Winter Film Awards Indie Film Festival focuses on the diversity of independent film, and offers an exciting mixture of film genres, viewpoints and subjects in order to give attendees the opportunity to see films they might never think to seek out. For the 2015 Festival, 76 films from 29 countries were selected for screening, including 34 by female directors and 20 student films. Works of all genres, forms, and lengths are considered for Festival screening. Much like New York City itself, the Festival brings together the kaleidoscope of personal experiences into a glorious and energetic whole.

WFA 2015 Festival Submission categories include Narrative Feature, Foreign Language, Narrative Short, Documentary, Animation, Music Video, Horror and Web Series categories. Outstanding work will be awarded for each category, along with Best Director, Best Actor/Actress, Best Original Score, Best Student Film and the PERSPECTIVES Award for best depiction of the multi-cultural experience.

Winter Film Awards (WFA) is a non-profit 501(c)3 volunteer-run and operated organization which celebrates diversity of local and international film-making. Their focus is on showcasing emerging filmmakers from every age, ethnic, racial, religious, cultural, political and geographic perspective and providing a stepping stone for all filmmakers, from students with blossoming careers to established industry veterans, to screen their work in front of a large audience and gain recognition for their achievements.