​               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 thank you the filmmakers, cast, Crew and the Village of Northwood Florida!

Northwood Art & Music Warehouse
933 28th Street
Northwood, FL  33407

Veracruz Mexican Restaurant
6418 Lake Worth Rd
Lake Worth, FL 33463

Market Ink USA Co.
1000 S. Military, Ste D
W Palm Beach, FL 33415
www.MarketInk.net

Baker's Trophy Case Inc.  
6282 S. Congress Ave
Lake Worth, FL 33462
(561) 641 - 4111

Market Ink Printers
Millionheirs Money Management
Primerica
WellingtonFilmFestival.com

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2024
Northwood Film Festival Week June 17th - 26th, 2024 

Mon, June 17,  6 PM       Bob Carter's Actor's Rep   1001 N Dixie Hwy, WPB FL 33401        (561) 833-7529
Posi-Traction (4:37)  Dir: Caleb Johnson, Clint Calvert                                    (USA)  Finalist in Short Mystery
Echo Rhyme (48:01)    Dir: Caleb Johnson, Jeff Johnson                                                  (USA)  Best Story-line in a Feature Film
Hypnagogia (4:31)   Dir: Ysabelle Taylor                                                           (U.K.)  Best Experimental Dance
Notes on a Page (13:33)                Dir: Jennifer A. Uihlein                                                     (USA)  Best Music-Related Documentary
Minerva Noctua (2:23)                 Dir: Benjamin Pascoe                                                        (USA)   Best Stop motion Animation 
Steady (4:55)                                   Dir: Sera Milavetz                                                              (USA)   Best Choreography
Breakout (26:26)                            Dir: Jake Solomon                                                               (USA)  Best Actor / Director
Vestige (4:46)                                  Dir: Yu-Hsuan Teng                                                      (Taiwan)  Best Animation Story-line

Tue, June 18,  6 PM     Grandview Public Living Room   1401 Clare Ave, WPB FL 33401    (561) 206-2148
Limited Slip (15:36)                                  Dir: Clint Calvert, Caleb Johnson                           (USA)  Finalist for Best Psychodrama
Act as if... (9:05)                                         Dir: Noah Berlow                                                      (USA)  Finalist in Short Documentary
Amazing Journey- Jacob Riis (2:41)       Dir: Marcus Mandal                                        (Denmark)  Finalist in Short Documentary
The Blue Rose (46:56)                                Dir: Tijuana Layne                                             (Canada)  Finalist in Romantic Feature
Za ra (14:27)                                                 Dir: Tahereh Fard, Elyas Askarpour                    (Iran)  Finalist in Short Suspense
Guiding Light (5:00)                                   Dir: India Anne Mitchell                                         (USA)  Finalist in Short Documentary
A Canadian Christmas Story (4:32)         Dir: Kevin McGuiness                                        (Canada)  Finalist in Short Documentary
Vertigo Spritz (15:00)                                  Dir: Cecilia Brianza                                                 (Italy)  Best Foreign Suspense Short
Slow Dating (7:51)                                        Dir: Adam Szudrich                                        (Australia) Best Romantic Short
When War is Over (5:00)                            Dir: Simone Massi                                                   (Italy)  Best Foreign Animation
Woodpecker (1:40)                                       Dir: Fatemeh Askarpour                                        (Iran)  Finalist Best Animation

Wed,  Juneteenth,  6PM      Northwood Arts & Music 933 28th Street, WPB FL 33407          (561) 425-9040
The Washerwoman (9:22)                           Dir: Obi Ejikeme                                                       (U.K.) Finalist in Short Psychodrama
Goons, Guns & the Gumshoe (37:45)          Dir: Jim Menza                                                         (USA) Finalist in Best Drama / Comedy
Rouge (23:00)                                                  Dir: Jason Boussioux                                           (France) Best Crime & Cinematic Short
Eight of Dead (15:00)                                     Dir: Amirhossein Makouei                               (Finland) Finalist in Short Psychodrama
Visitation (11:49)                                            Dir: Christian Skibinski                                  (Germany) Best Short Thriller
Hello Darkness (9:06)                                    Dir: Sönke Hünding, Ch. Skibinski               (Germany) Best Psychodrama

Thu, June 20,  6PM             Café Centro    2409 N Dixie Hwy, WPB FL 33407                      (561) 514-4070
The Dark Hammock (1:08:40)                           Dir: Ashley Billington                                          (USA) People's Choice - Feature
Inscribed Intentions (9:38)                            Dir: Veronika Viola Tatar                                    (USA) People's Choice - Suspense
AI for LOVE (4:30)                                               Dir: Daisuke Tarutani                                  (Japan) Finalist in New Media
I Think We Threw Away Grandma (5:36)      Dir: Bianca Meske                                                  (USA) People's Choice - Dark Comedy
Happy Places (19:53)                                          Dir: Nich Frost                                                        (USA) People's Choice - Horror
The Vampachelor (7:35)                                     Dir: Amelia Swain, Victor Pereira-Leite            (USA) Finalist Comedy/Mockumentary
Free Jacob (5:52)                                                  Dir: Ali Wisdom                                                      (USA) Finalist Experimental
Nice To Meet You (17:36)                                    Dir: Hendreck Joseph                                            (USA) People's Choice - Comedy

Fri, June 21, 6PM   RC Caribbean Restaurant 220 N Congress, Boynton Beach FL 33426   (561) 777-8591
The Lost Child (2:24:00)                      Dir: Pierre Roberson-Roland Neptune                                                                    (Haiti) Finalist Psychodrama Feature
The Lost Child Music Video (4:14)    Dir: Pierre Roberson-Roland Neptune                                                                      (USA/Haiti) Best Foreign Music Video

Wed, June 26,  6PM  Chelita's Rumba & Sabor       160 N Military Trail, WPB FL 33415           (561) 469-6268
The Resumé (13:21)                                  Dir: Jon Kubina                                                                                                              (USA) Finalist in Action / Crime Story
The Mistakeout (5:00)                            Dir: TL Westgate                                                                                                           (USA) Finalist in Short Comedy
All Talent Goes To Hell (32:00)            Dir: Skyler Meany                                                                                                       (USA) People's Choice Experimental
GLOAM RIDER (3:49)                                     Dir: Jacob Alexander Sitowski                                                                             (USA) Finalist in Experimental / Web
Saboteur (3:40)                                           Dir: Eric Cox                                                                                                                (Canada) Finalist Horror/Comedy
All My Ghouls  (11:26)                              Dir: Abeni Matthews                                                                                                 (USA)  People's Choice Horror/Comedy
4 Cancer Artists: Breast Cancer Exhibit (10:47)      Dir: Alina Avila Ko                                                                             (USA)  Best Arts Documentary
An Italian-ish Dinner (9:40)                     Dir: Reily Frias Jr 
                                                                      (USA)  Best Comedic Short

Honorable mention
Outlander (45:00)                    Dir: Delavar Doustanian                            (Iran)
All The Eyes (20:22)                  Dir: Mohammad Abedi                                  (Iran)
Sandy Grave (18:30)                 Dir: Aliyeh Hodaei, Sepideh Rezaei          (Iran)
MAnoranjan (15:00)                 Dir: Krishna Teja PRP                                 (India)
Not For Sale (14:57)                  Dir: Sanjay Raosaheb Dhotre                 (India)
This Crowded Room (13:11)    Dir: Rafael Burgos Nieves                          (USA)
Entracte (13:02)                        Dir: Kimia Khalaj, Saeed Heshmati          (Iran)