ Norway/ United States, 30 mins)
Late Expectations

Late Expectations

Short Film by Laurie Arakaki (United States, 12 mins)
Legends of Freestyle

Legends of Freestyle

Documentary by Steve Stanulis (United States, 100 mins)
Letter to God

Letter to God

Short Film by Tamas Yvan Topolanszky (Hungary, 30 mins)
Mannish Boy

Mannish Boy

Short Film by Ryan Tonelli (Canada, 15 mins)
My Stolen Revolution

My Stolen Revolution

Documentary by Nahid Persson Sarvestani (Sweden/ Iran/ United States, 75 mins)
Oasis

Oasis

Short Film by Carmen Jimenez (United States, 16 mins)
Oblivion Season

Oblivion Season

Feature Film by Abbas Rafei (Iran, 94 mins)
Q.U.E.E.N.

Q.U.E.E.N.

Short Film by Brittany ""B.Monét"" Fennell (United States, 12 mins)
Rapunzel's Etymology Of Zero

Rapunzel’s Etymology Of Zero

Animated Film by Seth Podowitz/Eileen Laitinen (United States, 13 mins)
Reinventing the Reel

Reinventing the Reel

Documentary by Michael Gorlick (United States/ Canada, 20 mins)
Robin Teaser

Robin Teaser

Web Series by Miguelina Olivares/Deshon Hardy (United States, 8 mins)
Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball

Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball

Documentary by Drew Taylor/Matthew Taylor (Canada/ United States, 20 mins)
Shabu-Shabu Spirit

Shabu-Shabu Spirit

Short Film by Yuki Saito (Japan, 11 mins)
Shevenge

Shevenge

Horror Film by Amber Benson (United States, 12 mins)
Si Lunchai

Si Lunchai

Animated Film by Hannes Rall (Germany, 9 mins)
Sobrevivo

Sobrevivo

Horror Film by Matt Sullivan (United States, 19 mins)
Strings

Strings

Animated Film by Pedro Solís (Spain, 11 mins)
Study Abroad 2: The Daydreaming Bunny

Study Abroad 2: The Daydreaming Bunny

Web Series by Yung-Jen Yang (United States, 21 mins)
Teeth

Teeth

Animated Film by Daniel Gray/Tom Brown (United Kingdom/ Hungary/ United States, 6 mins)
The Bag

The Bag

Short Film by Robert Snyder (United States, 25 mins)
The Bridge Partner

The Bridge Partner

Horror Film by Gabriel Olson (United States, 14 mins)
The Department of Signs and Magical Intervention

The Department of Signs and Magical Intervention

Short Film by Melissa Anderson Sweazy (United States, 19 mins)
The Evolution of a Gen-X Music Purchaser

The Evolution of a Gen-X Music Purchaser

Short Film by Jack Marchetti (United States, 8 mins)
The House is Innocent

The House is Innocent

Documentary by Nicholas Coles (United States, 12 mins)
The Journey

The Journey

Feature Film by Chiu Keng Guan (Malaysia, 103 mins)
The Last Girl

The Last Girl

Short Film by Bjarke de Koning (Denmark, 13 mins)
The Real Miyagi

The Real Miyagi

Documentary by Kevin Derek (United States/ Japan/ Canada, 84 mins)
The Similars

The Similars

Feature Film by Isaac Ezban (Mexico, 90 mins)
The Wager

The Wager

Horror Film by Joss Maines (United Kingdom, 14 mins)
Then and Now

Then and Now

Short Film by The Bashford Twins (United Kingdom, 9 mins)
Thin Blue Line

Thin Blue Line

Short Film by Larry Rosen (United States, 6 mins)
Triangles of Happiness

Triangles of Happiness

Short Film by Jannik Dahl Pedersen (Denmark, 14 mins)
Tristes Déserts - A Robot's Tale

Tristes Déserts – A Robot’s Tale

Music Video by Stephanie Winter (Austria, 8 mins)
Tuyul: Part 1

Tuyul: Part 1

Horror Film by Billy Christian (Indonesia, 89 mins)
Villa Diodati

Villa Diodati

Feature Film by Rob Urbinati (United States, 72 mins)
Walls

Walls

Documentary by Miguel López Beraza (Hungary, 10 mins)
We Can't Live without Cosmos

We Can’t Live without Cosmos

Animated Film by Konstantin Bronzit (Russian Federation, 15 mins)
Whale Valley

Whale Valley

Short Film by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson (Iceland, 15 mins)
What Happened To Susan

What Happened To Susan

Short Film by Cinder Chou (United States, 12 mins)
Why Do You Smell Like the Ocean?

Why Do You Smell Like the Ocean?

Feature Film by Kevin Baggott (United States, 110 mins)
Willa

Willa

Horror Film by Helena Hufnagel (Germany, 15 mins)
Women in Sink

Women in Sink

Documentary by Iris Zaki (Israel, 37 mins)
Youth | Part 1

Youth | Part 1

Music Video by Lonnie Lynn Iske (United States, 3 mins)

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