
New York Film Awards
- Oct 17, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Kento Matsunami & Lucía Rodriguez-Nelson, "Another Yesterday"
Tell us about yourself, and about Another Yesterday. Kento: I’m from Tokyo, Japan, and I’ve been acting for almost six years. I’ve also been studying English for six years. I’ve loved performing since I was kid. I’m passionate about portraying different characters, especially those totally unlike my own personality. It’s sometimes hard to become someone so different from myself, but it’s also really fun. An actor is a person who can be an astronaut one day and a doctor the ne

New York Film Awards
- Oct 17, 2019
Meet the Finalist: David MacLean, "BOUNCE"
Tell us about yourself, and about BOUNCE. I have a wife and two kids, all beautiful and brilliant. I call my son a lummox but he's a really lovely guy. BOUNCE is my first film though I've worked in the art department for years. Before film work, I wrote plays, and did some directing and acting in theater. I was a concept and storyboard artist on Battlestar Galactica and other projects. After some set design, art direction, and production design I went back to storyboarding as

New York Film Awards
- Oct 17, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Daniel H. Ronacher, "Salzburg. Tradition Within Us"
Tell us about yourself, and about Salzburg. Tradition Within Us. My name is Daniel H. Ronacher and I am a Filmmaker from Salzburg Austria. My main profession is industrial filmmaking. I founded my own production company two years ago. Now we are working together with major European brands in marketing campaigns, image films, employer branding, etc. My main goal in this sector is to always tell a story. Especially in the cooperate film industry. We make advertising and marketi

New York Film Awards
- Oct 17, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Diêm Camille G., "DOLL"
Tell us about yourself, and about DOLL. My first film “doll” is a traumatic experience turned into a dialogue that I wrote for an audition in an elite theater school in Denmark. I got to the 2nd audition out of 3, got positive feedback, and chose to see it as a sign. I called in my dream team of 4 people and shot the film in less than 1,5 hours the day before my birthday. I woke up the next morning knowing that I had accomplished my goal before turning 27 (my “you’re doing wh

New York Film Awards
- Oct 17, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Stacey M. Zipfel, "My Friend: Standing Strong"
Tell us about yourself, and about My Friend: Standing Strong. First let me begin by telling you about CLEAR - the organization that Executive Produced My Friending: Standing Strong. CLEAR is a 501 C 3 non-profit dedicated to spreading education and awareness of canine cancer. CLEAR also contributes funds to canine cancer and comparative oncology research. Which leads me to Terry Simons...CLEAR's founder and the film's EP and co-writer. Terry is a internationally recognized do

New York Film Awards
- Oct 17, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Gabriela Lima, "Doris's Flight"
Tell us about yourself, and about Doris's Flight. I am an Argentinian new writer, director and producer, with an international business background (MBA). After having worked for more than 15 years in the corporate world, I resolved to drastically change my career and explore my creativity. With Doris’s flight, my first film, I chose to put the audience directly into the main character’s disturbed mind to experience a sensation of unease. Share a memorable moment you experienc

New York Film Awards
- Oct 17, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Véronique Picciotto, "Follow The Arrow"
Tell us about yourself, and about Follow The Arrow. I’m very happy to be finalist as “Best Actress”. I’ve been an actress for 25 years and at the moment I’ve won 26 awards with my role in THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME , it’s funny and it gives wings to go on and higher. I would like to thank Marc Saez for entrusting me with this role wich has enabled me to develop and show myself in various ways. For FOLLOW THE ARROW, Marc’s film was a real challenge, it’s his first film, he set the

New York Film Awards
- Oct 17, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Olivier Hémon, "The Role of a Lifetime"
Tell us about yourself, and about The Role of a Lifetime. A few words. Marc SAEZ gave me the joy of trusting me and here I am to share this wonderful adventure. I had the pleasure of making 18 films as an actor with my old comrade Jean-Pierre Mocky. He was a madman, a madman. I loved him. I loved flirting with his camera. A huge director who taught me everything. Share a memorable moment you experienced working on this project. The memorable moment for me was the exchange, sh

New York Film Awards
- Oct 9, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Marc Saez, "The Role of a Lifetime"
Tell us about yourself, and about The Role of a Lifetime. Author, Actor, Director and Producer, born in Marseille on November 25, 1967.Graduated from the Conservatoire de Marseille in Dramatic Art. Actor for The Cinema in "Day of atonement ", "Le nombril du monde", "The Boyz 2"…On television i played Pierre d’archambaud in the international show BORGIA written by Tom Fontana and directed by Christoph Schrewe but also with Jacques Malaterre in"The assassination of Henry IV" wh

New York Film Awards
- Oct 7, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Patradol Kitcharoen, "Go! Go!"
Tell us about yourself, and about Go! Go!. My name is Patradol Kitcharoen or "Dodo", in short. I am a story artist, an animator, and a recent MFA graduate in Animation major from the University of Southern California. "Go! Go!" is a fun, lighthearted and playful music-driven animated short, which is much more than just my graduation project. It based on personal experience as the story is about a character pursuing a dream that seems almost impossible, while also experiencing