festival schedule & information
Eleventh NYC PIctureStart Film Festival
Dec 2nd and 3rd, 2007
RETREAT, 37 W. 17th St. (between 5th and 6th), NEW YORK NY.
Train to Union SQ.
Showings begin both nites at 7PM. Come early for filmmaker cocktails and networking, 6:30 PM.
Judges
JEROME RUDES is the founder and director of the Avignon Film Festival in Provence, France (created in 1984 as the French-American Film Workshop), held every June, and the Avignon/New York Film Festival (created in 1995) each November in Manhattan. The festivals have hosted many filmmakers, including Quentin Tarantino, Richard Linklater, Louis Malle, John Turturro, Claude Lelouch, Jim Jarmusch, Samuel Fuller, Ben Gazzara, Paul Mazursky, Peter Fonda, Roger Corman, Jerry Schatzberg, Bob Rafelson and Francis Veber. With Christa Lange Fuller, Jerry organized and edited the memoirs of legendary director Samuel Fuller, A Third Face (Alfred A. Knopf, 2002). www.avignonfilmfest.com.
DOUGLAS BUCK directed the remake of Brian DePalma's SISTERS (opening next month in New York), starring Chloe Sevigny, Stephen Rea and Dallas Roberts. He made his mark on the international film festival circuit with his feature FAMILY PORTRAITS: A TRILOGY OF AMERICA, earning acclaim from filmmakers Gaspar Noe and Abel Ferrara, and such diverse publications as Cahiers du Cinema and Fangoria. Doug will edit John Gallagher's upcoming DIGGER, and reunite with Chloe Sevigny to direct THE INNOCENTS. www.douglasbuck.net.
DANIEL SCHECHTER wrote and produced the award-winning feature THE BIG BAD SWIM and went on to co-create Renart Films where he wrote and directed GOODBYE BABY. That film recently premiered at the 2007 ShoWest event in Las Vegas. Currently, Dan is writing several projects (including the web-series BEST LAID PLANS and several feature films) and works as an editor at Renart Films. www.renartfilmspodcast.com.
hosted to be Josh Alexander
The Best Short Film Award will be determined be the panel of Industry Guest Judges.
December 2007
Night #1
Son (17:30) drama, dir. Daniel Mulloy
Finding Emo (9m) comedy, dir. Jeff Hoferer
Sisterhood of Night (17m) thriller, dir. Jeffrey Moss
Dick & Jane (15m) drama, dir. John Bianco
Everything Will Be OK (17m) animation, dir. Don Hertzfeldt
United We Stand (10m) experimental/war, dir. Rick Floyd
Tres (26m) drama, dir. Robert Weiermair, Paula Christensen, Anna Christopher
The Colony, drama, dir. Steven List
Night #2
Celebrity Swag Hunt (20m) docu/comedy, dir. Poull
The Un-Gone (8:30) sci-fi, dir. Simon Bovey
Bombay Skies (15m) dramedy, dir. Rita Rani
Modern Times (24m) drama, dir. Frank Dauro
Dating in L.A. (4m) comedy, dir. Sean Young
The Letter (17m) drama/war, dir. Matvei Zhivov
Security (14) thriller, dir. Mark Edgington
And an encore showing of the Grand Jury Prize Winner, Best Short Film, from the 10th NYC PictureStart Film Festival
Dara Bratts In Vivid Detail (18m) drama
Please click Festival Info, and then Films for full details.
past winners
TENTH PICTURESTART FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS, June 3 and 4, 2007
JURY PRIZES
BEST FILM
1. IN VIVID DETAIL, DIR. DARA BRATT
2. JUST, DIR. JESSE WHEELER
3. ONE RAT SHORT, DIR. ALEX WEIL
BEST ACTOR
1. JOEL SWETOW, VARTAN LLP
2. BRENDAN HINES, JUST
3. JOHN VENTIMIGLIA, IN VIVID DETAIL
BEST ACTRESS
1. ELZBIETA CZYZEWSKA, HAPPINESS
2. PIPER PERABO, IN VIVID DETAIL
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. SEEKERS
JURY SPECIAL MENTION
1. ONE RAT SHORT
AUDIENCE AWARDS
BEST FILM
1. MR. SEW AND SEW, DIR. ALISON NOEL
2. IN VIVID DETAIL, DIR. DARA BRATT
BEST ACTOR
1. JOEY COSTELLO, MATT RAGIS, (TIE) MR. SEW AND SEW
2. JOHN VENTIMIGLIA, IN VIVID DETAIL
BEST ACTRESS
1. PIPER PERABO, IN VIVID DETAIL
2. CELESTE THORSON, ROOM NINE
Hosts
Day 1: Scott Dacko, Award Winning Writer/Director "The Insurgents"
Day 2: John Gallagher, Award Winning Writer/Producer/Director "Blue Moon" "The Deli" "Street Hunter"
Judges
Award Winning Writer/Director Pete Chatmon ("Premium," starring Zoe Saldana, Dorian Missick, and Hill Harper")
Actor/Writer/Producer Jon Doscher of Starline Films ("Remedy," starring Frank Vincent, Vincent Pastore, Chuck Zito and Arthur Nascarella, and "4Chosen: The Documentary")
Writer/Producer Jeffrey Gurian ("Comedy Matters", "I'm Your Man," "Friar's Club Roast: Hugh Hefner")
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
Day One
Vartan LLC, dir. by Myles Price
Just, dir. by Jesse Wheeler
Happiness, dir. by sophie barthes
Lisa's Last Chance, dir. by Richard T. Wong
The Cow Thief, dir. by Charles Williams
Seekers, dir. by jon jorgensen
Swept, dir. by Chris Marcantel
Equal Opportunity, dir. by Howard Duy Vu
Mr. Sew and Sew, dir. by Alison Noel
Day Two
The Laborer, dir. by Darryl Knickrehm
Tell Tale, dir. by Jason Roberts
Anonymous, dir. by Cristian Pozo
In Vivid Detail, dir. by Dara Bratt
One Rat Short, dir. by Alex Weil
Room Nine, dir. by Paul Street
and an encore screening of Man Vs. Woman, dir. by Juan Vargas, last festival's winner.
Festival Number Nine, December 4 and 5 at Link, 2006 New York, NY
JURY AWARDS
BEST PICTURE
Grand Jury Prize, Best Picture - Man vs Woman (dir. Juan Vargas)
Jury Special Mentions for Happy Birthday to You (Dir. David Alcalde) and The Calling (Dir. Masood Haque)
BEST ACTRESS
Joelle Carter (Nick and Stacey)
Special Jury Mentions to Susan Tierney (Chicxulub) and Laura Dominguez (Happy Birthday to You)
BEST ACTOR
Dylan Purcell (The Pros and Cons of Breathing)
Special Jury Mentions to Joel Swetow, (Chicxulub) and Reeves Lehman (The Landscaper's Daughter)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Matyas Erdely (Chicxulub)
Special Jury Mentions to Andrew Caranza (Across the Hall) and to Raja Garcia (Happy Birthday to You)
SPECIAL JURY AWARD, Joyride (Out of Our Minds Studios)
AUDIENCE AWARDS
BEST FILM
Winner, Black Sunday (Dir. Frank Dauro)
First Runner Up, Across The Hall (Dir. Alex Menkin)
Second Runner Up, The Shovel (Dir. Nick Childs)
BEST ACTOR
Tie, WINNER Matthew Del Negro (Nick and Stacey) and
WINNER Adrian Grenier (Across the Hall)
BEST ACTRESS
WINNER Sara Lukasiewicz (The Landscaper's Daughter)
Runner up Maggie More (Black Sunday)
Festival Number Eight, May 30 and 31st at Coda, 2006, New York, NY
Jury Award - Grand Prize Winner - Real Magic
1st Runner Up - Pitch (Dir. Ian Gelfand)
2nd Runner Up - Happy Now (Dir. Frederikke Aspock)
Audience Award - Best Film - Pitch (Dir. Ian Gelfand)
1st Runner Up - Sounds (Dir. Nick Palmer)
2nd Runner Up - Real Magic (Dir. Gil Levanon)
Jury Award - Best Actor - Robin Taylor - Pitch
Best Actress - Dianne Masi - Real Magic
Jury Award - Cinematography - A Cigar At The Beach
Audience Award - Best Actor - Robin Taylor - Pitch
Best Actress - Renata Hinrichs - Happy Now
Festival Number Seven, November 29th at Coda, and November 30th, 2005 at Pioneer Bar, New York NY.
Winner, Jury Award, Best Short Film: Jacques, Dir. Cristina Cingone
Runner Up, Jury Award, Best Short Film: Dear Sweet Emma, Dir. Lori Cernak
Winner, Jury Award, Best Actor: Kenneth Ruane, from Firefighter
Winner, Jury Award, Best Actress: Daniele Ferraro, from Dirty Mary
Audience Awards:
Winner, Audience Award, Best Short Film: Dear Sweet Emma, Dir. Lori
Cernak
Runner Up, Audience Award, Best Short Film: Jacques, Dir. Cristina
Cingone
Honorable Mention, Audience Award, Best Short Film: See Anthony Run,
Dir. Matthew Piacenti
Festival Number Six, May 25 at Sugar, and May 26, 2005 at the Spider Club, New York.
The Reader, Dir. Duncan Rogers
Best Actress β Elizabeth Franz, from The Reader
Best Actor β Raba Roland, Six Floors of Pure Glass
Festival Number Five, November 29th, 2004 at Sugar, New York, NY
The Pawn, Dir. the Moser Brothers
Best Actress β Dawn Westlake, from The Pawn
Best Actor β Guy Weiss, from Volare
Festival Number Four, June 15, 2004, at Sugar, New York, NY
Timeless, Dir. John Andrew Gallagher
Best Actress - Natalie Howe, from Timeless
Festival Number Three, December 6, 2003 at the Remote Lounge, New York, NY
Spidermen, Dir. Harry Kellerman
Festival Number Two, August 5, 2003 at Pianos, New York, NY.
Quick Fix, Dir. Napuss Taleangcapun
Festival Number One, March 2003, at Home, New York NY.
A Sentimental Encounter, Dir. Jeff Mehlman.
past films
Festival Number Six (Chosen from over 100 Films)
The Melding
Among Garbage and Flowers, Dir. Jeff Giordano
The last Laugh - Dir. Vadim Epstein
Pet The Goat β Dir. Jacob Klein
Smart Card β James Oxford
Two men β Dir. Ians Olds
Funny Things Dir. Theseus Roche
Action Anton β Dir. Ole Gran
Six Floor of Pure Glass Dir. Meszaros Katalin
Induction β Dir. Elan Glasser
How to Stand in Line For Star Wars - Dir. Hanelle Culpepper
Violando β Juan Cordova
Salute
WMD β Dir. Leslie Anne Morrison
Winning Yesterday β Dir. Oliver Jardine
Twitch - Dir. Leah Meyerhoff
The Reader β Dir. Duncan Rogers
Liz and Ogre β Dir. James Bruck
Weights and measures Dir. Tom Toro
Handshake β Dir. Patrick Smith
The Day of the Grackle β Dir. Michael Berry
A Twist of Comfort β B. Jason Roer
Festival Number Five
The Pawn, by The Moser Brothers
Volare, by Jorge Fried Budnik
The Ballad of Cherry and Starbuckle, by Laura Fay Lewis
Mr. Hollywood, by Amir Fares
Valentineβs Day, by Crista Giuliani
Festival Number Four
Timeless, by John Andrew Gallagher
Soho Sweetheart, by Peter Orphanos
A Life of Death, by Dawn Westlake
Wrapped, by Benjamin Gutteridge
Festival Number Three
Blue Christmas, by Jennifer Getzinger,
The Introduction, by Paul LeMos
King Helena, by Jenah Pelley
Spidermen, by Harry Kellerman
Stolen Moments, by Michael Reichman
Sex Machine, by Robert Lyons
Festival Number Two
Y2K by John Gonzales
Quick Fix by Napuss Taleangeapun
Main Station by Laura Horak
Presumed Dead by John Wulff
MiniDriver Project by Dawn Westlake
The Fastlane by Rachel Moore
G.P. by Chris St. Jean
Candlelight by Jong W. Lee.
Festival Number One
A Sentimental Encounter, Dir. Jeff Mehlman
Trip
Lost in the Ether
I Was Pretty Drunk That Nite
