Second edition of the online film festival received nearly 1,000 submissions from film-makers representing 70 countries.
Viewster has announced the winners of its second Viewster Online Film Festival, with $100,000 in prizes.
Iran’s Ali Zare Ghanatnowi won the top prize worth $70,000 for his animated short Dad’s Fragile Doll. South Korea’s Taegue Lim wins second prize, worth $20,000, for Wrong, and Germany’s Sylvia Borges won the $7,500 third prize with Your Place.
The online festival, which had a theme of Relationship Status: It’s Complicated, had 1,000 films submitted from 70 countries. More than 500 films competed for the awards and more than 500,000 online visitors viewed the films.
Judges included producer Ted Hope, director Timo Vuorensola and actress Nora Tschirner.
“When we started this festival competition, we just wanted to create a place for filmmakers to showcase their work and for film fans to discover creative international content,” said Kai Henniges CEO of Viewster.
“The second festival edition surpassed our expectations and we...
Viewster has announced the winners of its second Viewster Online Film Festival, with $100,000 in prizes.
Iran’s Ali Zare Ghanatnowi won the top prize worth $70,000 for his animated short Dad’s Fragile Doll. South Korea’s Taegue Lim wins second prize, worth $20,000, for Wrong, and Germany’s Sylvia Borges won the $7,500 third prize with Your Place.
The online festival, which had a theme of Relationship Status: It’s Complicated, had 1,000 films submitted from 70 countries. More than 500 films competed for the awards and more than 500,000 online visitors viewed the films.
Judges included producer Ted Hope, director Timo Vuorensola and actress Nora Tschirner.
“When we started this festival competition, we just wanted to create a place for filmmakers to showcase their work and for film fans to discover creative international content,” said Kai Henniges CEO of Viewster.
“The second festival edition surpassed our expectations and we...
- 7/8/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
I am a judge for Viewster’s Online Film Festival. It is so great to give money to filmmakers. $100,000.00!!!! This installment was “It’s Complicated” and it takes a global tour through relationships.
The thing I found most striking was the exposure to filmmakers from around the world. Sitting hear in America, I mostly see local work, and you become accustomed to the dominant strain of fast cut, tight story telling. In contrast, these shorts on Viewster had room to breathe, offering nuance, performance, and audience consideration in a way that American films rarely do. I can’t say I loved everyone, but I was glad to watch them. It felt like a guided tour through our creative community. Check them out for yourself and see if you agree with how we voted (which will be revealed on July 7).
The audience voted to determine the top 20 for us to judge.
The thing I found most striking was the exposure to filmmakers from around the world. Sitting hear in America, I mostly see local work, and you become accustomed to the dominant strain of fast cut, tight story telling. In contrast, these shorts on Viewster had room to breathe, offering nuance, performance, and audience consideration in a way that American films rarely do. I can’t say I loved everyone, but I was glad to watch them. It felt like a guided tour through our creative community. Check them out for yourself and see if you agree with how we voted (which will be revealed on July 7).
The audience voted to determine the top 20 for us to judge.
- 7/3/2014
- by Ted Hope
- Hope for Film
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