15TH ANNUAL GEN ART FILM FESTIVAL
APRIL 7th-13th, 2010

This year we celebrate our 15th Anniversary, which promises to be our biggest year yet. Don’t miss your chance to see the next generation of independent filmmakers as they kick off their careers in front of New York’s hippest crowd.

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The Gen Art Film Festival presented by Acura is a week-long celebration of North America’s most promising emerging filmmakers. Year after year, we invite celebrities, critics, industry professionals and die-hard film-lovers to experience 7 nights of Premieres and Parties in New York City’s hottest venues. Each premiere is followed by an after-party at one of the city’s most exclusive nightspots where filmmakers and audience members come together over a two hour open bar.

This year, Gen Art will be returning to the Ziegfeld Theater for its Gala Opening Party, followed by an after-party at The Park. The run of the festival will be at the SVA Theater on West 23rd Street and complimentary beer and wine will be offered prior to all premieres.

Since its creation in 1996, Gen Art has had the pleasure of introducing our audience to a multitude of cutting-edge directors including Cary Fukunaga, Brad Anderson, Adrienne Shelly, Richard Shepard, The Duplass Brothers, Alex Holdridge, Brian Dannelly, Four Eyed Monsters, Azazel Jacobs, The Martini Brothers, Michael Skolnik & Paola Mendoza, Austin Chick, George Ratliff, Ari Gold, Tim Blake Nelson, Kevin Bacon, Fisher Stevens and Alan Cumming.

And the festival has played host to well known acting talent including Adrian Grenier, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Christian Slater, Alec Baldwin, Adrian Brody, Kerry Washington, Kyra Sedgwick, Zoeey Deschanel, Samuel L. Jackson, Mandy Moore, Zach Braff, Colin Farrell and many others.

If you have any questions contact us at filmfestival@genart.org or by phone at 212-255-7300 x505.

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14TH ANNUAL GEN ART FILM FESTIVAL: APRIL 1-7, 2009

The 14th Annual Gen Art Film Festival presented by Acura was a huge success, with packed premieres and parties all seven nights, fantastic films, celeb appearances, and the best audience on the festival circuit!

The Gen Art Film Festival Closing Night party awards presentation includes the winners of Best Music, Best Actor, Audience Awards for Best Feature & Short, and Acura Grand Jury Prizes. Presenters include Moby, actor/director Terry Kinney, actors Mike Landry and Laura Breckenridge, and Gen Art’s Ian Gerard, Jeff Abramson, Aaron Levine, and Ciara Pressler.

Award Winners
Stargazer Award for Best Perfomance by an Emerging Actor
Gabriel Sunday for "My Suicide"

Moby's Award for Best Music
Gregori Viens and Henry Phillips for "Punching the Clown"

Audience Award for Best Short
"Adelaide" directed by Liliana Greenfield-Sanders

Audience Award for Best Feature
"My Suicide" directed by David Lee Miller

Acura Grand Jury Award for Best Short ($5,000)
"Adelaide" directed by Liliana Greenfield-Sanders

Acura Grand Jury Award for Best Feature ($10,000)
"My Suicide" directed by David Lee Miller

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