​               For Immediate Release

The First Annual Northwood Film Festival in West Palm Beach Florida will take place from June 10th to June 17th primarily at fun, uncanny, relaxed and eclectic spots:
                       Northwood Art & Music Warehouse                                         Sat.  June. 10, 2023
                       933 28th Street,     Northwood / WPB, Florida 33407             7:00PM

                        Humble Abbey Brewing Co.                                                       Sunday June 11th, 2023
                        1142 Old Okeechobee Rd. Bay 12, WPB, FL 33401                 5:30PM

                         Humble Abbey Brewing Co.                                                       Monday June 12th, 2023
​                        1142 Old Okeechobee Rd. Bay 12, WPB, FL 33401                 6:00PM


                       Cafe Centro                                                                                      Tue.  June. 13, 2023
                        2409 Dixie Highway  Northwood / WPB, Florida 33407        6:00PM

                       Cafe Centro                                                                                     Wed.  June. 14, 2023
                        2409 Dixie Highway  Northwood / WPB, Florida 33407        6:00PM 

                        Veracruz Authentic  Mexican Restaurant                                 Thurs. June 15, 2023
                        6148 Lake Worth Road /  Lake Worth, Florida  33463             6:00PM 

                        Belair 509 Restaurant                                                                    Friday June 16th, 2023
​                        7366 Lake Worth Rd. / Lake Worth, Florida 33467                   7:00PM

                       Northwood Art & Music Warehouse                                           Sat.  June. 16, 2023
                       933 28th Street,     Northwood / WPB, Florida 33407                7:00PM 

as well as other local venues to be listed and confirmed! 

Here is an overview of the dozens of short and feature length international and regional films that we will feature at participating venues:

• Naji       Director Hosein Torkjoosh From Iran
• San Pablo      Director Matthew Baquero (Colombia/USA)
• Gladiators       Director Maryam Rahimi from Iran
• Aunt Annus       Director Dávid Attila From Hungary
• Ill Composed      Director Matt Findlay from United Kingdom
• Two Dollars       Director NATALIA CRICRI from Australia
• Layers of Lies       Director Ramin Sohrab from Finland & Iran
• Traces on the wall        Director ASEL ABAKIROVA from Kyrgyzstan
• My Partner Giraffe       Director Salaheddin Noori from Iran
• I dream My dream       Directors Monique van Kerkhof, Bo Oudendijk from Netherlands
• Tribute to Morricone        Director Peter Marčišin from Slovakia
• In Search of Bengali Harlem       Directors Vivek Bald, Alaudin Ullah from Bangladesh / --- USA
• "Happy New Year, My Son"        Director Mikhail Segal   --- 🎵 Music Video from Latvia
• "The romance of prison"         Director Pavel Gavrilin  --- 🎵 Music Video from Russia
• Second Life I documentary about Street Dogs       Director Senol Tastan From Switzerland / Bosnia

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• The Scorpion       Director Elvis Jermiane Nesbeth
• Ain't I a Woman (Singing Truth)       Submitted by Pauline Jean  🎵 Music Video from Haiti / --- USA
• Black Denim Rage - Street Metallians       🎵 Music Video Director Miles Anthony Stanley --- USA
• La Bolita      Director Arian Blanco --- USA / Dominican Republic
• Ito        Director John Plucenik --- USA
• Starry Nights      Director Ruby Blackerby Hern  ---  USA
• Go Chase Yourself       Director Landon Stephen Popadic --- USA
• Is He Evil?       Director Jon-Robert Corasanti - aka Professor JR --- USA
• One Second at a Time: Battling the Monster of Addiction     Director Tim Searfoss --- USA
• Hysteria Book 2: Hostage         Director Joseph Truong DiMare  --- USA
• Belief       Director Jiandong Shen  USA
• Downsizing      Director Bil Richardson  (USA)
• Orchid Island     Director Rod Costner --- USA
• Fire & Flood      Director Madison Cavalchire --- USA
• The Students!       Director Christopher Duarte --- USA
• Woyane       Director Jonathan Stern --- USA
• Gun and Run       Directors Paul Vivona, Nicholas Simmons --- USA
• Application Dating       Director Nathan Shapiro --- USA
• Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes      Director Pat Mitchell  -- USA
• Motives       Director Liam Devine --- USA
• Loved      Director David Joseph Higgins --- USA
• The Last Shift       Director Kevin Ramnath --- USA
• Things Left Behind       Director Ce Liu --- USA
• The Huldra       Directors Allie Ray Thaller, Owen Hines --- USA
• Under this Roof       Director Sissi Chinea --- USA
• All for Naught      Director TL WESTGATE --- USA
• Cabarrus       Director Andrew Huggins --- USA
• Don't Get in the Car      Director Clarice Paris --- USA
• Outside Boundary      Directors Pedro A Espinoza, Jack JB Black --- USA
• The Ribbon    Submitted by Jonathan Galland --- (Animation)   USA
• Rizler          Submitter Sanford Schuman - (Animation), USA
•  Professional Intern      Director Stokes Harvey (Comedy) --- USA

Congratulations to all the participants, nominees and winners of our sister festival (the Wellington Film Festival)


Results from the Summer 2023 Northwood Film Festival
June 9th - 17th, 2023
Official Selection, Honorable Mention, and Category Winners

Honorable Mention and Runner-up for Best Foreign Music Video
The romance of prison     Director Pavel Gavrilin  --- 🎵 Music Video from Russia (4:45)

People’s Choice Best Psychodrama
Loved      Director David Joseph Higgins --- USA (14:00) 

(with Judges’ Honorary Mention)
Emerald Sanctuary (12:24) – withdrawn 

People’s Choice for Best Human Interest Film
The Last Shift       Director Kevin Ramnath --- USA (12:00)

Best Stunts, Best International Action & Honorable Mention Best Direction of a foreign Film
 Layers of Lies  directed by Ramin Sohrab — Finland & Iran  (90 min)

Honorable Mention for Best Sci-Fi Drama and Finalist Runner Up for Best Experimental Film
Aunt Annus   Director Dávid Attila From Hungary (4:18)

First time filmmaker Honorable Mention for Best Humane Issues Dcoumetary
Second Life I documentary about Street Dogs Director Senol Tastan Switzerland / Bosnia (18:14)

Honorable Mention, Finalist and Runner up for Best Drama/Comedy Film
Outside Boundary      Directors Pedro A Espinoza, Jack JB Black (Dramatic Comedy)--- USA (18:04)

PLEASE NOTE
Listing of Honors, Honorees and Winners  will resume as we update the website.... We had many films this first year and we will update the results soon!

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