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Follow on Google News | List Of Winners & Nominees Of The 2013 Soho International Film FestivalNEW YORK, NY – The SOHO International Film Festival closed its 4th annual celebration of independent filmmaking worldwide this past Friday, April 12th.
By: SOHO International Film Festival “We are thrilled to have broken so many records this year such as screening films from the most countries ever, as well as including the most women and young filmmakers. We also had more celebrities attending like Julia Stiles, who came in support of producer Julie Pacino’s film, “Billy Bates,” and beloved character actor Luis Guzman, who went undercover as a homeless person for his docudrama, “The NIMBY Experience,” The festival has experienced stellar growth in the past three years, bringing out celebrities in droves such as the ever dapper and handsome “Mambo King” Armand Assante, Dominic Purcell from “Prison Break,” AnnaLynn McCord from “Nip/Tuck,” “General Hospital’s” The festival was made possible by its partners: NiteTables, AnestasiA Vodka, Domaines Barons de Rothschild’s Los Vascos Wines, Flatiron Hotel, Ayala Land Premiere, OKVenue and Greenhouse NYC. Giveaways were also provided by Illyissimo, New Era Caps and Mercy Energy Drink with official festival photography by Champion Eye Media. Below is the list of films screened, highlighting the winner of each category: BEST WORLD SHORT FILM - NOMINEES & WINNER Ø THE BEARD by Yaz Rabadi (Canada) Ø EN HEMLIGHET by Dennis Petersen (Sweden) *** WINNER Ø STALLED by Shannon Kholi (Canada) Ø EL INVENTO by Giovanni Granada (Columbia) Ø A BOY WITH ARMS by So-jin Park (South Korea) Ø GLUE by Michal Lavi (Canada) BEST WORLD SHOWCASE - NOMINEES & WINNER Ø ASSAULT ON WALL STREET by Uwe Boll (Canada) Ø BODY COMPLETE by Lukas Sturm (Austria) Ø EL PRESIDENTE by Mark Meilly (Philippines) Ø TIM SANDERS GOES To HOLLYWOOD by Andreas Schaap (Germany) BEST SHOWCASE SHORT FILM - NOMINEES & WINNER Ø SHOOT’ Ø GROS by Adam Taylor Ø THE LEPIDOCTOR by Jonathan Barenboim ***WINNER Ø HERE YOU GO by Jill Durso Ø THE TEST by Anthony DiBlassi Ø THE CONDITION by Stephen Graziano BEST SHOWCASE FEATURE FILM - NOMINEES & WINNER Ø WET BEHIND THE EARS by Sloan Copeland Ø AS HIGH AS THE SKY by Nikki Braendlin Ø BILLY BATES by Jennifer DeLia Ø HOW WE GOT AWAY WITH IT by Jon Lindstrom Ø JUNCTION by Tony Glazer Ø LESS LOST by Chase Conner Ø PLACEBO by Justin Ho Ø THE BOYZ OF SUMMER by Antonio DiFonzo Ø THE SILENT THIEF by Jennifer Clary ***WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY - NOMINEES & WINNER Ø GAZZARA by Joseph Rezwin (US) Ø HORSE & RIDER by Ben Stamper (India) Ø MAYAN BLUE by Rafael Garcia (Mexico/Guatemala) Ø RUNNING FOR JIM by Dan Noyes & Robin Hauser Reynolds (US) ***WINNER Ø WHAT’S THE T by Cecilio Asuncion (US) BEST ANIMATED FILM - NOMINEES & WINNER Ø DANCE OF THE BOOKS by Lorena Fernandez Ø KING TIGERMORE IN STRAWBERRY FIELDS by Tunde Reid-Kapo Ø PAPER PLANE by Dave Barnis Ø FOXED by James Stewart Ø CONCRETE JUNGLE by Steven Cartoccio ***WINNER NYC AUDIENCE AWARD - Winner: WET BEHIND THE EARS by Sloan Copeland SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Winner: JUNCTION by Tony Glazer SOHO’S PICK FOR 2013 - Winner: WEST END by Joe Basille Founded in 2009 by Jorge Ballos, the SOHO International Film Festival celebrates the cutting-edge of digital technology while honoring traditional forms of storytelling, encouraging new and seasoned filmmakers from here in New York City and around the world to create and send in their fresh and innovative cinematic pieces. The festival is proud to be “Made in NY” from the NY Mayor’s Office of Film, Television and Broadcasting. For more information on the festival or anyof the films screened, please contact info@sohofilmfest.com (https://www.facebook.com/ End
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