chashama Film Festival

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Release Date:	may 30th - june 1st
Genre:	FILM FESTIVAL

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Website:	http://www.chafilmfest.com
Starring:	artists from around the globe
Directed By:	Rick Kariolic
Produced By:	chashama Film Festival
Awards:	We are pleased to announce the Victor awards of the 2008 chashama Film Festival: Best Animation: "Like Me, Only Better" dir: Martin Pickles Best Actress Short: Christina Broccolini, "and the Winner Is..." Best Actor Short: Matthew Maher, "Uber Alice" Best Screenplay Short: "Uber Alice" Written by Ian Helfer Best Director Short: Simon Tatum, "The Last Freak Show" Best Short Film: "Erasmus Spitzen" dir: Noud Heerkens, Pascal Rekoert Best Documentary Short: "The Last Freak Show" dir: Simon Tatum Best Documentary Feature: "Home" dir: Dawn Sciblia Best Actor Feature: Benjamin Montague, "Counting Backwards" Best Director Feature: Aprill Winney, "Counting Backwards" Best Feature Film: Adam Pray, "Counting Backwards" Audience Award Short Film: "and the winner is..." dir: John Gallagher Audience Award Short Film Runner Up: "Fanfare For a Common Man" Abigail Zealey Bess Audience Award Feature Film: "Pussyfoot" dir: Dusan Sekulovic CFF08 Staff Award for Best Cinematography: "Drain" dir: Stephen C. Krystek Honorable Mention for Documentary Feature: "Réécrire sa vie" dir: Annie Coutu CFF08 Spirit Award: "Metamorphosis" dir: Debra Zarne
Plot Outline:	Chashama Film Festival is rooted in the ideals of nurturing experimentation, artistic merit, and creativity. Our mission is to give a chance to filmmakers who do not always subscribe to the endlessly duplicated formulas of mainstream culture. Our festival is for both filmmakers and audiences who feel alienated by these systematized and commercial ideals and who hope to be part of something genuine. Film, as a medium, is in a state of transition. New technology allows new ways of harnessing creative energy. Never before has film been this accessible. Chashama Film Festival aims to prevent the ghettoization of unique concepts that are emerging. Rather, we want to celebrate the ideas and stories that would otherwise be disregarded. We want to adopt a non-conservative way of thinking, and make it our way, the New York City way. New York is the hub of provocation, where daring ideas can flourish. Chashama Film Festival, in the heart of Manhattan, is a vehicle for these visual thoughts to go places. We hope to create a firm base here, and eventually expand to cities on other continents where we can reach filmmakers who feel ostracized by tradition. Yes. If you are rejected by society because of your work being too avant-garde, we want you as a filmmaker. If you are a person who needs an escape from this crazy life, we want you as an audience, because these films will make your life seem normal. We will pervade your way of seeing (read less) Chashama Film Festival is rooted in the ideals of nurturing experimentation, artistic merit, and creativity. Our mission is to give a chance to filmmakers who do not always subscribe to the endlessly duplicated formulas of mainstream culture. Our festival is for both filmmakers and audiences who feel alienated by these systematized and commercial ideals and who hope to be part of something genuine. Film, as a medium, is in a state of transition. New technology allows new ways of harnessing crea... (read more)

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Steve Rahaman (New York, NY) wrote at 2:14pm on May 30th, 2008

Rick, we met this afternoon at screening location. Let's talk, congrats on everything you do. We all need to support indie films, big or small. Keep up the good work.