{"id":6182,"date":"2017-05-12T13:49:25","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T17:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/?p=6182"},"modified":"2017-06-22T01:29:27","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T05:29:27","slug":"award-winners-at-the-2017-harlem-international-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/award-winners-at-the-2017-harlem-international-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Award Winners at the 2017 Harlem International Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roberta Durrant\u2019s KROTOA named Best Narrative Feature, Daniel Peddle\u2019s GARDEN OF THE PEACEFUL DRAGON Best Documentary Feature<\/h2>\n
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KAROTA, Best Narrative Feature. Courtesy Harlem International Film Festival<\/p><\/div>\n

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GARDEN OF THE PEACEFUL DRAGON, Best Documentary Feature. Courtesy Harlem International Film Festival<\/p><\/div>\n

Ilker Savaskurt\u2019s GROOM\u2019S BLOCK is Best World Film (Narrative) and Steven McGregor\u2019s SERVANT OR SLAVE is honored as Best World Documentary<\/h2>\n

Angela Robinson Witherspoon\u2019s CURTSY, MISTER wins the Audience Award and Best Director Awards go to Johnny O\u2019Reilly for MOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS (Narrative Feature), and Sarita Siegel & Gregg Mitman for THE LAND BENEATH OUR FEET (Documentary Feature)<\/h2>\n
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MOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS, John O’Reilly Best Director Award for Narrative Film. Picture Courtesy Harlem International Film Festival<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cWe have a great deal of pride in the accomplishments of all the films that comprised our slate this year,” said Program Director Nasri Zacharia about the festival that run ran from May 4 to May 7. “From opening night to closing night, our audiences were enthralled with the way our filmmakers see and show the world to us and the profound resonance of the messages they delivered within the urgent stories they told. It is never easy to single out and award just a few from a program as strong as this, but it’s always a pleasure to shine a second light on some of the great films we admired this season.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Audience Award was bestowed upon Angela Robinson Witherspoon\u2019s CURTSY, MISTER. Best Director Awards go to Johnny O\u2019Reilly for MOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS (Narrative Feature), and Sarita Siegel & Gregg Mitman for THE LAND BENEATH OUR FEET (Documentary Feature).<\/p>\n

The Mira Nair Award for Rising Female Filmmaker went to Serena Dykman for her work on NANA, while acting awards were received by Hasmine Killip (Best Actress) and Ronwaldo Martin (Best Actor) \u2013 both for their work in ORDINARY PEOPLE (Pamilya Ordinaryo).<\/p>\n

Highlighting the film festival\u2019s commitment to celebrating and promoting the work of local filmmakers, Jacques Zanetti\u2019s DAY AFTER DAY won the New York Showcase Award, and Harlem Spotlight Awards went to Eduard Eme\u2019s THE SPEECH (Harlem Spotlight Best Documentary), Tesia Joy Walker\u2019s SEARCH PARTY (Harlem Spotlight Best Short Narrative), and Marquis Martin\u2019s A GIRL CAN DREAM\u2026BRE SCULLARK (Harlem Spotlight Best Short Documentary).<\/p>\n

Best Experimental Film went to Mtume Gant\u2019s WHITE FACE. Best Animation went to Nathalie Blomme\u2019s TRIP TO THE STARS, and the winner for Best Music Video was Eileen Byrne\u2019s IRIDESCENCE. The winning Webisode was Darian Dauchan\u2019s THE NEW ADVENTURES OF BROBOT JOHNSON<\/p>\n

Awards for Short Films went to: Pape Bouname Lopy, Marc Recchia, and Chistophe Rolin\u2019s DEM DEM! For Best Short (short film over 15 minutes in length), Jeremy Wallace\u2019s HELLO, MALCOLM for Best Short Short (short film under 15 minutes in length), and Royston Scott\u2019s THE SARAH SPENCER WASHINGTON STORY for Best Short Documentary.<\/p>\n

Best Youth Short went to Dominique Gilbert\u2019s COCOA BUTTER SHORT, and Phil Elleston, II\u2019s STATEMENT OF TRUTH was named Best Youth Short Documentary.<\/p>\n

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The 2017 Award Winners<\/h2>\n

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Best Narrative Film<\/strong>
\nKROTOA
\nDirector: Roberta Durrant<\/p>\n

Best Documentary<\/strong>
\nGARDEN OF THE PEACEFUL DRAGON
\nDirector: Daniel Peddle<\/p>\n

Best World Film<\/strong>
\nGROOM\u2019S BLOCK
\nDirector: Ilker Savaskurt<\/p>\n

Best World Documentary<\/strong>
\nSERVANT OR SLAVE
\nDirector: Steven McGregor<\/p>\n

Audience Award<\/strong>
\nCURTSY, MISTER
\nDirector: Angela Robinson Witherspoon<\/p>\n

Best Narrative Director<\/strong>
\nJohnny O\u2019Reilly (MOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS)<\/p>\n

Best Documentary Director<\/strong>
\nSarita Siegel & Gregg Mitman (THE LAND BENEATH OUR FEET)<\/p>\n

Mira Nair Award for Rising Female Filmmaker<\/strong>
\nSerena Dykman (NANA)<\/p>\n

Best Actress<\/strong>
\nHasmine Killip (ORDINARY PEOPLE (Pamilya Ordinaryo))<\/p>\n

Best Actor<\/strong>
\nRonwaldo Martin (ORDINARY PEOPLE (Pamilya Ordinaryo)<\/p>\n

New York Showcase Award<\/strong>
\nDAY AFTER DAY
\nDirector: Jacques Zanetti<\/p>\n

Harlem Spotlight (Documentary)<\/strong>
\nTHE SPEECH
\nDirector: Eduard Eme<\/p>\n

Harlem Spotlight (Short Narrative)<\/strong>
\nSEARCH PARTY
\nDirector: Tesia Joy Walker<\/p>\n

Harlem Spotlight (Short Documentary)<\/strong>
\nA GIRL CAN DREAM\u2026BRE SCULLARK
\nDirector: Marquis Martin<\/p>\n

Best Experimental Film<\/strong>
\nWHITE FACE
\nDirector: Mtume Gant<\/p>\n

Best Short Documentary<\/strong>
\nTHE SARAH SPENCER STORY
\nDirector: Royston Scott<\/p>\n

Best Short Narrative<\/strong>
\nDEM DEM!
\nDirectors: Pape Bouname Lopy, Marc Recchia, and Chistophe Rolin<\/p>\n

Best Short Short<\/strong>
\nHELLO, MALCOLM
\nDirector: Jeremy Wallace<\/p>\n

Best Youth Short Documentary<\/strong>
\nSTATEMENT OF TRUTH
\nDirector: Phil Elleston, II<\/p>\n

Best Youth Short<\/strong>
\nCOCOA BUTTER SHORT
\nDirector: Dominique Gilbert<\/p>\n

Best Animation<\/strong>
\nTRIP TO THE STARS
\nDirector: Nathalie Blomme<\/p>\n

Best Music Video<\/strong>
\nIRIDESCENCE
\nDirector: Eileen Byrne<\/p>\n

Winning Webisode<\/strong>
\nTHE NEW ADVENTURES OF BROBOT JOHNSON
\nDirector: Darian Dauchan<\/p>\n

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About The Harlem International Film Festival: <\/strong>Celebrating the art of cinema in the home of the Harlem Renaissance, The Harlem International Film Festival (Hi) inspires and entertains by honoring dynamic films by anyone about anything under the sun. Conceived from the belief that we all have unique experiences and perspectives to share, the Festival actively seeks and exhibits fresh work. Hi is committed to exemplifying the eminence that Harlem represents and is dedicated to bringing attention to the finest filmmakers from Harlem and across the globe.<\/p>\n

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Gregg Morris can be reached at gmorris@hunter.cuny.edu<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Roberta Durrant\u2019s KROTOA named Best Narrative Feature, Daniel Peddle\u2019s GARDEN OF THE PEACEFUL DRAGON Best Documentary Feature Ilker Savaskurt\u2019s GROOM\u2019S BLOCK is Best World Film (Narrative) and Steven McGregor\u2019s SERVANT OR SLAVE is honored as Best World Documentary Angela Robinson…<\/p>\n

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