The 2018 NYC Web Fest Award Winners have now been announced, and we’re excited to have the list for you all. Adaptive Studios’ Stellar People won a total of three awards; whereas, New York’s 18 Grand: A Personal Space Odyssey won Best Web Series, which therefore won an automatic entry into Partner Miami Web Fest and a pitch meeting with sponsor Endavo Media’s Footprint Network.
The fifth annual NYC Web Fest wrapped up with a stylish award ceremony and party on Saturday night where they recognised the best in web series’ and short films, that were shown during the festival.
2018 saw record numbers of submissions and attendees, according to founder Lauren Atkins, who went on to say, “I am incredibly proud that we had such high-quality productions from around the world participate in our Fifth annual event.
“With content creators taking control of their own narrative, it was very fitting to have jury members Justin R. Ching & #oscarssowhite creator April Reign speak at the festival. They have been so instrumental in ensuring that underrepresented groups have their stories told. We were also thrilled to host Natasha Negovanlis – she is the perfect example of the power of this medium, and she was so gracious to her fans. Audiences of web series are growing rapidly because people want to see stories that matter to them.”
The top award, as previously mentioned, was Best Web Series, which went to 18 Grand: A Personal Space Odyssey. The award was sponsored by Endavo Media’s Footprint Network. The CEO, Paul Hamm, said: “Sponsorship is about putting your name and reputation on something that someone else controls. This was our first year partnering with NYC Web Fest and we were proud and satisfied to have been a part of this 3-day creator event produced by Lauren and her great team. We saw inspiring content, met many incredible creators and thoroughly enjoyed the overall NYC Web Fest 2018 experience.”
The jury panel, this year, consisted of Justin R. Ching, Alex Cirillo, C. Fitz, David Kau, Nathalie Kohen, Shira Lazar, Joanna Pickering, April Reign, Tessa Treanor, and Xilla Valentine; click here to find out more about the jury panel.
Joanna Pickering said, “The content was amazing. It was a joy to watch. It came from all over the world — female writers and directors and from all ages and diversity. It was the toughest decisions to make but it made me proud to watch. Big congratulations to the winners and all finalists and the festival – keep creating.”
Here Are The Winners Of The 2018 NYC Web Fest:
Outstanding Achievement in Editing
Bryan Mason – Fucking Adelaide
Outstanding Achievement in Sound
Gregory Para – Nemausus
Outstanding Achievement in Music
Nathan Iskandar – MUTE – Rhythm Through Silence
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Sean Meehan – 18 Grand: A Personal Space Odyssey
Outstanding Achievement in Writing
Adjani Salmon, Ali Hughes – Dreaming Whilst Black
Best Supporting Actress
Tilda Cobham-Hervey – Fucking Adelaide
Best Supporting Actor
Rory Albanese – Stellar People
Dynamic Duo
Natasha Negovanlis, Annie Briggs – CLAIREvoyant
Best Documentary/Reality
A User’s Guide to Love – Ricardo Castro, Daniel Vidaurri, Diego Bolaños, Cultura Colectiva
Best Mystery/Thriller
After Nightfall – Wayne Tunks, Nicholas Price
Best Drama
RED – Germana Belo, Viv Schiller, Fernando Belo
Best Dramedy
HOMESICK – Pat Giguere, Benjamin Dujardin, Mathilde Waignier
Best Comedy
Stellar People – William J. Stribling, Russ Nickel, Brent Madison
Special Guest Star
Lauren Lopez –Stellar People
Best Actress
Sachi Parker – The So-So You Don’t Know
Best Actor
Adjani Salmon – Dreaming Whilst Black
Best Foreign Language
Public Writer – Eric Piccoli, Marco Frascarelli
Best International Web Series
Sucking Diesel – Maurice O’Carroll, Sinead O’Riordan
I Love NY
Anya Marina: Indie-pendent Woman – Jon Sosis, Anya Marina, Bethany Watson
Best Short Film
TONES – Tanair Gaines, Danielle Howe
Best Pilot
Constance Cooks – Marc Stuart Weitz, Constance Zaytoun, Richard Kim
Best Director
Marlene Rhein – The So-So You Don’t Know
Best Web Series
18 Grand: A Personal Space Odyssey – Jen Browne, Steven Conroy, Amanda Dieli, Sean Meehan
We would like to congratulate every single winner. We sure hope that everyone had a brilliant time at NYC Web Fest 2018. Also, we would like to congratulate everyone who was nominated for awards, as well as all 85 digital series and short films that were selected to be shown. We look forward to the next one.
What do you make of the winners of the 2018 NYC Web Fest? Let us know on Twitter @CelebMix.
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