2011 Award Winners
Here is a recap of the 2011 Gasparilla Int'l Film Festival winners. For all those who attended, we hope you had the chance to see these great films. And to the filmmakers - cast, crew, and families - CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Lifetime Achievment Award: M. Emmet Walsh
Career Achievement Award: Tom Berenger
Achievement in Cinema: Joseph M. Monks
Audience Short: War of Our Children
Audience Doc: Voices From Mariel
Audience Narrative: Leave
Best Florida Production: Square Grouper, Godfathers of Ganja
Special Mention Male: Obba Babatunde (Fallen Faithful)
Special Mention Female: Annie Bu Maure, (Los Dioses Rotos)
Grand Jury Short: Missile Crisis
Grand Jury Doc: Hot Coffee
Grand Jury Narrative: Leave
Grand Jury Young Filmmaker: Civil Indigent
2010 Award Winners
Lifetime Achievment Award: Raymond J. Barry
Rising Star Award: Arielle Kebbel
Best feature: Friends with Benefits
Best Florida production: Endure
Audience prize (short): Seven to Ten Business Days (best short)
Audience prize (documentary): Full Signal
Audience prize (feature): Hope for a Thorn
Special merit awards: Prime of Your Life, The Calling
Special Mention, Male and Female (Merit awards for acting): Ryan Donowho (Prime of Your Life),
Margaret Laney (Friends with Benefits)
Young Filmmaker Prize: Kelley Katzenmeyer, To Be Remembered
Best short Jury: Piece of Paper
Honorable mention Jury Prize: Bilal's Stand
2009 Award Winners
Lifetime Achievment Award: Terry Moore
Career Achievment Award: Armande Assante
Young Filmmaker Grand Jury: Zona Rossa
Audience Best Short: Gisela's Closet
Best Local Production: Ghost of Ybor - Charlie Wall view trailer
Special Mention Cinema Award: Clear Lake, WI view trailer
Special Mention Cinema Award: Misconceptions
Special Mention Grand Jury: Amal view trailer
Grand Jury: Kassim the Dream view trailer
Audience Best Documentary: Truth in 24 view trailer
Audience Best Narrative: What Doesn't Kill You view trailer
Special Mention: Laura Harrington in Drool
Special Mention: Mark Ruffalo in What Doesn't Kill You view trailer
2008 Award Winners
Male Rising Star Award: Shane West
Female Rising Star Award: Brittany Snow
Young Filmmaker Grand Jury: Oneric
Audience Best Short: Oneric
Best Local Production: Gunn Highway view trailer
Special Mention Cinema Award: The Flock view trailer
Special Mention Grand Jury: Big Rig view trailer
Grand Jury: American Fork view trailer
Audience Best Documentary: Tocar y Luchar “To Play and To Fight view trailer
Audience Best Narrative: The Fly Boys view trailer
Special Mention: Arielle Kebbel "Day Dreamer" view trailer
Special Mention: Shane West "What We Do Is Secret" view trailer
2007 Award Winners
Grand Jury Award: “Say I Do”
Special Grand Jury Mention: “Maroa”
Audience Award, Best Documentary: “Motherland Afghanistan”
Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature: “Immaculate Misconception”
Young Filmmaker Award: “Never Bet the Devil Your Head”
Jury Award, Best Short: “Collision”
Special Mention Award: Johnny Miller, “Toy Attack.”
Special Mention Actress: Yorlis Dominguez , “Maroa.”
Special Mention Actor: Ben Koldyke , “Say I Do.”
Special Mention Cinematography: Armando Salazar, “Que Tan Lejos.” |
