2015 SOHO FILM FESTIVAL WRAPS UP WITH A BANG
Jury of Film Industry Heavyweights Selects Top Independent Films For Star Studded Awards Night At Webster Hall
*Photos by Champion Hamilton
New
York, NY (May, 2015) - This past Thursday, May 21st the SOHO
International Film Festival wrapped up with an Awards Night in The
Marlin Room at Webster Hall. The all-star event Presented by NY based
invitation-only Social Network CARBON kicked off with Red-Carpet arrivals and music by DJ VYBE
Frank Morales, with the Awards Ceremony Emcee’d by Aussie talent Drew
De Carvalho along with Presenters Robert Clohessy (The Avengers) and
James McCaffrey (Rescue Me, Sam) among others.
Among
the many awards presented to the winning filmmakers were that of Best
Showcase Feature Film, Best World Short, NYC Audience Award Feature
Film, and the SIFFNYC Special Jury Award. This year’s Jury encompassed
accomplished journalists, actors, actresses, directors, writers and
educators like Ernabel Demillo (Emmy Award nominated TV journalist and educator), Marci Phillips (Head of Casting for ABC Network), David Zayas (Actor- “Dexter” and “Gotham”), Donna McKenna (Casting director and Award Winning film producer), Reeves Lehman (Dir., Writer, Actor and Chair of the Film, Video, and Animation Dept. at NY’s School of Visual Arts), Melissa Lummus (Programmer at the Nashville Film Festival), Arnold Vegafria (Talent Manager/producer/advertising guru), and Greg Freedman (Corporate counsel at Milstein Brothers Capital Partners, LLC).
*Photos by Champion Hamilton
Prior to AND
following the Awards, attendee’s were regaled with LIVE music from
musicians whose songs were featured in many of the festival’s films,
including Julia Weldon w. Ted Limpert (Music from the Short Film “Chupacabra”), Charlie Whitten (Music from the Short Film “Lonely Planet”), the band Parade Grounds (with music from the Short Film “Claudette”) who’s new EP will be released July 10th, Mike Cali (Music from the Feature Film “Chasing Yesterday”), and Tom Ashton (Music from the Feature Film “Enchantments”).
*Photos by Champion Hamilton
Major partners for this year include MongoMedia, HandHeld Films, Champion Eye Media and INRavio.com. Filmmaker Lounges thru the week were set up by Tiqo Beverage, Deryck Todd and Starbaby Enterprises with amazing desserts presented by Basket Treats by Alexis Streets.
"We are extremely proud of this year's program and humbled by the pool
of talent that surrounded the festival" said Sibyl Santiago, Executive
Director and Head of Programming. "This festival would not be possible
without these amazing filmmakers and the support of our partners and
sponsors." Other support were also provided by Myx, John Nacion
Imaging, Balls Vodka, Caffe Palermo, Heidi's Health Kitchen, SpaMedics
by Jennifer Liberty and Sitting Cat Productions.
*Photos by Champion Hamilton
In
a night which awarded the hard work and dedication of its filmmakers,
showcased the stars and music talent of those whose songs helped craft
the Directors’ visions, the Awards Night Presentation brought an end to
what was an exciting 2015 SOHO Film Festival!
Here’s the Full List of Nominees and Awardees for the 2015 SOHO Film Festival:
BEST SHOWCASE FEATURE FILM:
"All In Time" by Marina Donohue & Christopher Fetchko
>>>> "ALL-STARS" by Lance Kinsey -- WINNER
"Frank vs. God" by Stewart Schill
"Leaving Circadia" by Evan Matthew Weinstein
"Stuck" by John Painz
"The David Dance" by April Winney
BEST WORLD SHOWCASE:
>>>>> "HIGHWAY TO DHAMPUS" (Nepal) by Rick McFarland -- WINNER
"Kauboji (Cowboys)" (Croatia) by Tomislav Mrsic
"Teenkahon" (India) by Bauddhayan Mukherji
"With Child" (Canada) by Titus Heckel
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BEST SHOWCASE SHORT FILM:
"A Policy of Truth" by Nick Demos
"August Heat" by Matthew James Thompson
"Chupacabra" by Jenny Joslin and Annette Mia Flores
"February" by Jessi Shuttleworth
"Grace" by Marisa Vitali
"Mother's Day" by Nico Raineau
>>>> "STEALTH" by Melissa Hoppe - WINNER
"The Bridge Partner" by Gabriel Olson
"The Little Violinist' by Yang Wang
"The Man From The City' by Elias Plagianos
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BEST WORLD SHORT:
>>>>> "HANGRY" (Australia) by Sophie O'Connor -- WINNER
"Lonely Panet" (US/Spain) by Alex Burunova
"Neonlichter" (Austria) by Barbara Muller
"Sick To My Bones" (UK) by Guy Davies & Matthew Leonhart
"The Crossing" (UK) by Nathalie Biancheri
"Trio" (South Korea) by Youn Jee Choi
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BEST DOCUMENTARY:
>>>>> "BECOMING BULLETPROOF" by Michael Barnett -- WINNER
"In An Ideal World" by Noel Schwerin
"Mount Lawrence" by Chandler Wild
"Trichster" by Jillian Corsie
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NYC AUDIENCE AWARD FEATURE FILM:
>>>>> "ALL IN TIME" (US) by Marina Donohue & Christopher Fetchko -- WINNER
"Kill Me Deadly" (US) by Darrett Sanders
"The Networker" (US) by John Gallagher
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NYC AUDIENCE AWARD SHORT FILM:
"Dirty Laundry Day" by Jamil Laham (US)
"Grace" by Chris Ordal (US)
>>>>> "NANDO" (Italy) by Marco Gozzo -- WINNER
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SIFFNYC SPECIAL JURY AWARD:
>>>>> "MUTED" by Rachel Goldberg -- WINNER
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SIFFNYC BEST ACTING PERFORMANCE FEATURE FILM:
>>>>> CHANDRA WILSON, "Muted" -- WINNER
John Painz, "Stuck" (US)
Nadine Nicole Heimann, "Lonely Planet" (US/Spain)
Nora Aunor, "Dementia" (Philippines)
...presented by Balls Vodka
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SIFFNYC RISING STAR AWARD:
>>>>> KRISTINA HERNANDEZ, "Stealth" -- WINNER
...presented by "The Cannoli King", Caffe Palermo
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CARBON AWARD FOR MOST CREATIVE FILMMAKER
US FEATURE FILM:
>> JOHN PAINZ, "Stuck" -- WINNER
For more information on the SOHO International Film Festival, please visit
About the SOHO International Film Festival:
The
SOHO International Film Festival, which proudly carries the “Made in
NY” logo from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Film, Television and
Broadcasting is a vehicle to help the economy of the city, enhancing the
festival’s sense of pride while boosting filmmaking and tourism in the
Big Apple. They are dedicated to celebrating the art of long and short
form cinema created from the latest digital technology while still
embracing the original goal ‐ incredible storytelling. Founded in the
epicenter of New York's most artistic district, by Jorge Ballos in 2009,
the festival is has provided a unique and powerful platform for
filmmakers to gain exposure and potential distribution. SIFFNYC is
committed to exhibiting domestic and international films, focusing on
dynamic, visionary cinema that creates extraordinary experiences.
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