The Oscar nominated Deepa Mehta and emerging international film talents have been selected as the award winners of the 10th edition of NY Independent Cinema Awards. The festival committee brings together established names in the film industry in order to vote for the best of each category under the supervision of the artistic director and the management of the festival. It is with great pleasure for us to announce the winners of the 10th edition.
Best U.S. Narrative Feature & Best Producer
For Unto US
Dir: Sam Fischer
Best International Narrative Feature & Best Director & Best Script
Funny Boy
Dir: Deepa Mehta
Writers: Deepa Mehta, Shyam Selvadurai
Best Independent Film
Emily or Oscar?
Dir: Chris M. Allport
Best U.S. Narrative Short
Best Female Director
Survival Job
Dir: Monica McCarthy
Best Experimental
Les Dieux Changeants
Dir: Lucio Arese
Best International Narrative Short
CODA
Dir: Pirra
Best U.S. Documentary Feature
Sometimes I Dream in Farsi
Dir: Pirooz Kalayeh
Best International Documentary Feature
Scream of the Soul
Dir: Dominique Othenin-Girard
Best U.S Documentary Short
Chira
Dir: Tela Moss
Best International Documentary Short
Filled Vacuum
Dir: Yotam Giustizia
Best Animation
Saudade
Dir: Alfredo Dias Gomes
Best Comedy
Mammas
Dir: Carine Hazan
Best Science Fiction
Kaleidoscope
Dir: Michael Giraldo
Best Cinematography
All blood runs red
DOP: Eric Dumont
Best Editor
At the Strawberry Stand
Best Composer
XR Obsession
Music: Chia-Hui Lu
Best Horror
REAL MONSTERS
Dir: Isaiah T butler
Best Music Video
LES NUITS INCANDESCENTES x VINCENT ALIZÉ
Dir: Alexandre Richard
Best Trailer
The Dry Cleaner
Best Student Film
Home
Dir: Laura Strausz
Best Actress
Monica Almirall
For: CODA
Best Actor
Miklós Székely B.
For: Home
Best TV Series-Web-Pilot
There's an App for That
Dir: Ed Toolis
Best Youth Actor
The two brothers and Santa Claus
Best Unproduced Script
Soul's on Fire
Joseph Lincoln Harrison
