East Hampton, NY (October 10^th, 2010) – The Hampton's International Film Festival announced tonight their audience, jury and special prizes at their awards ceremony. Tom Hooper’s THE KING’S SPEECH and Jill Andresevic’s LOVE ETC. take the audience awards honored tonight among the film industries finest.

MAMAS AND PAPAS, directed by Alice Nellis, was selected by the jury as the winner of The Golden Starfish Narrative Feature Award. The Documentary Golden Starfish went to Aaron Schock’s CIRCO. 

MAMAS AND PAPAS also took home the Zicherman Screenplay Award.  Another winner in the Narrative category, Xavier Dolan’s HEARTBEATS took the Kodak Award for Best Cinematography. The festival’s Brizzolara Family Conflict and Resolution Award was presented to Lisa Gossel’s MY SO CALLED ENEMY. 

Special awards went to THE HOUSE OF SUH, directed by Iris Shim, which was the winner of the Investigation Discovery Award for Excellence in Journalism, and NO TOMORROW, directed by Roger Weisberg and Vanessa Roth, which took the inaugural Victor Rabinowitz and Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice.  The 2^nd Wouter Barendrecht Pioneering Vision Award went to Cam Archer’s SHIT YEAR. 

National Public Radio’s Bonnie Grice presented awards this evening at East Hampton’s Guild Hall, along with New York Film Critics John Anderson, Armond White, David Edelstein and Jurors Carter Burwell and Amir Bar-Lev.

Also announced this evening were the Babelgum jury award winners, who were awarded cash prizes.  The Jury Award Winners screened during the festival as part of the festival’s focus on Animation, which included a partnership with the Babelgum Animatron Animation festival.

“Our festival brought such a variety of films to our audience in the Hamptons and this year’s winners reflect the diversity of voices that we strive to highlight.  As we continue to host more and more film lovers from around the world, we are grateful for the support of the Hampton’s community as the foundation of the festival”, says Executive Director Karen Arikian.  “There has been a very special feeling around this year’s festival and we have the filmmakers to thank for that”, says Director of Programming David Nugent. Their films have delighted, charmed and challenged our audiences and we are honored that they shared their visions with us.”

HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CONGRATULATES THE WINNERS:

KING’S SPEECH

Audience Award Narrative

Award collected by director Tom Hooper

LOVE, ETC.  
Audience Award Documentary

Award collected by director Jill Andresevic

MAMAS & PAPAS
Narrative Jury Winner
Zicherman Screenplay Winner
Awards collected by producer Jefe Brown

CIRCO 
Documentary Jury Winner
Award collected by director Aaron Schock

MY SO-CALLED ENEMY
Conflict and Resolution Jury winner
Award collected by director Lisa Gossels

NEW MEDIA
Short Film Winner

Award collected by director J.J. Adler

BORN SWEET
The festival will accept the award on behalf of the filmmaker Cynthia Wade. 

THE HOUSE OF SUH
Winner of the Investigation Discovery Award for Excellence in Journalism
Award collected by Director Iris Suh

NO TOMORROW
Winner of the Victor Rabinowitz and Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice
Award collected by Directors Roger Weisberg & Vanessa Roth

THE BABLEGUM WINNING FILMS ARE LISTED BELOW:

FANTASY CATEGORY

Jury Award Winner $2,500

“This Is J03,” Once Were Farmers (U.K.)

Runner-up $500

“Noesis,” Sophie Klevenow (Germany/U.K.)

HUMOR CATEGORY

Jury Award Winner $2,500

“Pigeon Impossible,” Lucas Martell (U.S.)

Runner-Up $500

“Ant & Len,” Jon Marsh & Duncan Raitt (U.K.)

MINIS CATEGORY

Jury Award Winner $2,500

“Dog Judo: Meat Sprinkles,” Dave Anderson (U.K.)

Runner-up $500

“Knit’N’Purl,” Rhiannon Evans (U.K.)

REAL LIFE CATEGORY

Jury Award Winner $2,500

“Prayers for Peace,” Dustin Grella (U.S.)

Runner-up $500

“How to Animate,” Jordan Wood (U.K.)

Grand Jury Award Winner $5,000

“Coalition of the Willing,” Knife Party (U.K.)

ABOUT THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The Hamptons International Film Festival was founded to celebrate the Independent film - long, short, fiction and documentary - and to introduce a unique, varied spectrum of international films and filmmakers to the public. The Festival is committed to exhibiting films that express fresh voices and differing global perspectives, with the hope that these programs will enlighten audiences, provide invaluable exposure for filmmakers and present inspired entertainment for all.

The Hamptons International Festival headquarters are located at the beautiful c/o The Maidstone Hotel on Main Street in East Hampton.

HIFF greatly appreciates the support from their corporate sponsors, which include Altour International, American Airlines, Lexus, The Wall Street Journal, Vector Media, Babelgum, Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, Easy Scent Lampe Berger and Nice Shoes among many others.

For more information about the 2010 Festival please visit www.hamptonsfilmfest.org

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