"Welcome to the 15th annual IFFF held at the Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, California. We like the sound of "15". IFFF celebrates cultural diversity, creativity, tolerance and global unity in its exhibition of excellent family films and screenplays. Over the five days, the festival screened 86 film products from 14 countries and 15 professional film schools that attest to our emphasis on multi-cultural themes and global collaboration. On behalf of the Board of Directors, Advisory Board, staff, and supporting cast of sponsors and friends, our most sincere thanks for making IFFF "timeless" for one more exhilarating year -- long live family films!"

IFFF Executive Director Chris Shoemaker

2010 IFFF SPECIAL AWARDS

IFFF "FRIZ" AWARD FOR ANIMATION

Andreas Deja

 

IFFF FILM EXCELLENCE AWARD

HALLMARK CHANNEL MOVIES

 

IFFF DIRECTORS GOLD AWARD

Broken Hill (Australia)

Chris Wyatt, Director

Audience Alliance MPS

 

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IFFF SPIRIT AWARD

Promising Blossom (China)

Huaiyang Qiu, Director

Shanghai XuangYu Group

 

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The PEARL AWARD

The Way Home

Lance Dreesen, Director/Screenwriter

Red Five Entertainment

 

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TOP APPLAUSE AWARD

Florida Road (South Africa)

Brad Glass, Director

Fred Fontana, Producer

 

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BEST CHILD ACTOR

Alice Ziolkoski- "Summer Eleven"

Gilbert Plains Productions

 

FINALIST

Charles Henry Wyson - "Meet My Mom"

Hallmark Channel Original Movie Entertainment

 

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BEST CHILD ACTOR - FOREIGN

Wang Chengyang - "Magical Tortoise" (China)

Shanxi Film Production Group

 

FINALIST

Ariel Yurach - "Run" (Canada)

Five Stones Films

 

 

2010 FEATURE FILM AWARDS

BEST DRAMA

The Mighty Macs

Tim Chambers, Director/Screenwriter

Whitney Springer, Producer

Epiphany Media & Quaker Media

 

 

 

FINALIST

Find Me

Tracy Trost, Director/Screenwriter

Trost Moving Pictures

 

 

 

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BEST DRAMA - FOREIGN

I Wanna Be A Star (China)

Jun Chen, Director

QuinDao Luguang Movie & TV Investment Co

 

 

FINALIST

Shopping Trip (Japan)

Yuki Nakajima, Director

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

 

 

 

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BEST COMEDY

The Yankles

David R. Brooks, Director/Producer

Zev Brooks, Producer/Screenwriter

DZB Productions, LLC

 

 

 

 

FINALIST

All Screwed Up

Neil Stephens, Director

Budrebel Productions, LLC

 

 

 

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BEST COMEDY - FOREIGN

New Teacher Lee (China)

Li Wang, Quankum Ge, Directors

Beijing Haiyan Heqing Film Culture Ltd

 

 

 

 

FINALIST

The Dogfather (Canada)

Richard Boddington, Director

Big Shoot Productions

 

 

 

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BEST DOCUMENTARY

The Brothers Warner

Cass Warner, Producer/Director

Warner Sisters Productions

 

 

 

 

FINALIST

In Pursuit of a Dream

Bob Noll, Director

Oregon California Trails Association

 

 

 

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BEST DOCUMENTARY - FOREIGN

Rwanda: Hope Rises (Canada)

Trevor Meier, Director/Producer

Cinesketch Media Group

 

 

 

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BEST EDUCATIONAL

Autistic License

Peter Moore, Director

Smokin' Yogi Visions

 

 

 

 

FINALIST

Professor Crunch and the Daffies

Steve Kaminski, Director

The Puppet Studios

 

 

 

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BEST EDUCATIONAL - FOREIGN

Adventures in Character Kingdom (China)

Hong Ran, Director

Beijing Haohao Tech Development Company

 

 

 

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BEST MIXED MEDIA - FOREIGN

Book of Masters (Russian Federation)

Vadim Sololovsky, Director

IDI Group, The Walt Disney Company

 

 

 

 

FINALIST

Magical Tortoise (China)

Hong Li, Director

Shanxi Film Production Group

 

 

 

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BEST MUSICAL

Unitards

F. Scott Featherstone, Director/Screenwriter/Producer

Paul Featherstone, Producer

Lorien Entertainment/Silverwood

 

 

 

 

FINALIST

Senioritis

Mark Rogers, Director

Marco Productions

 

 

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BEST MUSICAL - FOREIGN

Chengyung Rescues the Orphan (China)

Zhu Zhaowei, Director

Henan Film & TV Production Group

 

2010 IFFF SHORT FILM AWARDS

BEST SHORT FILM DRAMA

 

The Desperate

Ben-Hur Sepehr, Director/Screenwriter

Tolerance Through Knowledge

 

FINALIST

Paperboy

Mark LeFleur, Director/Screenwriter

Lyric Street Pictures

 

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BEST SHORT FILM DRAMA - FOREIGN

 

My Last Day of War (Il Mio Ultimo Girono de Guerra) (Italy)

Matteo Tondini, Director

Tondini Productions

 

FINALIST

A Dream in Hanoi (Viet Nam)

Gerald Herman, Director/Screenwriter/Producer

Discovery Communications, PTE Ltd

 

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BEST SHORT FILM COMEDY

The Misinventions of Milo Wetherby

William Whirity, Director/Screenwriter

Bingo Arms Productions

 

FINALIST

Santa's Little Helper

Kelly Ann Ford, Director/Screenwriter

Lake Avenue Films

 

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BEST SHORT FILM ANIMATION - FOREIGN

Lost & Found (UK)

Animators, Philip Hunt, Sue Goffe, Pam Dennis

Studio AKA and Contender Animation

 

FINALIST

Tin Can Heart (Australia)

Rodney March, Animator/ Director/Screenwriter

Ozzywood Films

 

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BEST SHORT FILM DOCUMENTARY

DIVE!

Jeremy Seifert, Director/Producer

Compeller Productions

 

FINALIST

My Pen Pal: An African Adventure

Shaun and Megan Donahue, Director/Producers

Donahue Productions

 

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BEST SHORT FILM EDUCATIONAL

 

The Magic Ball

Serena Kinchla, Director/Screenwriter

The Magic Ball Company

 

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BEST SHORT FILM MIXED MEDIA

The Lifter Upper

Micah Chambers-Goldberg, Director/Animator

Monkey and Chicken Productions

 

FINALIST

JET (Junior Extra-Terrestial)

Dr. Sassi Sassmannshaurser, Director/Producer/Animator

Cinema 4-D

 

 

 

 

2010 IFFF STUDENT SHORT FILM AWARDS

BEST STUDENT DRAMA

            Basket Bronx

            New York Film Academy

            Martin Rosete

 

FINALIST

            James Warwick

            Chapman University

            Arthur Fishel

 

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BEST STUDENT COMEDY

            She's A Fox

            Chapman University

            Ashley Zotrow

 

FINALIST

            Take Me With You

            Art Institute of California

            Dustin Bancroft

 

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BEST STUDENT ANIMATION-COMPUTER

            The Wing

            CalArts

Seon Young Kim

 

FINALIST

            Orange City (China)

            USC

            Quingyuan Wang

 

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BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY

            Concrete Paradigm

            Cal State Monterey Bay

            Juan Ramiriez

 

FINALIST

            B-2247: A Granddaughters Understanding

            Yale University

            Sara Greenberg

 

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BEST STUDENT MIXED MEDIA

            Milton 4.0 (Canada)

Ryerson University

Kathleen Espiritu

 

FINALIST

            The Wandering Star

            University of Colorado-Boulder

            Anthony Hays, Matthew Yoka

 

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BEST STUDENT MUSICAL

            The Harmony Town

            University of Texas at Austin

            Ryan Parma

 

2010 BEST FEATURE & SHORT SCREENPLAY AWARDS

The 2010 International Family Film Festival

Screenplay Winners and Finalists.

The IFFF Screenwriters Showcase was held on March 14, 2010 at the Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, California.

 

Feature Drama Screenplays

Winner

The Hunters by Mark L. Smith

Finalist

Samson V-2 by James Kirtland

 

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Feature Comedy Screenplays

Winner

Dressing Up by Hugh Schulze

Finalist

The Seduction of Auntie Rose by Alpha Blair

 

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Feature Animation Screenplays

Winner

Birdigo by Seth R. Hartman

Finalist

Splat! by Alix Reeves

 

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Feature Sci-Fi/Fantasy Screenplays

Winner

American Fung-Shui Man by Paul Chen & Melanie Wu

Finalist

Dupont's Mound by Polita Glynn

 

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Short Drama Screenplays

Winner

Are We There Yet? by Sabrina Zackery

Finalist

Best Friend by William Malkin

 

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Short Animation Screenplays

Winner

Naevaeh Can't Wait by Leslie M. Bradford

Finalist

Aliens, Princesses and a Dog by Russ Brandon

 

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Short Sci-Fi/Fantasy Screenplays

Winner

Keemo, the Archer by Mark Winzer

Finalist

The Hunt for the Golden Cobra by Keva Keyes

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