The Circuit

Jennifer Phang's "Half-Life" won the Acura Grand Jury Award at the Gen Art fest in Manhattan.  Doug Pray's doc "Surfwise" won the audience award.  Best short went to Christina Voros' "The Ladies," and the audience awarded short Rajeev Dassani's "A Day's Work."  Jurors this year were Alan Cumming, Saskia Wilson-Brown, and Norman Reedus.

In its 13th year, Gen Art has perfected the nightly movie-and-a-party festival model.  With its hands equally in the fashion and visual art worlds they throw some incredibly good looking parties which are sometimes more memorable than the screenings.

In June, their 2nd annual Chicago edition starts up.

Variety's Justin Chang reviewed "Half-Life" here.