The nominees have been announced for the NYC Web Fest 2021. We’re so excited about this event, we previously announced the official selections for the festival as well as the jury. For the second year in a row, the festival will go virtual with several live events planned between November 12 – 14, 2021.
A total of 56 digital web series, pilot episodes, and short films from around the world have been selected for this festival and there are 27 awards up for grabs. The festival will take place on the Endavo Media streaming platform, which will serve as a Supporting Sponsor, along with Manhattan’s Spa Zuzu and screenwriting software Final Draft. Spa Zuzu is offering a 20% discount using the code NYCWF2021 on all services for NYCWF followers, and Final Draft will provide twelve award-winning filmmakers with the latest version of their program, Final Draft 12.
Endavo Media first collaborated with NYCWF in 2018 when the festival celebrated its fifth anniversary. “We’re excited to be a sponsor of NYC Web Fest once again. We want to do everything we can to help get independent film festivals back in business, after a difficult couple of years. NYC Web Fest is an industry leader and, of course, based in one of the most creative cities in the world. Many festivals see the value in adding a virtual component to their local events to expand reach and monetization for everyone. We hope to support film festivals in the realization of that value proposition,” says Paul Hamm, Endavo’s founder and CEO.
“The content this year is so strong we had to add several new award categories!” exclaimed NYC Web Fest Founder Lauren Atkins. “We now have an award for Outstanding Achievement in Lighting, Best Youth Performance, and Best Vocal Performance due to some fantastic voice-over work. We’ve also brought back the Quarantine Creative Award.”
2021 NYC Web Fest Nominees:
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting
Brandon Nicholas — No Chaser
Mohammad Noor Hakiki — Tiny Garden
Marine Brion — This is B.S.
Tyson Erb, Justin Yaroski — Hogtown
Ryan Block — Lower East Asides
Outstanding Achievement in Editing
Léo Parmentier — Bastards
Justin Joseph Hall — Marcellus Hall an Artist in New York City
David Ash — Incompleteness
Maël Lê-Hurand — The Nodey Process
Hayley Karl — Good Morning Cuomo
Outstanding Achievement in Sound
Rodney Lowe — Graceful, amazing Grace series 2
Tom Hambleton — Incompleteness
Ronny C Martinez — Just the two of us
Justin Joseph Hall — Marcellus Hall an Artist in New York City
Thierry Bourgault-D’Amico & Michel Binette — Wipe me away
Outstanding Achievement in Music
Mark Partridge, Tanuki Suit — #WFH
Nathan Baumann & Gaspard Gigon — Bastards
James Banbury, Pete Davis — Heat
Marcellus Hall — Marcellus Hall an Artist in New York City
Don Pham Nguyen Ngoc aka Nodey — The Nodey Process
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Aaron Munson — Farm Crime
Juliette Anna Lossky, Thomas Soto — Just the two of us
Devon Burns — Hogtown
Brennan Vance — Incompleteness
Justin Joseph Hall — Marcellus Hall an Artist in New York City
Outstanding Achievement in Writing
Brian Padian — Man of La Mansion
Anthony Welch — Street Smart
Ghostwritten — Chrissy Shackelford
Eric Piccoli & Florence Lafond — Wipe me away
Noreen Lee & Kazumi Kusano — Sophie in Hollywood
Best Original Concept
Audio Guide — Chris Elena, Kym Vaitiekus
Man of La Mansion — Brian Padian, Northern Flicker Films
No Chaser — LaPorsche Jackson, Kelsey-Marie Mohammed, Brandon Nicholas, No Chaser Productions LLC
Socially Distant Orchestra — Adam Grannick, Filmelodic
Human Telegraphs — Rachel Kay Barclay, Fern Lim, Kayla Conroy, Three Bright Lights Productions
Quarantine Creative Award
Hey, Professor! — Max Berry, Rosie Tyler
The Executive Circle — Hayley Karl, The Executives
Together Apart — Dave Maulbeck, Laura Ekstrand, Dreamcatcher Rep/2Scoop
Socially Distant Orchestra — Adam Grannic, Filmelodic
#WFH — Mark Partridge, Mark Right Media, LLC
Best Supporting Actress
Laura Ekstrand — Together Apart
Carine Crutzen — Heat
Bethany Ford Binkley — Incompleteness
Schelby Jean-Baptiste — Wipe me away
Julie Perreault — Wipe me away
Best Supporting Actor
Vincent Veillon — Bastards
Bryan Brown — Halal Girls
Clarence Wethern — Incompleteness
Mikhaïl Ahooja — Just the two of us
Anglesh Major — Wipe Me Away
Best Documentary/Unscripted
About Sex — Louis-Martin Pepperall, Sarah Chatelain, Luc Chatelain, Echo Media
No Chaser — LaPorsche Jackson, Kelsey-Marie Mohammed, Brandon Nicholas, No Chaser Productions LLC
Marcellus Hall an Artist in New York City — Justin Joseph Hall
BlackArrogance! — Jendayi Omowale, XOTV
Farm Crime — Geoff Morrison, Christina Carvalho, Big Cedar Films
Best Action/Suspense
Bastards — Malou Briand, Raphaël Meyer, Elena Tatti, Thierry Spicher, Patrick Suhner, Anaïs Emery, Box Productions
Heat — Martijn Winkler, Mandy Lim, VERTOV
Just the two of us — Benoit Lach, Vincent Lafortune, Blachfilms
Audio Guide — Chris Elena, Kym Vaitiekus
Street Smart — Anthony Welch, Michael Graziuso, Todd Bivona, Gotham Trinity Productions
Best Drama
Your Eyes — Julia Rufino, Sonan Films and CineDas
U-HAULING — Dani.ka Vermette, Martin Henri, ROMEO & FILS
Hogtown — Josiane Blanc, Ania Jamila, Diversified Voices Productions & Luve Films
Wipe Me Away — Eric Piccoli, Marco Frascarelli, Babel Films
Incompleteness — David Ash, 355 Productions
Best Comedy
#WFH — Mark Partridge, Mark Right Media, LLC
Ghostwritten — Chrissy Shackelford
DAD-rahpy — Rick “Wind” Herrera, Alexandra “Cloud,” Gutierrez Wind and Cloud Productions
Short Term Sentence — Phil Moniz, Evan Landry, Kevin Claydon, Bobby F Productions
Human Telegraphs — Rachel Kay Barclay, Fern Lim, Kayla Conroy, Three Bright Lights Productions
Dynamic Duo
Lydia Folckomer, Chelsea Robinson — Vampire State of Mind
Émile Schneider, Hugolin Chevrette — The Law is the law
Amelia Boscov & Saunder Boyle — The Weird Bird and Stout Gnome Show
Rick “Wind” Herrera, Jerry Diaz — DAD-rahpy
Lauriane Gilliéron, Marie Fontannaz — Denise & Raymonde
Best Ensemble Cast
Cast of This Is B.S. — A.J. Ditty, Jessie Gill, Steven Rada, Ella SmithChristopher Joel Onken, Azriel Patricia Crews, Yianni Papadimos, Ashley Chiu, Jack Scott, Shaela Parrott, Lindsey Bristol, Amanda Pinto
Cast of Together Apart — Jason Szamreta, Laura Ekstrand, Nicole Callender, Clark Carmichael, Harry Patrick Christian, Noreen Farley, Julian Gordon, Scott McGowan Daria M. Sullivan, Harriett Trangucci
Cast of Human Telegraphs — Fern Lim, Kayla Conroy, Rachel Kay Barclay, Damian Thompson, Jordan Loewenstein, Lori Funk
Cast of Halal Girls — Aanisa Vylet, Hajer, Jessica Phoebe Hanna, Sahar Gebara, UC Brigante, Zahra Al-Awady, Bryan Brown
Cast of The Executive Circle — Tom Sanchez, Jackie Skinner, Kate Shine, Phoebe Torres, Eric Feurer, Matt Brooks, Ashley Glicken, Utkarsh Rajawat
Best Host/Vocal Performance
Nyx Calder — Audio guide
Reginald K. Butters — Man of La Mansion
Barbara Weber-Scaff — Dopamine
Best Youth Performance
Sasha Gravat Harsch — Bastards
Mila Jubelin de Meyer — Bastards
Maoro Maquart — Bastards
Maïmouna Kone — Bastards
Nam Nguyen — Hogtown
Laurence Barrette — Hogtown
Cindy Charles — Hogtown
Grace Truman — Graceful, amazing Grace series 2
Malik Gervais-Aubourg — Wipe me away
Charlee-Ann Paul — Wipe me away
Best Actress
Alannah Ong — For the Record
Jasmina Parent — U-HAULING
Hollie Harper — Hella Late with Hollie Harper
Sandra Dorélas — Hogtown
Sarah-Maxine Rozefort — Wipe me away
Best Actor
Lyriq Bent — For the Record
James Dwyer — Ghostwritten
Matt Bailey — Incompleteness
Sasha Charles — Just the two of us
Jean-Nicolas Verreault — Wipe Me Away
Best Foreign Language Web Series
Heat — Martijn Winkler, Mandy Lim, VERTOV
Dates&Mates — Kirill Alekhin, Pavel Roytberg
U-Hauling — Dani.ka Vermette, Martin Henri
The Nodey Process — The Nodey Process — Maël Lê-Hurand, Normal.Paris
Just the two of us — Benoit Lach, Vincent Lafortune, Blachfilms
Best International Web Series
Graceful, amazing Grace series 2 — Julie Money and Grace Truman
Halal Girls — Vonne Patiag, Petra Lovrencic
Farm Crime — Geoff Morrison, Christina Carvalho, Big Cedar Films
For the Record — Julian De Zotti, Lisa Baylin, Anthology Productions/iThentic
Dopamine — Loïc Bouchet, Les Bons Clients
I Love NY
#WFH — Mark Partridge
Really Good People — Kristen A. Johnson, Moon Fergueson
Justin Joseph Hall — Marcellus Hall an Artist in New York City
Lower East Asides — Steve Becker, Heather Cole
BlackArrogance! — Jendayi Omowale
Bar Sepia — Montgomery Mauro, Jessica Damouni, Tanner Maroney, Delissa Reynolds
Human Telegraphs — Rachel Kay Barclay, Fern Lim, Kayla Conroy
Brazzy Jazzy Season 2 — Steve Becker, Alvaro Gonzalez, Zuzu Becker
Good Morning Cuomo — Hayley Karl, Taylor Scott Mason, Jackie Skinner, Karl’s Bar
Novel Romance — Mahima Saigal, Gabrielle Adkins, Ehsan Ali
Best Short Film
Audio Guide — Chris Elena, Kym Vaitiekus
Bar Sepia — Montgomery Mauro, Jessica Damouni, Tanner Maroney, Delissa Reynolds
Novel Romance — Mahima Saigal, Ehsan Ali, Gabrielle Adkins
Sisters — Allie Morgan, Desne Wharton, Kierra Usher
Erin Hill: Eleanor Rigby — Erin Hill, Cleopatra, Rob Tate
Best Pilot
Drama High — Jessica W. Chen, Elizabeth Jaeleigh Davis, Sandie Cheng
Street Smart — Anthony Welch, Michael Graziuso, Todd Bivona
Really Good People — Kristen A. Johnson, Moon Fergueson
Stuck! — Lauren LeBeouf, Kelsea Edgerly, Alyssa Abraham
Illuminagents — Herman Wang, Herman Wang Productions
Best Director
Dave Maulbeck — Together Apart
LaPorsche Jackson, Kelsey-Marie Mohammed — No Chaser
Amanda Pinto — This Is B.S.
Josiane Blanc — Hogtown
Maël Lê-Hurand & Vincent Nguyen — The Nodey Process
Best Web Series
Bastards — Malou Briand, Raphaël Meyer, Elena Tatti, Thierry Spicher, Patrick Suhner, Anaïs Emery
Man of La Mansion — Brian Padian
Marcellus Hall an Artist in New York City — Justin Joseph Hall
This Is B.S. — Lindsey Bristol, Ella Smith, Simone Stadler
Wipe Me Away — Eric Piccoli, Marco Frascarelli
Good Morning Cuomo — Hayley Karl, Taylor Scott Mason, Jackie Skinner, Karl’s Bar
U-HAULING — Dani.ka Vermette, Martin Henri
Hogtown — Josiane Blanc, Ania Jamila, Diversified Voices Productions & Luve Films
Incompleteness — David Ash, 355 Productions
The Nodey Process — Maël Lê-Hurand, Normal.Paris
The NYC Web Fest will start on November 12 and conclude on November 14. The event will take place virtually on the streaming platform Endavo Media. For more information on the NYCWF, make sure you check out the official website.
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About NYC Web Fest: NYC Web Fest has brought together a multifaceted diverse group of people from around the world to showcase the best of the web. Born in Cape Town and raised in Toronto, Lauren Atkins founded NYCWF in 2014, after recognizing there were several festivals showcasing digital series on the west coast, but nothing in New York. “Our goal is to make this festival the premier home for digital producers on an international level. An organic space where creators can showcase their talent, network with other artists, and learn from industry insiders,” said Atkins.