IndieWorks: Insider Series W/John Mattiuzzi & Joshua Planz

February 12, 2016 in IndieWorks

Part of our effort for IndieWorks is to feature & support indie filmmakers outside of our monthly screenings. We bring our winning filmmakers to your screen for a chat with one of our IndieWorks hosts in our series titled "IndieWorks: Insider Series". congestedcat.com/indieworks/

John & Josh screened their short "Zerogon" with us in January 2015 and then went on to win our Online Audience Contest for an 11th film to screen at Year 2 Best of Fest. We got to chat with them about the inspiration behind their unique and fun film and how their collaboration worked in such a post-production heavy process.

John & Josh:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnMa2z
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/johnmattiuzzi & https://vimeo.com/planz

2nd Annual IndieWorks Best of Fest!

April 06, 2015 in IndieWorks

Celebrating another amazing year of films & filmmakers!

~~~

IndieWorks screens short films every month produced by emerging filmmakers throughout New York. It provides a platform for those filmmakers to showcase their work in front of an audience and to network with individuals in the local film community.

Wednesday night, all 10 Silver Whiskers Award winners of the year, along with 1 lucky Audience Choice winner, will screen and be eligible for monetary prizes through winning either the Golden Whiskers Award or Ultimate Audience Choice Award! As always, we'll be screening at the wonderful People Lounge in the Lower Eastside, but this time with the 2nd floor & a 3rd screen.

There's no entry fee, so bring all your friends and film enthusiasts. We're even giving out a prize to an audience member through a free raffle, and every single person that attends will receive 250 free sparks on Seed&Spark - enough to watch a feature film! The evening is sponsored by Seed&Spark & the People Lounge.

Evening's Line-up (screening order subject to change):

The Bureau of Short-Term Affairs (15:00) Directed by Bryan Artiles / Written & Produced by Sissy Denkova (October Winner)

Mating (15:45) (February Winner)
Directed by Chris Ungco

Hey Yun (8:15) (September Winner)
Created by Hye Yun Park

Money Box (4:00) (August Winner)
Directed by Muzappar Osman

Wormbug (14:40) (Halloween Winner)
Directed by Arlen Konopaki

Zerogon (4:00) (Audience Winner)
Directed by Joshua Planz
& John Mattiuzzi

Molly's Method (15:00) (November Winner)
Directed by Gabriela Revilla Lugo

The Visit (8:30) (June Winner)
Directed by Lawrence Horwitz

Q.U.E.E.N. (16:25) (January Winner)
Directed by Brittany M. Fennell

Lolotte (14:55) (March Winner)
Directed by Felix Thompson

Boy on a Bike (2:25) (July Winner)
Directed by Casey Stein

SPONSORED PRIZES

People Lounge

Golden Whiskers Award: 1 free 8-hour day of shooting a film project at their venue during off hours.
Audience Choice Award: 1 free night of bottle service at their venue (gratuity not included).

Seed&Spark

Golden Whiskers Award: Winning film gets distribution in the exclusive Seed&Spark Cinema and the winner gets $200 toward a future crowdfunding campaign should they choose Seed&Spark as their platform.
Audience Choice Award: Also $200 toward a crowdfunding campaign should they choose Seed&Spark as their platform.

NOW WHAT?

RSVP for Best of Fest on Facebook
Read about & see photos from the year in our monthly Recaps.
Watch interviews with the winning filmmakers throughout the year(s) in our Insider Series.
Submit your film for free for Year 3 (also can submit on FilmFreeway).

Vote for the 11th Film at IndieWorks: Best of Fest

March 25, 2015 in IndieWorks

March 11th concluded our monthly screenings for the 2nd year of IndieWorks, and our Best of Fest is just around the corner on April 8th. The event will feature the 10 Silver Whiskers Award Winners of the year, plus an 11th Audience Chosen film.

Before each Best of Fest, we select three films to compete for the 11th spot at the screening and encourage the audience to choose the winning film. This allows the community to participate in our selection process and the public to see a few of the best films screened this year building up to our celebratory screening!

All three did exceptionally well in the Audience Choice voting and were high contenders for the Silver Whiskers at their respective screenings. We also feel that they reflect the diverse variety of genres and stories that we aim to support and showcase at IndieWorks.

Please watch all three films and VOTE BELOW for the ONE you'd like to see screen with the Silver Whiskers Award winners of the year at Best of Fest.

A Girl and A Gun

Zerogon

Walls

and the winner is...

"Zerogon" will go on to screen again at Best of Fest! It will not be eligible for the Golden Whiskers Award or the prizes associated with it, but will be eligible for the Audience Choice Award and its prizes. The filmmakers will be interviewed for our Insider Series.

Our sponsors for Best of Fest are the People Lounge & Seed&Spark.