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New York Film Awards

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    New York Film Award

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    Best Action

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Express Delivery

      7.7 (25)
      Beau Fowler
      Sonny Louis
      Ki Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Take Down

      3.5 (312)
      David Newton
      Eloise Singer

    Best Action Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dancer

      8.6 (19)
      John Balazs(director)
      Marlane Ghmed(producer)
      Prima Lux Films

    Best Actor

    • Shannon Brown
      Winner
      • Shannon Brown
      • Smothered by Mothers
      Weichert Media
    • Beau Fowler
      Winner
      • Beau Fowler(Beau Fowler)
      • Express Delivery
      Ki Films
    • Alexander Cubis
      Winner
      • Alexander Cubis
      • Masculinity in Crisis
      Smarter Pictures
    • Sam Benjamin
      Winner
      • Sam Benjamin
      • The Few
      Praxima
    • Yiannis Papadopoulos in Quantum (2015)
      Winner
      • Yiannis Papadopoulos
      • Nine to Five
    • Sam Benjamin
      • Sam Benjamin
      • The Few
      Praxima

    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • Winner
      • James Conrado
      • Dancer
    • Xander Turian
      Winner
      • Xander Turian
      • Rotten Love
      Cuprite Productions
      Bloody Fierce Productions
    • Jack Hyde
      Winner
      • Jack Hyde
      • Monstrosity
    • Michael Boston
      Winner
      • Michael Boston
      • Dress Rehearsal
      BlackCat69 Prods.

    Best Actress

    • Red Carpet Premiere of Sienna's Choice, 2016
      Winner
      • Janel Tanna
      • Sienna's Choice

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • Aimee-Lynn Chadwick
      Winner
      • Aimee-Lynn Chadwick
      • Tinsel's Town
    • Emma Fisher
      Winner
      • Emma Fisher
      • Edelweiss
      Praxima
    • Diana Pérez Riveros
      Winner
      • Diana Pérez Riveros
      • In a Heartbeat
    • Diana Pérez Riveros
      Winner
      • Diana Pérez Riveros
      • Bipolar

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crack'd

      Sebastian Brown(director)
      Sebastian Brown Productions
      Quipster Animation

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Express Delivery

      7.7 (25)
      Robert Beck
      Ki Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Edelweiss

      8.1 (18)
      Jamie Wanstall
      Praxima
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nine to Five

      6.4 (25)
      Pantelis Mantzanas

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Smothered by Mothers

      5.2 (101)
      Brian Herzlinger(director)
      Weichert Media
    • [object Object]

      Tinsel's Town

      8.2 (115)
      David Christopher Barry
      Michael Lindsay-Hogg

    Best Director

    • Beau Fowler
      Winner
      • Beau Fowler
      • Express Delivery
      Ki Films
    • Winner
      • Till Gmür(director)
      • About Patience
    • Winner
      • Peter Spann
      • Undertow
      Dream Maker Studios
    • Winner
      • Filippos Tsapekis
      • Nine to Five
      Blackcherry
      TopcutModiano
    • Alexandre Bilardo
      • Alexandre Bilardo(director)
      • Soul of Steel

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ladies First

      7.1 (592)
      Uraaz Bahl(director)
      Red Ladder Productions

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bikini Blue

      4.3 (204)
      Jaroslaw Marszewski
      Zebra Film Studio
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Undertow

      Peter Spann
      Dream Maker Studios

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Express Delivery

      7.7 (25)
      Wolf E. Rubea
      Ki Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Undertow

      Grace Vaughan
      Dream Maker Studios

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Smothered by Mothers

      5.2 (101)
      Shannon Brown(actor)
      Heather Matarazzo(actor)
      Jim O'Heir(actor)
      Burt Young(actor)
      Juliette Bennett(actor)
      Alice Amter(actor)
      Chuck Ardezzone(actor)
      Ken Weichert(actor)
      Jamie Bernadette(actor)
      Marilyn Bass(actor)
      Whitney Kimball Long(actor)
      William Haze(actor)
      Carl Rimi(actor)
      Robert Craighead(actor)
      Michael Buscemi(actor)
      Joseph Ferrante(actor)
      Alison England(actor)
      Chiko Mendez(actor)
      Kurt Weichert(casting director)
      Weichert Media
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Walk with the Devil

      9.3 (27)
      Alice Canzonieri
      Marta Lìmoli
      Gabriele Arena
      Francesco Caltabiano
      Andrea La Rosa
      Paolo Toti Guagenti
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Express Delivery

      7.7 (25)
      Beau Fowler
      Sonny Louis
      Rachael Holoway
      Sam Benjamin
      Ki Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Edelweiss

      8.1 (18)
      Emma Fisher
      Sonu Louis
      Sam Benjamin
      Clayton T. Smith
      Floriane Andersen
      D.G. Herrick
      Charles Jellis
      Kit Harvey
      Praxima
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Undertow

      Jacqui Purvis
      Hamish Street
      Madeleine T. Russell
      Sam Curtis
      Lana Spehar
      Dream Maker Studios

    Best Fantasy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      What is Real

      Josiah Cuneo(producer)
      Duane Michals(producer)
      Sonnyboy Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lilt

      5.7 (7)
      Josiah Cuneo(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crack'd

      Sebastian Brown(director)
      Sebastian Brown Productions
      Quipster Animation
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In Through the Night

      Josiah Cuneo(director)

    Best Fantasy Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      1000: The Sword in the Stone

      Guido Maria Giordano(writer)

    Best Film Noir

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Soul of Steel

      7.5 (13)
      Alexandre Bilardo(producer)

    Best First Time Director

    • Sara Eustaquio in Los Angeles.
      Winner
      • Sara Eustáquio(director)
      • 4242
    • Jess Harbeck
      Winner
      • Jess Harbeck(director)
      • Dear Sister
      • Rosario Brucato(Producer, Editor, Writer, Director)
      • The Different Being

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tragic Consequence

      Joseph Villapaz
      Mantis Eagle Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Monstrosity

      6.0 (7)
      James Rowlins
      Jack Hyde
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dress Rehearsal

      7.6 (12)
      Michael Boston
      BlackCat69 Prods.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Take Down

      3.5 (312)
      David Newton
      Eloise Singer

    Best Indie Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Babies

      Yuval Shrem(Director)
      Fable Entertainment

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Godsend Rondo

      Kento Masuda(producer)
      Tomo Oya(director)

    Best Narrative Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dancer

      8.6 (19)
      John Balazs(director)
      Marlane Ghmed(producer)
      Prima Lux Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bikini Blue

      4.3 (204)
      Jaroslaw Marszewski
      Zebra Film Studio

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      L'étui rouge

      4.7 (7)
      Loran Perrin(director)
      Eyeway Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Soul of Steel

      7.5 (13)
      Alexandre Bilardo(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Undertow

      Peter Spann
      Dream Maker Studios

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Smothered by Mothers

      5.2 (101)
      Kurt Weichert(writer)
      John Fahy(writer)
      Weichert Media
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Walk with the Devil

      9.3 (27)
      Alison C. Hall
      Lights in a Jar
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Express Delivery

      7.7 (25)
      Beau Fowler
      Ki Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nine to Five

      6.4 (25)
      Filippos Tsapekis
      Katerina Tsoumpa
      Blackcherry
      TopcutModiano
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Take Down

      3.5 (312)
      David Newton
      Eloise Singer

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Smothered by Mothers

      5.2 (101)
      Brian Herzlinger(director)
      Weichert Media
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bikini Blue

      4.3 (204)
      Jaroslaw Marszewski
      Zebra Film Studio
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Edelweiss

      8.1 (18)
      Sam Bradford
      Emma Fisher
      Sonu Louis
      Praxima
    • [object Object]

      Soul of Steel

      7.5 (13)
      Alexandre Bilardo(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Express Delivery

      7.7 (25)
      Beau Fowler
      Wolf E. Rubea
      Ki Films

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Empty

      Katherine Hill
    • Danny Lee Weiss
      Winners
      • Kathy Krantz(Screenwriter)
      • Danny Lee Weiss(Book by)
      Good Book Films
      Stewart Productions LLC
      Best screenplay - HOLLOW EARTH QUEST

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Arsenic

      Victoria Martonne
      Midas & Lily

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Winner
      • Chuck Ardezzone
      • Smothered by Mothers
      Weichert Media
    • Sonny Louis
      Winner
      • Sonny Louis
      • Express Delivery
      Ki Films
    • Clayton T. Smith
      Winner
      • Clayton T. Smith
      • Edelweiss
      Praxima

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Heather Matarazzo at an event for Disconnect (2012)
      Winner
      • Heather Matarazzo
      • Smothered by Mothers
      Weichert Media
    • Kiva Lawrence in Swamp Country (1966)
      Winner
      • Kiva Lawrence
      • Tinsel's Town

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rotten Love

      6.5 (25)
      Xander Turian
      Cuprite Productions
      Bloody Fierce Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Very Merry Unbirthday

      Kiyanoush Jahaandideh
      Kiyanoush Jahaandideh Production
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blackout

      6.4 (26)
      Timothy Collins

    Best Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crack'd

      Sebastian Brown(director)
      Sebastian Brown Productions
      Quipster Animation

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Herança

      6.8 (7)
      Felipe Vianna(director)
      A Ilha Produção
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Few

      8.6 (35)
      Sam Bradford
      Jamie Wanstall
      Phil Thomas
      Ryan Ward-Miller
      Sam Benjamin
      Praxima

    Best Young Actor

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just One More Day

      8.4 (43)

    Best Young Actress

    • Winner
      • Jaimie Marchuk(actress)
      • Mirror

    Best Young Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mirror

      8.4 (40)
      Sara Eustáquio(director)

    Best of Fest 2017

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bikini Blue

      4.3 (204)
      Jaroslaw Marszewski
      Zebra Film Studio

    Best sci-fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Solo

      Lee O'Connor
      Mind
      FilmG

    Honorable Mention: Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dear Sister

      3.4 (25)
      Jess Harbeck(director)
      Ariel Ladensohn(writer)
      Courtney Schwartz(producer)
      Misti Schwartz(producer)
      Nicole Harbeck(producer)

    Honorable Mention: Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Attachment

      8.9 (9)
      Diana Foronda(Director, Writer, Editor)

    Honorable Mention: Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rotten Love

      6.5 (25)
      Andreas Gyllström
      Cuprite Productions
      Bloody Fierce Productions

    Best of The Fest

    • [object Object]

      Edelweiss

      8.1 (18)
      Sam Bradford
      Emma Fisher
      Sonu Louis
      Praxima

    Jury Prize

    Edit

    Best Action Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dancer

      8.6 (19)
      John Balazs(director)
      Marlane Ghmed(producer)
      Prima Lux Films

    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • James Conrado(actor)
      • Dancer
    • Shannon Brown
      Winner
      • Shannon Brown
      • Smothered by Mothers
      Weichert Media

    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • Jackson George
      Winner
      • Jackson George
      • This Is Jack
      JKO Productions

    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Stacey Armstrong
      • Metta Via

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • Michele Lyman
      Winner
      • Michele Lyman
      • Getting Over

    Best Experimental

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Other

      Diego Valdes(Director)

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Metta Via

      5.7 (61)
      Warren Flanagan(director)
      Paul Flanagan(producer)
      Milena Zdravkovic(executive producer)

    Best First Time Director

    • Winner
      • Severine Reisp(director, writer, producer, editor)
      • Giselle

    Best Narrative Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dancer

      8.6 (19)
      John Balazs(director)
      Marlane Ghmed(producer)
      Prima Lux Films

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Frederick

      5.0 (40)
      Traci Hays
      Josh Mann
      Intricacy Films

    Best Sci Fi Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Metta Via

      5.7 (61)

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Metta Via

      5.7 (61)
      Jeramiah Ross(composer)
      Doug Paterson(composer)

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vesper

      7.0 (25)
      Keyvan Sheikhalishahi(director)
      Amitice

    Best Visual Effects - October

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lion

      7.6 (35)
      Gianluca Bonomo

    Best Young Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vesper

      7.0 (25)
      Keyvan Sheikhalishahi
      Amitice

    First Time Director

    • Warren Flanagan
      Winner
      • Warren Flanagan(director)
      • Metta Via

    Honorable Mention: Actor - October

    • Winner
      • Michael Segál
      • Lion

    Honorable Mention: Actress

    • Winner
      • Elisabeth Ventura(actress)
      • L'étui rouge
      Eyeway Films

    Honorable Mention: Director

    • Winner
      • Loran Perrin(director)
      • L'étui rouge
      Eyeway Films
    • Alexandre Bilardo
      Winner
      • Alexandre Bilardo(director)
      • Soul of Steel

    Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Metta Via

      5.7 (61)
      Paul Flanagan(vfx supervisor)

    Best Child Actor - October

      • Pedro Sánchez
      • Lion

    Best Director - October

    • Davide Melini
      • Davide Melini
      • Lion

    Best Horror Film - October

    • [object Object]

      Lion

      7.6 (35)
      Davide Melini
      LV Hair

    Best Supporting Actress - October

      • Tania Mercader
      • Lion

    November Award

    Edit

    Best Experimental

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Russell's

      Ece Yazicigil
      Ilgin Harput
      Al Khateeb Films

    Best Indie Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Instinct

      Killian Davies

    Best Inspirational

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      When Angels Rise

      Beau Fowler
      Simon Fowler
      Ki Films

    Best Microfilm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Die Clique

      Kordula Hildebrandt(director/co-producer)
      Oliver Theurich(producer)
      Oliver Theurich Produktion

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Videl

      Ernesto Cantillo(sound editor)
      Andres E. Marthe Gonzalez(sound editor)
      DNX Films

    Best Actress

      • Valentina Ospina
      • Videl
      DNX Films

    Honorable Mention

    Edit

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • Nyle Lynn at SOHO International Film Festival
      Winner
      • Nyle Lynn
      • The Kids Menu

    Best screenplay

    • Winner

      The Doll

      Serge Adam

    Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blown Away. Enchufados

      6.2 (6)
      Secun de la Rosa(actor)
      Arévalo(actor)
      Roberto Millán(actor)
      Pablo Escamilla(actor)
      María Espinosa(actress)
      Manuel Durán(actor)
      Rodrigo Moreno Rojas(actor)
      Jorge Aparicio(actor)
      Donald Barnett(actor)
      Merrick Wells(actor)

    Screenplay

    • Winner

      The Doll

      Serge Adam(writer)
    • Winner

      The Doll

      Serge Adam(writer)

    Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just One More Day

      8.4 (43)
      Rishi Sahasrabuddhe
      Poonam Sahasrabuddhe
      Nata Forte
      Think Grand Films

    Narrative

    • [object Object]

      Videl

      Jorge Ospina(director)
      DNX Films

    December Award

    Edit

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      For Love

      Kevin Murray

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nemesi

      Simone Ciancotti Petrucci(producer)

    Best Experimental

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bakalu Studio Composition

      9.6 (8)
      Vasco Diogo
    • [object Object]

      Bakalu Studio Composition

      9.6 (8)
      Vasco Diogo

    February Award

    Edit

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Guitar

      9.4 (10)
      Michael Keyes
      BlackCat69 Prods.

    July Award

    Edit

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Street Games

      James Fink-Jensen

    Honorable Mention: Indie Film

    • [object Object]

      Street Games

      James Fink-Jensen

    October Award

    Edit

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]

      Tinsel's Town

      8.2 (115)
      David Christopher Barry
      Michael Lindsay-Hogg

    Best Horror Film

    • [object Object]

      Lion

      7.6 (35)
      Davide Melini
      Fabel Aguilera

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