2014 Woodstock Film Festival Maverick Awards

HONORARY MAVERICK AWARD

Acclaimed director, Darren Aronofsky was presented the honorary Maverick Award by Jennifer Connelly and Natalie Portman.

Academy Award® nominated director Darren Aronofsky’s first feature, the surrealist psychological thriller Pi, earned him the Directing Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Gotham Open Palm Award.

He followed with Requiem For A Dream starring Jennifer Connelly, which was named to over 150 Top Ten lists, The Fountain, a science-fiction romance starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz, and The Wrestler, which garnered Academy Award® nominations for stars Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei. Aronofsky followed with Black Swan, which won Natalie Portman the Academy Award® for Best Actress and received four other nominations, including one for Best Picture. His most recent film Noah, starring Russell Crowe, Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson, was released in 2014 to critical acclaim and box office success.

Aronosfky was presented with a handcrafted trophy designed by Steve Heller.
Click here to see video of presentation online.

HONORARY FIERCELY INDEPENDENT AWARD

Mark Duplass speaking at a podium with a 'Woodstock Film' sign, at an event in 2014, with a background screen showing blue visuals.

Indie Actor and Director Mark Duplass was honored with the inaugural Fiercely Independent Award Duplass is known, among other films, The Puffy Chair, Hannah Takes the Stairs as well as a role on the hit series The League.

Tom Quinn, co-president of Radius-TWC, presented the award.

Duplass was presented with a handcrafted trophy designed by Steve Heller.

GIGANTIC PICTURES FEATURE NARRATIVE AWARD

PATRICK’S DAY
Directed by Terry McMahon

Three men holding awards at a film festival, standing in front of a backdrop with various sponsors' logos.

Jury:

Debra Granik
Logan Hill
Melissa Leo

Honorable Mention:

ARWAD
Directed by Samer Najari and Dominique Chila

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

Sponsored by Films We Like

RED LINES
Directed by Andrea Kalin and Oliver Lukacs

Two people, a woman and a man, standing together at a film festival. The woman has long reddish-brown hair and is holding an award, making a peace sign with her right hand. The man has short hair and a beard, wearing a dark jacket, and is also making a peace sign with his right hand. They are smiling and standing in front of a backdrop with various sponsor logos and the words "filmswelike" and "Tangerine."

Jury:

Joe Berlinger
Amy Hobby
Barbara Kopple

Honorable Mention:

MENTOR
Directed by Alix Lambert

A SNAKE GIVES BIRTH TO A SNAKE
Directed by Michael Lessac

HASKELL WEXLER AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Sponsored by Panavision NY

PATRICK’S DAY
Cinematography by Michael Lavelle
Directed by Terry McMahon

Poster for the film 'Patrick's Day' showing a man dressed as a clown with green curly hair, glasses, and a colorful scarf, standing next to a woman in a red dress. The top features numerous film festival awards and reviews with star ratings.

“This award is based on what I consider true cinematography, not just on the traditional photographic dexterity. He has that. Michael Lavelle’s work on Patrick’s Day shows a profound understanding of the story and his ability to employ DP skills such as framing, focus, lighting, and camera movement is subtle, in un-selfconscious ways to subliminally involve the viewer.”

— Haskell Wexler

ULTRA INDIE AWARD

Sponsored by Gray Krauss Stratford Sandler Des Rochers LLP

UNCERTAIN TERMS
Directed by Nathan Silver

A group of people at a film festival, with the man in the center holding a trophy shaped like a film reel. The background features logos of film-related companies and event sponsors.

The inaugural Woodstock Film Festival Ultra Indie award is presented to an outstanding film with a budget of less than $200K. The films nominated raise the art of low budget filmmaking to a higher level and we are proud to partner with Gray, Krauss, Stratford, Sandler, Des Rochers LLP to reward the best of these ultra low budget selections from the 15th Annual Woodstock Film Festival.

Jury:

Richard Abramowitz
Larry Fessenden
Amy Gossels

Honorable Mention:

I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS
Directed by Leah Meyerhoff

JAMES LYONS EDITING AWARD - FEATURE NARRATIVE

Sponsored by Technicolor PostWorks New York

PATRICK’S DAY
Edited by Emer Reynolds
Directed by Terry McMahon

Five people standing together at an event with a backdrop featuring logos of 120dB Films, Markertek, Toyota, and others, one person holding an award.

Jury:

Richard Chew
Sabine Hoffman
Andrew Marcus

Honorable Mention:

THE MAN WHO SAVED THE WORLD
Edited Morten Hojbjerg
Directed by Peter Anthony

JAMES LYONS EDITING AWARD - FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

Sponsored by Technicolor PostWorks New York

KILLSWITCH
Edited by Prichard Smith
Directed by Ali Akbarzadeh

Three people, two women and one man with long hair and beard, standing in front of a backdrop with logos. The man is holding an award, and they are smiling.

Jury:

Richard Chew
Sabine Hoffman
Andrew Marcus

Honorable Mention:

A SNAKES GIVES BIRTH TO A SNAKE
Edited by Joel Plotch
Directed by Michael Lessac

TANGERINE ENTERTAINMENT JUICE AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE FEATURE DIRECTOR

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THE SISTERHOOD OF NIGHT
Directed by Caryn Waechter

Three women posing together at an event, standing in front of a backdrop with various logos and text.

Woodstock Film Festival was thrilled to announce that the 2nd Annual Tangerine Entertainment Juice Award was presented to director Caryn Waechter for The Sisterhood of Night.

The Tangerine Entertainment Juice Fund is a donation-based initiative focused on changing the landscape for women filmmakers. In keeping with Tangerine's commitment to outreach, the Juice Fund provides an opportunity for community involvement in directly supporting women directors and outlets for their films.

The Juice Fund is created and sustained entirely by individuals and companies wishing to help increase the number of women feature film directors and the frequency with which they work. The Juice Fund will be used to instigate concrete change in three ways; rewarding, mentoring, and building community.

Recipient received a cash prize from Tangerine Entertainment and a handcrafted trophy designed by Steve Heller