WInner Impact Doc Awards
The IMPACT DOCS Awards are unique in the industry. GFA competitions attract both powerhouse industry veterans (Ridley Scott, Weinstein Company, Disney, etc.) as well as talented new filmmakers. IMPACT DOCS is an exceptional, truly international awards competition, not a traditional film festival – which allows filmmakers from around the world to enter their documentaries in this prestigious competition. The IMPACT DOCS Awards are about helping industry professionals who create fresh, standout documentaries achieve the publicity and credibility they deserve.
The Rincon International Film Festival - (April 10-14, 2019) is the largest film festival in Puerto Rico. A top 10 surfing spot in the world, and named one of MovieMaker Magazine's "25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee", RIFF screens entertaining films outdoors and beachfront at beautiful resorts with dinners by the finest chefs on the island. RIFF looks for crowd pleasing films of any genre in English or with with English subtitles. Films get special attention if themed comedy, romantic, surfing, horror or documentary.
Press
Animal Sanctuary - New Haven Independent 5/31/19
Animal activist and Compassion Kind founder Aja Nikiya directs Linchpins of Dead Dog Island, a documentary that highlights the women involved in animal rescue in Puerto Rico. It begins with her efforts to save 14 dogs and cats abandoned in a home after Hurricane Maria and grows into an ongoing mission to help other animals left in the aftermath of the storm alongside the five women — “the linchpins” — that she connects with through her initial rescue efforts.