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Through the resources of industry-related sponsors, the Brooklyn International Film Festival awarded the 2009 winners with a total of $50,000 in cash, prizes, and film services. view winners
PRIZES SPONSORED BY:
ABEL CINETECH, AVID TECHNOLOGIES, CINECALL SOUNDTRACKS, FILM FRIENDS,
LOWEL LIGHT, MEDIA SERVICES, MIK CRIBBEN STEADY-CAM, PANAVISION NY, XENO LIGHTS, FOOTAGE FIRM
GRAND CHAMELEON AWARD
This Award is intended to reward the best film of the year
Eligibility: All the films in the competition are eligible for this award regardless of their length, category, or format
Jury: This award is assigned by the Board of Directors of the Festival and chosen among the winners of the Chameleon Statuette
BEST IN CATEGORY AWARD
Assigned to the best film in each category
Chameleon Statuette by Don Everhart II
Eligibility: Feature, Documentary, Short, Animation, and Experimental films in competition
Jury: Chameleon Statuettes are assigned by the panels of Judges.
BEST NEW DIRECTOR
Assigned to the best upcoming director
Eligibility: All filmmakers in competition are eligible
Jury: Assigned by the panels of Judges.
SPIRIT AWARD
Films in which the festival recognizes its own spirit
Spirit Awards are assigned in each category
Eligibility: All films in competition are eligible
Jury: Spirit Awards are assigned by the Board of Directors of the Festival.
CERTIFICATE OF EXELLENCE
Certificates are assigned for outstanding achievement in the following categories: Production, Screenwriting, Cinematography, Editing, Original Score, Acting (female), Acting (male).
Eligibility: All films in competition are eligible
Jury: Certificate Awards are assigned by the panels of Judges
AUDIENCE AWARD
Audience Awards are assigned in each category as follows:
Feature, Documentary, Short Subject, Animation and Experimental.
Eligibility: All films in competition are eligible.
Jury: Festival Audience.
judges 2009 edition
David Chachere - Publisher, Independent Film & Video Monitor
Glenna Ross - Script Supervisor
John Woods - Writer
Karoly Bardosh - Professor, New York University
Naeif Yehya - Film Critic, El Financiero
Natasha Lardera - Beautiful Publishing
Trilby Scriber - Professor of Computer Animation, SVA
Ombretta Agro - Art curator
Rene Ifrah - Actor
Matthew Rogers - Attorney
Christian Calabro - Art Director
Michael Galinsky - Filmmaker
Suki Hawley - Filmmaker
Leslie J. Taubman, PhD - Fulbright Scholar & Professor
Josh Tanzer - Founder & Editor, offoffoff.com
Ari Taub - Filmmaker
Amy Mascena - GM & Film Booker, Brooklyn Heights Cinema
Alexis Gambis, PhD - Scientist, founder of the Imagine Science Film Festival
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