**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
RAINDANCE ANNOUNCES AWARDS BESTOWED
AT THE SECOND ANNUAL
NEW YORK SHORTS NIGHT
LONDON and NEW YORK – (November 06, 2024) – Raindance New York hosted the Second Raindance New York Shorts Night this past Monday evening, November 4th, 2024 at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater in Manhattan. The event celebrated the best in short films from around the world.
Awards were bestowed on the following films and filmmakers.
Best Animation
A Guest from Elsewhere
Ethan Anderson, Director
Best Comedy
Play List
Caroline Parker Boyd, Director
Best Horror/Thriller
KORPUS
Alexa De Hoyos and Sinhué F. Benavides, Co-Directors
Best Documentary
a man who knits
Ian Powell, Director
Best Narrative
Be True to Your School
Frank Harts, Director
Best Overall
Stalking The Bogeyman
Markus Potter and Jack Dorfman, Co-Directors
Raindance New York Fellowship Award
Bec Fordyce, Filmmaker, Writer, and Producer
Her film “The One Who Got Called In” screened out of competition
Backlot-Raindance New York Short Film Challenge Winners
Tommy Knockers pt1
Julian Hood, Director
Where’d The Swiffer Go
Bobe Wu, Director
Award Finalists
The following films and filmmakers were finalists in their categories.
Animation
The Adventures of a Production Assistant: The Golden Rule
Nina Kropf, Director
Yasuke the African Samurai
Scott Palazzo, Director
Comedy
Bird Poop
Chase D Markoff, Director
Documentary
If You Say Yes
Antonello Velez and George Velez, Co-Directors
Leaves of Three
Julia de Guzman, Director
This is IRA RICHER
Rick Knief, Director
Horror/Thriller
EXIT
Oriana Ng, Director
Narrative
Legacy: Chantell
Kaye France, Director
THE MARTYR OF HUDSON YARDS
Kevin V. Doan, Director
Graceless
Marvin Van Buren, Director
Additional information on the above films may be obtained from this year’s program. For your convenience, a PDF is available for download.
Submissions for the Third Raindance New York Shorts Night will open in February, 2025 and will be staged in the Fall of 2025.
For more information, images, or interview requests:
Raindance New York: nyc@raindance.org
About Raindance
Raindance Film Festival is the largest independent film festival in the UK and it has been recognized by Variety as “one of the world’s top 50 unmissable film festivals”. Raindance showcases the boldest, freshest content from British and international filmmakers. Industry and the public attend cutting-edge panels, talks and workshops. Raindance is a qualifying festival for Oscars®, BAFTA and BIFA.
Raindance is dedicated to fostering and promoting independent film around the world. Founded in 1992, it combines the Raindance Film Festival, film training courses, and Raindance Higher Education. Training courses are at the heart of the Raindance structure, aiming to give individuals the tools to start shooting their film, and covering screenwriting, production, directing, and virtual reality. Moreover, Raindance has developed three fully accredited Higher Education Film Programs, becoming the only major film festival in the world to offer higher education.
Raindance New York is the home for all things Raindance in New York and beyond. Reestablished in 2017, the hub supports and promotes independent films and filmmakers of all levels by offering film training, networking/mentoring opportunities, special events, and film screenings in and around New York City, the Hudson Valley, and Philadelphia.
https://www.raindance.org/new-york
https://raindanceny.org/
Yours in Filmmaking,
Elliot Grove
Founder/CEO
Raindance
Tim Lorge
General Manager
Shorts Night Producer
Raindance New York
Thank You Raindance New York would like to thank the entire team for their tireless efforts over the past year to make this event possible.
Raindance Festival Management
Founder / CEO
Elliot Grove
Executive Director
David Martinez
Artistic Directors
Suzanne Ballantyne
Malaika Bova
Martyna Szmytkowska
Producer
José Solórzano Hijar
Technical Manager
Harvey Puttock
Raindance New York
Raindance New York GM, Producer and Event Curator
Tim Lorge
Producer
Stephanie Paul-Lorge
Paula Landry
James Rose
Programmers
David Ceci
Drew Jordan
Screeners
Diana Cherkas
Stephan Goldbach
Natalie Neckyfarow
Lisa Snow
Photography
Steven Speliotis
Special Thanks
Susan Richard
1010 WINS
Bec Fordyce
Noam Kroll
Partners
Benmarl Winery
Fjord Vineyards
CINECOLOR
The Horror Movie Report
Marjorie S Deans Little Theater
Manager
Mike Lesser
Ticketing
Juan Boria
Stage Craft and Technical
David Kaplan
Lucas Urbina