Congratulations to all of the filmmakers who participated in the Ninth Annual Boston International Film Festival. We gathered filmmakers from around the world, who offered both global and local messages, and we celebrated them for their outstanding achievements. The winning films were announced at the closing ceremony of the festival at the AMC/Loews Theatre in Boston Common on Sunday, April 24, 2011.
FEATURE FILM AWARDS
Indie Spirit Best Picture Award
Jung Ho Kim for “A FRESH GIRL”
Indie Spirit Best Story Line Award
Minh Duc Nguyen for TOUCH
Indie Spirit Best Director Award
Sermiyan Midyat for “AY LAV YU”
Indie Spirit Best Actor Award
Sermiyan Midyat for “AY LAV YU”
Indie Spirit Best Actress Award
Porter Lynn for “TOUCH"
Indie Spirit Best Cinematography Award
Morgan Schmidt for “TOUCH”
Indie Spirit Special Recognition Award
Bill Willis for “THE LAST SHOT”
Elana Mugdan for “DIRECTOR’S CUT”
Atsushi Ogata for “ CAST ME IF YOU CAN”
Charles Wahl for “WEBDULTRY”
SHORT FILM AWARDS
Indie Soul Best Picture Award
Jay Kamen for “NOT YOUR TIME”
Indie Soul Best Story Line Award
Matt Bird for “COLD SORE”
Indie Soul Best Cinematography Award
HAlessandro Rafanelli for “PATRIMONY”
Indie Soul Best Actress Award
James Madio for “APPLE BOX”
Indie Soul Best Director Award
Rick Page for “APPLE BOX”
Indie Soul Special Recognition Award
Donald Marcus for “PATRIMONY”
Elijah Starr “A LETTER TO BIJOU”
Juliana Vicente for “CORES BOTAS”
Chelsea Marino for “THE RETREAT”
DOCUMENTARY AWARDS
Indie Spec Best Documentary Award
Marina Goldoyskaya for “A BITTER TASTE OF FREEDOM”
Indie Spec Best Cinematography Award
Daniel Koff & Nathan Hendrie for “THE PATH / EL SENDERO”
Indie Spec Best Content Award
David Hilbert & Cevin Soling for “IKLAND”
Indie Spec Special Recognition Award
Douglas Ross & Joseph Conforti for “NOT IN MY BACKYARD”
Signe Taylor for “CIRCUS DREAMS”
Tim McCarthy for “HATERS WATCH WHAT LEADERS DO”
Neil Cortell for “THE MEDIA: JOURNALISM IN CRISIS”
Ken Miller for “UNHOLLY GROUND”
ANIMATION AWARD
Best Animated film Award
Sam Chen for “AMAZONIA”
EXPERIMENTAL FILM AWARDS
Best Experimental Picture Award
Matt Power for “THE LOST MIMES OF BORNEO”
