Lou Andreas-Salomé: The Audacity to be Free[/caption]
SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival 2018 (SRFF 2018) wrapped up its Fifth Edition at Cinema Village in NYC on March 22, 2018, revealing the winners. Stand-out awards were the Empowering Women and Girls Award, given to Dr. Ruchira Gupta of Apne Aap, and the tie for Grand Prize Narrative Feature presented to ‘Lou Andreas-Salomé: The Audacity to be Free’ and ‘Hot Country Cold Winter’.
The awards are: Vanya Exerjian – Empowering Women and Girls Award, Grand Prize Narrative Feature, Grand Prize Documentary, Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Award, Best Ensemble Work, Best Actor in a Feature Film, Best Actress in a Feature Film, Best Actor in a Short Film, Best Actress in a Short Film, Immigrant Filmmaker Award, and three winning scripts from the script-writing competition.
“On our fifth year, SRFF is thrilled to continue its quest to spotlight the most impactful stories from around the world,” said Nora Armani, Founding Artistic Director of SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival. “Our goal is to highlight films and filmmakers who choose to tell socially relevant stories oft not given a commercial platform. These films have a strong impact on people’s lives.”
The 2018 Fifth Edition of SRFF screened 70 films from 35 countries in the narrative feature, documentary feature, short film, and immersive VR/360º categories, along with finalists in script-writing. The winners are selected by a hand-picked international jury of industry veterans.
SRFF’s original trophies are the Molten Bowl, designed and donated by Michael Aram and a wine by City Winery bearing the specially designed 5th-anniversary label of SR Film Festival. In-kind awards include Inclusion in InkTip, download certificates by Final Draft, consultation services by Cinema Libre Studio and Candy Factory Films, distribution on IndiePix, stock footage by Pond5 and more.
Socially Relevant Film Festival
SR Socially Relevant Film Festival NY is a film festival that focuses exclusively on socially relevant human interest stories that raise awareness of social problems by offering positive solutions through the powerful medium of cinema. SRFF believes that through raised awareness, knowledge about diverse cultures, and the human condition as a whole, it is possible to create a better world free of violence, hate, and crime.
Socially Relevant Film Festival started in 2014 and takes place in New York, New York
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‘Lou Andreas-Salomé’ ‘Hot Country Cold Winter’ ‘Hotel Everest’ Win Top Awards at Socially Relevant Film Festival 2018
[caption id="attachment_27788" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Lou Andreas-Salomé: The Audacity to be Free[/caption]
SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival 2018 (SRFF 2018) wrapped up its Fifth Edition at Cinema Village in NYC on March 22, 2018, revealing the winners. Stand-out awards were the Empowering Women and Girls Award, given to Dr. Ruchira Gupta of Apne Aap, and the tie for Grand Prize Narrative Feature presented to ‘Lou Andreas-Salomé: The Audacity to be Free’ and ‘Hot Country Cold Winter’.
The awards are: Vanya Exerjian – Empowering Women and Girls Award, Grand Prize Narrative Feature, Grand Prize Documentary, Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Award, Best Ensemble Work, Best Actor in a Feature Film, Best Actress in a Feature Film, Best Actor in a Short Film, Best Actress in a Short Film, Immigrant Filmmaker Award, and three winning scripts from the script-writing competition.
“On our fifth year, SRFF is thrilled to continue its quest to spotlight the most impactful stories from around the world,” said Nora Armani, Founding Artistic Director of SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival. “Our goal is to highlight films and filmmakers who choose to tell socially relevant stories oft not given a commercial platform. These films have a strong impact on people’s lives.”
The 2018 Fifth Edition of SRFF screened 70 films from 35 countries in the narrative feature, documentary feature, short film, and immersive VR/360º categories, along with finalists in script-writing. The winners are selected by a hand-picked international jury of industry veterans.
SRFF’s original trophies are the Molten Bowl, designed and donated by Michael Aram and a wine by City Winery bearing the specially designed 5th-anniversary label of SR Film Festival. In-kind awards include Inclusion in InkTip, download certificates by Final Draft, consultation services by Cinema Libre Studio and Candy Factory Films, distribution on IndiePix, stock footage by Pond5 and more.