2022 Award Winners!

The 2022 Big Apple Film Festival (Fall Edition) is proud to announce our film award winners. Congratulations to all!

BEST FEATURE FILM - "Amerikatsi"

• Director: Michael Goorjian

• Screenwriter: Michael Goorjian

• Producer: Sol Tryon, Arman Nshanian, Patrick Malkassian, Serj Tankian, Ani Vorskanyan, Anahid Nazarian

• Cast: Michael Goorjian, Hovik Keuchkerian, Nellie Uvarova, Mikhail Trukhin, Narine Grigoryan, Jean-Pierre Nshanian

BEST SHORT FILM - "The Coupon"

• Director: Laura Seay

• Screenwriter: Micah Cohen

• Cast: Laura Seay, Micah Cohen, Adam J. Harrington

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - "Miles to go Before She Sleeps"

• Director: Mijie Li

• Screenwriter: J. Faye Yuan, Mario Ducoudray

• Producers: J. Faye Yuan, Mario Ducoudray and Mijie Li

• Co-Producer: Nathan Duddles

• Consulting Producer: Kathryn Henderson

• Cinematographer: Mijie Li, Kang Wu

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY - "Barefoot Empress"

• Director: Vikas Khanna

• Producer: Doug Roland, Bindu Khanna

• Executive Producer: Anurima Bhargava, Jay Shetty

• Cast: Karthiyana Amma

BEST EPISODIC - "Fault Line"

• Director: Lauren Himmelvo

• Screenwriter: Lauren Himmelvo, Craig Walker

• Producer: Lauren Himmelvo

• Cast: Isabel Himmelvo, Christin Sawyer Davis, Alma Delfina, Barbara Chisholm, Luca Himmelvo

BEST ANIMATION - "Little Hurts"

• Director: Debra Solomon

• Screenwriter: Debra Solomon

• Producer: Debra Solomon

• Cast: Debra Solomon

BEST STUDENT FILM - "To Live and Die in BK"

• Director: Shane Santana

• Screenwriter: Shane Santana

• Producer: Jacquelyn Anderson

• Cast: Alana Need, Leah Young, Nurah Lambert

BEST MUSIC VIDEO - "Unhinged"

• Director: Jean-Luc McMurtry

• Screenwriter: Emily Keefe, Jean-Luc McMurtry

• Producer: Emily Keefe, Jean-Luc McMurtry

• Cast: Emily Keefe

• Cinematographer: Fawwaz Allie

• Editor: Jean-Luc McMurtry, Frank Dale Arroyo, Brian Chen

• Music: Jean-Luc McMurtry, Emily Keefe, Andrew Halley

And be sure to check out our screenplay competition winners and finalists!