2014 Winter Film Awards Independent Film Festival Awards Ceremony

The Festival concluded on the evening of March 1 with a gala Awards Ceremony and After-Party, held in the stunning Empire Room at the renowned event space club 230 Fifth. The dazzling awards show included live musical performances from Soleil J and Billboard artist Sessino and featured outrageous costume designs by Natasha Berezhnaya. The hosts for the evening were stand-up comedian Zach Garner and the breathtaking classically trained opera singer and runway model. Radmila Lolly. The entire show was filmed and live streamed to the web via Worldcast Inc, and viewers from all over the globe logged on to watch. Awards were given out in 16 categories including a new honorary award "Patron of the Cinema," given to actor/ screenwriter/ director/ editor Larry Fessenden for his outstanding contribution to the NYC film community.

AND THE WINNERS ARE
Best Picture ... Behind Closed Doors (Nicolas Sicurella)
Best Actor ... Gavin Brown (Found)
Best Actress ... Tesha Moon Krieg (Maria)
Best Director ... Scott Schirmer (Found)
Best Animated Film ... Andrew: Story of a Closet Monster (Elliot Lobell)
Best Documentary ... Not Anymore: Story of Revolution (Matthew VanDyke)
Best Foreign Language Film ... Agnus Dei (Agim Sopi)
Best Horror Feature Film ... The Gauntlet (Matt Eskandari)
Best Horror Short Film ... I See Monsters (Federico Alotto)
Best Music Video ... Masheenee Alcketiara (Ema Shah)
Best Original Score ... Hipster! The Musical (Adam Blair)
Best Screenplay ... Grace (Lynda Lemberg and Jeffrey Allen Russel)
Best Short Film ... Baghdad Messi (Sahim Omar Kalifa)
Best Student Film ... Job Interview (Julia Walter)
NY Perspectives Award ... The Final Note (Mayeta Clark)

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