Brooklyn International Film Festival Awards
Night:How they triumphed
By Desmond Parks
scallywag & vagabond
Published: June 17, 2009

http://www.wbff.org/press/coverage/2009/Scallywag.Awards.pdf

GRAND CHAMELEON AWARD
BREAKING UPWARDS by DARYL WEIN

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
BREAKING UPWARDS by DARYL WEIN

BEST DOCUMENTARY (AKA Diane Seligman Award)
THE HILLSIDE CROWD by BERNI GOLDBLAT

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
THE CHAMBERMAID by ANN HOLMGREN

BEST ANIMATION
PASSAGES by MARIE-JOSEE SAINT-PIERRE

BEST EXPERIMENTAL
SOARING, ROARING, DIVING by MIRIAM HARRIS & JULIET PALMER

SPIRIT AWARDS
Short Subject THE DINNER by KARCHI PERLMANN
Experimental Film NAIADE by NADIA MICAULT & LORENZO NANNI
Documentary THE SARI SOLDIERS by JULIE BRIDGHAM
Animation TRICKSTER by ALEXANDER POHL
Feature Narrative DR. ALEMÁN by TOM SCHREIBER

Best New Director
CARLO MIRABELLA-DAVIS for KNIFE POINT

AUDIENCE AWARDS
Short Subject PINCHAS by PINI TAVGER
Experimental Film FLYING LOTUS by DANIEL GARCIA
Documentary BETWEEN THE FOLDS by VANESSA GOULD
Animation SKHIZEIN by JEREMY CLAPIN
Feature Narrative SEA LEGS by CRAIG BUTTA

CERTIFICATES OF OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
Screenplay VINKO MODERNDORFER for LANSCAPE No. 2
Producer JIM JERMANOK and HARRY GREGSON-WILLIAMS for EM
Cinematography STEEVE ASSELIN for BORDERLINE
Editing JUSTIN KELLY for CRYPTIC
Original Score BEN LOVETT for THE LAST LULLABY
Actor Female KATE LYN SHEIL for KNIFE POINT
Actor Male JOSH PEACE for YOU MIGHT AS WELL LIVE

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Grand Chameleon Award: “ARRANGED”
Directed by: Stefan Schaefer & Diane Crespo

Best Narrative Feature: “ARRANGED”
Directed by: Stefan Schaefer & Diane Crespo

Best Documentary - Diane Seligman Award: “CHILDREN OF THE WAR”
Directed by: Alexandre Fuchs

Best Narrative Short: “SMALL AVALANCHES” Directed by: Lara Fitzgerald

Best Experimental: “RAYMOND”
Directed by: Bif (Fabrice Le Nezet, Francois Roisin and Jules Janaud)

Best Animation: "DOG DAYS"
Directed by: Geoffroy de Crécy

Spirit Awards - films in which the festival recognizes its own spirit
Narrative Feature: “SALTY AIR”
Directed by: Alessandro Angelini

Documentary: “THE EDGE OF HOPE”
Directed by: Gerd Schneider

Narrative Short: “CONTACT”
Directed by: Hanro Smitsman

Experimental: “STARTLE PATTERN”
Directed by: Eric Patrick

Animation: “I MET THE WALRUS”
Directed by: Josh Raskin

Best new director:
Felicitas Korn for “AMOUR FOU”

Jury Award: “WINTER JOURNEY”
Directed by: Hans Steinbichler

Audience Awards:

Narrative Feature: “BODY/ANTIBODY”
Directed by: Kerry Douglas Dye & Jordan Hoffman

Documentary: “DAUGHTERS OF WISDOM”
Directed by: Bari Pearlman

Narrative Short: “A MOMENT”
Directed by: Valeria Ruiz

Experimental: “START TO FINISH”
Directed by: Jeff Kao

Animation: “IN THE HOUSE OF THE SIN EATER”
Directed by: Paul Kloss & Matt Acheson

Certificate For Outstanding Achievement”
Best Male Actor: Tate Ellington For “THE ELEPHANT KING”
Directed by: Seth Grossman

Best Female Actor: Max Vendrig For “SMALL AVALANCHES”
Directed by: Lara Fitzgerald

Production: Luca Palanca, Malek Akkad, Jon Sheinberg For “MADE IN BROOKLYN”
Directed by: Alosio, Angela, Mazzola, Tabb, Palanca

Cinematography: Fredrik Callingaard For “FINKLE'S ODYSSEY”
Directed by: Barney Clay

Screenplay: Thorsten Wettcke For “SUNNY”
Directed by: Thorsten Wettcke

Editing: Carla Ruff For “DAUGHTERS OF WISDOM”
Directed by: Bari Pearlman

Score: Charlie Schmid For “BODY/ANTIBODY”
Directed by: Kerry Douglas Dye & Jordan Hoffman