Last week i had the chance to cover the 2016 Winter Film Awards Indie Film Festival and i had a great time attending it. The Winter Film Awards focuses on diversity in Independent Film, with a special emphasis on highlighting women and minority filmmakers. There was a large selection of over 60 films that were shown to us ranging from horror, drama, romance, animation and documentaries and i have seen them all. My favorite ones were “Dad and Mum” (comedy), “Strings” (animated), “Oblivion Season” (drama), and “Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball”(documentary). There were also music videos and Q and A panels as well
There was also the Award show on the final day of the event and here are the results
Best Picture: Ben & Ara, Directed by Nnegest Likké
Best Actress: Constance Ejuma, Ben & Ara
Best Actor: Kevin Baggott, Why Do You Smell Like the Ocean
Best Director: Isaac Ezban, The Similars
Best Animated Film: Strings, Directed by Pedro Solís
Best Documentary Film: The Real Miyagi, Directed by Kevin Derek
Best Horror Featured Film: Tuyul: Part 1, Directed by Billy Christian
Best Horror Short Film: The Bridge Partner, Directed by Gabriel Olson
Best Short Film: Letter to God, Directed by Tamas Yvan Topolanszky
Best Student Film: Fulfilament, Directed by Rhiannon Evans
Hollywood might ignore women and people of color, but Winter Film Awards celebrates everyone! #WFA2016 #WFASoDiverse
I will do a followup article later this week
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