
New York Film Awards
- Oct 7, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Yuanhao Du, "Patrick"
Tell us about yourself, and about Patrick. My name is Yuanhao Du, the director and Executive Producer of the short film Patrick. Patrick is luckily nominated to the finalist of the Best Narrative Short in the New York Film Awards. I come from China and studied filmmaking in San Francisco. Now, I am an independent filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Before I become a filmmaker, I was at a Financial University and nobody would believe I would be a filmmaker. No Matter how hard I tr

New York Film Awards
- Oct 7, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Angelena Bonet, "Change The World"
Tell us about yourself, and about Change The World. My career began as a model in Sydney, Australia. I was discovered in a hair salon at 18 years old and my first photoshoot was for Vogue Australia. The next couple of years I studied at business college and worked as a secretary so modeling was just part-time for me and many shoots and catwalks jobs were unpaid. A couple of years later I won a couple of big bikini competitions and landed my first cover of Inside Sport magazin

New York Film Awards
- Oct 7, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Alan Delabie, "Anatomy of An Antihero"
Tell us about yourself, and about Anatomy of An Antihero. First of all, I’d like to thank New York Film Awards. It is an honor for us to have participated in the festival. My team and I are very excited to be finalists for "Best Narrative Feature 2019". I am Alan Delabie, from France. I was first and foremost a high level martial artist and European Art Nunchaku Champion. I have been much publicized in many TV channels in France and Belgium. It was while watching Bruce Lee an

New York Film Awards
- Oct 7, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Lawrence Chau, "Justice for Vincent"
Tell us about yourself, and about Justice for Vincent. Lawrence Chau is an award-winning TV host with credits spanning Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada and the US. In America, he is most known as the host of the paranormal series Ghostly Encounters (Destination America). However, his love for acting and filmmaking propelled him to pen and produce his first short film Justice For Vincent (JFV), which was shot in Los Angeles with director Andy Palmer. “We’ve had a banner year on th

New York Film Awards
- Oct 7, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Debbie Sutcliffe, "Pushing Envelopes"
Tell us about yourself, and about Pushing Envelopes. I am the Writer, Director, Producer and Lead Actress for the film 'Pushing Envelopes" I am delighted to be nominated in the Best Duo category with my Lead Actor Mr. Mickey Stone. Share a memorable moment you experienced working on this project. Probably one of the most memorable moments was during location scouting at a funeral home, we were givin the complete tour of the facilities. Name 3 collaborators that you'd take wit

New York Film Awards
- Oct 7, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Lu Yi, "Something to do with Death"
Tell us about yourself, and about Something to do with Death. I was born in China and came to Australia alone 10 years ago. Being an actress is not a childhood dream, because my traditional Chinese family was expecting me to study something like accounting, business same as most of the other Chinese oversea students, however, I never had any interests in those areas. After I had my very first stage role in 2012 I realised that acting is something that holds my soul. Since the

New York Film Awards
- Oct 7, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Joshua Williams, "When the Dust Clears"
Tell us about yourself, and about When the Dust Clears. I'm Joshua Williams, the created and director of the short film When the Dust Clears. I started creating and telling stories at the age of 3. I fell into 3D animation at the age of 8 and haven't stopped since. A few years later, I began to realize that I could take this same creativity to a real camera. Since then, I have continued to build upon my skills as a 3D animator, director, and filmmaker. One of the main reasons

New York Film Awards
- Oct 7, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Chen Hung-Cheng, "Following The Avatamsaka Sutra on A Journey"
Tell us about yourself, and about Following The Avatamsaka Sutra on A Journey. Chen Hung-Cheng, Male, born in 1965, work in information service industry nearly 30 years. Since 2016, begin to learn film documentaries at Community University in Taichung City. Real record, record true. This film records the Masters of the Yuandao Temple, leads a group of heart-felt Bodhisattvas, supports the journey of Hua Yan Jing, and encounters some incredible stories on the journey. And my f

New York Film Awards
- Oct 6, 2019
Meet the Finalist: Allan Riggs, "Operation Shell Shock"
Tell us about yourself, and about Operation Shell Shock. I was born in the US, raised in Brazil and starting acting for TV when I was 18 years old. Today, I'm 20 and my main focus is my personal projects, which I usually write, produce and direct. Operation Shell Shock was my first official short film and I was glad to have so competent friends with me to make it happen! This film is the union of all my favorite references and it is the starting point for a hole new universe

New York Film Awards
- Oct 6, 2019
Meet the Finalist: CAO Yiwen, "Chubby Cafe"
Tell us about yourself, and about Chubby Cafe. I'm the producer, screenwriter and main actress in Chubby Cafe. And I put on 30 pounds to act as Chubby, the cafe owner. Chubby Cafe is a suspense comedy, which focuses on choosing the most important emotion among friendship, lover and family. And in this film, there are lots of beauties with different personalities. Because I want to show more modern Chinese girls to the world. Share a memorable moment you experienced working on