Film Posters
Below New York, directed by Matt Finlin. "15th NYC PictureStart Film Festival, 2011"
Still from Breaking Boundaries: The Art of Alex Masket, directed by Dennis Connors. "14th NYC PictureStart Film Festival, 2010"
The Birthday Gift, directed by Di He and Pan Li. "14th NYC PictureStart Film Festival, 2010"
A Drop In the Bucket, directed by Lauren Shaw. "14th NYC PictureStart Film Festival, 2010"
Die Flucht, directed Rajko Jazbec. "14th NYC PictureStart Film Festival, 2010"
I Work In Public, directed by Matt Judge.
Lychee Thieves, directed by Kathleen Mann. "14th NYC PictureStart Film Festival, 2010"
My Father's Son, directed by JorDan Fuller featuring Xander Bailey, Audience Best Actor. "14th NYC PictureStart Film Festival, 2010"
On Air, directed by Carsten Vauth. "14th NYC PictureStart Film Festival, 2010"
Shop Secret, directed by Danny Prussman. "14th NYC PictureStart Film Festival, 2010"
Still from Snake Fever, directed by Wendy Greene. "14th NYC PictureStart Film Festival, 2010"
Snapshots, directed by Andres Rosende. "14th NYC PictureStart Film Festival, 2010"
Still from Sous Le Piano, directed by Lou Assous. "14th NYC PictureStart Film Festival, 2010"
Images from Stage 4, directed by Scott Mlodzinski. "14th NYC PictureStart Film Festival, 2010"
The 12th NYC PictureStart Film Festival, 2008:
Jury Awards
Best Short Film:
Winner - CARISSA
1st Runner Up - CUPCAKE
2nd Runner Up - LA COMBINAISON
Best Actor:
Winner - BENOIT THEVENOZ (LA COMBINAISON)
1st Runner Up - EZRA MILLER (BUSTED WALK)
2nd Runner Up – MIKE CONSOLMAGNO (CUPCAKE)
Best Actress:
Winner - SARA JAYE (LEAVE YOU IN ME)
1st Runner Up - KINNA MCINROE (CUPCAKE)
2nd Runner Up - AGNIESZKA PEKALA (ALICJA WONDERLAND)
Best Cinematography:
Winner - LA COMBINAISON
Special Jury Award: SEAN MCPHILLIPS - Director, CUPCAKE
Best Short Screenplay:
Winner - KNOCKSVILLE, by Josef Lemoine
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Best Short Film:
Winner - BUSTED WALK
1st Runner Up - CARISSA
2nd Runner Up - THE MAPLE LEAF
Best Actor:
Winner - EZRA MILLER (BUSTED WALK)
1st Runner Up - MARKIE C. (THE MAPLE LEAF)
2nd Runner Up – JOE LISI (JOE MOVER)
Best Actress:
Winner - CHRISTINA BROCCOLINI (AND THE WINNER IS?)
1st Runner Up - KINNA MCINROE (CUPCAKE)
2nd Runner Up - MELISSA WOLFKLAIN (SATURDAY NIGHT AT NORMS)
Judges for the 12th NYC PictureStart Film Festival:
GUY JACOBSON, Writer/Producer, HOLLY; President, Priority Films
TERRY LEONARD, Producer, STEPHANIE DALEY (st. Amber Tamblyn); BACKSEAT; HOUNDDOG (st. Dakota Fanning, Robin Wright Penn)
JAYCE BARTOK, Actor/Writer/Producer, THE CAKE EATERS (dir. Mary Stuart Masterson, st. Kristen Stewart); THE STATION AGENT (actor); SPIDERMAN (actor); SUBURBIA (actor)
EVENT PRODUCER: JOHN SAWYER
EVENT CO-PRODUCERS: DAVID NEWMAN, EMILY TURNER AND NICK CHAKWIN
The order of screenings within each night's schedule is randomized for fairness and all voting for audience awards is weighted by the number of attendees for fairness.
EVENT PHOTOS
Subway performers, Select Blendz, stars of Below New York, performing at 15th NYC PictureStart Film Festival.
PictureStart film festival attendees enjoying the XVI rooftop lounge screenings.
PictureStart film festival- covered portion of the XVI rooftop lounge screenings.
The outdoor screen at the 15th NYC PictureStart Film Festival.
Margaret Champagne, hostess of the 15th NYC PictureStart Film Festival.
l-r, Peter Kelley (festival judge; acting coach, director, writer); Craig Macneill (festival judge; director/screenwriter); Ben Arredondo (NYCPSFF Executive Director); Donn Gobin (festival judge; producer)
Ben Arredondo (NYCPSFF Executive Director) and Peter Monaco (actor)
Ben Arredondo (NYCPSFF Executive Director) and Margaret Champagne (festival hostess; actress)
Ben Arredondo (NYCPSFF Executive Director) with Seth Bogess and Natasha Warloe (director/producer of Left Alone)
Juliette Bennett (actress, Thornhills of Park Avenue); Bill Connington (actor/writer, Thornhills of Park Avenue); Ben Arredondo (NYCPSFF Executive Director)