XII. BROOKLYN INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
June 5 - June 14 @ Brooklyn Heights Cinema

2009 WINNERS

GRAND CHAMELEON AWARD
BREAKING UPWARDS by DARYL WEIN



Best Feature Film
BREAKING UPWARDS by DARYL WEIN



Best Documentary (AKA Diane Seligman Award)
THE HILLSIDE CROWD by BERNI GOLDBLAT



Best Short Subject:
THE CHAMBERMAID by ANN HOLMGREN



Best Animation
PASSAGES by MARIE-JOSEE SAINT-PIERRE



Best Experimental film
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. ALEMAN 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 MAY AS WELL LIVE