{"id":31165,"date":"2024-08-13T14:00:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T18:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/?p=31165"},"modified":"2024-11-21T16:37:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T21:37:38","slug":"the-8th-annual-festival-of-cinema-nyc-filmmaker-awards-gregg-w-morris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/the-8th-annual-festival-of-cinema-nyc-filmmaker-awards-gregg-w-morris\/","title":{"rendered":"The 8th Annual Festival of Cinema NYC Filmmaker Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Delfine Paolini\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0A Wonderful Way With Dragons\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>takes two awards, winning<\/strong> Best Narrative Feature Film and Best Cinematography,\u00a0 <\/strong>Claudia Myers and Laura Waters Hinson\u2019s\u00a0The Test<\/em> takes Best Documentary,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Derek Shane Garcia\u2019s\u00a0A\/Way<\/em> winning <\/strong>the Audience Choice for Best Feature Film<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robert Strazzarino\u00a0(Pentaclub<\/em>)<\/strong>\u00a0wins Best Director, Aaron Poon (Third Week<\/em><\/strong>)\u00a0<\/em>gets Breakthrough Male Performance and Patricia Clune (Prime Real Estate<\/em>)<\/strong>\u00a0takes Breakthrough Female Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nA Wonderful Way With Dragons<\/em>,\u00a0A\/Way<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

August 13, 2024<\/strong>\u00a0– Festival of Cinema NYC announced this year\u2019s filmmaker award winners at a warm and joyful celebration at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center as it concluded the 8th<\/sup>\u00a0edition of the Forest Hills-based film festival\u00a0Delfine Paolini\u2019s\u00a0A Wonderful Way With Dragons<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0won Best Narrative Feature Film, and also took home Best Cinematography for Abdelsalam Moussa\u2019s\u00a0work on the film.\u00a0Claudia Myers and Laura Waters Hinson\u2019s\u00a0The Test\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>took Best Documentary, with\u00a0Derek Shane Garcia\u2019s\u00a0A\/Way\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>winning\u00a0Audience Choice for Best Feature Film.<\/p>\n

Top individual awards went to; Robert Strazzarino (Pentaclub<\/em><\/strong>)\u00a0<\/em>for Best Director, Aaron Poon (Third Week<\/em><\/strong>)<\/em>\u00a0for Breakthrough Male Performance; and Patricia Clune (Prime Real Estate<\/em><\/strong>) for Breakthrough Female Performance.<\/p>\n

Festival of Cinema NYC Founder and Executive Director Jayson Simba, said, \u201cOur film festival is a rarity in how we have managed to create a special FOC NYC family through the staff, our audiences, and of course, our filmmakers, who make the trip from Europe and the West Coast, and sometime just down the street in Forest Hills to attend the festival and celebrate cinema in person. It\u2019s not lost on us, how special it is that the majority of our attending filmmakers are with us from our first kickoff party all the way through the presentation of the final award.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winners in the short film categories included\u00a0Freddy Cheung\u2019s\u00a0The Body of Levi<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Best Short Film \u2013 Narrative);\u00a0Priscil\u00b7la Zanni\u2019s\u00a0Wrong Move<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Audience Award \u2013 Short Film);\u00a0Marko Bosanac\u2019s\u00a0New Idea<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Best Experimental, Music Video, or Animation); and\u00a0Sophie Niesenbaum\u2019s\u00a0Nightfish<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0(Best Web\/TV Series).<\/p>\n

Additional individual award winners included\u00a0Holger Borggrefe and Elena Jansen, who won Best Screenplay for\u00a0Once And For Real<\/em><\/strong>. Patrick Devaney\u2019s\u00a0Dad\u2019s New Roommate<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0taking the award for Best Ensemble.\u00a0Javier Java Santiagowon Best Editing for his work on\u00a0Pepper Chicken and Tostones Combination<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0and\u00a0Matt Valliere and Andrew Bjorkman took the Best Editing\u00a0award for their work on\u00a0Rubbernecking<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0Wxlf Pack<\/em><\/strong>\u2019s Chastity Perna won Best Make Up and EFX, and John Cappello, a two-time winner last year won FOC NYC\u2019s award for Best Unproduced Script for his work on \u201cMagnastic.\u201d<\/p>\n

The evening also included the film festival\u2019s second presentation of its Indie Film Vanguardian Award to longtime volunteer Kate Smith. In an unexpectedly sweet moment, Simba\u2019s mother made the presentation as the moment emphasized the feeling of family and community that Festival of Cinema NYC has become known for in Queens and throughout the filmmaking community.<\/p>\n

Highlights throughout this year\u2019s edition of FOC NYC included numerous sold-out screenings at the Regal UA Midway.\u00a0Queens local interest highlights included free-to-the-public programming by\u00a0Project Blackbird<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Make A Film Foundation<\/strong>, which took place at the Queens Center Mall in Rego Park. A special Red Carpet event was held for the Make A Film Foundation featuring several films made by the terminally ill children that have been supported by the organization.\u00a0Ghetto Film School also returned to FOC NYC with a presentation at the Forest Hills Library, and screenings of new films from their organization.<\/p>\n

Festival of Cinema NYC is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. The program is also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Support from these foundations is a testament to the organizer\u2019s passion for community, education, and advocacy through film exhibition.\u00a0\u00a0Sponsors for this year\u2019s festival include Resort World Gives, NYC & Company Foundation, the Queens Library, and Regal Cinemas. Prizes are being offered by Soundview Media Partners, Stage 32, Inktip, Videomaker Magazine, and Silver Sound Studios.<\/p>\n

For more information about the festival, please visit\u00a0http:\/\/www.festivalofcinemanyc.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nDelfine Paolini, Adam Lukens (A Wonderful Way With Dragons<\/em>),
\nRobert Strazzarino (Pentaclub<\/em>) (Photos by Rehana Khan)<\/div>\n

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2024 Festival of Cinema NYC Award Winners<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

BEST FEATURE FILM \u2013 NARRATIVE<\/u><\/strong>
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\nDirector:\u00a0Delfine Paolini<\/p>\n

BEST DOCUMENTARY<\/u><\/strong>
\nThe Test<\/em>
\nDirectors:\u00a0Claudia Myers, Laura Waters Hinson<\/p>\n

AUDIENCE CHOICE – FEATURE FILM<\/u><\/strong>
\nA\/Way<\/em>
\nDirector:\u00a0Derek Shane Garcia<\/p>\n

SHORT FILMS<\/u><\/strong><\/div>\n

BEST SHORT FILM \u2013 NARRATIVE<\/u><\/strong>
\nThe Body of Levi<\/em>
\nDirector:\u00a0Freddy Cheung<\/p>\n

AUDIENCE CHOICE \u2013 SHORT FILM<\/u><\/strong>
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\nDirector:\u00a0Priscil\u00b7la Zanni<\/p>\n

BEST EXPERIMENTAL, MUSIC VIDEO, OR ANIMATION<\/u><\/strong>
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\nDirector:\u00a0Marko Bosanac<\/p>\n

BEST WEB\/TV SERIES<\/u><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nightfish<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nDirector:\u00a0Sophie Niesenbaum<\/p>\n

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS<\/u><\/strong><\/div>\n

BEST UNPRODUCED SCRIPT<\/u><\/strong>
\n\u201cMagnastic\u201d
\nWriter: John Cappello<\/p>\n

BEST DIRECTOR<\/u><\/strong>
\nRobert Strazzarino (Pentaclub<\/em>)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

BREAKTHROUGH MALE PERFORMANCE<\/u><\/strong>
\nAaron Poon (Third Week<\/em>)<\/em><\/p>\n

BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE PERFORMANCE<\/u><\/strong>
\nPatricia Clune (Prime Real Estate<\/em>)<\/p>\n

BEST ENSEMBLE\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dad\u2019s New Roommate<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nDirector:\u00a0Patrick Devaney
\nCast: Heather Drew, Matthew J. Kaplan, Meaghan Bloom Fluitt,
\nKyle Tuck, Nuala Mullen, Wylie Weeks<\/p>\n

BEST SCREENPLAY<\/u><\/strong>
\nOnce And For Real<\/em>
\nCo-Writers: Holger Borggrefe, Elena Jansen<\/p>\n

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/u><\/strong>
\nA Wonderful Way With Dragons<\/em>
\nDirector of Photography:\u00a0Abdelsalam Moussa<\/p>\n

BEST EDITING<\/u><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pepper Chicken and Tostones Combination<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nEditor:\u00a0Javier Java Santiago<\/p>\n

BEST SOUND EDITING<\/u><\/strong>
\nRubbernecking<\/em>
\nSound Design: Matt Valliere, Andrew Bjorkman<\/p>\n

BEST MAKE UP AND EFX<\/u><\/strong>
\nWxlf Pack<\/em>
\nMake up: Chastity Perna<\/p>\n

About Festival of Cinema NYC<\/strong>:
\nFestival of Cinema, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. The festival was founded by local independent filmmakers with a passion to get movies made and to expand the reach of artists\u2019 work. Recognizing the challenges filmmakers face in the film industry, the festival’s aim is to establish a presence, and spread awareness, of cinematic creativity.<\/p>\n

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Publisher, Editor Gregg W. Morris<\/p><\/div>\n

Can be reached at gregghc@comcast.net, profgreggwmorris@gmail.com<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cOur film festival is a rarity in how we have managed to create a special FOC NYC family through the staff, our audiences, and of course, our filmmakers, who make the trip from Europe and the West Coast, and sometime just down the street in Forest Hills to attend the festival and celebrate cinema in person, says Festival of Cinema NYC Founder and Executive Director Jayson. “It\u2019s not lost on us, how special it is that the majority of our attending filmmakers are with us from our first kickoff party all the way through the presentation of the final award.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 By Gregg W. Morris<\/p>\n

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