FULL CIRCLE won the Award for Best New York Feature Film at New York International Film Festival

The Vietnamese documentary film “THE TALE OF AN PHUC HOUSE”  directed by Ivan Tankushev won the Award for Best feature Documentary Film at the 2013 New York City International Film Festival (NYCIFF).  “THE TALE OF AN PHUC HOUSE” follows the everyday lives of twenty disabled children – third generation victims of the Agent Orange warfare that occurred during the Vietnam War ( 1963-1973). JIHAD IN AMERICA: THE GRAND DECEPTION, a 70-minute documentary film exploring the Muslim Brotherhood in America, and directed by Investigative Project on Terrorism Executive Director Steven Emerson won an honorary award. 

FULL CIRCLE won the Award for Best New York Feature Film, SPENCER won the Award for Best U.S.A. Feature Film and the South African film, LITTLE ONE won the Award for Best International Feature Film. FULL CIRCLE directed by Olli Koivula and Solvan Naim is about a young pizza delivery boy, Anthoni, who faces a life-changing crisis when his curiosity pulls him away from his delivery order into an adjacent apartment’s open door.  SPENCER, written by, starring, and directed by Geoff Lerer, follows the travails of Spencer Berg, an aspiring filmmaker trying to make his first movie in Brooklyn.  LITTLE ONE directed by Darrell Roodt and South Africa’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, is the story about a six-year-old girl found left for dead outside a township in Johannesburg.

The complete list of awards.

Feature Film Awards

Best Feature Documentary Film
THE TALE OF AN PHUC HOUSE
Vietnam/Canada

Best U.S.A. Documentary In A Political Subject

An Honorary Award
JIHAD IN AMERICA: THE GRAND DECEPTION
U.S.A.

Most Imaginative Documentary

An Honorary Award
THE GUN, THE CAKE AND THE BUTTERFLY
United Kingdom

Best Cinematography
ARTURO DE LAROSA FOR APASIONADO PANCHO VILLA 
Mexico

Best Original Story
LA VENTA DEL PARAISO
Spain

Best Supporting Actress

An Honorary Award
Mathilde Norholt For 4REALITY
Denmark

Honorary Award For Best Actress In A Comedy

An Honorary Award
Margaret Keane Williams For WET BEHIND THE EARS
U.S.A.

Best Actress In A Leading Role
Lindiwe Ndlovu For LITTLE ONE
South Africa

Best Supporting Actor

An Honorary Award
Omar Franco Morejon For PABLO 
Cuba

Best Actor In A Leading Role
Jagath Chamila For SAM’S STORY
Sri Lanka

Best Director
Yosmani Acosta Martinez For PABLO
Cuba

Best New York Feature Film
FULL CIRCLE

Best U.S.A. Feature Film
SPENCER
New York

Best International Feature Film
LITTLE ONE
South Africa

Short Film Awards

Best Animated Short Film
SHELVED
New Zealand

Best Documentary Short Film
BETWEEN TWO MOMS
Israel

Best Student Short Film
LUCY
U.S.A.

Best Comedy In A Short Film
ON THE NATURE OF HOTNESS
U.S.A.

Best Drama In A Short Film
ADAM
Indonesia-Israel-Usa

Best Director In A Short Film
Marina Santana For LA FORTUNA EN UN DIA DE SOL Y LLUVIA
Mexico

Most Original Storyline
Thomas Tristonho 
Brazil

Best Actress In A Leading Role
Daniella Rincon For EL SILENCIO ED VERONICA
Perú

Best Actor In A Leading Role
Francesco Sarmiento For BODYPIECES 
Italy

Best Narrative Short Film
RETROVISOR 
Spain