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  • Carbondale, United States February 19 - March 01, 2009
  • Call for Entry Deadline: January 05, 2009
  • Festival Data:
    • Established: 1979
    • Attendance: 15000
    • Total Number of Films Submitted: 300
    • Total Number of Films Screened: 60
    • Total Screenings: 50
    • Total National and International Premieres: 10
    • # of Shorts Screened: 40
    • # of Features Screened: 20
    • Competitive
    • Retrospective
    • Students Section
  • Festival Website:
    www.bigmuddyfilm.com
  • Festival Description:

    The Big Muddy Film Festival is one of the oldest film festivals run by film and art students in the US. Dedicated to supporting works by both emerging and accomplished independent filmmakers, The Festival showcases experimental, documentary, narrative, and animation films of all genres and themes and those films that promote human rights, peace and justice topics, or environmental issues.

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    Phone:(1) 618 453-1482
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    Mailing Address: Dept. of Cinema and Photography, Southern Illinois University, 1100 Lincoln Drive, Room 1101
    Carbondale, Illinois 62901-6610
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  • WINNERS OF THE MAIN JURORED COMPETITION:
    "ALCATRAZ REUNION"
    Directed by: John Paget, USA

    Best NARRATIVE Film:
    "EMPATHY"
    Directed by: Adi Refaeli, Israel

    Best EXPERIMENTAL Film: "LAS MUJERES DE PINOCHET"
    Directed by: Eduardo Menz, Canada

    NARRATIVE Feature: "COMMIT"
    Directed by: Mickey Blaine, USA

    EXPERIMENTAL Film: "THE END OF MY ENCHILADA"
    Directed by: Alexandria Searls, USA

    "LI! THE PATTERNS OF NATURE"
    Directed by: John Campbell, USA

    NARRATIVE Short: "THE EXECUTION OF SOLOMON HARRIS"
    Directed by: Wyatt Garfield & Ed Yonaitis

    JOHN MICHAELS AWARD WINNERS:

    1st PLACE: "CONSIDERING DEMOCRACY: 8 Things to Ask Your Representative"
    Directed by: Keya Lea Horiuchi, USA

    2nd PLACE: "STANDING SILENT NATION"
    Directed by: Suree Towfighania, USA

    3rd PLACE: "THIRD WARD TX"
    Directed by: Andrew Garrison, USA

    Honorable Mention: "CARTONEROS"
    Directed by: Ernesto Livon-Grosman, Argentina

    AUDIENCE CHOICE WINNERS:
    Since this years is the 30th year of the Festival and the number of showcases is bigger than any year, we decided to have two big groups and pick the most popular film in each category except the Narrative Shorts. Since the festival ran throughout the week, films that were shown on the weekdays got less attendance. So to be fair, we decided upon two groups according to the number of ballots/attendees.

    Over Thirty Ballots
    Best DOCUMENTARY Film: "STANDING SILENT NATION" Directed by: Suree Towfighania, USA

    Best NARRATIVE Film:
    1st: "DAMN THE PAST!"
    Directed by: Juli Kang, USA

    2nd: "THE JOB"
    Directed by: Jonathan Browning, USA

    Best EXPERIMENTAL Film: "FRACAS"
    Directed by: Eduardo Menz, Canda

    Best ANIMATED Film: "EVERYTHING WILL BE OK"
    Directed by: Don Hertzfeldt, USA

    Under Thirty Ballots
    Best DOCUMENTARY Film: "GULF WAR SYNDROME"
    Directed by: Gary Null, USA

    Best NARRATIVE Film (Tie): "MY WAY"
    Directed by: Emsi Primo & J.A. Salgot, Spain

    "COMMIT"
    Directed by: Mickey Blaine, USA
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  • Big Muddy Film Festival $2,000 cash award:
    "The Cats of Mirikitani"
    Directed by Linda Hattendorf (USA, 2006)

    Best Animation and Experimental Work-$250 awards:
    "Dinner Table"
    Directed by Song E. Kim (USA, 2006)
    "Pillow Girl"
    Directed by Ronnie Cramer (USA, 2006)
    "Out of (K)Nowhere: A film by Anne Prat"
    Directed by Christian Lebrat (France, 2006)

    Documentaries- $150 awards:
    "Beyond Closed Doors"
    Directed by Hugh Dorigo (USA, 2006)
    "Like a Ship in the Night"
    Directed by Melissa Thompson (USA, 2006)
    "Sun and Death: Chernobyl and After …"
    Directed by Bernard Debord (France, 2006)
    "Up the Ridge" Directed by Nick Szuberla and Amelia Kirby (USA, 2006)
    "Gimmie Green" Directed by Isaac Brown and Eric Flagg (USA, 2006)

    John Michaels Film Award Winner- $150 award:
    "Sun and Death: Chernobyl and After …"
    Directed by Bernard Debord (France, 2006)

    Honorable Mention-$150 awards:
    "Hidden Wounds"
    Directed by Iris Adler (USA, 2006)
    "The Cats of Mirikitani"
    Directed by Linda Hattendorf (USA, 2006)
    "Up the Ridge"
    Directed by Nick Szuberla and Amelia Kirby (USA, 2006)

    Audience Choice Honors:
    "Sex Slaves"
    Directed by Ric Esther Bienstock (Canada, 2005)
    "The Cats of Mirikitani"
    Directed by Linda Hattendorf (USA, 2006)
    "Pillow Girl"
    Directed by Ronnie Cramer (USA, 2006)
    "Alice Sees the Light"
    Directed by Ariana Gerstein (USA, 2006)

    Best of the Fest Program

    "Pillow Girl"
    Directed by Ronnie Cramer (USA, 2006)
    "Dinner Table"
    Directed by Song E. Kim (USA, 2006)
    "Out of (K)Nowhere: A film by Anne Prat"
    Directed by Christian Lebrat (France, 2006)
    "The Cats of Mirikitani"
    Directed by Linda Hattendorf (USA, 2006)
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