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Chelsea Film Festival

Chelsea Film Festival (CFF) is an international film festival and a non-profit organization based in New York which screens independent films from emerging and established directors. The festival offers a wide range of films, including documentaries and feature-lengths, focusing on the theme of “Global Issues”.[1]

Chelsea Film Festival
LocationNew York City, United States
Founded2013
Websitewww.chelseafilm.org

History

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Chelsea Film Festival was founded in 2013 by French actresses Ingrid Jean-Baptiste[2] & Sonia Jean-Baptiste.[3]

An advisory board was set up to oversee the selection of the films and the operation of the festival.

The first edition of the Chelsea Film Festival presented nine feature length-films and eight short films, representing 13 countries and 17 first-time filmmakers, including seven in competition. Eight of the films at the Festival were United States premieres, and one was a world premiere.

 
Chelsea film festival 2013

In March 2019, Chelsea Film Festival was featured in the Top 10 Best Film Festivals in North America by the American Newspaper USA Today.

Awards

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Awards are presented in several categories; the winning films are selected by a jury of film experts as well as the audience. The "Charging Bull" replica for a time was the official trophy, until 2021 when the Chelsea Film Festival presented Acrylic trophies.

Grand Prix Award

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Year Film Director Nationality of Director
2021 The Parent Vlad Furman   Russia[4]
2020 Keeping the Bees Eylem Kaftan   Turkey[5]
2019 Bilched Jeremy Cumpston   Australia[6][7]
2013 LICKS Jonathan Singer-Vine   United States[8][9][10]

Audience Award

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Year Film Director Nationality of Director
2021 Surviving on LES Tony Amatullo   United States[4]
2020 Greyscale Yaniel Paulino   United States   Dominican Republic[11]

Best Director Award

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Year Film(s) Director(s) Nationality of Director(s)
2021 The Parent Vlad Furman   Russia[4]
2020 Keeping the Bees Eylem Kaftan   Turkey[5]
2019 Ticket Yoh Komaya   Japan[6]
2013 LICKS & Les Petits Princes Jonathan Singer-Vine & Vianney Lebasque   United States   France

Best Screenplay Award

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Year Film Screenwriter Nationality of Director
2021 The Parent Andrey Shishov, Christina Kuzmina, & Vlad Furman   Russia[4]
2020 Keeping the Bees Eylem Kaftan   Turkey[5]
2019 Bilched Hal Cumpston   Australia[12][7]
2013 Halima's Path Fedja Isovic   Bosnia

Best Actress Award

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Year Film Actress Nationality of Director
2021 The Parent Angelina Strechina   Russia[4]
2020 Keeping the Bees Meryem Uzerli   Turkey[5]
2019 Rag Doll Shannon Murray   United States[6]
2015 Marry Me Sirin Zahed   Belgium
2013 Halima's Path Alma Prica   Bosnia

Best Actor Award

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Year Film Actor Nationality of Director
2021 The Parent Vladislav Bulanov (Vlad Furman) & Mikhail Porechenkov   Russia[4]
2020 A Case Blue Stephen Schnetzer   United States[5]
2019 Last Koan Schidor Rahaman   Australia[6]
2013 LICKS Stanley Doe Hunt   United States

Best Supporting Actor Award

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Year Film Actor(s) Nationality of Director
2021 East of Middle West Joris Jarsky   United States[4]
2020 Keeping the Bees Hakan Karsak   Turkey[5]
2019 Bilched Frederick Du Rietz   Australia[6][7]
2013 LICKS Devon Libran & Koran Streets   United States

Best Supporting Actress Award

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Year Film Supporting Actress Nationality of Director
2021 The Parent Maria Shukshina   Russia[4]
2020 Donna Stronger Than Pretty Brittany Molnar   United States[5]
2019 Rag Doll Stephanie Erb   United States[6]
2013 Halima's Path Olga Pakalovic   Bosnia

References

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  1. ^ "A Complete Guide to NYC Fall Film Festivals". September 3, 2014, Glenwood.
  2. ^ "La fondatrice du Chelsea Film Festival : Ingrid Jean-Baptiste, dans Le Grand Journal de New York - 19/10 2/4". Boursorama.
  3. ^ "New Film Festival Aims to Bring World Cinema to Chelsea" Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine. DNA Info, By Mathew Katz | July 1, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "CFF 2021 WINNERS". Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "2020 CFF WINNERS". Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Winners of Chelsea Film Festival 2019". www.chelseafilm.org. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  7. ^ a b c "Bilched". My Sunshine Coast. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  8. ^ "Jonathan Singer-Vine’s LICKS Wins Big at the Chelsea Film Festival". East Bay Times, November 1, 2013 Adam Patterson
  9. ^ "Berkeley director wins New York film festival’s top prize for Oakland-based feature “Licks”". Contra Costa Times,
  10. ^ "YAK Films will show off Oakland-based Turf Feinz at San Francisco Film Society's Cinema by the Bay". By Lou Fancher, Mercury News.
  11. ^ "Yaniel Paulino, un joven talento dominicano que brilla con luz propia en EEUU". El Nuevo Diario (República Dominicana) (in Spanish). 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  12. ^ Moore, Camille (2020-09-08). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Hal Cumpston". TVOvermind. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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