Monday, April 23----The Sarasota Film Festival Competition and Audience Awards were announced at a reception hosted by Metro Coffee & Wine, on Saturday afternoon, during the Festival's final weekend. The awards, which have a a cash value of $5000 for the filmmaker, were introduced by Festival Director of Programming, Tom Hall and Festival Programmer, Holly Herrick.  

2007 SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

• Narrative Feature Competition Award: WAITRESS, directed by Adrienne Shelly.
• Documentary Feature Competition Award: NOTE BY NOTE: The Making of  Steinway L1037,”directed by Benjamin Niles.
• Documentary Special Jury Prize: BEYOND HATRED, directed by Olivier Meyrou.
• Independent Visions Competition Award: GREAT WORLD OF SOUND,  directed by Craig Zobel and PRETTY IN THE FACE, directed by Nate Meyer.
• Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature: CANVAS, directed by Joseph Greco. 
• Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature: CIRCUS ROSAIRE, directed by Robyn Bliley.
• Audience Award for Best In World Cinema: AWAY FROM HER, directed by Sarah Polley.

 Sandy Mandelberger, Festival Online Dailies Editor