We've finally released one of our new short films, "We Had Plans" online. Watch it now and let us know what you think (or feel!) in the comments.
"We Had Plans" Online Premiere
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IndieWorks: Insider Series W/Cristhian Andrews
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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/
Cristhian screened his short "Before We Lose" with us at our August Screening in 2015 and won the Silver Whiskers Award. He screened another film "Najmia" with us in November, as well, and it won the Audience Choice Award that month. "Before We Lose" went on to win our Best of Fest 'Golden Whiskers Award' at our Year 3 Best of Fest! We used our Best of Fest screening to chat with her a bit about the inspiration behind and making of the film.
Cristhian Andrews:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AudInnovative
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user29353654
*This will be our last episode formatted like this. Moving forward, we'll be shooting and releasing the Q&A's at our screenings.
CongestedCat Screening
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We're screening our latest short-form work, including new pilot "Two Gays & a Girl!" It's FREE to attend, but we've launched a Support Page on our site & would love for you to join us in our continuous content creation & support of the local film community.
IndieWorks: Insider Series W/Matthew John Lawrence
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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/
Matt screened his short "Larry Gone Demon" with us at our Halloween screening in 2015 and won the Silver Whiskers Award. It also went on to win Best Editing at our Year 3 Best of Fest! We used our Best of Fest screening to chat with him a bit about the inspiration behind and making of the film.
Matthew Johnn Lawrence:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/youngbull
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user3167110
3rd Annual IndieWorks Best of Fest!
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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):
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!
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