Past Festivals: 2007
Next Reel International Film Festival, held October 9-12, featured 67 narrative, documentary and experimental shorts from young filmmakers from around the world. The festival was held in Singapore to celebrate the opening of New York University's new Tisch School of the Arts Asia campus.
Work was featured from 31 film schools representing 22 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Korea, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, and the United States.
Special guests of Next Reel 2007 included director Peng Xiaolian, cinematographer Jong Lin, and television commercial producer Edmund Cheung.
2007 Winners
First Prize
A Few Simple Words - Anna Kazejak - Dawid from the Polish National Film School in Poland$10,000 USD, $1000 Kodak Product Grant
Second Prize
Film for the BoxedBryn Chainey from Griffith University in Australia
$7,000 USD, $500 Kodak Product Grant
Third Prize
PariahDee Rees from New York University in USA
$5,000 USD, $500 Kodak Product Grant
Honorable Mentions
AmancayMilagros Mumenthaler, University del Cine in Argentina
$1,000 USD
Exam
Paul Negoescu, Romanian University of Drama and Film in Romania
$1,000 USD
Cinematography
In the ShadeSophie Narr, HFF Konrad Wolf in Germany
Cinematographer - Nikola Wyrwich
$3,000 USD, $1000 Kodak Product Grant
Filmmaker's Choice Award
The End of the WorldNamkoong Sun, Korean National University of Arts in South Korea
$3,000 USD