WFA 2023 Film News+Reviews

Few filmmakers are able to build their careers off having a distinct style, but Mars Roberge has created his own: Rocktopia. Roberge describes Rocktopia as, “The struggles of the protagonist against the ideals of utopian society, where the only form of escape is to rock out.” ...

Congratulations to #WFA2023 International Film Festival Winners & Nominees! #WFASoDiverse #CelebrateDiversity ...

A group of homeless women must learn that a glimmer of hope is worth more than all the money in the world. The women of "Stars" are plagued by hardship, but lean on each other for survival and look to the stars in hope for a better day. See the feature film "Stars" on February 17 @9PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 11th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival ...

"Raw Materials" is a coming-of-age story that faces sexuality, the church, family, and the constant pursuit of getting to know oneself. See the 33-minue short drama "Raw Materials" on February 21 @5PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 11th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival ...

A broken old man and his grandson are jolted into a new reality and learn to find joy in "The Fragile King. See the feature film on February 21 @8:30PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 11th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival ...

Guanglin Xu is a player of the board game 'Go'. Demonstrating impressive skill at the age of 11, he also happens to be blind. Quietly, documentarian Yunhong Pu captures his story with intimacy and care. See the Documentary "Go Through The Dark" on February 18 @2:15PM at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 11th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival ...

What about brutality victims who keep their lives but lose much more? What about their families? "Black Mothers Love & Resist" is a film that goes beyond portraying the trauma that families face to teach communities about self-care and rebuilding. See the documentary feature film on Feb 18 @6:45PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 11th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival ...

A community organizer and single mother must make hard choices between her kids and her career. When she’s offered the chance to interview for a position that could change everything, she begins receiving mysterious messages from her ancestors and senses that something bigger is at play. See the feature film on Feb 22 @8:30PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 11th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival ...

Haunted by her tortured childhood and the violent loss of the great love of her life, troubled dental assistant Eni finds escape in Los Cos, a mysterious underground club where cosplay and burlesque intertwine and heroes and villains blur the line between fantasy and reality. See the feature film on Feb 23 @8:30PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 11th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival ...

For our 2023 program, Winter Film Awards is honored to screen an incredible collection of four Web Series from around the world! ...

For our 2023 program, Winter Film Awards is honored to screen an incredible collection of six films focusing on social justice issues, including race relations, police brutality, the Holocaust, Ukrainian refugees and NYC gentrification ...

For our 2023 program, Winter Film Awards is honored to screen an incredible collection of six Music Videos from around the world! ...

For our 2023 program, Winter Film Awards is honored to screen an incredible collection of five films that highlight the LGBTQ+ Experience! ...

For our 2023 program, Winter Film Awards is honored to screen an incredible collection of three films from Iran and Iraq! ...

For our 2023 program, Winter Film Awards is honored to screen an incredible collection of eleven Horror Films! Check out Bloody Sunday Horror Day on February 19th! ...

For our 2023 program, Winter Film Awards is honored to screen an incredible collection of twelve documentaries! Check out Documentary Day on February 18th! ...

For our 2023 program, Winter Film Awards is honored to screen an incredible collection of six films from Asia! ...

For our 2023 program, Winter Film Awards is honored to screen ten amazing animated films from around the world! ...

Active participation, neutrality, abstinence. How do we participate in History? How do we deal with social issues, such as bigotry and hatred, when they do not directly resonate with us? How can art make a difference to our societies in promoting human rights protection? And how can we make the world a fairer place? See the documentary film on Feb 18 @12PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 11th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival ...

Former beauty queen and senior citizen Solvej lives alone with her dog in a social housing area on the outskirts of Danish provincial town Viborg. Each day, she performs the same old routines roaming around on her scooter dealing her prescription drugs, dreaming of a world outside Viborg and reminiscing over old love letters from her past. When unforeseen circumstances bring her neighbor’s daughter into her life, an unlikely friendship forms and new hope for the future emerges. See the ...