Chelsea Film Festival announces 2015 Winners

FEATURE FILMS

CFF GRAND PRIX Award (Best Feature Film) was presented by CFF Founder & Director, Ingrid Jean-Baptiste.

• P.T.S.D (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Directed by Cedric Godin

Nominations for the Grand Prix Award presented by Paul Calderon:
• DRAWERS Directed by Caner Alper and Mehmet Binay
• FLYTRAP Directed by Stephen David Brooks
• P.T.S.D Directed by Cedric Godin

SPECIAL JURY AWARD presented by Elizabeth Kemp
• FLYTRAP Directed by Stephen David Brooks

BEST DIRECTORAward presented by Tiffany Bartok
• Kantarama Gahigiri & Frederic Baillif for TAPIS ROUGE

BEST ACTRESS Award presented by Elizabeth Kemp
• Sibel Koç in MARRY ME

BEST ACTOR Award presented by Paul Calderon
• Jason Lopez in P.T.S.D

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Award presented by Tiffany Bartok
• Nilüfer Açıkalın in DRAWERS (Original Title: Çekmeceler)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Award presented by Tiffany Bartok
• Hans-Peter Ulli in THE HISTORY OF KATHARINA WALSER (Original Title: Die Geschichte der Katharina Walser)

BEST DOCUMENTARY Award presented by Elizabeth Kemp
• FOR YOU WERE ONCE STRANGERS Directed by Ruth Berdah-Canet

BEST SCREENPLAY Award presented by Paul Calderon
• Geoffrey Cowper & Jesús Lloveras for DAY RELEASE

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Award presented by Ingrid Jean-Baptiste
• Günter König, Daniel Schierscher & Jens Weber for THE HISTORY OF KATHARINA WALSER (Original Title: Die Geschichte der Katharina Walser)

SHORT FILMS

CFF PETITE PRIX Award (Best Short Film) was presented by CFF Co-Founder & Director, Sonia Jean-Baptiste.

• BELIEVE Directed by Paul Mignot

Nominations for the Petite Prix Award presented by Paul Calderon:
• BELIEVE Directed by Paul Mignot
• FRENCH TOUCH Directed by Xiaoxing Cheng
• JEANNE Directed by Nicolas Khamsopha

SPECIAL JURY AWARD presented by Elizabeth Kemp
• ACROSS THE TRACKS Directed by Michael Cooke

BEST DIRECTORAward presented by Tiffany Bartok
• Yahya McClain for COMEDY CAMP

BEST ACTRESS Award presented by Elizabeth Kemp
• Candi Milo in BARK MITZVAH

BEST ACTOR Award presented by Paul Calderon
• Fabien Ara in FRENCH TOUCH

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Award presented by Tiffany Bartok
• Carla McCullough in ACROSS THE TRACKS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Award presented by Tiffany Bartok
• George Takei in hopefulROMANTIC

BEST DOCUMENTARY Award presented by Elizabeth Kemp
• MYANMAR YEAR ZERO Directed by Carole Wilson

BEST SCREENPLAY Award presented by Paul Calderon
• Carly Glenn for BARK MITZVAH

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Award presented by Ingrid Jean-Baptiste
• Jacques Ballard, Matias Boucard & Baptiste Gautier for BELIEVE

CFF was founded by actresses Ingrid & Sonia Jean-Baptiste to give voices to the unheard by providing a platform to independent films and discovering new talents.

Chelsea Film Festival Board of Directors consists of renowned industry insiders: Paul Calderon, Elizabeth Kemp, and John Patrick Shanley.

The Advisory Board includes: Bruno Chatelin, Georges Leclere, Jeff Bandman, Pascal Chemin, Michel Abramowicz, Michael Ruotolo, Pascal Bonifay, Patrick Braoude, Ron Agam, Thandeka Zwana, Thembi Mtshali-Jones, Wissam Chahine and more.

The Chelsea Film Festival program highlighted international feature-length, short films and documentaries from independent or emerging filmmakers. The Third Edition of the Chelsea Film Festival focused on "Women in Film & Media", and introduced foreign films to the public.

As Ingrid Jean-Baptiste, Founder of The Chelsea Film Festival, stated:
 

“Making the World a Better Place by Giving a Voice to the Unheard”

The Chelsea Film Festival (CFF) held its third edition in New York from October 15-18th, 2015 at the SVA Theatre, Katie Murphy Amphitheatre (FIT), David Dubinsky Student Center (FIT) and other locations in Manhattan.

Our Mission:
 

The Chelsea Film Institute is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit cultural organization that helps expose the underprivileged youth in Chelsea, NYC to the arts. Throughout the year, CFI offers free Arts classes to these economically disadvantaged children.

Chelsea Film Festival (CFF) is an international film festival, enlightening the work of emerging filmmakers, producers, and actors. It offers a wide range of films, such as shorts, documentaries, and feature-length pieces. It empowers the work of risk-taking storytellers and remains committed to its mission to discover and develop independent artists and audiences around the world.
 
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