New Visions and Voices
New Visions & Voices is a celebration of work completed by students in our Intermediate Production courses. These up-to-eight-minute-long films feature student work from our Narrative, Documentary, Experimental, and Animation classes as well as work from our Prague Study Abroad Program, which specializes in 35 millimeter film. The festival takes place every fall and culminates in a screening of our top ten to twelve finalists. The Niklas Kalborg Production Awards are given to the top three award winners.
New Visions + Voices 2023 Craft Awards
Finalists for the Niklas Kalborg Prizes
Nadia Fortini WE CARRY IT AROUND
Alexandria Hellman WILL YOU BE MY FATHER?
Mia Jones HARK! I HEAR THE ANGEL'S FLUTE
Mia Karle A MATCH MADE ON ELEVEN
Eunice Kim EVERY PAGE CREASES
Joshua Kim I AM A DECK OF CARDS
Ariana Luque LAGRIMAS
Heron Shen FORGE
Farrah Shikara XX
Robin Yoon JERRY - "SHANG-CHI" OFFICIAL M/V
Qi Zhao CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT
Faculty Commendations
For Music Production
Lucie Pottecher MINE BY SOFIA D'ANGELO
For Set Design
Adriana Guevara GUM GARDEN
For Screenplay Concept
Joshua Kim I AM A DECK OF CARDS
For Directing
Eunice Kim EVERY PAGE CREASES
Nadia Fortini WE CARRY IT AROUND
Mia Karle A MATCH MADE ON ELEVEN
Ariana Luque LAGRIMAS
Craft Categories
Cinematography
Frank Yu TREASURE HUNT directed by Ama Buzo
Lex Mettler WILL YOU BE MY FATHER directed by Alexandria Hellman
Rex Sang JERRY - "SHANG-CHI" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO directed by Robin Yoon
Screenwriting
Nadia Fortini WE CARRY IT AROUND
Mia Karle MATCH MADE ON ELEVEN
Editing
Eunice Kim EVERY PAGE CREASES
Matan Hamam RUNAWAY directed by César Oyarzabal
Producing
Liv D'Arche JERRY - "SHANG-CHI" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO directed by Robin Yoon
Zhanel Ibragimova GUM GARDEN directed by Adriana Guevara
Production Design
Marcel Andre Grossarth MINE BY SOFIA D'ANGELO directed by Lucie Pottecher
Lillian Jacobs IN THE SIREN'S LIGHT directed by Ryan Barnett
Sound Design
Thotti and Jaden Fields IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MO' (A REMIX OF THE RAINMAKERS)
Eunice Kim EVERY PAGE CREASES
Jiwook Jang A MATCH MADE ON ELEVEN directed by Mia Karle
Original Score
Sofia D'Angelo and Jack Laboz MINE BY SOFIA D'ANGELO directed by Lucie Pottecher
Jerry Chao JERRY - "SHANG-CHI" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO directed by Robin Yoon
Acting
Tessa Barral Floch WILL YOU BE MY FATHER? directed by Alexandria Hellman
Aaron Murillo WILL YOU BE MY FATHER? directed by Alexandria Hellman
Georgia Miller WE CARRY IT AROUND directed by Nadia Fortini
Alex Sulock GUM GARDEN directed by Adriana Guevara
Simon Henriques WETFOOD directed by Chayne Cooper
Richard Flores EUSTACE directed by Raef Tanner
Sofia D'Angelo MINE BY SOFIA D'ANGELO directed by Lucie Pottecher
Nelson Dominguez I AM A DECK OF CARDS directed by Joshua Kim
Tomika Uy I AM A DECK OF CARDSdirected by Joshua Kim
Acting / Ensemble
Charlie Besso, Maggie Murphey, Griffin Glick A MATCH MADE ON ELEVEN directed by Mia Karle
Ken Driesslein, Oona Yaffe, Steph Van Vlack RUNAWAY directed by César Oyarzabal
Carolina Rial, Ritz Kumar CAROLINA RIAL'S PITY PARTY directed by Bryan Uvaldo
SCHEDULE OF FILMS
Finalists Screening | 7:30 pm | Theater 006
Heron Shen FORGE (02:58)
Eunice Kim EVERY PAGE CREASES (1:50)
Farrah Shikara XX (01:55)
Joshua Kim I AM A DECK OF CARDS (07:59)
Ariana Luque LAGRIMAS (2:42)
Mia Karle A MATCH MADE ON ELEVEN (7:44)
Nadia Fortini WE CARRY IT AROUND (7:59)
Qi Zhao CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT (01:37)
Robin Yoon JERRY - "SHANG-CHI" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO (2:55)
Mia Jones HARK! I HEAR THE ANGEL'S FLUTE (03:13)
Alexandria Hellman WILL YOU BE MY FATHER? (08:00)
Festival Films: Animation & Documentary | 7:30 pm | Theater 017
Ilina Bhatia ELSEWHERE (9:08)
Dean Kobs GLUTTON (3:50)
Dean Kobs FLYBOY (3:23)
Anjali Pride SHADOWS (00:07)
Peyton Freeney POOL OF MEMORIES (2:44)
Peyton Freeney CAIN'T USE MY PHONE (3:37)
Raef Tanner EUSTACE (08:00)
Adriana Guevara GUM GARDEN (08:00)
Thotti IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MO' (05:07)
Festival Films: Narrative and Short Commercial | 7:30 pm | Theater 018
Tucker Papa AN AFTER PARTY (8:30)
César Oyarzabal RUNAWAY (08:00)
Ama Buzo TREASURE HUNT (8:00)
Chayne Cooper WETFOOD (08:00)
Arice Liu ADVIL (00:30)
Betsy Schultz AMAZON ALEXA: SCREAM (01:00)
Bryan Uvaldo CAROLINA RIAL'S PITY PARTY (2:28)
Grace Bragdon CUTOUTS (03:16)
Ryan Barnett IN THE SIREN'S LIGHT (3:47)
Liv D'Arche JACK DANIEL'S SPOT (0:30)
Lucie Pottecher MINE BY SOFIA D'ANGELO (3:18)
Tara Zulfikar RUNAWAY (03:06)
New Visions & Voices Intermediate Festival – A Short History
While I was serving as Co-Chair of the Festival Committee with Gay Abel-Bey in AY 2009-2010, though our main responsibility was the First Run Festival, we also recognized a need to raise the profile of the work done in the various Intermediate Production classes, which often seemed to be overlooked. We initiated committee discussions of the situation, and the committee thoroughly considered it and created a new festival. With the support of the Department Chair at the time, Lamar Sanders, The New Visions & Voices Intermediate Festival was soon premiered. Sponsorship of NV&V was modest at first, but it grew steadily over the next number of years -- and then took a major step forward with the advent of the generous help of the Kalborg Family.
Niklas Kalborg was a highly gifted student, who was in my Writing the Short Screenplay class and was also working on his intermediate film. Upon his untimely death, when Niklas’ parents came to New York, I met with them to express my sincere condolences and humbly offer any support I could. In 2014, in an act of generosity, that they’ve said they have found very healing, the Kalborgs established the Niklas Kalborg Production Fund Awards in memory of their son.
I’m gratified to have helped found this festival and to have served as Chair or Co-Chair of NV&V since its’ beginning. Most of all, I’m grateful to see that the exciting work done by our intermediate students is being -- and will continue to be -- duly appreciated and awarded.
--Mark L. Arywitz
Co-Chair of the Festival Committee