THE 2017 WINNERS ARE IN!
CONGRATULATIONS to the following winners:
BEST PICTURE: The Hidden Sky
The Hidden Sky – Pablo César, director-producer; Pablo César and Lilian Nadal, screenwriters (Argentina; shot in Argentina and Namibia; drama/mystery/suspense; 1 hr 40 min.; 2016; Afrikaans, English and Spanish) Watch the Trailer
BEST DIRECTOR: Stolis Hadjicharalambous
Stolis Hadjicharalambous – The Last Straw (Henry Borriello, producer; Christopher J. Otis, screenwriter; Stolis Hadjicharalambous, writers; U.S.; high school comedy; 1 hr 40 mins; 2015; English)
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BEST ACTOR: Jerry Murdock
Jerry Murdock as “Mr. Wolfgang Quint” – The Last Straw (Stolis Hadjicharalambous, director; Henry Borriello, producer; Christopher J. Otis, screenwriter; Stolis Hadjicharalambous, writers; U.S.; high school comedy; 1 hr 40 mins; 2015; English)
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TRI-STATE BREAKOUT:
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Jacinth Sutphin – as “Cynthia Andrews” in MUDA: When Time Is All That Matters (Prinze Whyee, director-screenwriter; Wlatee Pryce, producer; U.S.; drama; 1 hr 20 min; 2016; English)
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Wicked Conclusions, Phillip G. Carroll Jr., director; Roman James Hoffman, Phillip G. Carroll Jr., Chloe Carroll, screenwriters (Philadelphia-based filmmaker; psychological thriller/horror; 12 min. 44 sec; 2016; English)
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Kristen Abate – as “Veronica” in How To Score Your Life (Steven Tanenbaum, director; Kristen Abate, screenwriter; U.S.; comedy-drama; 1 hr 33 min 29 sec; 2016; English) Watch the Trailer
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Kazy Tauginas as "Marcus" in Life Is Too Short – Antoine Allen, director-producer; Marquis C. Mosely and Antoine Allen, screenwriters (U.S.; drama; 1 hr 12 min. 59 sec.; 2015; English) Trailer
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The 2017 Philadelphia Independent Film Awards also Congratulates:
BEST FILM SHORT22 Years, Fred Thomas Jr., director; Dawn Noel, screenwriter (U.S.; drama, family, African American, Latino;Drama, Love, Family, Forgiveness, Diversity, Latin, African American 16 min., 20 sec.; 2015; English) Trailer
BEST SCREENPLAY2-12-Delta (U.S.; feature-length; drama, suspense, thriller, crime, based on a true story) David Brichetto, screenwriter Summary: A young police officer grapples with her family’s secret past, while trying to balance her career as a cop and her calling as a blues musician.
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BEST WEB SERIESNot It, Desiree Abeyta and Angelique Gray, series creators/producers; Chris Crutchfield, director; Angelique Gray, screenwriter (U.S.; comedy; episode runtime: 8 min 5 sec., 2 seasons; 2016; English) Trailer
BEST DOCUMENTARYVoices From Kaw Thoo Lei, by Martha Gorzycki, director-animator (U.S.; documentary, short, animated; 10 min., 45 sec.; 2015; English)
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BEST SCOREBoston2Philly, Mason and Xpress, music; Ralph A. Celestin, director-producer-screenwriter (U.S.; drama, romance, coming-of-age; 1 hr, 46 min., 26 sec.; 2015; English) Trailer
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Conversations – Haider Zafar and Marcus Flemmings, directors; Marcus Flemmings, screenwriter (United Kingdom; fantasy/comedy/drama; 1 hr 16 min.; 2016; English)
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