2009 AWARD WINNERS
Best Narrative Short
1st
“Father’s Day”
Dir. William Gilbey
2nd ( 3 way Tie)
“Enigma”
Dir. Jason Shumway & Matt Shumway
&
“Piece Of Paper”
Dir. Cesar Raphael
&
“Zombies And Cigarettes”
Dir. Rafael Martinez
3rd (Tie)
“Brite Eyes”
Dir. Andrew Eckblad
&
“Danny”
Dir. Tom Teng
Honorable Mention
“Scissu”, Dir. Tom Bewilogua
“Solitude”, Dir. Robert Joseph Butler
“Junkyard”, Dir. Michael Skvaria
“Magic Kisa”, Dir. Saliva Mathieu
“House Of Cards”, Dir. David Priego
“Continuity”, Dir. Roberto Ferreira
“Stuff Inc.”, Dir. Jean-Francois Rey
“Marino’s”, Dir. Ryan Wick
“The New, True, Charlie Wu”, Dir. Bob Pondillo
“In Space”, Dir. Visra Vichit-Vadakan
“Lock Speed Action”, Dir. Rich Bokides
“The Shaftesbury Players”, Dir. Lorcan O’Herlihy
“The Booby Trap”, Dir. Simon Pennekamp
“Cup Size”, Dir. Jordan Auten
“Housekeeper”, Dir. Ben Lumpkin
“The New Tenants”, Dir. Joachim Back
“Ironic Odyssey”, Dir. Raj Mehta
“The Factory Fantasy”, Dir. Genevray Jerome
“Yoga Man”, Dir. Rob Lambert
“The Cleansing”, Dir. Joshua Harrel
“Beat Boys, Beat Girls”, Dir. Yariv Sponko
“Game Of Chess”, Dir. Paul Ratner
“Toy Soldier”, Dir. Russell Whaley
“Inseparable Hearts”, Dir. Maurice Moore
“The Resurrection Of Officer Rollins”, Dir. Nathan Cox
“The Lifter Upper”, Dir. Micah Chambers-Goldberg
“Guitar Lessons”, Dir. Deborah Geffner
“Inside Of Me”, Dir. Robert X. Golphin
“Little Devil”, Dir. Steve Mason
“Lettuce Break Bread”, Dir. Tim Miller
“Cresendo”, Dir. Pierre Terrade & Didier Woldemard
“Death Ranch”, Dir. Aaron Naar & Seth Cuddeback
Best Narrative Short Director
“Piece Of Paper”
Dir. Cesar Raphael
Best Narrative Short Screenplay
“Father’s Day”
Dir. William Gilbey
Best Narrative Short Cinematography
“Brite Eyes”
Dir. Andrew Eckblad
Best Narrative Short Editing
“Zombies And Cigarettes”
Dir. Rafael Martinez
Best Narrative Short Actor
“Father’s Day”
Toby Richards
Best Narrative Short Actress
“Crescendo”
Julie Gauvain
Best Narrative Short Supporting Actor
“Danny”
Preston Sparks
Best Narrative Short Supporting Actress
“Solitude”
Sarah Benedict
Best Narrative Short Sound Design
“Brite Eyes”
Dir. Andrew Eckblad
Best Narrative Short Original Score
“Danny”
Dir. Tom Teng
Best Narrative Short Production Design
“Zombies And Cigarettes”
Dir. Rafael Martinez
Best Narrative Short Special Effect (Digital)
“Enigma”
Dir. Jason Shumway & Matt Shumway
Best Narrative Short Special Effect (Make-Up)
“Zombies And Cigarettes”
Dir. Rafael Martinez
Best Narrative Short Stunts
“Enigma”
Dir. Jason Shumway & Matt Shumway
Best Narrative Short Costume Design
“Enigma”
Dir. Jason Shumway & Matt Shumway
Best Narrative Feature
1st
“Phir Kabhi”
Dir. V. Karuna Prakash
2nd
“The Crimson Mask”
Dir. Elias Plagianos
3rd
“Pig Hunt”
Dir. Jim Isaac
Honorable Mention
“Open Diaries”, Dir. Sasha Schriber
“Necrosis”, Dir. Jason Stephens
“Bronx Paradise”, Dir. William Lappe
“Friends And Lovers”, Dir. Ron Pike
“Lilly’s Thorn”, Dir. Will Bain
“Nothing Special”, Dir. Angela Garcia Combs
“Best Friend”, Dir. Woodly Aurelus
“Desert Fox”, Dir. Keith Schwebel
“Reclusion”, Dir. Andrew McGowan
“Battle Of The Bands”, Dir. Santo Scardillo
“If God Wants”, Dir. Arthur Diennet
“Tangerine Sky”, Dir. Frank Perry Lopez
“Jarring”, Dir. Ivo Raza
“Cold Blood Canyon”, Dir. Alec Tuckman
“Laid Off”, Dir. John Launchi
“I’m Just Saying”, Dir. Brian Douglas
“The Guest At Central Park West”, Dir. John Jones
“Consciousness”, Dir. Masaya Uenoyama
“The Red Queen”, Dir. David Carren
“Tow”, Dir. Adam Newell
“Out Of The Fog”, Dir. Maya Batash
“The Hush”, Dir. Vincent Cortez
“Caesar And Otto’s Summer Camp Massacre”, Dir. David Campfield
“Sketch”, Dir. Neil Kocsis
“Lexie Cannes”, Dir. Tom Bertling
“Overload”, Dir. Robert Fritz
“The Perfect Woman”, Dir. Marvel Gima
“The Safehouse”, Dir. William Morroni
“Beartrap”, Dir. Mike Robertson & Arlen Konopaki
Best Narrative Feature Director
“Phir Kabhi”
Dir. V. Karuna Prakash
Best Narrative Feature Screenplay
“Phir Kabhi”
Dir. V. Karuna Prakash
Best Narrative Feature Cinematography
“The Crimson Mask”
Dir. Elias Plagianos
Best Narrative Feature Editing
“The Crimson Mask”
Dir. Elias Plagianos
Best Narrative Feature Actor
“The Crimson Mask”
Robert Clothessy
Best Narrative Feature Actress
“Open Diaries”
Tracey McMahon
Best Narrative Feature Supporting Actor
“Pig Hunt”
Trevor Bullock
Best Narrative Feature Supporting Actress
“Bronx Paradise”
Brea Cola
Best Narrative Feature Sound Design
“Pig Hunt”
Andy Newell, Mark Gingras & Jon Caxton
Best Narrative Feature Original Score
“Phir Kabhi”
Dir. V. Karuna Prakash
Best Narrative Feature Production Design
“Phir Kabhi”
Dir. V. Karuna Prakash
Best Narrative Feature Special Effect (Digital)
“The Crimson Mask”
Dir. Elias Plagianos
Best Narrative Feature Special Effect (Make-Up)
“Pig Hunt”
Erik Jensen, Danny Wagner & Kerner Optical
Best Narrative Feature Stunts
“The Crimson Mask”
Dir. Elias Plagianos
Best Narrative Feature Costume Design
“Phir Kabhi”
Dir. V. Karuna Prakash
Best Student Film
1st
“Patient”
Dir. Daniel Clements
2nd
“The Christmas Ward”
Dir. Allyn Quigley
3rd
“The Last Moments Of Leopoldo Berenguer”
Dir. Jaime Dezcallar
Honorable Mention
“Nobody’s Business”, Dir. Tyler Savage
“Processing Days”, Dir. Caroline Park
“Ausbury Park”, Dir. Robert Andersen
“Holiday”, Dir. Justin Zagri
“Breadwinner”, Dir. Cornelius Murphy
“Happy Deathday”, Dir. Elizabeth Callahan
“After The Sun”, Dir. Michael Nader
“A Soldier In Skirts”, Dir. David Ballin
“The Fire”, Dir.Christopher Rollitt
“Defining David Dalton”, Dir. Zach Terry
“Interface”, Dir. Sahand Nikoukar
“Isaacson Brothers”, Dir. Won Lee
“Alien Abdiction”, Dir. Chris Kato
“The Night Life”, Dir. Lee Arter
“Their Story”, Dir. Jingyang Cheng
“Bunnyman Bridge”, Dir. David Ashton
“Trick Or Treat”, Dir. David Ruby
“First Date”, Dir. Sabrina Jagiom
“Pretty Joy”, Dir. Chiyume Sugawara
“Alisha”, Dir. Daniel Citron
“What They Want”, Dir. David Helman
“Nerds Collide”, Dir. Daniel Hale
“We Are All Here”, Dir. Yonghwa Choi
“The Shoes”, Dir. Jo Ellen Hoffman
Best Student Film Director
“Patient”
Dir. Daniel Clements
Best Student Film Screenplay
“The Christmas Ward”
Dir. Allyn Quigley
Best Student Film Cinematography
“The Last Moments Of Leopoldo Berenguer”
Dir. Jaime Dezcallar
Best Student Film Editing
“Patient”
Dir. Daniel Clements
Best Student Film Actor
“Nobody’s Business”
Rob Skolits
Best Student Film Actress
“The Christmas Ward”
Michelle Forde
Best Student Film Supporting Actor
“Nobody’s Business”
Gregory Jones
Best Student Film Supporting Actress
“The Christmas Ward”
Carmel O Leary
Best Student Film Sound Design
“Holiday”
Dir. Justin Zagri
Best Student Film Original Score
“The Last Moments Of Leopoldo Berenguer”
Dir. Jaime Dezcallar
Best Student Film Production Design
“Patient”
Dir. Daniel Clements
Best Student Film Special Effect (Make-up)
“Patient”
Dir. Daniel Clements
Best Student Film Costume Design
“The Last Moments Of Leopoldo Berenguer”
Dir. Jaime Dezcallar
Best Documentary Feature
1st
“The Rivals”
Dir. Kirk Wolfinger
2nd
“Into The Cold-A Journey Of The Soul”
Dir. Sebastian Copeland
3rd
“Numen: The Nature Of Plants”
Dir. Terrence Youk
Honorable Mention
“Evropolis”, Dir. Kostadin Bonev
“Autism: Made in The USA”, Dir. Gary Null
“Live To Forgive”, Dir. Skip Moody
“The Pit”, Dir. Johanna Lee
“In The Name Of Democracy”, Dir. Nina Rosenblum
“Solo”, Dir. Joseph Gerges
“Krakow-Magic of A City”, Dir. Gilbert Bruning
“Road To Nkunda”, Dir. Douglas Busby
“Art From The Streets”, Dir. Layton Blaylock
“Expansive Grounds”, Dir. Gerburg Rohde-Dahl
“Robyn Hitchcock: I Often Dreame of Trains”, Dir. John Ddginton
“Cultural Intifada”, Dir. Moses Seenarine
“American Dumpling”, Dir. Eileen Nelson
Best Documentary Feature Director
“Into The Cold-A Journey Of The Soul”
Dir. Sebastian Copeland
Best Documentary Feature Concept
“Art From The Streets”
Dir. Layton Blaylock
Best Documentary Feature Cinematography
“The Rivals”
Dir. Kirk Wolfinger
Best Documentary Feature Editing
“Numen: The Nature Of Plants”
Dir. Terrence Youk
Best Documentary Feature Voice Over
“Into The Cold”
Sebastian Copeland
Best Documentary Feature Sound Design
“The Rivals”
Dir. Kirk Wolfinger
Best Documentary Feature Original Score
“Robyn Hitchcock: I Often Dream Of Trains”
Dir. John Ddginton
Best Documentary Feature Visual Effects
“Numen: The Nature Of Plants”
Dir. Terrence Youk
Best Documentary Short
1st
“Wildlife Underground”
Dir. Judith Adlhoch
2nd
“Equine Destiny”
Dir. Roddy Tabatabai
3rd
“Waziristan-A Culture under Attack”
Dir. Farhat Taj
Honorable Mention
“Sky Dancer”, Dir. Jody Kemmerer
“Price Of Life”, Dir. Daniel Hunt
“In Their Making”, Dir. Tomah Mackie
“Dig Comics”, Dir. Miguel Cima
“A Man And His Mountain”, Dir. Geoff Brooks
“Aravani Girl”, Dir. Peter Spenceley
“Claiming A Life”, Dir. Stephen Witty
“Moje Powstanie, Dir. Anna Taborska
“Road Gone Wild”, Dir. Nick Mosher
“Les Moulins”, Dir. Ross Morin
“Englishes”, Joon Sung
“The Sundowner”, Steve Christoios
“Songs Inside The Box, Dir. Max Shores
“A Link To The Past”, Dir. Paul Renteria
“Certain Adverse Events”, Dir. Nancy Edwards
“Burning”, Dir. Vincent Moon & Nathanael Le Scouarnec
Best Documentary Short Director
“Wildlife Underground”
Dir. Judith Adlhoch
Best Documentary Short Concept
“Equine Destiny”
Dir. Roddy Tabatabai
Best Documentary Short Cinematography
“Wildlife Underground”
Dir. Judith Adlhoch
Best Documentary Short Editing
“In Their Making”
Dir. Tomah Mackie
Best Documentary Short Voice Over
“Equine Destiny”
Michael Bell
Best Documentary Short Sound Design
“Waziristan-A Culture under Attack”
Dir. Farhat Taj
Best Documentary Short Original Score
“Equine Destiny”
Dir. Roddy Tabatabai
Best Documentary Short Visual Effects
“Wildlife Underground”
Dir. Judith Adlhoch
Best Foreign Film
1st
“LoveLorn”
Dir. Becky Preston
2nd
“Le Regan De Fanes”
Dir. Ronald Verra
3rd
“Road To Sangam”
Dir. Amit Rai
Honorable Mention
“Kleine Liebe”, Dir. Marco Wiersch
“Mannen Med Kulorna”, Dir. Hans Montellius
“Dear Chandima”, Dir. Yoshanka Samarawira
Best Foreign Film Director
“LoveLorn”
Dir. Becky Preston
Best Foreign Film Screenplay
“LoveLorn”
Dir. Becky Preston
Best Foreign Film Cinematography
“LoveLorn”
Dir. Becky Preston
Best Foreign Film Editing
“LoveLorn”
Dir. Becky Preston
Best Foreign Film Actor
“LoveLorn”
Phillip James
Best Foreign Film Actress
“LoveLorn”
Olivia Chappell
Best Foreign Film Supporting Actor
“LoveLorn”
Edmund Dehn
Best Foreign Film Supporting Actress
“LoveLorn”
Helen Hobson
Best Foreign Film Sound Design
“LoveLorn”
Dir. Becky Preston
Best Foreign Film Original Score
“Road To Sangam”
Dir. Amit Rai
Best Foreign Film Production Design
“Road To Sangam”
Dir. Amit Rai
Best Foreign Film Digital Effects
“Le Regan De Fanes”
Dir. Ronald Verra
Best Foreign Film Special Effect (Make-up)
“Le Regan De Fanes”
Dir. Ronald Verra
Best Foreign Film Stunts
“Le Regan De Fanes”
Dir. Ronald Verra
Best Foreign Film Costume Design
“Le Regan De Fanes”
Dir. Ronald Verra
Best Experimental Winners
1st
“Cafe”
Dir. Norman Magden
2nd
“Kapsis”
Dir. Yen-Ting Cho
3rd
“Outlive”
Dir. Arend Anton
Honorable Mention
“Skin Deep”, Dir. Jermaine Jackson
“A Tribute To Tragedy”, Dir. Eric Van Brunt
“They Made That Up!”, Dir. Lee Godden
“Why Do I Exist”, Dir. Woody Woodhall
Best Experimental Director
“Kapsis”
Dir. Yen-Ting Cho
Best Experimental Performance
“A Tribute To Tragedy”
Ace Elliot
Best Experimental Concept
“Cafe”
Dir. Norman Magden
Best Experimental Cinematography
“Cafe”
Dir. Norman Magden
Best Experimental Editing
“Why Do I Exist”
Dir. Woody Woodhall
Best Experimental Original Score
“Kapsis”
Dir. Yen-Ting Cho
Best Experimental Production Design
“Cafe”
Dir. Norman Magden
Best Experimental Visual Effects
“Kapsis”
Dir. Yen-Ting Cho
Best Experimental Costume Design
“Cafe”
Dir. Norman Magden
Best Animation
1st
“Sebastian’s Voodoo”
Dir. Joaquin Baldwin
2nd
“The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas”
Dir. John Wardlaw
3rd
“O Pintor De Ceos”
Dir. Jorge Morais Valle
Honorable Mention
“Lucky”, Dir. Amy Vatanakul
“The Terrible Thing of Alpha 9”, Dir. Jake Armstrong
“East Side Gang”, Dir. Dave Zani
“Mary Melissa Miranda McGurk”, Dir. Tim DeRoche
“The Killer of Montmartre”, Dir. Borislav Sajtinac
“Skylight”, Dir. David Baas
“Nothing Like Her”, Dir. Seana Kozar
“What’s Your Flavor”, Dir. Sean Bradshaw
“Mama And Nardo”, Dir. Alec Tuckman
Best Animation Director
“Sebastian’s Voodoo”
Dir. Joaquin Baldwin
Best Animated Characters
“The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas”
Dir. John Wardlaw
Best Animation Story
“The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas”
Dir. John Wardlaw
Best Animated Visuals
“Sebastian’s Voodoo”
Dir. Joaquin Baldwin
Best Animation Sound Design
“O Pintor De Ceos”
Dir. Jorge Morais Valle
Best Original Score
“Sebastian’s Voodoo”
Dir. Joaquin Baldwin
Best Animation Voice Over (Male)
“East Side Gang”
Dave Zani
Best Animation Voice Over (Female)
“What’s Your Flavor?”
Debi Bradshaw
Best Music Video
1st
“No More”
Dir. Ken Ochiai
2nd
“Magnetic Baby”
Dir. Greg Passmore
3rd
“Irish Cowboy”
Dir. Drewin Young
Honorable Mention
“Arcadia”, Dir. Neil Payne
“Do It To It”, Dir. Matthew Salton
“I Dream In Stereo”, Dir. Ken Glasser
“Take Me Back To Hanalei”, Dir. Woody Simmons & Ed George
“Hot Mess”, Dir. Oklahoma Ward
“Booty Sex”, Dir. Arthur Diennet
Best Music Video Director
“No More”
Dir. Ken Ochiai
Best Music Video Concept
“No More”
Dir. Ken Ochiai
Best Music Video Cinematography
“No More”
Dir. Ken Ochiai
Best Music Video Artist Performance
“Magnetic Baby”
Dir. Greg Passmore
Best Music Video Editing
“No More”
Dir. Ken Ochiai
Best Music Video Choreography
“Irish Cowboy”
Dir. Drewin Young
Best Music Video Song
“No More”
Dir. Ken Ochiai
Best Music Video Production Design
“Irish Cowboy”
Dir. Drewin Young
Best Music Video Visual Effects
“Do It To It”
Dir. Matthew Salton
Best Music Video Costume Design
“Irish Cowboy”
Dir. Drewin Young
Best Script
1st
“Loss Of Innocence”
by Eric Gaunaurd
2nd
“Anytown U.S.A”
by Elieen O’Farrell
3rd (Tie)
“Bakker’s Dozen”
by Daniel D. Molinoff
&
“Insurrction, Resurrection”
by Colm Mealy
Honorable Mention
“Wings of Stone”, by Gary Natoli & Joe Montrone
“My Last Real Summer”, Dir. Matthew Furman
“Emulsion”, by Ryan Lewis
“They Might Be Kennedys”, by Ted Collins
“Outrider”, by Daniel D. Molinoff
“The Sequel”, by Matthew Rhoden
“New Project: Burden Of Treasure”, Dir. Jason Wallach
“Anne Bonny, Pirate”, by Nathan Goldman
“Gabriel-Ernest”, by Valentine Stockdale
“Mother’s Day”, by Kevin Lee Miller
“The Fix”, by Robert Burns
“Upgrade”, Dir. Louis Rosenberg
“Felix The Flyer”, by Christopher Canole
“Writer”, by Sharon Duncan
“The Fishing Stack”, by James Kirtland
“In The Shadow”, by Marc Saltarelli
“Da Vinci’s Dreams”, Dir. Michael Oakes
“August Sweeny: The Monster Barber Of Harlem”, by Jomo Merritt
“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”, by Ron Podell
“The Door”, by Robert Cox
“The Apostles’ Creed”, Dir. K.C. Schrimpl
“Caged Angel”, by Edward Larkins
“Shadow Trade”, by Mike Donald
“Samson”, by James Kirtland
“Ticket To Ride”, by Velvet Rhodes