| Alumni and Testimonials | ||
BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL 2007 NOTABLE ALUMNI "Owl and the Sparrow" - Best Feature Film 2007 BAFF, 2007 Independent Spirit Award nominee, 2007 Gotham Award nominee for Breakthrough Director. www.owlandthesparrow.com "Suffering Man's Charity" - directed by Alan Cumming, 2007 BAFF Golden Apple Award recipient. www.sufferingmanscharity.com, www.alancumming.com "Chubb Chubb Saves X-Mas" - 2007 BAFF Best Animated Film, 2007 Home Video Release, Sony Pictures. www.sonypictures.com/movies/chubbchubbs/ J. Robert Spencer - director of "Farm Girl in New York ", official selection of the 2007 BAFF, starring in the Tony Award winning Broadway show "Jersey Boys". Theresa Corrao - Visual Effects Producer/Coordinator, Harry Potter Film Series, Jurassic Park III, October Sky, Sleepy Hollow, Contact, Mars Attack, Jumanji. Director of "Life Lottery", Official selection of 2007 BAFF. 2007 BAFF Keynote Speakers - Peter Goldwyn (Vice President Acquisitions, Samuel Goldwyn Films), Clémence Taillandier (Head of Theatrical Sales, Zeitgeist Films), Brian Chirls (Four Eyed Monsters), Erik Davis (Editor in-Chief, Cinematical.com), Aaron Levine (Gen Art). BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL 2006 NOTABLE ALUMNI "Everything's Jake" - Winner 2006 BAFF Best Feature Film. Released in 2007 from Warner Brothers Home Video. "Searching For Bobby D" - 2006 Big Apple Film Festival closing night film and the winner of the 2006 BAFF "Award for Creative Excellence." Released by Monarch Home Video (www.monarchvideo.com). Stars William Demeo, Sandra Bernhard, Carmen Electra, Tyson Beckford, Mario Cantone . Ernie Hudson - Recipient of the 2006 Big Apple Film Festival "Golden Apple Award for Lifetime Achievement." Appearing in a variety of productions in 2007 including "Nobel Son" starring Alan Rickman, Danny DeVito, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Bill Pullman, Eliza Dushku , " Lonely Street" starring Jay Mohr, Paul Rodriguez, Joe Montegna and "All Hat" starring Rachel Leigh Cook (attached) and Keith Carradine . David Paterson - Short film "Fragments", official selection of the 2006 Big Apple Film Festival. Writer/ producer on the feature film, "Bridge to Terabithia", based on the legendary children's book, scheduled for release in February 2007 from Walt Disney and Walden Media. Matthew Miele - Director of the feature film "Everything's Jake." Winner of 2006 Big Apple Film Festival Award for "Best Feature Film." In development on the 2007 project "Eavesdrop" starring Ernie Hudson, Christopher Lawford and Alan Ruck. BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL 2005 NOTABLE ALUMNI "Love, Ludlow” – 2005 Big Apple Film Festival Honorable Mention Award in the Feature Film Category. Screened at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Released by Warner Home Video. “Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party” – Official Selection of the 2005 Big Apple Film Festival. Screened at the 2005 South By Southwest Film Festival. DVD release in May of 2006. “Brendan Sexton III” – Winner for Best Male Performance at the 2005 Big Apple Film Festival for the feature film, “Love, Ludlow ”. Scheduled to appear in a variety of productions in 2006 including “The Marconi Brothers”, “The Secret” and “Just Like the Son”. BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL 2004 NOTABLE ALUMNI “Mass of Angels” – Best Feature Film 2004 Big Apple Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature Film at the 2004 Dead Center Film Festival and Best Director and Best Actress at the 2004 Pocono Mountains Film Festival. Director Jim Riffel is also the author of “The Video Detectives Guide To The Top 1,000 Films of All Time.” Mr. Riffel is in development for a feature film, starring actor Harvey Keitel. “Intervention” – Honorable Mention in the feature film category 2004 Big Apple Film Festival. Screened in the Tribeca Film Center on Thursday, March 4, 2004, received its New York debut at the Quad Cinema, Saturday, November 15, 2003 as the first film by an Italian-American director, Anton Evangelista, in the New Italian Cinema Events (N.I.C.E.) Film Festival and in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), WINNER of the JURY AWARD FOR BEST FILM Appalachian West Virginia Film Festival, BEST DRAMA AWARD and BEST FILM AWARD Philadelphia Video Festival, AUDIENCE AWARD Long Island International Film Expo, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD Quintus Montreal Italian Film Festival. “The Angel Doll” – Directed by Alexander Johnston and featuring actor Keith Carradine. Distributed by Monarch Home Video, screened on Lifetime Television in December 2004. “Focus Group” – Honorable Mention For Short Film 2004 Big Apple Film Festival. Starring Terry Kinney( “Oz”, “Save the Last Dance”, “The Firm”) “Hollow” – Winner – Best Short Film 2004 Big Apple Film Festival, October 2004 “About Baghdad” – Winner – Best Documentary 2004 Big Apple Film Festival. Distributed by Arab Film Distribution – received theatrical distribution - screened at over 25 film festivals around the world. - “Manages to present a true diversity of opinion…emotionally and intellectually challenging.” - NY TIMES “Last Dance” – Honorable Mention 2004 Big Apple Film Festival. Screened at numerous venues across the country including Washington, Wyoming and New Jersey. “30 Miles” –Directed by Ronnie Cramer – official selection 2004 Big Apple Film Festival, screened at 30 film festivals around the world, awards include Canadian International Annual Film Festival, Toronto, Ontario (Oct 2004) “Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn” – Official Selection 2004 Big Apple Film Festival. Screening as part of the HiLo Film Festival in Oakland, CA, in April 2005. “Joe Killionaire” – Official Selection 2004 Big Apple Film Festival. Recently WON BEST COMEDY at the SEDONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (a top 20 fest) THE GOLD MEDAL FOR BEST PICTURE, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE AND BEST INTEGRATION OF MUSIC IN A FILM at the PARK CITY UTAH FILM FESTIVAL, and SEAN DAVID MORTON won BEST DIRECTOR out of over 400 films, at the New York International Film and Video Festival. Received a mention on the “Tonight Show Starring Jay Leno”. “Townies” – Official Selection 2004 Big Apple Film Festival – Screening at the 2005 Arlene Grocery Picture Show in New York City. “Closure” – Official Selection 2004 Big Apple Film Festival. Additional screenings include: 2/11/05 - Best of African Diaspora Film Festival at Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY 2/20/05 - Pan African Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA 3/26/05 - African American Women in Cinema, NYC, NY “Are You Feeling Lonely” – Official Selection 2004 Big Apple Film Festival. Screened as an official selection at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. “Citizen King” – Official Selection 2004 Big Apple Film Festival. Received a special screening at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Screened in 2004 on PBS Television. “…To Skin A Cat” – Official Selection 2004 Big Apple Film Festival. Received Award for Best Comedy Short at the Memphis International Film Festival. |
Testimonials from BAFF "The Big Apple Film Festival is what a film festival should be: it's not just a market or an excuse for swag, but a place where film, filmmakers and those who love them experience life outside the mainstream. Bravo Big Apple!" - Alan Cumming "this film festival celebrates a number of films in all manner of lengths, formats and genres from all around the world" -Time Out New York "Congratulations on a job well done. We enjoyed the programs. " - Jill Collado, HBO "What a fantastic experience I had at the Big Apple Film Festival. From the very friendly staff to the excellent quality of films shown to the extremely professional and fun atmosphere of the festival itself, it was a pleasure to be a part of it." Joshua Nelson, (Writer/Producer of Baby Fat) "thanks so much for inviting 'blue' to screen at the festival.... I had an amazing time while in nyc and it was a thrill to see our work on the big screen." -Lauren Schwartz, Director of "Blue" "Dear Loyal and Wonderful Friend, my movie screening of The Love Addict went really well--no glitches in projection, sound, etc.-- and I spoke well about love addiction during the Q&A. (The bagels, sponsored by Lowel-Light, also went over well.) It went so well that my entertainment lawyer, is funding my way to network with producers at Sundance in Utah January 21-26. I was invited to stay at a producer's house at Sundance, so that's exciting. I'm exhilarated and nervous. Thanks for your terrific support." -Megan Paznik, Director of "The Love Addict" "I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that I think you put on a great festival. I know the massive amount of work and obstacles that are involved with such a project and you should be applauded. If I can ever help out in any way let me know." -Jim Riffel, Director of "Mass of Angels" |
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