The Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) is proud to announce the winners for its annual festival, themed PLOT presented by Samsung Mobile. Through the resources of industry-related sponsors, the Brooklyn Film Festival awarded the 2011 winners with a total of $50,000 in prizes and film services. Prizes Sponsored by: Panavision NY, AbelCine, Xeno Lights, Cinecall Soundtracks, Avid, Script Pipeline, Media Services, Raquelle Bianco, and Samsung Mobile.
GRAND CHAMELEON AWARD
BATTLE FOR BROOKLYN by Suki Hawley & Michael Galinsky
Best Narrative Feature
W. ZAPPATORE by Massimiliano Verdesca
Best Documentary
BATTLE FOR BROOKLYN by Suki Hawley & Michael Galinsky
Best Narrative Short
RITA by Antonio Piazza & Fabio Grassadonia
Best Animation
A MORNING STROLL by Grant Orchard
Best Experimental
DAME FACTORY by Melanie Abramov
Best New Director
SLAVA ROSS for Siberia Monamour
Spirit Awards | |
Feature Narrative | AMY GEORGE by Yonah Lewis & Calvin Thomas |
Documentary | SCRAPPER by Stephan Wassmann |
Short Narrative | GOWANUS 83 by Michael Wood |
Experimental | TO BE IN ME by Marina Mello |
Animation | AMAR by Isabel Herguera |
Audience Awards | |
Feature Narrative | DAVID by Joel Fendelman |
Documentary | BED STUY DO OR DIE by Daniel Bishop |
Short Narrative | TEARDROP by Damian John Harper |
Experimental | POSE by Ivaylo Getov |
Animation | FALLING UP by Djuna Wahlrab |
Certificates of Outstanding Achievement | |
Screenplay | ANNA KERRIGAN for Five Days Gone |
Producer | S. SCHAEFER, D. CRESPO, C. SILBER for My Last Day Without You |
Cinematography | MAGELA CROSIGNANI for Mary Marie |
Editing | TAKASHI DOSCHER for Snow on tha Bluff |
Original Score | “FALL ON YOUR SWORD” for Aardvark |
Actor Female | MARIELENA LOGSDON for Babyland & SANDRA MILO for W. Zappatore |
Actor Male | RASSELAS LAKEW for The Athlete |