2016 Queens World Film Festival Winners
(released
3/28/2016)
By Douglas Lorah
The Queens World Film Festival announced the winners of its 6th annual festival on Saturday, March 19 at Mundo inside The Paper Factory. The fest ran March 15-20 at a few locations including the Museum of the Moving Image, which held most of the screenings.
Filmmakers came from all over the world to accompany their films and enjoy the borough of Queens. The festival also brought in a couple seasoned filmmakers, Susan Seidelman and Melvin Van Peebles, to talk about their work. For photos from the festival, go to their website: www.queensworldfilmfestival.com.
Below is a look at all of the winners and honorable mentions from the 2016 Queens World Film Festival.
Best Animation
Winner: LIMA by Afshin Roshanbakht & Vahid Jafari
Honorable Mention: THE STRESSFUL ADVENTURES OF BOXHEAD & ROUNDHEAD by Elliot Cowan
BEST FAMILY FRIENDLY
Winner: MR. READY by John Galvin
BEST LGBTQ
Winner: LIFE'S A DRAG by Robin Royce Queree
Honorable Mention: DIE BALLADE VON ELLA PLUMMHOFF (THE BALLAD OF ELLA PLUMMHOFF) by Barbara Kronenberg
BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT
Winner: Marisa Vitali - GRACE
Honorable Mention: Belén Rueda - BROKEN BASKET
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE
Winner: Sareh Bayat - OBLIVION SEASON
Honorable Mention: Jennifer Gegan - DESIRE IN NEW YORK
BEST ACTOR in a NARRATIVE SHORT
Winner: Calvin Smith - BETTER MAN
Honorable Mention: Joseph A. Halsey - JUNKIE HEAVEN
BEST ACTOR in a NARRATIVE FEATURE
Winner: Timothy Neil Williams - READ ME
Honorable Mention: Marcus Carl Franklin - BUT NOT FOR ME
BEST ENSEMBLE
Winner: RIDE OR DIE
BEST SHORT in a NARRATIVE COMEDY
Winner: RSVP by Nicolas Billon, Canada
Honorable Mention: MOTHER OF THE WEEK by Lee Davis
BEST FEATURE COMEDY
Winner: DIRTY BEAUTIFUL by Tim Bartell
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A NARRATIVE SHORT
Winner: CITY OF DREAMS by Yana Karin
Honorable Mention: QUIRA - Dhawal Deepak Mangrulkar
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY in NARRATIVE FEATURE
Winner: Rabin Acharya - DYING CANDLE
Honorable Mention: John Defazio - SHE SINGS TO THE STARS
Best Cinematography in a DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Winner: Gerardo Puglia - GOD KNOWS WHERE I AM
Special Prize for Motion Graphics: Hoppla!!!!!
Special Prize for First Feature: NOTHING SERIOUS
Special Prize for Social Impact in Documentary: Julio of Jackson Heights
Audience Award: Documentary Feature: Saving Jamaica Bay
Audience Award Narrative Feature: POP MEETS THE VOID
BEST DIRECTOR DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Winner: WITH LOVE - Christopher Ludgate
Honorable Mention: LAST DAY OF THE HOUSE - Lourdes de los Santos
BEST DIRECTOR DOCMENTARY FEATURE
Winner: GOD KNOWS WHERE I AM - Todd & Jedd Wider
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Winner: IN THE HOLLOW by Austin Bunn
Honorable Mention: REVIVING NEPAL BHASA by Sam Shakya
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Winner: MARZIA, MY FRIEND by Kirsi Mattila
Honorable Mention: I AM HAITI by Raul de la Fuente
BEST DIRECTOR NARRATIVE SHORT
Winner: QUEEN KONG - Monica Lisa Stambrini
Honorable Mention: A GRINGO HONEYMOON - Alexandra Debricon
BEST DIRECTOR NARRATIVE FEATURE
Winner: SHE SINGS TO THE STARS - Jennifer Corcoran
BEST SHORT NARRATIVE
Winner: A WARM SPELL by Toshimichi Saito
Honorable Mention: UNHAPPY ENDINGS by Steven Benson & Wayne Benson
Honorable Mention: TOM IN AMERICA by Flavio Alves
Honorable Mention: A GRINGO HONEYMOON
BEST FEATURE NARRATIVE
Winner: H.O.M.E. by Daniel Maldonado
Honorable Mention: THE INQUISITION OF CAMILO SANZ by John Marco Lopez
Special Jury Prize: Oblivion Season
Founders Choice for Short Film: ALLES WIRD GUT (EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY)
Founders Choice Feature Film: She Sings to the Stars
Best of the Fest: POP MEETS THE VOID
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