WFA 2021 Event Schedule

Thursday night kicks off Winter Film Awards 10th 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!
Harbor NYC, 621 West 46th Street

This event is FREE and open to the public.

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

* The Red Pad of Courage (Animated Film by Chelsea Low, United States, 4 mins)
* Handscape (Short Film by Yiru Chen, China / United States, 19 mins)
* The Wound (Short Film by Sahar Nourmonavar, Iran / Germany, 13 mins)
* Innerverse (Web Series by Stacey Larkins, United States, 10 mins)
* Röckët Stähr's Death of a Rockstar (Animated Film by Röckët Stähr, United States, 92 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:35 PM

* On/Off (Animated Film by Nicolas P. Villarreal, Argentina, 7 mins)
* Musician (Short Film by Mohsen Mehri Darouei, Iran / Iraq / Iran, 20 mins)
* Stay (Short Film by Maria Winther Olsen, Faroe Islands, 21 mins)
* Cuckoo! (Short Film by Jörgen Scholtens, Netherlands / Spain, 8 mins)
* Jesus Kid (Feature Film by Aly Muritiba, Brazil, 88 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 01:55 PM

* Gon, The Little Fox (Animated Film by Takeshi Yashiro, Japan, 28 mins)
* Hear Me Out (Documentary by Mathilde Brok Brandi, Denmark / Ghana, 16 mins)
* Gay As In Happy: A Queer Anti-Tragedy (Documentary by Jordana Valerie Allen-Shim, Canada / United States, 3 mins)
* Names for Snow (Documentary by Rebecca Thomassie, Canada, 6 mins)
* Last Call: The Shutdown of NYC Bars (Documentary by Johnny Sweet, United States, 59 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 04:15 PM

* Looks Good On You (Music Video by Nextkbh FTP & Ronni Garner, / Denmark, 3 mins)
* Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color (Documentary by Cheri Gaulke, United States, 20 mins)
* Throat Singing in Kangirsuk (Documentary by Eva Kaukai & Manon Chamberland, Canada, 3 mins)
* My Mama, A Man (Documentary by Helena Middleton, United Kingdom, 9 mins)
* Cell 364 (Documentary by Zoé Rossion & Mathilde Babo, France / Germany, 4 mins)
* This Beautiful Journey (Documentary by Rohini Chandra, United States / India, 70 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 06:40 PM

* Open the Earth (Documentary by Alejandro Zuno, Mexico, 19 mins)
* A Wicked Eden (Documentary by Naddine Madell-Morgan, Canada / United States, 96 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 09:00 PM

* High Flying Jade (Documentary by Katherine Sweetman, Viet Nam / Vietnam, 22 mins)
* More Than Miyagi (Documentary by Kevin Derek, United States, 89 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:25 PM

* Cops Are(n't) Colorblind: Changing the NYPD from the Inside and Out (Documentary by Temis Cantos & Demitrius Doward, United States, 23 mins)
* I'm An Electric Lampshade (Documentary by John Clayton Doyle, United States / Philippines / Mexico, 96 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 03:00 PM

* Arachnarche (Animated Film by Emma Jordan, United Kingdom / United States, 4 mins)
* Sticker (Short Film by Georgi M. Unkovski, Macedonia / Germany, 18 mins)
* Pemmican (Music Video by Kelzang Ravach, France, 4 mins)
* The Badger (Feature Film by Kazem Mollaie, Iran, 94 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 05:30 PM
FREE BEER compliments of Brooklyn Brewery (21+ w/ID)

* Skrzykot (Horror Film by Natalie Plaskura, Germany, 3 mins)
* The Children of Allen Funt (Horror Film by David del Río Teixeira & Miguel Varela Vazquez, Spain, 18 mins)
* iScream Stories: A Couple of Nightmares (Horror Film by Jules Katanyag, Philippines, 6 mins)
* Doria (Horror Film by Danica Gabriele, United States, 15 mins)
* Hate crime (Horror Film by Pablo Vara, Spain, 6 mins)
* Kakatshat (Horror Film by Eve Ringuette, Canada, 8 mins)
* Mime (Horror Film by Ruwan Heggelman, Netherlands, 7 mins)
* Bottleneck (Fiction Short (non horror) by Måns Berhtas, Sweden, 8 mins)
* Koreatown Ghost Story (Horror Film by Minsun Park & Teddy Tenenbaum, United States, 15 mins)
* The Witches of Bushwick (Horror Film by Catherine Delaloye & Joe Pardavila, United States, 19 mins)
* The Mark (Horror Film by Devin Haqq, United States, 15 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 08:00 PM
FREE BEER compliments of Brooklyn Brewery (21+ w/ID)

* Hansel (Horror Film by Vivian Papageorgiou, Greece, 17 mins)
* A Savannah Haunting (Horror Film by William Mark McCullough, United States, 103 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:55 PM
FREE BEER compliments of Brooklyn Brewery (21+ w/ID)

* The Reckoning of Darkness (Horror Film by Christopher Kulikowski, United States, 27 mins)
* The Puppet (Horror Film by Veemsen Lama, Nepal / United Kingdom, 118 mins)

* The Winter (Animated Film by Xin Li, Australia / China, 5 mins)
* On/Off (Animated Film by Nicolas P. Villarreal, Argentina, 7 mins)
* Fowl Crossing (Animated Film by Nancy Snipper, Canada, 5 mins)
* Anacronte (Animated Film by Emiliano Sette & Raúl Koler, Argentina, 15 mins)
* Cha (Animated Film by Gagandeep Kalirai, United Kingdom / India, 8 mins)
* Arachnarche (Animated Film by Emma Jordan, United Kingdom / United States, 4 mins)
* The Evening Thread (Animated Film by Iris Moore, Canada, 10 mins)
* Mishou (Animated Film by Milen Vitanov, Germany / Bulgaria, 8 mins)
* The Red Pad of Courage (Animated Film by Chelsea Low, United States, 4 mins)
* Tag (Animated Film by Ziyi Wang, United States, 5 mins)
* Two Little People (Animated Film by Xin Li, Australia / China, 3 mins)
* Gon, The Little Fox (Animated Film by Takeshi Yashiro, Japan, 28 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 06:30 PM

* Anacronte (Animated Film by Emiliano Sette & Raúl Koler, Argentina, 15 mins)
* Baitullah (Short Film by Jitendra Rai, India, 7 mins)
* Departure Song (Music Video by Deco Farkas, Brazil / Spain / United States, 4 mins)
* Stage V (Short Film by Phoebe Garcia Pearl, United States, 18 mins)
* Kintsugi (Short Film by Nadja Bobyleva & Konstantin Schraps, Germany / Poland, 25 mins)
* Two Little People (Animated Film by Xin Li, Australia / China, 3 mins)
* D-lemma: The Hard Truth (Short Film by Tammy Hineline, United States, 15 mins)

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

* Noisy (Short Film by Cedric Hill, United States, 10 mins)
* Home Time (Web Series by Bhulla Beghal, United Kingdom, 4 mins)
* I Have No Home (Music Video by Volodymyr Vlasenko, Ukraine / Spain, 3 mins)
* Spirit Quest (Feature Film by Brent Lydic, United States, 87 mins)

* Big Girl (Web Series by Alyssa Cartee, United States, 8 mins)
* Innerverse (Web Series by Stacey Larkins, United States, 10 mins)
* Care Package (Short Film by M. Rowan Meyer, United States, 7 mins)
* The Witches of Bushwick (Horror Film by Catherine Delaloye & Joe Pardavila, United States / El Salvador, 19 mins)
* The Welcome (48-Hour Challenge Film by Torin Scott, United States, 3 mins)
* The Mark (Horror Film by Devin Haqq, United States, 15 mins)
* Noisy (Short Film by Cedric Hill, United States, 10 mins)
* Cops Are(n't) Colorblind: Changing the NYPD from the Inside and Out (Documentary by Temis Cantos & Demitrius Doward, United States, 23 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 06:30 PM

* The Evening Thread (Animated Film by Iris Moore, Canada, 10 mins)
* Unborn (Short Film) by Jaswant Shrestha, United States, 16 mins)
* Highland Home (Music Video by Dan Schaefer, United States / Iceland, 5 mins)
* Who Got Balls: Jeffrey Cariaso (Web Series by Jet Leyco, Philippines, 9 mins)
* MeTube: August sings 'Una Furtiva Lagrima' (Music Video by Daniel Moshel, Austria, 8 mins)
* The VV Vlog Ep. 2 "How to be a Feminist" (Web Series by Sophia Carr-Gomm, United Kingdom, 5 mins)
* Eulogy (Short Film by Mateo Willis, United Kingdom, 6 mins)
* Freedom (A New Jerusalem) (Music Video by Alan Coulson, United Kingdom, 5 mins)
* Henet Ward (Short Film by Morad Mostafa, Egypt / Germany, 22 mins)

Laws related to copyright, employment, licensing and contracts are super-confusing, but as a filmmaker you absolutely must know how to protect your work. Join us for an active discussion about what you need to know about the law.

How do you find the legal information about standard documents all filmmakers need?
When can you rely on google vs when should you really should get an actual lawyer involved?
How can you avoid the most often experienced legal issues?
What is covered by copyright?
In which cases do you need a contract with locations, music and actors?
What do you do if you get sued?
What are the milestones in film production where legal issues must be considered?

Come get all of your questions answered! This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:15 PM

* Cha (Animated Film by Gagandeep Kalirai, United Kingdom / India, 8 mins)
* Touch (Feature Film by Aleksandra Szczepanowska, United States, 97 mins)

* Gay As In Happy: A Queer Anti-Tragedy (Documentary by Jordana Valerie Allen-Shim, Canada / United States, 3 mins)
* Names for Snow (Documentary by Rebecca Thomassie, Canada, 6 mins)
* My Mama, A Man (Documentary by Helena Middleton, United Kingdom, 9 mins)
* Hear Me Out (Documentary by Mathilde Brok Brandi, Denmark / Ghana, 16 mins)
* Throat Singing in Kangirsuk (Documentary by Eva Kaukai & Manon Chamberland, Canada, 3 mins)
* Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color (Documentary by Cheri Gaulke, United States, 20 mins)
* Cell 364 (Documentary by Zoé Rossion & Mathilde Babo, France / Germany, 4 mins)
* Open the Earth (Documentary by Alejandro Zuno, Mexico, 19 mins)
* High Flying Jade (Documentary by Katherine Sweetman, Vietnam, 22 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 06:30 PM

* The Winter (Animated Film by Xin Li, Australia / China, 5 mins)
* The Welcome (Challenge Film by Torin Scott, United States, 3 mins)
* Folk Singers from Outer Space Challenge Film by Victor Hollingsworth, United States, 6 mins)
* Klondike (Challenge Film by Nicolas Ellef, France, 7 mins)
* You're the Kinda Guy (Music Video by Michelle Rose & Joshua McGrane, United States, 5 mins)
* TrainFish (Short Film by Christian Ewald, Germany, 13 mins)
* Big Girl (Web Series by Alyssa Cartee, United States, 8 mins)
* Proxy (Horror Film by Sophia Banks, United States, 12 mins)
* The Narcissist (Music Video by Jim Warren, United States, 2 mins)
* Sin Cielo (Short Film by Jianna Maarten Saada, United States / Germany, 25 mins)

Transmedia storytelling (also known as transmedia narrative or multiplatform storytelling) is the technique of telling a single story or story experience across multiple platforms and formats using current digital technologies.

Starlight Runner President and CEO Jeff Gomez is a leading expert in the fields of brand narrative, story world development, creative franchise design, and transmedia storytelling. He specializes in the expansion of entertainment properties, premium brands, and socio-political themes into highly successful multi-platform communications and international campaigns. Starlight Runner has worked on transmedia projects for Disney, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Mattel.

Join us for advice on creating and fostering transmedia storytelling with your projects!

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

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:20 PM

* Mishou (Animated Film by Milen Vitanov, Germany / Bulgaria, 8 mins)
* Since August (Feature Film by Diana Zuros, United States, 103 mins)

* iScream Stories: A Couple of Nightmares (Horror Film by Jules Katanyag, Philippines, 6 mins)
* Doria (Horror Film by Danica Gabriele, United States, 15 mins)
* Kakatshat (Horror Film by Eve Ringuette, Canada, 8 mins)
* Koreatown Ghost Story (Horror Film by Minsun Park & Teddy Tenenbaum, United States, 15 mins)
* Bottleneck (Fiction Short (non horror) by Måns Berhtas, Sweden, 8 mins)
* The Children of Allen Funt (Horror Film by David del Río Teixeira & Miguel Varela Vazquez, Spain, 18 mins)
* Mime (Horror Film by Ruwan Heggelman, Netherlands, 7 mins)
* The Reckoning of Darkness (Horror Film by Christopher Kulikowski, United States, 27 mins)
* Skrzykot (Horror Film by Natalie Plaskura, Germany, 3 mins)
* Hansel (Horror Film by Vivian Papageorgiou, Greece, 17 mins)
* Hate crime (Horror Film by Pablo Vara, Spain, 6 mins)

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 06:30 PM.

* Fowl Crossing (Animated Film by Nancy Snipper, Canada, 5 mins)
* Your Eyes are No Longer the Same (WFA 14-Day Challenge Film by João Medeiros, Brazil, 5 mins)
* Till The Petals Fall (Short Film by Alyssa Angeles, United States, 14 mins)
* The Life of Bella (Short Film by Andri Már Enoksson & Anna Karen Knight, Iceland, 16 mins)
* Encounter (Short Film by Ivan Lowenberg, Mexico, 18 mins)
* Hayelala - Getting Older (Music Video by Matan Portnoy & Roy Maayan, Israel / India / Nepal / Myanmar, 5 mins)
* The Camel Boy (Short Film by Chabname Zariab, France / Tunisia / Spain, 15 mins)
* Lancaster Park (Short Film by Lynda Reiss, United States, 17 mins)

Dan Gurlitz, the owner of Soundview Media Partners, will be discussing the wild west of film distribution as it stands today including such subjects as ...
The Elasticity of Physical Media
The Digital Boom and the Who/What/Where of Availability
The VOD Vernacular: What are All Those Acronyms?
The Impact of the Pandemic on Film Distribution

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

There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:30 PM

* Tag (Animated Film by Ziyi Wang, United States, 5 mins)
* Care Package (Short Film by M. Rowan Meyer, United States, 7 mins)
* Mister Sister (Feature Film by Mars Roberge, Canada / United States, 109 mins)

World Domination Pictures and Winter Film Awards International Film Festival present the official after-party for the east coast premiere of "Mister Sister". Featuring DJ Marcus Glitteris, Xris Smack, Die J! Mars, Freddy Bastone, Jack James Busa, Ian Fford, Jeffrey Wengrofsky and Lenny Dee.

Introducing color to a story can enhance your visual narrative, even on a small-scale budget. Award-winning Filmmaker and Rosco/DMG NYC rep, Marttise Hill, will discuss using gel filters and full color LED fixtures to create visually cinematic stories. Marttise will showcase Rosco’s extensive line of gel lighting filters, progressing into how Rosco integrates many of the gel colors within the DMG Lumiere LED MIX technology.

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

This interactive workshop will give you the career coach/talent agent's secrets to networking and pitching with results. Learn the tools to make the strongest connection quickly, create the most memorable interaction and how to followup effectively. Gain insights on how to lose your shyness, insecurities and uncertainty around networking. Build your own brand of networking that will set you apart, embrace your personality and make networking effortless. You'll learn what it really takes to make a powerful pitch.

What are the pitfalls to avoid at all cost?
How can you master the art of pitching with your own style and personality?

Hear tips on how to prepare, how to read the person you're pitching, how to pitch as a team, how to engage, how to anticipate every question. If you ever wondered what it really takes to network for powerful connections and gain the confidence to pitch with results this workshop is for you.

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

Winter Film Awards comes to a glittering close on October 2! 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 Tenth 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-10:00pm: Awards Ceremony
* 10:00pm-2:00am: After Party