2010 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS

WORLD COMPETITION:

  • Grand Jury Prize: Lola by Brillante Mendoza (France/Philippines)
    (A $25,000 USD cash prize awarded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation)

  • Audience Award: No One Knows About Persian Cats (Kasi az gorbehaye irani khabar nadareh) by Bahman Ghobadi (Iran)

IBERO-AMERICAN COMPETITION:

  • Grand Jury Prize: To the Sea (Alamar) by Pedro González-Rubio (Mexico)
    (A $25,000 USD cash prize awarded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation)

  • Audience Award: Undertow (Contracorriente) by Javier Fuentes-León  (Peru/Colombia/France/Germany)

THE JORDAN ALEXANDER RESSLER SCREENWRITING AWARD (Ibero-American Competition):

  • Grand Jury Prize: The Last Summer of La Boyita (El último verano de La Boyita) by Julia Solomonoff (Argentina/Spain/ France, 2009)
    (A $5,000 USD cash prize awarded by the Jordan Alexander Ressler Charitable Fund)

DOX COMPETITION:

  • Grand Jury Prize: Sins of My Father (Pecados de mi padre) by Nicolás Entel (Argentina/Colombia)
    (A $25,000 USD cash prize awarded by Miami Dade College)

  • Special Jury Mention:  Kawase-san by Cristián Leighton (Chile)

  • Audience Award:  Sins of My Father (Pecados de mi padre) by Nicolás Entel (Argentina/Colombia)

CUTTING THE EDGE & CUTTING THE EDGE VIDEO ART COMPETITION:

  • Grand Jury Prize: Pepperminta by Pipilotti Rist (Switzerland/Austria) -- a Cutting the Edge Feature Film

  • Special Jury Mention: Nora by Alla Kovgan and David Hinton (USA) -- a Cutting the Edge Video Art Film

SHORTS COMPETITION:

  • Grand Jury Prize: Believe by Paul Wright (Scotland/UK)

DIESEL ONLINE SHORTS COMPETITION:

  • Grand Jury Prize: Telegastrovision by Antanas Janauskas (Lithuania)

  • Audience Award: Zombies Vs. Vampires by Franz Palomares (USA)

  • The FIPRESCI Prize: Judge (Tou Xi) by Liu Jie (China)

THE CINEUROPA PRIZE FOR BEST EUROPEAN FILM:

  • The Cineuropa Prize: Ordinary People by Vladimir Perisic (France/Switzerland/Serbia/Netherlands)

  • Special Mention: Medal of Honor (Medalia de onoare) by Calin Peter Netzer (Germany/Romania)

FLORIDA FOCUS COMPETITION FILM FLORIDA AWARD WINNERS:

  • Best Short Film by a High School Student: Last Laugh by David Harrison (Design & Architecture High School)
    (Received a $500 USD Sarah Fuller Student Scholarship)

  • Special Jury Mention for a Short Film by a High School Student: Agyrophobia by Clara Diez (Design & Architecture High School)

  • Best Short Film by a College Student: Blooming Hope by Marcela Moyana-Rosero and Fernando Rosero (St. Thomas University)
    (Received a $500 USD Sarah Fuller Student Scholarship)

  • Best Miami Mini Film (no age restrictions): Where It Stops by Kylrye Shea

MIAMI COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS AWARD WINNERS:

  • Best Original Song: Luis Martinez (Miami Senior High School)

  • Best Public Service Announcement: Bailey Stasevich (Miami Beach Senior High School)

  • Best Short Film: Last Laugh by David Harrison (Design & Architecture High School)