Recently the SIFF announced the award winners and here they are for feature films.New Directors Showcase Competition
Grand Jury Prize: The Other Bank, George Ovashvili, Georgia and Kazakhstan, 2009
Jury Statement: We give our prize to The Other Bank. It is a picaresque narrative with a powerful mise-en-scène and an exceptional skill in addressing a complex post-war situation through a remarkable character incarnated by a 12-year-old nonprofessional.
Best FutureWave Feature: My Suicide, David Lee Miller, USA, 2009
Jury Statement: For its ability to bring an issue clouded by controversy bravely into focus for a breadth of audiences through exceptional editing and organic character progression.
Special Jury Award: Sounds Like Teen Spirit, Jamie J. Johnson, UK, 2008
Jury Statement: For excellence in capturing the universal experience of young adults discovering their place in the world.
Golden Space Needle Audience Awards
Best Film: Black Dynamite, Scott Sanders, USA, 2009
Best Director: The Hurt Locker, USA, 2008
To check the award winners in all categories go here or here.
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