The 2nd International Film Festival Manhattan kicks of the 2012 FILM FESTIVAL with an Opening Nights and awards ceremony to honor the nominees and the best films of this year’s selection. Filmmakers from all over the world flew in to New York (Bulgaria, Italy, Japan, Philippines, UK and from all over the U.S.) flew in to attend the Opening Night. The night was highlighted by this year’s biggest winner, Jacky Woo and his film Haruo.
Here are the 2012 IFFM Nominees and winners:
IFFM Global Achievement and Best Actor for Film Fest Winner: Jacky Woo
Mount Hope Project Awards:
(Awarded to Top Films in the festival with a social advocacy or cause).
1) “21 and a WakeUp”
2) “ABC Nunca Mas”
3) “Ganap Na Babae”
IFFM 2012 Film Festival Director Merit Award
2) Best Cinematogrpaher”I’ve Only Just Begun.”
4) Best DirectorWill Fredo”The Caregiver”
5) Best ActressTara Samuel”Ruby Booby”
6) Independent Achievement Award (Short)Producer: Crystal Diane Stevens”Organized Criminal”
7) Independent Achievement Award (Feature)”Haruo”
Nominees for Awards:
1) Best Short:”Organized Criminal””Just a Joke””TheRapist”
Winner: “Just a Joke”
2) Best Music Video:”Living – Arrested Development””The Magic Rabbit 2″
Winner: “”Living – Arrested Development”
3) Best US Documentary:”Oxygen for the Ears Living Jazz””The YES Movie””Teach”
Winner: “Oxygen for the Ears Living Jazz”
4) Best Global Documentary:”Inori-Prayer Conversation with Something Great””ABC Nunca Mas”
Winner: “Inori – Prayer Conversation with Something Great”
5) Best US Narrative:”Theresa is a Mother””Musical Chairs”
Winner: “Theresa is a Mother”
6) Best Global Narrative:”The Foreigner””Misterioso Asasenito en el Aulas”
Winner: “The Foreigner”
THE WINNER: THE MOST POPULAR FILM OF THE 2012 IFFM NEW YORK is Counting Happiness!
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