WFA 2020 Event Schedule

Thursday night kicks off Winter Film Awards 9th annual International Film Festival. Filmmaker’s Reception & Opening Night Party! Come meet our amazing filmmakers and sponsors, make some new friends & industry contacts and get a photo on the red carpet!

Try some cool CBD products from OpmmCanna and enter our raffle for gift cards from Dinosaur BBQ, Amorino Gelato, The Liberty NYC, Athleta and Tortaria!
This event is FREE and open to the public.

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 8:45 PM.

* Wherefore Art Thou, Theo? (Animated Film by Theodore Schaffer, United States, 5mins)
* For the Goblins (Short Film by Hypnus Yao, United States, 16mins)
* Sisters (Short Film by Florian Bayer, Austria, 20mins)
* The Chain (Music Video Film by Lonnie Iske & Nate Talan, United States, 3mins)
* Schemers (Feature Film by David McLean, United Kingdom, 89mins)

Free tasting of Organic & Raw Kombucha, sponsored by GT's Living Foods!

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:45 PM.

* F Dream (The Keyboard Story) (Animated Film by Grey Chan, China, 5mins)
* The Vic (Web Series by Roman Rivera, United States, 24mins)
* Crimson Cuffs (Short Film by Madeline Vail, United States, 7mins)
* My Daughter Yoshiko (Short Film by Brian Blum, United States, 15mins)
* In Everyone's Eyes - El Último! (Music Video Film by Lloyd Frost, Cuba / Canada, 7mins)
* Tapestry (Feature Film by Ken Kusher, United States, 92mins)

Free tasting of Organic & Raw Kombucha, sponsored by GT's Living Foods!

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 3:15 PM.

* Fresh Green (Animated Film by Ida Greenberg, United States, 4mins)
* Infinite While It Lasts (Short Film by Akira Kamiki, Brazil / United Kingdom, 19mins)
* Busy As Usual: The Web Series (Web Film by Sean Perez & Elijah McKeogh, Australia, 9mins)
* Distinguished Feelings (Short Film by Koeren Moriano, France, 11mins)
* Yonlu (Feature Film by Hique Montanari, Brazil, 88mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 6:00 PM.

* The Seal (Short Film by Richa Rudola, United States / India, 16mins)
* Italy & (This is) Water (Music Video Film by Ioan Gavriel & Anja Franziska Plaschg, Austria / Malta, 5mins)
* Bozkir Look at the Birds (Feature Film by MEHMET TANRISEVER, Turkey, 111mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 8:45 PM.

* The Ribbon (Animated Film by Polla-Ilariya Kozino, United States / Taiwan, 4mins)
* Chronicles Of-The Good Reverend (Web Film by Jamaal Green, United States, 13mins)
* Subway (Short Film by Carlos Garcia De Dios, United States / Spain, 5mins)
* The Chef (Short Film by Hao Zheng, United States, 20mins)
* We're Going to Paris (Short Film by David Norris, Puerto Rico, 9mins)
* Fool's Gold (Music Video Film by Mithin Thomas, United States, 3mins)
* The Condor & The Eagle (Documentary Film by Sophie Guerra & Clement Guerra, France / United States / Canada / Ecuador, 82mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:45 PM.

* Oasis (Short Film by Alejandro Zuno, Mexico, 16mins)
* Survive (Web Film by Tyna Ezenma, Nigeria, 8mins)
* The Barber (Short Film by Melanie Aronson, Sweden, 14mins)
* Reverie (Music Video Film by Angela Chen, United States, 3mins)
* Alex's Strip (Feature Film by Irene Zoe Alameda, India / United States / Spain, 109mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 3:15 PM.

* Latteship (Animated Film by Hsing-Fang Tsai & Daishi Takishima, United States, 4mins)
* Empty Skies (Short Film by Wenting Deng Fisher & Luke Fisher, United States, 19mins)
* Never Give Up (Documentary Film by Jonathan Schörnig, Malta / Japan, 16mins)
* Traces (Short Film by Sébastien Pins, Belgium, 12mins)
* Illegal (Documentary Film by Nick Alexander, United States / El Salvador / Mexico, 86mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 6:00 PM.

* Heartspace (Animated Film by Ziyi Wang, United States / United Kingdom, 3mins)
* Analysis Paralysis (Web Film by Van Doan, United States, 10mins)
* River of Salvation (Feature Film by Qisheng Gao, China, 123mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 8:30 PM.

* The BlackBerry and the Firebeetle (Animated Film by Isaias Perez, Bolivia / Venezuela / Spain, 10mins)
* Switch (Web Film by Stavroula Toska & Cady McClain, United States, 13mins)
* Pop Down (Short Film by James Button, United Kingdom, 10mins)
* Hausla Na Ruthe: The Stories Untold (Music Video Film by Snehasis Das, United States / India, 7mins)
* Daddy Issues (Feature Film by Laura Holliday, United Kingdom / United States, 81mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:00 PM.

* Minotaur // Black Vulpine (Music Video Film by Natalie Plaskura, Germany, 5mins)
* Running Man (Horror Film by Chris Turner, United Kingdom, 15mins)
* Comforter (Horror Film by Hiroho Mieno, Japan, 3mins)
* Bells (Horror Film by Ben Botwick, United States, 6mins)
* Ouroboros (Horror Film by Umut Utku ?erbetçi, Turkey, 11mins)
* Imagine a World (Horror Film by Joanna Tsanis, Canada, 15mins)
* Her Body (Horror Film by Juan Avella, Bolivia / United States, 10mins)
* Fresh (Horror Film by Tatiana Wisniewski, United States, 11mins)
* Elid + Damh (Horror Film by Neil Cavalier, Canada, 11mins)
* Decoyed (Horror Film by Pezhmann Mokary, Denmark, 10mins)
* The Dam (Horror Film by Matilda Szydagis & Ric Sechrest, United States, 6mins)
* Polybius (Horror Film by Jimmy Kelly, United States, 17mins)

* Heartspace (Animated Film by Ziyi Wang, United States / United Kingdom, 3mins)
* The Ribbon (Animated Film by Polla-Ilariya Kozino, United States / Taiwan, 4mins)
* Latteship (Animated Film by Hsing-Fang Tsai & Daishi Takishima, United States, 4mins)
* Wherefore Art Thou, Theo? (Animated Film by Theodore Schaffer, United States, 5mins)
* F Dream (The Keyboard Story) (Animated Film by Grey Chan, China, 5mins)
* Fresh Green (Animated Film by Ida Greenberg, United States, 4mins)
* Floral Friends: Jorro and the Floral Phone (Animated Film by Marie Shioda, Japan, 5mins)
* The BlackBerry and the Firebeetle (Animated Film by Isaias Perez, Bolivia / Venezuela / Spain, 10mins)
* My Little Goat (Animated Film by Tomoki Misato, Japan, 10mins)
* He Can't Live Without Cosmos (Animated Film by Konstantin Bronzit, Russian Federation, 16mins)
* A Japanese Boy Who Draws (Animated Film by Masanao Kawajiri, Japan, 21mins)

Your film includes sex and fight scenes, but how do you really shoot these? How can you ensure that your actors are comfortable and safe? When do you need a special rider? How do you avoid injuries? When should you hire a professional, how do you find one and how much does that cost? Come get all of your questions answered by leading Fight/Combat and Intimacy Coordinators!

This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE

Free tasting of Coca-Cola's new ENERGY, sponsored by Liberty Coca-Cola!

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:45 PM.

* A Japanese Boy Who Draws (Animated Film by Masanao Kawajiri, Japan, 21mins)
* Endless Love (Documentary Film by Eddie Lin, Taiwan, 10mins)
* The Act (Short Film by Raffinand Akiji, Canada / United States / China, 16mins)
* A Path Where No Man Goes (Short Film by Viet Tran, Vietnam, 34mins)
* Sore Loser For Love (Music Video Film by Scott McCullough, United States, 3mins)
* Myth (Feature Film by Brian DiLorenzo, United States, 89mins)

Free tasting of Coca-Cola's new ENERGY, sponsored by Liberty Coca-Cola!

We all know that distribution is the holy grail for filmmakers – you spend a ton of time and all your money making a film and you want to be sure it is seen by as many people as possible! But, how do you even go about getting distribution? Are there things you need to do up front to make the distribution process easier? Do you want to go digital, domestic, international? Does anyone actually make any money with iTunes and AmazonPrime? What does a distribution contract look like and what should you be careful about? How do you avoid scams? Join our discussion with representatives who cover online, international and domestic distribution and get your questions answered!

This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE.

Free tasting of Coca-Cola's new ENERGY, sponsored by Liberty Coca-Cola!

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:45 PM.

* My Little Goat (Animated Film by Tomoki Misato, Japan, 10mins)
* WANTOKS: Dance of Resilience in Melanesia (Documentary Film by Iara Lee, Solomon Islands / USA / Bulgaria, 20mins)
* First Disco (Short Film by Helen O'Reilly, Afghanistan / Ireland, 19mins)
* Too Close to the Sun (Music Video Film by Jonas Morganstein, United States, 4mins)
* The 600: The Soldiers' Story (Documentary Film by Richard Hall & Laurent Basset, Rwanda / United States, 115mins)

Free tasting of Coca-Cola's new ENERGY, sponsored by Liberty Coca-Cola!

* Fool's Gold (Music Video Film by Mithin Thomas, United States, 3mins)
* Reverie (Music Video Film by Angela Chen, United States, 3mins)
* Subway (Short Film by Carlos Garcia De Dios, United States / Spain, 5mins)
* The Dam (Horror Film by Matilda Szydagis & Ric Sechrest, United States, 6mins)
* Bells (Horror Film by Ben Botwick, United States, 6mins)
* Analysis Paralysis (Web Film by Van Doan, United States, 10mins)
* Dickie & Bea (Web Series by Samantha Eggers & Ped Naseri, United States, 10mins)
* Chronicles Of-The Good Reverend (Web Film by Jamaal Green, United States, 13mins)
* Switch (Web Film by Stavroula Toska & Cady McClain, United States, 13mins)
* The Art Of Saying Goodbye (Short Film by Erika Sanz Corbacho, United States / Switzerland, 15mins)
* The Seal (Short Film by Richa Rudola, United States / India, 16mins)
* Polybius (Horror Film by Jimmy Kelly, United States, 17mins)
* The Blue Marble (Web Film by Ralph Toporoff, United States, 19mins)
* My Daughter Yoshiko (Short Film by Brian Blum, United States, 15mins)

Columbia University Film Professor Annette Insdorf will demonstrate how the opening sequence of a great film entices the viewer to enter its world. Using clips from movies such as La Ciudad and Where Do We Go Now?, she will discuss how they introduce stylistic and thematic elements that will be developed in the rest of the film. Her presentation will be followed by a book-signing of her acclaimed study, Cinematic Overtures: How to Read Opening Scenes. This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE.

Free tasting of Organic & Raw Kombucha, sponsored by GT's Living Foods!

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:45 PM.

* He Can't Live Without Cosmos (Animated Film by Konstantin Bronzit, Russian Federation, 16mins)
* Burqa City (Short Film by Fabrice Bracq, France, 20mins)
* A Little Hornless Goat (Short Film by Sebastian Dietsch, Argentina, 14mins)
* The Art Of Saying Goodbye (Short Film by Erika Sanz Corbacho, United States / Switzerland, 15mins)
* Linoleum (Music Video Film by Niki Noves, France, 6mins)
* Inner Fire (Feature Film by Misha Mareskin, Russian Federation / United Kingdom, 97mins)

Free tasting of Organic & Raw Kombucha, sponsored by GT's Living Foods!

* Endless Love (Documentary by Eddie Lin, Taiwan, 10mins)
* Never Give Up (Documentary by Jonathan Schörnig, Malta / Japan, 16mins)
* WANTOKS: Dance of Resilience in Melanesia (Documentary by Iara Lee, Solomon Islands / USA / Bulgaria, 20mins)
* Illegal (Documentary by Nick Alexander, United States / El Salvador / Mexico, 86 mins)

You know you need music and sounds to set the mood for your film, but where do you begin? How do you find a composer? How much does it cost? When do you get the composer involved? Can you get away with just using online music? How do you communicate your vision with your composer? How does copyright work?Come get all of your questions answered! This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE.

Free tasting of Organic & Raw Kombucha, sponsored by GT's Living Foods!

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:45 PM.

* Floral Friends: Jorro and the Floral Phone (Animated Film by Marie Shioda, Japan, 5mins)
* The Blue Marble (Web Film by Ralph Toporoff, United States, 19mins)
* Comforter (Horror Film by Hiroho Mieno, Japan, 3 mins)
* The Ocean's Choice (Short Film by Signý Rós Ólafsdóttir, Iceland, 16mins)
* Dickie & Bea (Web Series by Samantha Eggers & Ped Naseri, United States, 10mins)
* The Taste of Me (Music Video Film by Carlos Alberto Hurtado, United States, 5mins)
* Nipponia Nippon - Fukushima Rhapsody (Feature Film by Ryo Saitani, Japan, 113mins)

Free tasting of Organic & Raw Kombucha, sponsored by GT's Living Foods!

You know you need a "social media strategy" for your film, but no one really seems to know what that means or how to go about doing it. There are tons of advice articles, but they are all so vague that often we just chuck some stuff up there and hope for the best. CR Capers and Hayden Craddolph have lots of practical experience in social marketing and can answer all of your questions!

This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE.

Knowing how to convey the specifics about your project in a dynamic, succinct way can land you not only investors, but collaborators, audience members, and more. Skills learned: how to prepare for a pitch meeting; how to adapt your pitch to different audiences; how to follow up for a bright future. This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE

In this hands-on workshop, learn camera techniques to achieve the film look on an indie budget. In this day and age, even the frugal-lest film crews use grip gear like gimbals and sliders for smooth camera movement, but because of lack of training, some directors only end up creating fancy shots that take away from the story. This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE.

Winter Film Awards comes to a glittering close on February 29! Dance the night away at the most beautiful club in NYC! Winter Film Awards invites you to join us for the closing event of our Ninth Annual International Film Festival! We are giving out awards to our best and brightest filmmakers, many of whom are traveling from countries all over the world in order to join us. FREE before 10pm 21+ with ID. Please dress to the occasion- no athletic wear, hats, or sneakers.

* 7:00pm-9:00pm: Red Carpet
* 9:00pm-`10:30pm: Awards Ceremony
* 10:30pm-2:00am: After Party featuring DJ IzaBella