2016 PROGRAM

Awards Photos

BEST FEATURE

6 LOVE STORIES

BEST COMEDY SHORT

WRITER’S BLOCK

BEST SCREENPLAY

CAROL LEIFER -WRITER'S BLOCK

BEST AUDIENCE AWARD

LUCE (LIGHT)

BEST SHORT

HI GLOW RETRO

BEST FOREIGN FILM

TWO WOMEN

BEST WILLIAMSBURG SHORT

SHOOT ME NICELY

BEST ACTRESS (Comedy)

JANE LYNCH - WRITER’S BLOCK

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY

BRYAN BURTON -HI GLOW RETRO

BEST ACTOR

PETER HALPIN -NARCAN

BEST ACTRESS (Drama)

CARRIE PRESTON - 6 LOVE STORIES

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS

LINDA HAMILTON - SHOOT ME NICELY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

GONZALO AMAT - THE MOURNING HOUR

BEST DIRECTOR

MICHAEL DUNAWAY --6 LOVE STORIES

BEST DOCUMENTARY

PELL

BEST SHORT DOC

DOGS OF 9TH WARD -SILVIA TURCHIN

EST WILLIAMSBURG FEATURE

Tryst

THELMA BLOCH AWARD

SHEVAUN KASTL - THE MOURNING HOUR

BEST ENSEMBLE

CAST OF - SHOOT ME NICELY

2015 PROGRAM

Best Feature

"Amok"

Best Williamsburg Feature

"The Truth About Lies"

Best Williamsburg Short

"Six"

Best Short (TIE)

"Black Eyes"

"The Train"

Best Comedy (TIE)

"Bada Bing Bada Boom"

"What's Eating Dad"

Best Foreign Film

"No One Dies in the Mornings"

Best Director

Rick Rodgers "Amok"

Best Cinematography

Rick Rodgers "Amok"

Best Screenplay

Elaina Perpelitt "I’ll Eat You Alive"

Best Actor in a Drama (TIE)

Josh Hamilton "Amok"

Matthew Leone "Fear and Other Things Moot"

Best Actor in Comedy

Fran Kranz "The Truth About Lies"

Best Actress in a Drama

Sarah Ramos "Minimum Wage"

Best Actress in a Comedy

Morgan Rea Styers "I’ll Eat You Alive"

Best Ensemble Cast

"The Truth About Lies

Audience Appreciation Award

"One Smart Fellow"

Thelma K. Bloch Award for Artistic Excellence

"Indigo Grey"

Best Documentary

"J Street: The Art of the Possible"

Best Documentary Short

"Sideshow of the Absurd"

Honorable mention

"Raise the Toygantic"

Williamsburg Independent Film Festival 5th Annual Awards

2014 PROGRAM

Best Narrative Feature

LIKE SUNDAY, LIKE RAIN

Best Narrative Short

RECURSION

Best Williamsburg Short

MINOR MONUMENTS

Best Documentary

PASSING ELLENVILLE

Best Director

Frank Whaley

LIKE SUNDAY, LIKE RAIN

Best Director -Short Film

Sam Buntrock

RECURSION

Best Actor

Rob McClure

RECURSION

Best Actress

Leighton Meester

LIKE SUNDAY, LIKE RAIN

Best Featured Actress

Debra Messing 

LIKE SUNDAY, LIKE RAIN

Best Breakout Young Actress

Naiia Ulrich

THE GIRL ON THE ROOF

Best Breakout Performance - Best Featured Actor

Billie Joe Armstrong

LIKE SUNDAY, LIKE RAIN

Best Breakout Performance -Young Actor

Julian Shatkin

LIKE SUNDAY, LIKE RAIN

Best Cinematography

Simon Pauly

MONSURA IS WAITING

Best Screenplay

Stanton Nash

RECURSION

Best Breakout Director

Skeet Ulrich

THE GIRL ON THE ROOF

Audience Appreciation Award

KNOCK KNOCK

Best Foreign Film

CASTOR

Willfilm Award of Distinction

AS A FRIEND

Willfilm Award of Distinction

HAPPY HOUR

Willfilm Award of Distinction
1946

Thelma Bloch Award for the Arts

SEE SEVEN STATES FROM ROCK CITY

The Thelma K. Bloch memorial award.

We are the premier independent film festival in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Founded in 2010, by its chairmen Robert Skelly, Peter Bloch and Michael Brady. Past honorees and participants have included, Skeet Ulrich, Cathy Moriarty, Keir Gilchrist, Chloe Dahl, Gail Lerner, Rene Balcer, Michael Urie, Illeana Douglas, Daryl Roth, Julia Ormand, Cheyenne Jackson and Jason Butler Harner.

CONGRATS TO OUR 2012 FILMMAKERS AND WINNERS!

Best Narrative Feature
"Shelter"

Best Narrative Short
"Girl Clown"

Best Williamsburg Film
"Juke"

Best Director
Jonah Bekhor and Zach Math for "The Final Member"

Best Actor
Matt Servitto for "Faith"

Best Actress
Crystal Faith Scott for "Girl Clown"

Best Documentary Feature
"The Final Member"

Best Documentary Short
"The Birdman"

Best Cinematography
"Grounded"

Best Special Effects
"Grounded"

Audience Favorite Award (Tie)
"Speakeasy"

Audience Favorite Award (Tie)
"Dr. Fuchs"

Best Animated Short
"There's a Dead Crow Outside"

Honorable Mention Documentary Short
"Naranjeros"

Best Music Video or Short
"Background Anthem"