Nevada International Film Festival

Nevada International Film Festival
Location Las Vegas, Nevada
Country United States
Official website www.nevadafilmfestival.com/General_Info.aspx

[1] The Nevada International Film Festival (NIFF) is an international film festival granting film awards to independent films in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. In 2011, Life! Camera Action... directed by Rohit Gupta received the Platinum Reel award for the Best Narrative feature film.[2] In 2012, Bringing King to China directed by Kevin McKiernan received the Grand Jury Prize, the festival's most highest honor.[3] Among the 10 winners of the 2012 Platinum Reel Award were Mumtaz Hussain (“Art=(love)2”) and Manan Singh Katohora (“9 Eleven”).

Vijay Vemuri took a prize for his short film “Artificial” and Himesh Bhorgo won for his short “Jurisdiction”; while Abhinav Tiwari took one of 10 Golden Reel Awards for “OASS,” a drama about sex trafficking in Nepal. Filmmaker Sezen Kayhan won a Special Jury Award in 2013, for his film[4] It shared the award with director, screenwriter and cinematographer Roozbeh Dadvand’s “Mossaddegh,” which tells of Iran’s former Prime Minister Mohammed Mossaddegh.[5] An Inconsistent Truth, starring Phil Valentine, won Best Documentary in 2012.[6]

The Roots of Happiness, a film documented the stories of orphaned children in Kenya, won the Best Nevada Film Award.

In 2015, British filmmaker Ben Rider won the Silver Screen Award for his feature film Seven Devils.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Nevada Film Festival has two days of features, shorts, documentaries". Las Vegas Review Journal. December 2, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Life! Camera Action... wins at Platinum Reel Awards at NIIF 2011". BT.
  3. ↑ "Indian Filmmakers Honored at Nevada Film Festival". Indie West. December 4, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Short film by Turkish director wins jury prize at US festival". Today's Zaman. December 6, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Quest client Phil Valentine wins top award". Quest Group. April 5, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  6. ↑ Reno Gazette-Journal (December 24, 2012). "Reno Man Wins Nevada Film Award". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  7. ↑ Nevada International Film Festival (November 13, 2015). "Nevada International Film Festival 2015 Winners". Retrieved November 13, 2015.


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