New York Film Awards
- Oct 26, 2019
An interview with Adva Reichman
Adva Reichman is an Israeli writer-director based in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of the TV & Film Production MFA program at USC School of Cinematic Arts. Most recently, she wrote and directed her film, Something to Live For, which was shot in Israel and dealt with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The film screened at prestigious festivals around the world. Before moving to LA, Adva worked in the Israeli news and on documentaries that revolved around major terror attacks a
An interview with Sarah Stephenson ("Attack
- Oct 26, 2019
"The cast and crew should be treated like family or friends"
Sarah Stephenson has always had a strong connection to those old films, mostly through their strong but basic storylines. After creating her own web series, "Mia Morris' Diary", she started working on her first feature film, "Attack of the Cat People" - a tribute film to all Black & White Horror Classic Films like Dracula, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Frankenstein & The Mummy. Attack of the Cat People has already won Best Trailer at the New York Film Awards (September 2019
New York Film Awards
- Oct 26, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Jean Marie Lamour, "Follow The Arrow"
Tell us about yourself, and about Follow The Arrow. I have been very lucky to work with some great talented directors like François OZON, Florian ENKEL VON DONESMARK and many others… inclued Marc SAEZ. And I ham very honored to be selected as BEST ACTOR DUO for the film “FOLLOW THE ARROW” because it’s a magic movie. A film with several directions and you never know where it goes, directed by talent by Marc SAEZ ! Share a memorable moment you experienced working on this projec
New York Film Awards
- Oct 22, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Michael Frankenberger, "Salzburg Tradition Within Us"
Tell us about yourself, and about Salzburg Tradition Within Us. I am Michael Frankenberger, a composer from salzburg in Austria. I am currently working as freelance Composer for Companies like Hans Zimmer´s „Bleeding Fingers Custom Music/Extreme Music", „Atom Music Audio" and „Gothic Storm Music“. I also did an internship at Hans Zimmer´s company „Remote Control Productions“ in Summer 2018. I just co-composed the music for the new Documentary “We Shall Not Die Now” in collabo
New York Film Awards
- Oct 17, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Chris Kastelanac, "Cheers to Reunions"
Tell us about yourself, and about Cheers to Reunions. I’ve always loved movies but up until a few years ago I never actually thought about getting involved in making them. That all changed when I saw a screenplay for the first time - from then on it became an obsession for me. I read books on screenwriting, took online courses and workshops, and eventually, after writing a feature and a couple shorts I decided it was time to start filming something. So I took more workshops o
New York Film Awards
- Oct 17, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Jonathan Moss, "Bob Freeman"
Tell us about yourself, and about Bob Freeman. My name is Jonathan Moss. I am just your average writer, director, actor, stuntman, lawyer, masters graduate, amateur professional scuba diver, Second City graduate, surfer, photographer and graphic designer who moonlights as a wannabe culinary chef. It is an honor to be a finalist in the “Best First Time Director” category in the New York Film Awards. Share a memorable moment you experienced working on this project. There was a
New York Film Awards
- Oct 17, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Eri Tsukimoto, "I will never give up!"
Tell us about yourself, and about I will never give up!. I am Eri Tsukimoto. I am a director and writer of film, music video, and theater musical. I really would like to make heartful, creative, and impressive movie and artwork in order to convey people important and meaningful messages.Ordinarily, I am an actress and singer song writer as well. I have appeared on TV drama, CM, music program and talk show on TV, many films and theatre performances, musical, singing live and f
New York Film Awards
- Oct 17, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Oisín-Tomás ó Raghallaigh, "Hindsight"
Tell us about yourself, and about Hindsight. I am a short filmmaker from Ireland. My first short film was 'Attraction' in 2016 which I made with the BFI Film academy and since then I have continued to increase my skills and make short films. ‘Hindsight’ was made at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield England and was heavily inspired by the genre of social realism, tackling issues around drug abuse, imprisonment, family and domestic violence. It’s now finis
New York Film Awards
- Oct 17, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Bruno Agnello, "Weekenders"
Tell us about yourself, and about Weekenders. I am originally from Brasil but been living in Los Angeles for the past six years. It was a hard adjustment but overall an incredibly positive experience. During my time in LA, I wrote (and directed) some projects, but "Weekenders" is the first script I've sent out to competitions. I wrote the first draft for it a couple of years ago. That draft sat in my drawer since because I was focused on writing features, but this year I refo
New York Film Awards
- Oct 17, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Steven Heil, "Another Yesterday"
Tell us about yourself, and about Another Yesterday. I believe filmmakers and screenwriters have a responsibility with their work, and audiences should walk away from any story feeling like they’ve grown. Another Yesterday is a film about acceptance and forgiveness; it argues that no relationship is too impaired to mend. Compassion is at our film’s core. Share a memorable moment you experienced working on this project. In the conference center where my cast and crew were slee
