Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces Award Winners

Short Film News (SFN)- The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced the 2010 Festival award recipients.

The 2010 awards were presented to the following films:

Anne Dellinger Grand Jury Award
Enemies of the People  directed by Rob Lemkin, Thet Sambath

Special Jury Prize
The Oath directed by Laura Poitras

Special Jury Prize
Restrepo directed by Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger
Sponsored by Alpha Cine Labs, Seattle and cash award provided by Anne and Walter Dellinger and Charles Weinraub and Emily Kass

Full Frame Jury Award for Best Short
The Poot directed by Elham Asadi
Provided by Drs. Andrew and Barbra Rothschild.

Full Frame Audience Award
Waste Land directed by Lucy Walker
Sponsored by Merge Records. The Audience Award is determined by counting audience ballots filled out during the four day Festival.

Center for Documentary Studies Filmmaker Award
My Perestroika directed by Robin Hessman
Sponsored by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. This award honors a documentary artist whose work is a potential catalyst for education and change.

The Charles E. Guggenheim Emerging Artist Award
Enemies of the People directed by Rob Lemkin, Thet Sambath

Honorable Mention
Restrepo directed by Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger
Provided by the Charles E. Guggenheim family. This prize honors a first-time documentary feature director.

Full Frame Inspiration Award
Surviving Hitler: A Love Story directed by John-Keith Wasson

Honorable Mention
Summer Pasture directed by Lynn True, Nelson Walker
Sponsored by the Hartley Film Foundation. This award is presented to the film that best exemplifies the value and relevance of world religions and spirituality.

The Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights
12th & Delaware directed by Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady

Honorable Mention
Dirty Business: ‘Clean Coal’ and the Battle for Our Energy Future directed by Peter Bull
Sponsored by the Julian Price Family Foundation. Award is presented to a film that addresses a significant human rights issue in the United States.

Full Frame President’s Award
Book of Miri directed by Katrine Philp
Sponsored by Duke University. Aimed at recognizing up-and-coming filmmakers, this prize is awarded to the best student film.

The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival took place from April 8 till April 11, and more info is available at festival's website: www.fullframefest.org

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