New York International Independent Film and Video Festival – LA 2007 Awards
On Friday November 2nd 2007 The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival Awards Celebration took place honoring filmmaker award winners from the past festivals of March 1st-8th 2007 Los Angeles festival, July 19th-26th New York and September 27th- October 4th Los Angeles at China Club in Midtown Manhattan New York.
LA 2007 Awards
Grand Jury Award
Grand Jury Award for Best Feature- Red Ridge
Grand Jury Award for Best Short- Keys
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary- The Manson Movie
Grand Jury Award for Best Actor – Willie Nelson in Fighting with Anger
Grand Jury Award for Best Director –Damian Skinner for Red Ridge
Best Director Awards
Best Director of a Feature Film – Zack Parker for QUENCH
Best Director of a Short Film- Crystal Braunwarth for Graffiti Flowers
Best Director of a Documentary –Johnny Boston for My Name is Alan and I Paint Pictures
Best Directorial Debut Awards
Best Directorial Debut of a Feature Film – Myrna J. de la Paz Abadeha neo-Ethnic Rock Cinderella
Best Directorial Debut of a Short Film – Peter Iengo for Blood Oath
Best Directorial Debut of a Documentary – Louell Crowley for Acquiring A Connection with the American Homeless
Founder’s Choice Award
Founder’s Choice Award for a Feature Film- Agenda
Founder’s Choice Award for a Short Film – Anno Domini
Founder’s Choice Award for a Documentary – Stolen Lives
Founder’s Choice Award for Best Original Song – Willie Nelson
Achievement in Filmmaking
Achievement in Filmmaking for a Feature Film- Devil’s Canyon
Achievement in Filmmaking for a Short Film – The Myth of the Devil
Achievement in Filmmaking for a Documentary– Acquiring A Connection with the American Homeless
Excellence in Cinema Award
Excellence in Cinema for a Feature Film – Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens
Excellence in Cinema for a Short Film– Pictures at an Exhibition (Choreographed Paintings)
Excellence in Cinema for a Documentary – Darfur Too Dark Too Far
International Film Awards
Best International Feature Film- Keyeye The Movie
Best International Short Film- Djinnova
Best International Documentary – A Movie Buff at the Turn of the Century
Best International Director- Ashok Kumar Nanda for “Rivaaz” Trapped in Tradition
Feature Film-Genre Awards
Best Comedy- An Adventure of Captain Slam!
Best Action – Fighting with Anger
Best Horror – Secrets of the Clown
Best Thriller – Little Bruno
Best Drama – Almost Destiny
Best Original Screenplay – Lezpires by Arthur St. James
Short Film-Genre Awards
Best Comedy- Charlie’s Bitch Ass Hos
Best Drama – Closure
Best Dark Comedy – Payaso Triste (Sad Clown)
Best Experimental – Proverbs 6:16 – 19
Best Action – Two Men in Suits
Best Sci-Fi- Where the Sun Don’t Shine
Best Psychological-The Game
Best Childrens- King’s Red “Roar into Action”
Best Mockumentary-Rebel Studz: The Uncensored Documentary
Best Romance-The Letter Home
Best Student – Tantore!
Documentary Awards
Best Historical Documentary– Meet Mary Pleasant (Mother of Civil Rights in California)
Best Educational Documentary – Confusion Burning
Best Political Documentary-The Candidate
Best Booth at the opening night party
Louell Crowley in association with Pennington Palm Productions for “Acquiring A Connection With the American Homeless”
Thank you to all participating filmmakers
Much luck with all future projects
The Staff of
The New York International Independent Film & Video Festival