DCIFF 2010 Awards:

• * Visionary Award
• * Washington, DC Filmmaker Award
• * Cine Latino Award
• * World Cinema Award
• * Comedy Award
• * Audience Awards: Best Animation, Best Short narrative film, Best Documentary film, Best Feature film
• * Grand Jury Awards:  Best Student Film, Best Animation, Best Short, Best Documentary, Best Feature

 

….. and the winners are:

2010 Visionary Award goes to a film that embodies our theme this year of "making a difference" in our world. These films and their filmmakers are risk takers, as they explore social, political issues that are important to all of us. And the winners are:

• * I am a Man, directed by Jonathan Epstein
• * The Cartel, directed by Robert Bowdon
• Honorable Mention to: Street Justice, directed by Donna Roman Hernandez

 

2010 Washington, DC Filmmaker Award goes to a filmmaker that presented a film in the 2010 festival, has made their mark on the Washington, DC area and has shown excellence in filmmaking.  And the winners are:

• * Michael Million, director of Tenure
• * Eric Espejo, director of Ghosts Don’t Exist
• Honorable Mention to: David Gerson, director of Ultra Violet for Sixteen Minutes

 

2010 Cine Latino Award goes to a film made by a Latino filmmaker that reflects the hearts and minds of the Latino people and culture.  And the winners are:

• * Immigrant Nation: The Battle for the Dream, directed by Esau Melendez
• * Danzak, directed by Gabriela Yepes
• Honorable Mention to: Buro-Infierno, directed by Daniel Sametz

 

2010 World Cinema Award goes to a film that was presented during the festival that gives us a glimpse into a world outside our own. And the winners are:

• * Middle East Cinema: All Birds Whistle, directed by Roy Khalil
• * Snow & Ashes, directed by Charles Oliver Michaud
• Honorable Mention to: Beyond the Pole, directed by David L. Williams

 

2010 Comedy Award goes to a film that made its mark on the Jury for its excellence in the comedic film genre. And the winners are:

• * Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Undead, directed by Jordan Galland
• * James K Polk was %^&*ing Awesome!, directed by Adam Bertocci
• Honorable Mention to: Ajumma! Are you Krazy???!, directed by Brent Anbe

 

Audience Awards – before each session, our audience members were given a ballot which listed all the films in a session, they were then asked to cast their vote: Excellent, Good and Fair. The ballots were then calculated on a percentage of excellence. And the winners of our 2010 Audience Awards are:

• * For Best Animation: Electropolis, directed by Allison Neil, Amanda Stocker, Adam Pockaj, Adam Trout, Dimas Mohammad, Hank Choi, Giorgio Mavrigianakis, Debbie Yu, Kevin McCullough, Jason Walmsley, Dan Seddon, Dawnson Chen and Ki Eun Suh
• * For Best Short narrative film: All Birds Whistle, directed by Roy Khalil
• * For Best Documentary film: The Cartel, directed by Bob Bowdon
• * For Best Feature film: Tenure, directed by Michael Million

 

And our last category, the Grand Jury Awards were issued by our Jury made up of industry professionals, including International Cultural Ministers, which is a unique perk of being in our nation’s capitol. There were four Jury teams: Animation, Documentary, Feature, Short, which also determined the Best Student film. And the winners are:

2010 Grand Jury Award for Best Student Film:

• * Babylon 2084, directed by Christian Schleisiek
• * Time Machine, directed by Mark Kendall
• Honorable Mention to: Michael Saints, directed by Katie Mahalic

 

2010 Grand Jury Award for Best Animation:

• * The Word Cutter, directed by Izu Troin
• * Mu – Emptiness, directed by Ria Ama
• Honorable Mention to father and daughter animators: Back to Life, created by Mike Salva & Odysseus & the Cyclops, created by Emily Salva

 

2010 Grand Jury Award for Best Short:

• * Poi Dogs, directed by Joel Moffett
• * Medicine Man, directed by Himkar Tak
• Honorable Mention to: Soul Searchers, directed by Brad Spencer

 

2010 Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary:

• * Quantum Tamers, directed by Chris Mullington
• * Dive!, directed by Jeremy Seifert
• Honorable Mention to: Between Grass and Sky: Rhythms of a Cowboy Poem, directed by Jerry Dugan

 

2010 Grand Jury Award Best Feature:

• * Crack Willow, directed by Martin Radich
• * The Be All and End All, directed by Bruce Webb
• Honorable Mention to: Beyond the Pole, directed by David L. Williams

 

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to our Jury and all our audience members for helping us to determine these awards.

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