New York City's 8th annual 2019 Winter Film Awards

Winter Film Awards showcases emerging filmmakers from all genres from around the world, with a special emphasis on highlighting the work of women and under-represented filmmakers. Categories include Documentary, Narrative (Feature and Short), Horror (Feature and Short), Music Video, Animation and Web Series! The Festival showcases films from emerging filmmakers from around the world in all genres, with a special emphasis on highlighting the work of women and under-represented filmmakers. The 89 Official Selections are a diverse mixture of 13 Animated films, 13 Documentaries, 10 Feature narratives, 9 Horror films, 9 Music Videos, 25 Narrative shorts and 7 Web series. These include 16 student films and 34 first-time filmmakers. Filmmakers come from 32 countries; 50% of the films were created by women, 53% were created by or about people of color. All screening blocks include a 20 minute Q&A Session with the filmmakers. Gala Red Carpet + Award Ceremony, Feb 23 at The Empire Room at Club230Fifth, 230 Fifth Avenue. Red Carpet 7pm, Awards Ceremony 8-9pm, After-Party 9pm. With live performances and appearances from NYC local filmmakers and industry veterans. About Winter Film Awards Winter Film Awards is an all volunteer, minority and women-owned registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2011 in New York City by a group of filmmakers and enthusiasts. This program is funded, in part, by a grant from the NYC & Company Foundation. Winter Film Awards is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Winter Film Awards is proudly one of the Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals on FilmFreeway. Festival Founder George Isaacs says "Emerging filmmakers are so often ignored in favor of big budget generic action films, and filmmakers with limited budgets and lack of connections can be easily overlooked. Diverse, exciting low budget films are created all over the world; it is critical for local film festivals to showcase them. WFA's location in the center of the action provides our filmmakers with a dazzling chance to begin their careers in the film industry." Corporate & Local Support Winter Film Awards seeks long-term partnerships and we are proud that the organizations we work with benefit from our audiences and promotions throughout the year. We encourage close collaboration to ensure the continued growth for all involved. We work with local schools, small and large busi