Festival Finale

The Closing Night of PFF / CineFest 09 jumped off with Festival favorites Michaela Majoun and Robert Drake presenting this year’s awards with many winners on hand to personally accept. The sellout crowd for the screening of Lymelife were thrilled to have the film’s star Rory Culkin and screenwriter Steven Martini on hand to answer their many probing questions.  And another successful year ended on a note of casual elegance at G lounge.

 

Congratulations to:

                                                                       

JURY AWARDS

 

BEST AMERICAN INDEPENDENT

Mississippi Damned, Director Tina Mabry

BEST DIRECTOR

It's Not Me, I Swear!, Director Philippe Falardeau

BEST FIRST FILM

Director Michael Keaton , The Merry Gentleman

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Pressure Cooker, Directors Jennifer Grausman & Mark Becker

BEST FEATURE 

Jury Duty, Director Edouard Niermans

 

AUDIENCE AWARDS

 

BEST DANGER AFTER DARK

20th Century Boys: Chapter Two, Director  Yukihiko Tsutsumi

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Herb and Dorothy, Director  Megumi Sasaki

BEST FEATURE FILM

The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone, Director  James Quattrochi

                                                                                                           

“ARCHIE” AWARD FOR BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR      Nina Paley, Sita Sings the Blues                                                                                                                         

 

FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENTS AWARDS

 

BEST SHORT – EXPERIMENTAL

Subconscious, Director Jason Chen

BEST SHORT – ANIMATION

American Terror - Company Man, Director Joseph Krzemienski

BEST SHORT – NARRATIVE

Adam and Evan, Director Marc D'Agostino

BEST SHORT – DOCUMENTARY

Women in War Zones - Sexual Violence in the Congo,

 

Directors Scott Blanding & Brad LaBriola

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary,

 

Director Hilari Scarl

BEST FEATURE FILM

Heart of Stone, Director Beth Toni Kruvant