News & Updates
FESTIVALS & AWARDS:
WINNER: JURY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NARRATIVE FILMMAKING
2016 Southern Colorado Film Festival
WINNER: "CHUPACABRA" AUDIENCE AWARD FOR NARRATIVE FILMMAKING
2016 Southern Colorado Film Festival
WINNER: FESTIVAL AWARD for BEST SCREENWRITING
2016 Columbia Gorge International Film Festival
WINNER: BEST OF SHOW
2015 Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmakers Festival
WINNER: AWARD OF MERIT, SPECIAL MENTION
2015 Accolade Global Film Competition
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Columbia Gorge International Film Festival 2016
European Film Festival 2015
Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmakers Festival 2015
International Filmmakers Festival of World Cinema BERLIN 2016
International Filmmakers Festival of World Cinema NICE 2016
NewFilmmakers NY 2015
New York City Independent Film Festival 2016
New York No Limits Film Summit 2015
Southern Colorado Film Festival 2016
Taos Shortz FilmFest 2016
NOMINATED FOR:
Best Short Foreign Language Film
Best Director of Short Foreign Language Film
at the International Filmmakers Festival World Cinema NICE 2016
Best Original Screenplay of a Short Film
Best Editing of a Short Film
Best Cinematography in a Short Film
at the International Filmmakers Festival World Cinema BERLIN 2016
UPCOMING SCREENINGS:
October 23, 2016 at 2:40PM "If I Had A Piano (I'd Play You The Blues)" screens as a nominated film for the International Filmmakers Festival of World Cinema BERLIN 2016 Awards program in Berlin, Germany
http://filmfestinternational.com/october-23rd-room-2-berlin-iff/
PREVIOUS SCREENINGS & ACCOLADES:
October 15, 2016 13, 2016 at 6:00PM "If I Had A Piano (I'd Play You The Blues)" screened as a double Award Winner at the
Southern Colorado Film Festival Awards Ceremony
October 13, 2016 at 6:00PM "If I Had A Piano (I'd Play You The Blues)" screened as an Official Selection of the Southern Colorado Film Festival http://www.socofilmfest.com/2016.html
September 22 - 25 in Big Bear Lake, CA, "If I Had A Piano" screened at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival as an Official Selection and Best Screenwriting winner http://www.angaelica.com/
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 7:15PM "If I had A Piano (I'd Play You The Blues)" screened in front of "Mustang," 2016 Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film (Turkey) at ArtsQuest's Frank Banko AleHouse Cinema at Steel Stacks in Bethlehem, PA as part of their Reel Women Film Series.
Monday, May 9, 2016 at 12:45PM "If I Had A Piano (I'd Play You The Blues)" screens as a nominated film for the International Filmmakers Festival of World Cinema NICE 2016 Awards program in Nice, France
http://filmfestinternational.com/may-9th-2016-room-2-nice-iff-2016/
Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 8:45PM "IF I Had A Piano (I'd Play You The Blues)" screened as an Official Selection of the
New York City Film Festival at the Producer's Club Theater P (358 W 44th Street, New York, NY)
https://www.nycindieff.com/film/if-i-had-a-piano-i-d-play-you-the-blues
Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 5:00PM "If I Had A Piano (I'd Play You The Blues)" screened as an official selection of the Taos Shortz Film Festival in Taos, NM (a Movie Maker Magazine Top 50 Festival).
http://www.taosshortz.com/2016/schedule/program-3/
Sunday (Nov. 29th), "If I Had A Piano (I'd Play You The Blues)" screens before each of the feature films playing at ArtsQuest (Bethlehem, PA) Frank Banko Alehouse Cinema that day: "Spotlight" and "Brooklyn." http://www.steelstacks.org/event/1996/if-i-had-a-piano-id-play-you-the-blues/
If I Had A Piano to play at the New York No Limits Film Summit in NYC November 12 - 14, 2015. http://www.newyorknolimits.com.
If I Had A Piano has its European debut at the European Film Festival (October 25 - 31) in Berlin, Germany.
"If I Had A Piano" screened at 8:00PM on Monday, October 26th at the Babylon Cinema.
As part of EFF, "If I Had A Piano" will play simultaneously in numerous universities across Europe in November and December as the films are used as teaching tools to educate and build appreciation for independent cinema among film students.
October 18, 2015, If I Had A Piano screened at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinema at the
Greater Lehigh Valley Film Festival at ArtsQuest in Bethlehem, PA, where it won the Grand Prize for Best In Show.
If I Had A Piano kicks off NewFilmmaker NY's Fall Series on Wednesday, October 7th at the historic Anthology Film Archives on the Lower East Side, Manhattan. 7:00P.M. Filmmaker recpetion at 6:00P.M.
If I Had A Piano (I'd Play You The Blues) has its world premiere at The Emmaus Theatre
on Saturday, October 3, 2015, 4PM as part of the Emmaus Red Carpet Film Screening & After Party.
Accolade Global Film Competition awards "If I Had A Piano (I'd Play You The Blues)" an Award of Merit: Special Mention. Rick Prickett, who chairs The Accolade Global Film Competition, had this to say about the latest winners, “The Accolade is not an easy award to win. Entries are received from around the world from powerhouse companies to remarkable new talent. The Accolade helps set the standard for craft and creativity. The judges were pleased with the exceptional high quality of entries. The goal of The Accolade is to help winners achieve the recognition they deserve.
NEWS:
"Movies: Emmaus Native Presents SixFilm Shorts At Emmaus Theatre"
October 1, 2015 by Amy Longsdorf - The Morning Call
When Emmaus native Stephanie Gardner initially proposed a film event at the Emmaus Theatre, she wanted to get her own two shorts in front of Lehigh Valley audiences.
But she says the program "quickly expanded from there."
The Saturday bash now includes six shorts created by artists from all over the world including
Cuba, India, South Korea, Portugal, Russia, and Canada.
"I wanted to celebrate global communities coming together to create art in the form of cinema,"
"International Cinema"
September 24, 2015 by Paul Willistein
Lehigh Valley Press
“I’m hoping to celebrate film as an art that can bring cultures together as a shared experience. And how exciting is that we can experience it right here in Emmaus in our own movie theater?” says Gardner, a free-lance writer and director for theater and film in New York City.
Stephanie Gardner Films to Host Red Carpet Film Screening at the Emmaus Theatre on Saturday, October 3rd
Doors open at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 3rd at the Emmaus Theatre (19 S. 4th St.) for a red carpet premiere of Ms. Gardner’s film along with 5 other shorts to be screened. Following the show will be a Q&A session with several of the filmmakers, and an After Party at 187 Rue Principale on Main Street in Emmaus.
"Jackson Heights Movie Filmed In The Key of Love"
August 22, 2015 byTammy Scileppi - Times Ledger
If you’re in the mood for a secret fling — in the form of an escapist love story, that is — a soon-to-be-released film promises to sweep you off your feet.
“If I Had A Piano (I’d Play You The Blues)” is a new work by Queens-based writer/director Stephanie Gardner, and she describes it as “an experimental art piece, which explores love, romance and desire in a short film format.”
Now accepting Tax Deductible Donations through Fractured Atlas!
Stephanie Gardner films has been accepted for Fiscal Sponsorship by Fractured Atlas through which If I Had A Piano is now accepting tax deductible donations!
To learn more and donate, please visit Gardner's page, here.
Funds collected will go towards post production
sound design, marketing, and festival submission fees.
Thank you!
You're Invited to an If I Had A Piano Meet and Greet!
Thursday, March 26th, 2015
6:00pm - 8:30pm
at 187 Rue Principale
187 Main Street, Emmaus, PA 18049
http://www.187rueprincipale.com
Join us for an informal fundraiser and get-together to discuss the film and get a sneak peak as we speak with writer/director Stephanie Gardner and debut the film's trailer.
Join us for Raffles, Prizes, and a Cash Bar.
187 Rue Principale will donate to the film a portion of each drink ordered by our guests!
The more you drink, the more we make!