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IndieWorks: Insider Series W/Robin Takao D'Oench

April 28, 2016 in IndieWorks

Part of our effort for IndieWorks is to feature & support indie filmmakers outside of our monthly screenings. We bring our winning filmmakers to your screen for a chat with one of our IndieWorks hosts in our series titled "IndieWorks: Insider Series".congestedcat.com/indieworks/

Robin screened his short "Tadaima" with us in June 2015 and won that month's Silver Whiskers Award. "Tadaima" also went on to win Best Cinematography at our Year 3 Best of Fest! We used our Best of Fest screening to chat with him a bit about the inspiration behind the film.

Robin Takao D'Oench:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tadaimathemovie
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/robintko

Tags: IndieWorks, indieworks: insider series, short films, robin d'oench, tadaima
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IndieWorks: Best of Fest Year 3 Recap

April 22, 2016 in IndieWorks

INDIEWORKS: BEST OF FEST

Tuesday was a special night at IndieWorks! We celebrated the conclusion of our 3rd year and began screening at our new home for the series! Between the 10 phenomenal films, the brilliant filmmakers and the wonderful audience, we had a lot of fun and made some new connections! We hope everyone that was part of it enjoyed the night as much as we did! In total, we had just over 80 people in attendance, which is bit smaller than last year & even the year before. But considering the factors of moving from Manhattan to LIC, moving to Tuesday night, having one less film than past years, it being Election Day AND it coinciding with Tribeca, that turnout wasn't too shabby! We're excited about our huge new venue, The Local, and hope audiences will still join us from all over the City each month despite it being just outside Manhattan. 

THANK YOU. 

To all of the incredible people involved in this community who submit their work, attend our monthly series, follow our content and spread the word of anything IndieWorks... we truly thank you. It's been another great year of fantastic films and talented filmmakers.

Three years ago, Christina decided she wanted to create a monthly film series for local independent filmmakers to showcase their work for an audience and connect with their (our) peers in a friendly, supportive, engaging and still encouragingly competitive environment. Sure enough, she made it happen pretty quickly and it has grown to something so wonderful, more so than we could have imagined, in just three years. It's been a real passion project from our team, and we hope it has stayed true to the ideals of helping independent filmmakers find an audience and build a network & community of likeminded, productive & talented individuals. Thank you all for being part of it! We're honored to screen & support your work! 

The lineup & nominations can be found in our previous post. 

Photos of the night include Step & Repeat and Award coverage by Grayson Davis & additional floor coverage by Jingjing Yang. Also, video coverage (coming soon) by Shelby Zoe Coley. Big thanks for their time & talent all night! See all the fun we had below! 

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THE AWARDS GO TO...

AUDIENCE CHOICE: "Live a Little" - Wins $50 towards a Seed&Spark campaign.

BEST EDITING: "Larry Gone Demon" - Wins $50 towards a Seed&Spark campaign.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: "Tadaima" - Wins $50 towards a Seed&Spark campaign.

BEST PERFORMANCE: "Before We Lose" (Saadet Yuce) - Wins $50 towards a Seed&Spark campaign.

BEST DIRECTOR: "The Texture of the Light" (Arilyn Martinez Cora) - Wins $50 towards a Seed&Spark campaign.

GOLDEN WHISKERS (BEST OF FEST): "Before We Lose" - Wins $200 towards a Seed&Spark campaign & distribution in the Seed&Spark Cinema. And a free consultation with a local casting director.

THAT'S A WRAP!

Check out the recaps from ALL 9 SCREENINGS of Year 3 of IndieWorks. 

As we take next month as an opportunity to go out and make things, we hope you will too. Our 4th Year of IndieWorks kicks off in June -- so keep in touch & stay up to date through our social media accounts. We want to see YOU at the next screening!

Be sure to submit your films on our IndieWork page, and watch episodes of our Insider Series with the monthly Winners from all 3 years to get more insight into their screened films & upcoming work. 


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Tags: IndieWorks Recap, IndieWorks, Best of Fest, arilyn martinez, matthew john lawrence, cristhian andrews, robin d'oench, Molly McGaughey, live a little, saadet yuce, before we lose, tadaima, larry gone demon, the texture of the light
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Join us Tuesday, April 19th, for IndieWorks Best of Fest!

April 19, 2016 in IndieWorks
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3rd Annual IndieWorks Best of Fest!

April 15, 2016 in IndieWorks

Celebrating another amazing year of films & filmmakers!

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IndieWorks screens short films every month produced by emerging filmmakers throughout New York. It provides a platform for those filmmakers to showcase their work in front of an audience and to network with individuals in the local film community. 

Tuesday, April 19th, all 9 Silver Whiskers Award winners of the year, along with 1 lucky Audience Choice winner, will screen and be eligible for monetary prizes through winning the Golden Whiskers Award, our version of Best Picture! We'll also be awarding Best Director, Best Performance, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and the audience will vote for the Ultimate Audience Choice winner! This year's Best of Fest will be held at The Local in Long Island City!


As always, there's no entry fee, so bring all your friends and film enthusiasts. We're even giving out a prize to an audience member through a free raffle, and every single new person that attends will receive 250 free sparks from our sponsor Seed&Spark - enough to watch a feature film! 


Evening's Line-up (screening order subject to change): 

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Pillows (13:00) Directed by Ann Carr / Written & Produced by Ginny Leise

  • November Winner
  • Nominated for Best Performance & Best Editing

Write With Me... (9:28) Directed & Written by Hannah Leshaw  

  • February Winner
  • Nominated for Best Director & Best Cinematography

Tadaima (15:25) Directed & Written by Robin Takao D'Oench 

  • June Winner
  • Nominated for Best Cinematography & Best Editing

Before We Lose (17:00) Directed & Written by Cristhian Andrews 

  • August Winner
  • Nominated for Best Director & Best Performance

The Texture of the Light (21:58) Directed & Written by Arilyn I. Martinez Cora 

  • October Winner
  • Nominated for Best Director & Best Performance

Live a Little (13:20) Directed by Molly McGaughey / Written by Zack Marotta

  • Online Audience Winner
  • (Eligible for Audience Choice Award)

The Fragrance Thief (12:23) Directed & Written by Tanmaya Shekhar 

  • March Winner
  • Nominated for Best Cinematography

Stay at Home (11:12) Directed & Written by Ben Jaeger-Thomas 

  • September (Web Series) Winner
  • Nominated for Best Performance

Larry Gone Demon (14:00) Directed & Written by Matthew John Lawrence 

  • Halloween Winner
  • Nominated for Best Director & Best Editing

Hungry for Love (15:00) Directed & Written by Justin Ambrosino

  • July Winner
  • Nominated for Best Cinematography & Best Editing

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As stated, all 9 Silver Whiskers Award Winners are eligible for the Golden Whiskers Award. And all 10 screening films can win the Audience Choice Award. The other nominees are:

BEST DIRECTOR

  • Cristhian Andrews for Before We Lose
  • Arilyn I. Martinez Cora for The Texture of the Light
  • Matthew John Lawrence for Larry Gone Demon
  • Hannah Leshaw for Write With Me...

BEST PERFORMANCE 

  • Modesto Lacen for 
  • The Texture of the Light
  • Ginny Leise for Pillows
  • Ben Jaeger-Thomas for Stay At Home
  • Saadet Yuce for Before We Lose

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Keisuke Fukutsu for Hungry For Love
  • Mingjue Hu for Tadaima
  • Yessica Curiel Montoya for Write With Me...
  • Jamal Solomon for The Fragrance Thief

BEST EDITING

  • Adrian Carey & Daniel DiMauro for Tadaima
  • Soojin Chung for Hungry For Love
  • Matthew John Lawrence for Larry Gone Demon
  • Tyler Ribble for Pillows

SPONSORED PRIZES

Golden Whiskers Award Winner: 

  • Winning film gets distribution in the exclusive Seed&Spark Cinema and the director gets $200 toward a future crowdfunding campaign should they choose Seed&Spark as their platform.
  • Free consultation with Casting Director Jennifer Peralta-Ajemian. 

Audience Choice Award & Category Winners: 

  • Each winner gets $50 towards a crowdfunding campaign should they choose Seed&Spark as their platform. 

NOW WHAT?

  • RSVP for Best of Fest on Facebook
  • Read about & see photos from the year in our monthly Recaps.
  • Watch interviews with the winning filmmakers throughout the year(s) in our Insider Series.
  • Submit your film for Year 4 through FilmFreeway.

See you on April 19th!

13-02 44th Ave, Long Island City, NY.

Discover Shorts. Find an Audience. Build the Community.

Tags: indie film, IndieWorks, best of fest
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Watch Ryan Kramer's Short "FedUp"

April 11, 2016 in Short Films

Ryan premiered his offbeat short film, "FedUp." shot in Spring 2014, online today. Give it a watch. 

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