Spotlight on Films from Germany-Austria-Hungary at #WFA2016

NEW YORK - Jan. 27, 2016 - PRLog -- New York City’s rapidly growing Winter Film Awards Indie Film Festival (http://winterfilmawards.com/) now in its fifth year, is establishing itself as a dynamic and exciting event in the heart of the City.  Winter Film Awards focuses on diversity in Independent Film, with a special emphasis on highlighting women and minority filmmakers. Films from emerging filmmakers from around the world in all genres are screened.

Among the 86 Official Selections to be screened at Cinema Village in the heart of Greenwich Village (22 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10003), the WFA team is proud to showcase an exciting slate of thirteen films from Germany, Austria and Hungary, providing a fascinating overview of the best of the Region’s indie film community.

* Between The Lines Short / 30 mins. Screens Saturday Feb 20, Block 3: 1PM-4PM. Directed by Florian Moses Bayer. Harald Mayr is a devoted postman in a small village called Gaiswinkel. He is not only delivering letters, but also checking them. If their content doesn’t meet his moral standards, he amends them to fit.

* Children of the Wind Music Video / 5 mins. Screens Sunday Feb 21, Block 6: 1PM-4PM. Directed by Vas-Zoltan Ivan. A crossover music video–mini drama using music from Rags the Musical, it takes on the journey of all people who have to leave their homeland behind due to any kind of racial atrocity, political force or economical hardship.

* Golden Music Video / 3 mins. Screens Monday Feb 22, Block 9: 8PM-11:30PM. Directed by Kai Stänicke. A tale of being different – and growing up.

* Headstrong Miss M. Short / 16 mins. Screens Tuesday Feb 23, Block 10: 8PM-11:30PM. Directed by Katinka Feistl. Since 12 year old Annie moved in with her father, she constantly tells wild stories about her pussy. Her father Andreas slowly despairs, his boss is shocked, the social worker is crestfallen. Why does she do this?

* How To Make It In: Berlin – Rita In Palma Web / 5 mins. Screens Sunday Feb 21, Block 6: 1PM-4PM. Directed by Justine Simonson. Can fashion be a force for change? At Berlin’s Rita In Palma, the answer is a resounding yes.

* III (Tre) Horror / 80 mins. Screens Thursday Feb 25, Block 12: 8:00PM-11:30PM. Directed by Pavel Khvaleev. During the outbreak of a mysterious deadly epidemic devastating a rural European village, sisters Ayia and Mirra promise their dying mother to look after each other to the end of their lives.

* Intrusion Short / 11 mins. Screens Saturday Feb 20, Block 4: 4:30PM-7:00PM. Directed by Natalie Plaskura. The short film INTRUSION does not tell a classical story.  Unrealistic, seemingly disparate, yet interrelated scenes that poke, like an intrusive recurring traumatic experience, into the mind of the powerless spectator.

* Letter to God Short / 30 mins. Screens Wednesday Feb 24, Block 11: 8PM-11:30PM. Directed by Tamas Yvan Topolanszky. Aladár lives in deep poverty with his wife and children on a farm far from the village. The driest summer of their lives endangers everything he has built for his family. Every day, he prays to God with his childlike prayers. And every day, their struggle continues.

* Si Lunchai Animated / 9 mins. Screens Wednesday Feb 24, Block 11: 8PM-11:30PM and Monday Feb 22, Matinee: 2PM-5:25PM. Directed by Hannes Rall. The poor yet smart trickster Si Lunchai triumphs over the cruel king. An adaptation of an Indonesian legend, inspired by the style of the Southeast Asian shadow puppet play “Wayang Kulit.

* Teeth Animated / 6 mins. Screens Friday Feb 19, Block 2B: 10PM-12AM and Monday Feb 22, Matinee: 2PM-5:25PM. Directed by Daniel Gray, Tom Brown. Things of worth are often neglected in favour of that which is more immediately gratifying. Unfortunately, things that are neglected are often lost forever. The life of a misguided and intensely focused man, chronicled through his oral obsessions.

* Tristes Déserts – A Robot’s Tale Music Video / 8 mins. Screens Friday Feb 19, Block 1: 7-9PM. Directed by Stephanie Winter. In a time dominated by artificial intelligence, the extravagant musical short film tells the story of a lonely baroque robot in a battle between good and evil, recalling the magic of the early cinema.

Corporate and local support of Winter Film Awards plays an critical role in the life of the Festival and underscores WFA’s commitment to quality, adventure and diversity in the art of cinema. WFA is privileged to continue our collaboration with Gray Line New York, Ride of Fame, B&H Photo & Video, Video Blocks/ AudioBlocks/ GraphicStock, Sony Creative Software, Jungle Software, Cyberlink, Glidecam, JT Talent, Gotham Mini Storage, Museum of Sex, PSPrint, Van Diemens NYC Restaurant & Bar, Yelp, Zacuto film rigs and ProductionHUB, Inc.

WFA is delighted to welcome new partners Carmel Car & Limousine Service, the official car service of Winter Film Awards, Big Apple Con, Citi Bike NYC, NYC Post Group, Bliss Spa, CourseHorse.com, Distribber, Film Collaborative, IndiePix Films, Rhino Camera Gear, exclusive ticketing partner Eventcombo, Women’s Film Critic Circle (WFCC), Shake Share Media and Success with Teamwork.

WFA is grateful for the support of Prof. Charles Lowry’s Marketing Class at Pace University, Prof. Viktor Koen’s Class at School of Visual Arts, and Dr. George Priovolos’ Public Relations Class at Iona College.

Winter Film Awards (WFA) is a volunteer-run and operated 501(c)3 organization dedicated to showcasing emerging filmmakers and the celebration of the diversity of local and international film-making. For more information on tickets, schedules, sponsors, film descriptions and more, please visit www.WinterFilmAwards.com and find us on Facebook.