First Run Film Festival | Tisch School of the Arts, New York University

The top audience choice winner of the festival, with an amazing 66% of the vote for his block was:

Luke Matheny for his film GOD OF LOVE

Congrats!  And thanks to all who voted!!

A big thank you to our TischAsia Faculty Festival Judges:  Michael Burke, Pennie du Pont, Gillian Gordon, Katherine Lindberg, Allan Nichols, Jennifer Ruff, M.J. Siegel, and  Carlos Siguion-Reyna.  The 2010 TischAsia Craft Winners are:

Nestor Almendros Award for Excellence in Cinematography
Alexa Caravia for RARE FISH

Carl Lerner Award for Film with Social Significance
Wai Ha Ng for MAY

Achievement in Experimental Form
Frank Rinaldi for LOWBASIC

Faculty Commendations in Directing
Melanie Schiele for DELILAH, BEFORE
Putnam Trumbull for CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL
Eric Elofson for MASTER OF HIS DOMAIN

Producing
Stephanie Bousley for CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL
Gerald “JC” Crump for RARE FISH
Eugene Koh for TELEGLOBAL DREAMIN’

Screenwriting
Putnam Trumbull for CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL
Eric Flanagan for TELEGLOBAL DREAMIN’
Eric Elofson for MASTER OF HIS DOMAIN

Editing
Uta Arning for THE PERFECT WOMAN
Ashish Ghadiali for MASTER OF HIS DOMAIN
Sangchul Lee for RARE FISH

Cinematography
Han West for TELEGLOBAL DREAMIN’
Melanie Schiele for THE PERFECT WOMAN
Eugene Koh for THE SUN RISING

Location Sound Recording
Sangchul Lee for SIREN
Warren Tessler for LOWBASIC
Rene Pannevis for RARE FISH

Sound Design
Greg Curda and Frank Rinaldi for LOWBASIC

Original Score
Jan Giese for THE PERFECT WOMAN
Drew Silverstein for RARE FISH
Sleepies (J. Intrator, T. Seely, M. Tremblay) for LOWBASIC

Art Direction
Uta Arning for THE PERFECT WOMAN
Putnam Trumbull for CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL
Frank Rinaldi & Laetitia Gangotena for THE SUN RISING

Acting
Ribud Suryadi for RARE FISH
Inna Shmakova and Gagan Pardeep for CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL
Oliver Mangham for MASTER OF HIS DOMAIN

GRADUATE WINNERS

Luke Matheny
GOD OF LOVE
1^st Prize Graduate Wasserman / King Winner  $10,000

Etienne Kallos
EERSGEBORENE (FIRSTBORN)
2^nd Prize Graduate Wasserman / King Winner  $7000

Sara Colangelo
LITTLE ACCIDENTS
3^rd Prize Graduate Wasserman / King Winner  $5000

Etienne Kallos
EERSGEBORENE (FIRSTBORN)
Graduate Wasserman Award for Directing  $2000

Luke Matheny
GOD OF LOVE
Graduate King Award for Screenwriting  $3000

UNDERGRADUATE WINNERS

Felix Thompson
BEDFORD PARK BOULEVARD
1^st Prize Undergraduate Wasserman / King Winner  $10,000

Jaraad Virani
PARADISE REGAINED
2^nd Prize Undergraduate Wasserman / King Winner  $7000

Patrick Murphy
ANIMAL DRILL
3^rd Prize Undergraduate Wasserman / King Winner  $5000

S. Vollie Osborn
MONSTERS DOWN THE HALL
Undergraduate Wasserman Award for Directing  $2000

Felix Thompson
BEDFORD PARK BOULEVARD
Undergraduate King Award for Screenwriting  $3000

TISCHASIA WINNER

Basil Mironer
RARE FISH
First Prize TischAsia Winner  $7000

Here are the Graduate & Undergraduate Wasserman Finalists, as well as TischAsia Festival Finalists:

UNDERGRADUATE FINALISTS

Michael Healey    THE PRUNE

Patrick Murphy   ANIMAL DRILL

Bree Newsome   WAKE

S. Vollie Osborn   MONSTERS DOWN THE HALL

Felix Thompson   BEDFORD PARK BOULEVARD

Jaraad Virani   PARADISE REGAINED

GRADUATE FINALISTS

Sara Colangelo   LITTLE ACCIDENTS

Daniel Garcia   TRIPOLI, QUIET

Etienne Kallos   EERSGEBORENE (FIRSTBORN)

Luke Matheny   GOD OF LOVE

Visra Vichit-Vadakan   IN SPACE

TISCH ASIA FINALISTS

Uta Arning   THE PERFECT WOMAN

Eric Flanagan   TELEGLOBAL DREAMIN’

Basil Mironer   RARE FISH (IKAN LANKGA)