On April 10th, 2006, the Malibu Film Foundation announced the winners for the 7th annual Malibu International Film Festival and honored Brett Ratner with an Award for his “Achievement in the Arts” at the IndieVest Closing Night Awards Dinner Party at Gladstone’s Malibu.

2006 Honoree Brett Ratner, Achievement in the Arts
Award Presented by Robert Evans

Best Festival -- Documentary, Jury Award
Award Presented by Jessica Alba
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
Directed by: Cesario “Block” Montano

Best of Festival -- Feature, Jury Award
Award Accepted by Danny Houston
The Proposition
Directed by: John Hillcoat

Best Short Film, Jury Award
Award Presented by William Sadler
Jane Lloyd
Directed by: Happy

Best of Festival -- Feature, Audience Award
Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo
Directed by: Les Claypool

Local Spirit Award
Sloshbox
Directed by: Sam Boyer

Best Short Film, Audience Award
6ft in 7 min
Directed by: Rafael Del Toro

Best Director
Jon Knautz
The Other Celia, Still Life

Best Comedy Short
Maxidoodles: Behind the makeup
Directed by: Bronston Jones

Best Cinematography
Y Nada Mas
Directed by: Justin Liberman

Special Jury Award- Short
Paradox
Directed by: Jeremy Haccoun

Special Jury Award- Feature
The Hamiltons
Directed by: The Butcher Brothers

Best Original Screenplay
The Broken Hearted
Directed by: Antoinette Karuna

Adrenaline Award
Award Accepted by Bruce Brown & Dana Brown
Brown Family



Check the Festival website for more information: www.malibufilmfestival.com ###