IFFNY closes on Tuesday, 29 May 2018 with Awards Gala and the Special Screening Non-Competition Program of the following films: Remission, The Interview, All About Rita, Wood-chuck, Basketball, Top Models are Deadly, and Xhanfise Keko-A woman Director in the Age of Celluloid. The Awards Gala will take place at the prestigious Kaufman Astoria Studios, located on 34-12 36th St, Astoria, NY 11106. To reserve your ticket visit EventBrite for the Closing Night Awards Gala Pass.
Tuesday, 29 May 2018 |
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| Time | Film | Description | Location |
| 4:00 pm | Remission
The Interview All About Rita Wood-chuck Basketball |
Dir. Eugenia Tan, Australia
Dir. Isli Hoxha, US Dir. Guy Chachkes, US Dir. Balaji Ragupathi, India Dir. Merita Syla, Kosovo |
Kaufman Astoria Studios |
| 5:00 pm | Top Models are Deadly | Dir. Larry Moore, US | Kaufman Astoria Studios |
| 7:00 pm | Xhanfise Keko | Dir. Mevlan Shanaj, Albania | Kaufman Astoria Studios |
| 9:00 pm | Awards Ceremony | Awards Gala, Jury, Closing Night
After Party |
Kaufman Astoria Studios |
SPECIAL SCREENINGS PROGRAM/Non-competition:
4:00 pm:
–Remission /Eugenia Tan /AUSTRALIA/Short. 8:00.
Synopsis: An estranged dishevelled young man is reunited with the family’s patriarch only to cause an embittered rivalry with his brother, who until then, was inline to be the sole heir to the family’s fortune.
Director & Writer: Eugenia Tan, Producer: Liubov Korpusova & Eugenia Tan
Cast: Alfredo Malabello, Ange Arabatzis, Jack Doherty
-The Interview /Isli Hoxha/ US/Short. 5:47.
Synopsis: Faced with a crucial job interview, Lilly is haunted by her inner demon
Director,Writer & Producer: Isli Hoxha.
Cast: Cassandra Due, Isli Hoxha, Rich Maloy, Giorgi Razmadze
–All About Rita / Guy Chachkes /US/Short.3:55.
Synopsis: A husband who suspects his wife is cheating engages a private detective. He finds out more than he bargained for
Director: Guy Chachkes, Writer: Peter Stray & Alexandru Aldea, Producer: Alexandru Aldea
Cast: Alexandru Aldea, Gustavo Pace
–Wood-chuck/Balaji Ragupathi/INDIA/Short. 5:30.
Synopsis: Protagonist is lonely from childhood. He wants to make close friendships and his attempt always ends up in failure. What happens when he attempts to make friendship with a pizza delivery boy?
Director & Producer: Balaji Ragupathi, Writer: Balaji R, Vasanthakumar M.
Cast: Sibbi Maruthu, Faniveer
–Basketball /Merita Syla / KOSOVO/Short. 14:23.
Synopsis: The movie “the basketball player “ is a drama based on a passionate player , who suffers a car accident , and starts playing basketball on a wheelchair.
Director: Merita Syla, Writer: Femi Halimi, Producer: Kenan Gurgurofci
Cast: Kenan Gurgurovci Arjan Lekaj
5:00 pm:
– Top Models are Deadly / Larry Moore /US/Feature/ 01:32:27.
Synopsis: A down private detective is hired to protect the promoter of a charity shows. Features Memphis, its people, and its music.
Director & Producer: Larry Moore
Cast: Elle Anderson, John Malloy, Max Maxwell, Larry Moore.
7:00 pm:
-Xhanfise Keko-A woman Director in the Age of Celluloid/Mevlan Shanaj/ALBANIA/Doc. 01:00:00.
Synopsis: Director Mevlan Shanaj, through a highly sensitive and dynamic documentary, brings to the screen the life and work story of one of the most prominent, yet internationally obscure, woman directors in the history of world cinema, Albanian children film director, the late Xhanfise Keko. The film is told in her own words, in the words of prominent international film critics, her closest work associates, and her former child actors. Xhanfise Keko is the author of eleven full-length feature films for children, starting her career in the early fifties until the early ninities. Her name remains a legend in the consciousness and collective memory of Albania.
Director & Producer: Mevlan Shanaj, Writer: Natasha Lako
Followed by Q&A
9:00 PM / AWARDS CEREMONY
IFFNY Jury of 2018
TBA
AWARDS 2018
Closing Night
(After party TBA)