Winter Film Awards International Film Festival #WFA2018
7th Annual International Film Festival | February 22 – March 3, 2018 | New York City | Celebrate Diversity
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| Winter Film Awards showcases the work of emerging filmmakers in all genres from around the world. We are proudly in the TOP 10 BEST REVIEWED FESTIVALS on FilmFreeway!Hollywood continues to ignore women and people of color, but Winter Film Awards celebrates everyone! Winter Film Awards 7th annual International Film Festival runs Feb 22-Mar 3 in NYC with a jam-packed schedule of 93 films of All Genres — Free Discussion Panels —$5 Matinees —Daily Screenings of fantastic films and lots of Free Parties! Come see a diverse mixture of 13 Animated films, 13 Documentaries, 10 Feature narratives, 8 Horror films, 9 Music Videos, 33 Narrative shorts and 7 Web series! Filmmakers come from 31 countries; 40% of the films were created by women, 43% were created by people of color. “I think that when everybody’s story is told, then that makes for better art, that makes for better entertainment. It makes everybody feel part of one family.” — President Obama.. |
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Anthony Lopez is Vice President of Sales at Media Services. He has been with the company since 2013 on the ...
Barbara oversees the Production Assistance Program and handles broadcast and digital sales for Women Make Movies. As a producer Barbara’s ...
Catherine Branscome has worked in every aspect of distribution - international feature film, TV and animation. She formed her own ...
Emellie O’Brien (EOB) is the Founder and CEO of Earth Angel, the only sustainability consultancy servicing film and television production ...
Erica Peek is a multidisciplinary artist and Creative Director at IndiePix Films. Her independent film distribution efforts include online and ...
Fulden Kologlu is a Film and Content Acquisitions and Distribution Professional. As a representative and distributor for Warner Bros., Disney, ...
Gary Rebholz leads a team to develop and create VEGAS Pro and other video and audio editing products. He uses ...
Hassan Heyward was born and raised in New York City in the coolest area of Money Making Manhattan, called Washington ...
Indistry TV's James Andrew Sands is an audience-driven digital video executive with a proven track record of developing content around ...
Jennifer Tyrrell is the Vice President of Human Resources for Blue Sky Studios, overseeing all HR functions. Prior to joining ...
Judith B. Balkin is a graduate of NYU Tisch School Of the Arts. She has worked in various media outlets, ...
Lauren DeBellis Aviv, Partner, represents foreign nationals seeking employment and family-based visas. She focuses on obtaining visas for individuals of ...
Lauren Magura is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cinematcher, "the Tinder of film jobs". She came up with ...
Maria C. Miles is the founding partner of an entertainment law firm with offices in New York. Ms. Miles’ practice ...
Mat Levy has worked with Passion River Films since 2004. Having a background in Film and TV publicity, Mat has ...
Industry legend Phyllis Bishop, is the new Director of Development and Publicity for the Winter Film Awards. Her career started ...
Randy Frisch started LoveCat Music in 1999. Before that he was a musician and then a lawyer in the record ...
Roland Rojas is the co-founder of BidSlate®, a digital platform poised to revolutionize the process of transacting global media rights ...
Skylar Wilman-Saylor is an Account Executive with Reiff & Associates, LLC specializing in Film/TV Production, Staging, Rigging/Live Events and Drone ...
Steven De Castro is a New York-based cinematographer and professor. Before he was a filmmaker, De Castro was a trial ...
Zach Grinfeld is a recent graduate of Hofstra University with a degree in film studies and production and a minor ...
Winter Film Awards International Film Festival Sponsors and Partners
Corporate and local support of Winter Film Awards plays an critical role in the life of the Festival and underscores WFA’s commitment to quality, adventure and diversity in the art of cinema. WFA is privileged to work with the following partners and sponsors:
