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The High Falls Film Festival, founded in 2001, is a film festival that focuses on celebrating women in film. The festival is inspired by Rochester, New York's legacy in nitrate film and the women’s rights movement.

High Falls Film Festival presents multiple features, documentaries, and shorts, including a children's program and student-filmmaker program. The festival includes emerging and established female talent, with past guests including actresses Kerry Washington, Christine Lahti, Angela Bassett, Jane Alexander, Candice Bergen, Joan Allen, Famke Janssen, and CCH Pounder,^[1] and voice-over actress Nancy Cartwright. The festival is held in Rochester's East End entertainment district.

The festival aligned with the Rochester International Film Festival in 2007 and with George Eastman House in 2009 under the name George Eastman House 360 | 365 Film Festival.^[2] The festival took a hiatus in 2012 and returned in 2013.

Awards[edit]

The Susan B. Anthony "Failure is Impossible" Award
Honors a woman in the film industry who has persevered in her career and triumphed over difficulties.

2001: Pam Grier, actress
2002: Lainie Kazan, actress
2003: Candice Bergen, actress
2004: Sally Kellerman, actress
2005: Angela Bassett, actress
2006: Agnieszka Holland, director
2008: Rita Moreno, actress
2009: Lynn Redgrave and C.C.H. Pounder, actresses
2010: Thelma Schoonmaker, editor
2011: Julie Taymor, filmmaker

The Golden Lens Award for Cinematography
Honors a person who has made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of cinematography.

2011: Buddy Squires

The Rochester Film Legacy Award
Honors a filmmaker or film supporter based in the Rochester area whose passion and dedication embodies Rochester’s proud film legacy.

2011: Brock Yates
2015: Marilyn O'Connor
2016: June Foster

The Faith Hubley "Web of Life" Award
Named after its first recipient, honors a woman who understands the power of art in connecting with an audience and in making the world a better place.

2001: Faith Hubley, animator
2002: Nancy Cartwright, voice actor
2003: Jeannie Epper, stuntwoman
2004: Mira Nair, filmmaker
2005: Jane Alexander, actor

The Elizabeth Cady Stanton "Thorn in the Side" Award
Honors women who exemplify the collaborative nature of film and video. The award is named in honor of Stanton, who said: "If there is one part of my life which gives me more intense satisfaction than another, it is my friendship with Susan B. Anthony... we have indeed been thorns in the side of each other..."

2006: Stella Pence, (retired) Co-Director, Telluride Film Festival
2008: Estela Bravo, director
2009: Debra Zimmerman

Audience Choice Awardees
Festival audiences chose Best Feature, Best Documentary and Best Short. Past Audience Award winners include:

2001

Best Feature: No Man's Land
- Runner-Up: Fast Runner
Best Documentary: Southern Comfort
- Runner-Up: Endurance

2002

Best Feature: Nowhere In Africa
- Runner-Up: Frida
Best Documentary: Blue Vinyl
- Runner-Up: Sister Helen

2003

Best Feature: In America
Best Documentary: My Architect

2004

Best Feature: Dear Frankie
Best Documentary: Born Into Brothels

2005

Best Feature: The World's Fastest Indian
Best Documentary: Christa Mcauliffe: Reach For The Stars
Best Short: A Life To Live

2006

Best Feature: The Lives Of Others
Best Documentary: American Blackout
Best Short: Sintonia

2008

Best Feature: Phoebe in Wonderland
Best Documentary: Autism: The Musical

2009

Best Feature: Skin
Best Documentary: Signs Of The Time
Best Short: Julie, Julie

2010

Best Feature: Welcome
Best Documentary: Waiting For "Superman"

2011

Best Feature: The First Grader

2016

Best Feature: Sugar!
Best Documentary: My Love Affair With The Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond 2015
Best Feature: The Lennon Report
Best Documentary: Yemeniettes 2011
Best Documentary: Bill Cunningham New York
Best Short: Shoegazer

References[edit]

^ Gallagher, Michael Aaron (May 30, 2009).2009 Rochester High Falls International Film Festival honors ground-breaking pioneers Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 05-30-2009.
^ Reguero, Anna (2009-12-23). "George Eastman House joins area film festival". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York: Gannett Company. p. 1A. Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2009-12-23.

Pieterse, Janice B. (2007-06-20). "Film festivals merge, hire director, move date". Rochester Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
Low, Stuart (2012-11-20). "High Falls Film Festival to return in 2013". Democrat and Chronicle.

External links[edit]

highfallsfilmfestival.com Official site

[1] Gallagher, Michael Aaron (May 30, 2009).2009 Rochester High Falls International Film Festival honors ground-breaking pioneers Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 05-30-2009.

[D&C_Dec09-2] Reguero, Anna (2009-12-23). "George Eastman House joins area film festival". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York: Gannett Company. p. 1A. Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2009-12-23.

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+{{Short description|Film festival in Rochester, NY (founded 2001)}}The '''High Falls Film Festival''', founded in 2001, is a film festival that focuses on celebrating women in film. The festival is inspired by [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], [[New York (state)|New York's]] legacy in nitrate film and the women’s rights movement.
-The '''High Falls Film Festival''' is an annual [[film festival]] held each spring in [[Rochester, New York]]. Founded in 2001, the festival's mission is to focus on quality independent films from around the world. The current festival focus is on the work of women in all areas of film, video and new media, highlighting Rochester’s standing as the home of motion picture film ([[George Eastman]]) and the women's rights movement ([[Susan B. Anthony]]). The festival has also presented a summer film camp for teens and a teen film festival.
-Past editions of the festival have each included some 90 features, documentaries, shorts, children's and young adult programs, student filmmaking competitions, panel discussions, master classes, and informal "Coffee With" events featuring visiting filmmakers and stars. The festival is a lively mix of emerging and well-established talent, with past guests that include actresses [[Christine Lahti]], [[Angela Bassett]], [[Jane Alexander]], [[Candice Bergen]], [[Joan Allen]], [[Famke Janssen]], [[CCH Pounder]],<ref>Gallagher, Michael Aaron (May 30, 2009).[http://www.stayfamous.net/2009/05/2009-rochester-high-falls-international.html 2009 Rochester High Falls International Film Festival honors ground-breaking pioneers]. Retrieved 05-30-2009.</ref> and [[Sally Kellerman]], voice-over actress [[Nancy Cartwright|Nancy "Bart Simpson" Cartwright]], producer [[Lauren Shuler Donner]], editor [[Thelma Schoonmaker]], and director [[Vicky Jenson]].  Other guests include actors [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] and [[Bill Pullman]], and director [[James Ivory (director)|James Ivory]].
+High Falls Film Festival presents multiple features, documentaries, and shorts, including a children's program and student-filmmaker program. The festival includes emerging and established female talent, with past guests including actresses [[Kerry Washington]], [[Christine Lahti]], [[Angela Bassett]], [[Jane Alexander]], [[Candice Bergen]], [[Joan Allen]], [[Famke Janssen]], and [[CCH Pounder]],<ref>Gallagher, Michael Aaron (May 30, 2009).[http://www.stayfamous.net/2009/05/2009-rochester-high-falls-international.html 2009 Rochester High Falls International Film Festival honors ground-breaking pioneers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302201619/http://www.stayfamous.net/2009/05/2009-rochester-high-falls-international.html |date=2012-03-02 }}. Retrieved 05-30-2009.</ref> and voice-over actress [[Nancy Cartwright]]. The festival is held in Rochester's East End entertainment district.
+The festival aligned with the [[Rochester International Film Festival]] in 2007 and with George Eastman House in 2009 under the name George Eastman House 360 | 365 Film Festival.<ref name="D&C_Dec09">{{cite news|first=Anna |last=Reguero |title=George Eastman House joins area film festival |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20091223/NEWS01/912230386/George-Eastman-House-joins-area-film-festival |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |location=[[Rochester, New York]] |page=1A |date=2009-12-23 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5mEkPWLh1?url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20091223/NEWS01/912230386/George-Eastman-House-joins-area-film-festival |archive-date=2009-12-23 |access-date=2009-12-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The festival took a hiatus in 2012 and returned in 2013.
-== Name Changes ==
-In June 2007, the festival merged with the [[Rochester International Film Festival]] (est. 1959).<ref name="D&C">{{cite news |first=Lisa |last=Hutchurson |title=Two acclaimed film festivals merge |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070621/LIVING/706210324/-1/LIVING01 |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |page=1C |date=2007-06-21 |accessdate=2007-06-21}}</ref> After the 2008 event, the two festivals separated again. The Rochester International Film Festival retained its name, while The High Falls Film Festival continued as The '''Rochester-High Falls International Film Festival'''.
-On October 21, 2009 the festival announced its new name, '''360 | 365''', in recognition of its new year-round focus. In late December of that year, the festival announced that the [[George Eastman House]], an international center for film preservation in Rochester, would be a title sponsor for the festival, making the name '''George Eastman House 360 | 365 Film Festival'''.<ref name="D&C_Dec09">{{cite news |first=Anna |last=Reguero |title=George Eastman House joins area film festival |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20091223/NEWS01/912230386/George-Eastman-House-joins-area-film-festival |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |location=[[Rochester, New York]] |page=1A |date=2009-12-23 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5mEkPWLh1 |archivedate=2009-12-23 |accessdate=2009-12-23}}</ref>
-After taking a hiatus in 2012, the festival announced its return April 18–20, 2013 with its original name, '''High Falls Film Festival''', and original focus on women in film. The festival's venues include The Little Theatre, The Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House and The Cinema Theatre.
 ==Awards==
-'''The Susan B. Anthony “Failure is Impossible” Award''' <br>
+'''The Susan B. Anthony "Failure is Impossible" Award''' <br>Honors a woman in the film industry who has persevered in her career and triumphed over difficulties.
+* 2001: Pam Grier, actress
-Honors a woman in the film industry who has persevered in her career and triumphed over difficulties.
+* 2002: Lainie Kazan, actress
-* 2011: Julie Taymor
+* 2003: Candice Bergen, actress
-* 2010: Thelma Schoonmaker
+* 2004: Sally Kellerman, actress
-* 2009: Actors Lynn Redgrave and CCH Pounder
+* 2005: [[Angela Bassett]], actress
-* 2008: Actor Rita Moreno
-* 2006: Director Agnieszka Holland; actors Shirley Knight and Famke Janssen; producer Lauren Shuler Donner
+* 2006: Agnieszka Holland, director
+* 2008: Rita Moreno, actress
-* 2005: Actors [[Christine Lahti]], [[Angela Bassett]] and [[Diane Ladd]]; producer [[Norma Heyman]] and screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal
+* 2009: Lynn Redgrave and C.C.H. Pounder, actresses
-* 2004: Actors Joan Allen and Sally Kellerman; publicist Lois Smith
+* 2010: Thelma Schoonmaker, editor
-* 2003: Actor Celeste Holm
+* 2011: Julie Taymor, filmmaker
-* 2002: Actor Lainie Kazan
-* 2001: Actor Pam Grier
-'''The Golden Lens Award for Cinematography'''<br>
+'''The Golden Lens Award for Cinematography'''<br>Honors a person who has made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of cinematography.
-Honors a person who has made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of cinematography.
 * 2011: Buddy Squires
-'''The Rochester Film Legacy Award'''<br>
+'''The Rochester Film Legacy Award'''<br>Honors a filmmaker or film supporter based in the Rochester area whose passion and dedication embodies Rochester’s proud film legacy.
-Honors a filmmaker or film supporter based in the Rochester area whose passion and dedication embodies Rochester’s proud film legacy.
 * 2011: Brock Yates
+* 2015: Marilyn O'Connor
+* 2016: June Foster
+'''The Faith Hubley "Web of Life" Award'''<br>Named after its first recipient, honors a woman who understands the power of art in connecting with an audience and in making the world a better place.
-'''The Faith Hubley “Web of Life” Award'''<br>
+* 2001: Faith Hubley, animator
-Named after its first recipient, honors a woman who understands the power of art in connecting with an audience and in making the world a better place.
+* 2002: Nancy Cartwright, voice actor
+* 2003: Jeannie Epper, stuntwoman
+* 2004: Mira Nair, filmmaker
 * 2005: Jane Alexander, actor
-* 2004: Mira Nair, filmmaker
-* 2003: Jeannie Epper, stuntwoman
-* 2002: Nancy Cartwright, voice actor
-* 2001: Faith Hubley, animator
+'''The Elizabeth Cady Stanton "Thorn in the Side" Award'''<br>Honors women who exemplify the collaborative nature of film and video. The award is named in honor of Stanton, who said: "If there is one part of my life which gives me more intense satisfaction than another, it is my friendship with Susan B. Anthony... we have indeed been thorns in the side of each other..."
-'''The Elizabeth Cady Stanton “Thorn in the Side” Award'''<br>
+* 2006: Stella Pence, (retired) Co-Director, Telluride Film Festival
-Honors women who exemplify the collaborative nature of film and video. The award is named in honor of Stanton, who said: “If there is one part of my life which gives me more intense satisfaction than another, it is my friendship with Susan B. Anthony... we have indeed been thorns in the side of each other...”
-* 2009: Debra Zimmerman
 * 2008: Estela Bravo, director
+* 2009: [[Debra Zimmerman]]
-* 2006: Stella Pence, (retired) Co-Director, Telluride Film Festival
-'''Audience Choice Awardees'''<br>
+'''Audience Choice Awardees'''<br>Festival audiences chose Best Feature, Best Documentary and Best Short. Past Audience Award winners include:
+:2001
-Festival audiences chose Best Feature, Best Documentary and Best Short. Past Audience Award winners include:
+:* Best Feature: [[No Man's Land (2001 film)|''No Man's Land'']]
+:** Runner-Up: ''[[Fast Runner]]''
+:* Best Documentary: [[Southern Comfort (2001 film)|''Southern Comfort'']]
+:** Runner-Up: [[The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition|''Endurance'']]
+:2002
-:2011
-:* Best Feature:  [[The First Grader]]
+:* Best Feature: ''[[Nowhere In Africa]]''
+:** Runner-Up: ''[[Frida (2002 film)|Frida]]''
-:* Best Documentary:  [[Bill Cunningham New York]]
-:* Best Short: Shoegazer
+:* Best Documentary: ''[[Blue Vinyl]]''
+:** Runner-Up: ''Sister Helen''
+:2003
-:2010
-:* Best Feature:  [[Welcome (2009 film)|Welcome]]
+:* Best Feature: [[In America (film)|''In America'']]
-:* Best Documentary: [[Waiting for "Superman"|Waiting For "Superman"]]
+:* Best Documentary: ''[[My Architect]]''
+:2004
-:2009
-:* Best Feature: [[Skin (2008 film)|Skin]]
+:* Best Feature: ''[[Dear Frankie]]''
-:* Best Documentary: [[Signs Of The Time]]
+:* Best Documentary: ''[[Born Into Brothels]]''
-:* Best Short: Julie, Julie
+:2005
-:2008
-:* Best Feature: [[Phoebe in Wonderland]]
+:* Best Feature: ''[[The World's Fastest Indian]]''
-:* Best Documentary: [[Autism: The Musical]]
+:* Best Documentary: ''Christa Mcauliffe: Reach For The Stars''
+:* Best Short: ''A Life To Live''
 :2006
-:* Best Feature: [[The Lives Of Others]]
+:* Best Feature: ''[[The Lives Of Others]]''
-:* Best Documentary: [[American Blackout]]
+:* Best Documentary: ''[[American Blackout]]''
-:* Best Short: Sintonia
+:* Best Short: ''Sintonia''
+:2008
-:2005
-:* Best Feature: [[The World's Fastest Indian]]
+:* Best Feature: ''[[Phoebe in Wonderland]]''
-:* Best Documentary: Christa Mcauliffe: Reach For The Stars
+:* Best Documentary: ''[[Autism: The Musical]]''
-:* Best Short: A Life To Live
+:2009
-:2004
-:* Best Feature: [[Dear Frankie]]
+:* Best Feature: [[Skin (2008 film)|''Skin'']]
-:* Best Documentary: [[Born Into Brothels]]
+:* Best Documentary: ''[[Signs Of The Time]]''
+:* Best Short: ''Julie, Julie''
+:2010
-:2003
-:* Best Feature: [[In America (film)|In America]]
+:* Best Feature: [[Welcome (2009 film)|''Welcome'']]
-:* Best Documentary: [[My Architect]]
+:* Best Documentary: [[Waiting for "Superman"|''Waiting For "Superman"'']]
+:2011
-:2002
-:* Best Feature: [[Nowhere In Africa]]
+:* Best Feature: ''[[The First Grader]]''
-:* Best Documentary: [[Blue Vinyl]]
-:* Best Feature, Runner-Up: [[Frida]]
-:* Best Documentary, Runner-Up: Sister Helen
+:2016
-:2001
-:* Best Feature: [[No Man's Land (2001 film)|No Man's Land]]
+:* Best Feature: ''Sugar!''
-:* Best Documentary: [[Southern Comfort (2001 film)|Southern Comfort]]
+:* Best Documentary: ''My Love Affair With The Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond 2015''
-:* Best Feature, Runner-Up: [[Fast Runner]]
+:* Best Feature: ''The Lennon Report''
-:* Best Documentary, Runner-Up: [[The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition|Endurance]]
+:* Best Documentary: ''Yemeniettes 2011''
+:* Best Documentary: ''[[Bill Cunningham New York]]''
+:* Best Short: ''Shoegazer''
+== See also ==
+* [[List of women's film festivals]]
 ==References==
 <references />
-*{{Cite news |first=Janice B. |last=Pieterse |title=Film festivals merge, hire director, move date |url=http://www.rbj.net/fullarticle.cfm?sdid=67317 |work=[[Rochester Business Journal]] |date=2007-06-20 |accessdate=2007-06-21 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070928055605/http://www.rbj.net/fullarticle.cfm?sdid=67317 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-28}}
+*{{Cite news|first=Janice B. |last=Pieterse |title=Film festivals merge, hire director, move date |url=http://www.rbj.net/fullarticle.cfm?sdid=67317 |work=Rochester Business Journal |date=2007-06-20 |access-date=2007-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928055605/http://www.rbj.net/fullarticle.cfm?sdid=67317 |archive-date=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead }}
 *{{Cite news |first=Stuart |last=Low |title=High Falls Film Festival to return in 2013 |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20121101/LIVING/311010055 |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |date=2012-11-20 }}
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+[[Category:Film festivals in New York (state)]]
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