For IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Boston International Film Festival
April 26, 2017
Contact: Michelle Black
info@bifilmfestival.com
The Boston Int’l Film Festival is proud to announce the winners for this year's (2017) Screenplay to Productions Contest.
THE ADVENTURE OF ARTURO By Jose Leyva
THE LOOK INSIDE By Joseph Manson
We were very pleased by the large quantity of submissions, and we were impressed by their quality. It was a difficult selection process, and we would like to thank all the screenwriters, who submitted their work to our competition. We are glad to provide a platform where screenwriters can achieve their dreams of seeing their work reaching production. We wish good luck to the winning writers and to thank them for participating in this exciting program.
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BIFF 2017 Awards Winners
Congratulations to all of the filmmakers who participated in the
15th Annual Boston International Film Festival. We gathered
filmmakers from around the world, who offered both global and
local messages, and we celebrated them for their outstanding
achievements. Here are the winners for this year’s festival. For anymore information, please contact us at info@biflimfestival.com. We wish all the filmmakers the best of luck in their future endeavors.
FEATURE FILM AWARDS
Indie Spirit Best Picture Award
Frank D’Angelo for
“RED MAPPLE LEAF”
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Indie Spirit Best Story Line Award
Bui Kim Quy and Luong Dinh Dung for "FATHER AND SON"
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Indie Spirit Best Director Award
Alyn Darnay for “BOYFRIEND KILLER”
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Indie Spirit Best Actress Award
Khabonina Qubeka for “DORA’S PEACE”
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Indie Spirit Best Actor Award
Imri Biton for “A NEW SPIRIT”
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Indie Spirit Best Cinematography Award
Boubkar Benzabat for “A NEW SPIRIT”
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Indie Spirit Special Recognition Award
Rajesh Pednekar for “K SERA SERA”
Kosta Kalarytis for “DORA’S PEACE”
Danny Hiller for “ OUT OF INNOCENCE”
Josh Gerritsen for “ISLAND ZERO”
Amy Jo Johnson “THE SPACE BETWEEN”
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SHORT FILM AWARDS
Indie Soul Best Picture Award
Max Chicco for “A BIG LOVE”
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Indie Soul Best Story Line Award
Fredric Lehne for “SHY GUYS”
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Indie Soul Best Cinematography Award
Jonatan Sundstrom for “MIGHT”
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Indie Soul Best Actress Award
Ava Fratus “SNOWFLAKE”
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Indie Soul Best Director Award
Raouf Zaki for “FIREFLIES”
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Indie Soul Special Recognition Award
Luke Harris for “THE HEIST”
Justin Malone for “THE BUS STOP”
Yutang Wang “CHOICE IN QUANTUM”
DOCUMENTARY AWARDS
Indie Spec Best Documentary Award
Susie Rivo for “LEFT ON PEARL”
Indie Spec Best Cinematography Award
Tian Wen for “THE BEAUTIFUL YA’ANN”
Indie Spec Best Content Award
Yale Strom for American Socialist: THE LIFE & TIMES OF EUGENE DEBS”
Indie Spec Special Recognition Award
Kunle Ekunkonye for “COMMUNITY DOCTORS”
ANIMATION AWARD
Best Science Fiction Theme Award
Emil Sallinen for “MIGHT”
EXPERIMENTAL FILM AWARDS
Best Experimental Picture Award
Tian Wen for “THE BEAUTIFUL YA’ANN
