By Maria Esteves – June 26, 2014
International cinematographer ZACHARY GALLER, The Sleepwalker received an award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography during First Time Fest: The Second Time Around 2014 (FTF 2014) Gala Awards at 42 West, New York, Monday, April 7, 7:00 PM. FTF 2014 Gala Awards Reception preceded the ceremony and an amazing art exhibit and auction concluded the event. Red carpet arrivals included industry professionals; first time filmmakers, producers, writers, cinematographers, editors and composers from around the world; festival patrons and special guests.

FTF 2014 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
recipient Zachary Galler, The Sleepwalker, right, with festival
co-founder Johanna Bennett, First Time Fest.

FTF 2014 Gala Awards Red Carpet Arrivals: Festival producer Mitch
Levine, center, with festival co-founders Johanna Bennett, left,
and Mandy Ward, First Time Fest.

FTF 2014 Gala Awards Red Carpet Arrivals: (L-R) Director/producer
Jennie Livingston, Paris Is Burning, with festival co-founders Johanna
Bennett and Mandy Ward, First Time Fest.

FTF 2014 Gala Awards Red Carpet Arrivals: Festival co-founders
Johanna Bennett and Mandy Ward, First Time Fest.

FTF 2014 Gala Awards Red Carpet Arrivals: Festival co-founder
Johanna Bennett, First Time Fest, right, with director/producer
Jennie Livingston, Paris Is Burning.

FTF 2014 Gala Awards Red Carpet Arrivals: Technical director Kerim
Duran, First Time Fest, left, and VP Claus Mueller, Foreign Press
Association.

FTF 2014 Gala Awards Red Carpet Arrivals:
Director of programming David Schwartz,
First Time Fest, left, with FTF jury member
/award presenter Anne-Katrin Titze, Eye For Film.

FTF 2014 Gala Awards Red Carpet Arrivals:
Festival co-founder Johanna Bennett,
First Time Fest, left, with managing partner
Susan Buckley, 42 West, NYC.

FTF 2014 Gala Awards Red Carpet Arrivals:
International filmmaker Klas Ekegren.

FTF 2014 Gala Awards host, director of
programming David Schwartz, First Time Fest.