3rd The Americas Film Festival NY Announces The Americas Award Winners

In addition to the New York premieres of major feature films and documentaries from and throughout the Americas, the 3rd edition of The Americas Film Festival NY -TAFFNY- organized the Americas Film Festival Short Films competition. More than 200 films from 16 countries were submitted, including works from independent filmmakers and numerous film schools. On Friday June 17th, TAFFNY announced The Americas Award Winners during a heartfelt Closing Night Ceremony at the National Museum of American Indian (NMAI). Hombre Eléctrico (Electric Man) by Álvaro Muñoz (Chile) won The Americas Award for Best Short Fiction; Best Animation was awarded to Brazilian film Brasileiras by Anna Carolina Moraes; Best Documentary went to Colombian film Romelia by Cristian Rincón; Best Experimental Short film went to In the Waves by Ying-Fang Shen (U.S.A); while Sirenas directed by Maryulis Alonso (Cuba), El Jardín de las Delicias by Alejandro "Male" Garcia (Mexico) and Rutina de un sueño (Routine of a Dream) by Miguel Potes, Milton Colmenares got Special Jury mentions. The jury included Marcela Alvarez, Isabel Estrada, Elizabeth Weatherford, Steve Reilly, Carmen Vidal and Ramiro Sandoval.

A full house attended the Closing Night Ceremony and Awards Presentation, followed by the

U.S. premiere of Fire Song (Canada), the directorial debut of Adam Garnet.

The third edition of The Americas Film Festival of New York took place in various locations of the city on June 9-17, 2016, showcasing feature films in fiction and documentary as well as shorts and animations that represent the rich diversity of cultures, languages and stories of the Americas. TAFFNY is a cultural project of the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education of the City College of New York (CUNY), in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, The Cervantes Institute, NY, BMCC, NYU's King Juan Carlos of Spain Center, the CCNY Division of Humanities and the Arts, and the CCNY Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership.

For more information on The Americas Film Festival New York visit www.taffny.com