Cinequest Presents the 2010 Award Winners

The 2010 Cinequest Juries were put to the task of selecting winners from over 150 films from 45 countries. What they discovered were myriad worlds that challenged, excited and surprised. Their job to find the top films was certainly not an easy one, and reaching a unanimous vote was nearly impossible because the films truly affected them in many ways and heated debates were sparked because of the passion each felt for the stories that were revealed.

Maverick Competition

MAVERICK SPIRIT AWARD
Applause
Director: Martin Pieter Zandvliet
(DENMARK)

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Lost Persons Area
Director: Caroline Strubbe
(BELGIUM)

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR DIRECTING
Eamon
Director: Margaret Corkery
(IRELAND)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Buried Prayers
Director: Steven Meyer
(UNITED STATES)

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE: CUTTING-EDGE VISION
The Real Revolutionaries
Director: Paul Crowder
(UNITED STATES)

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
The Six Dollar Fifty Man
Director: Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland
(NEW ZEALAND)

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
The Spine
Director: Chris Landreth
(CANADA)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
How Green Was Our Valley
Director: Fereshteh Joghataei
(IRAN)

BEST STUDENT SHORT
Kavi
Director: Gregg Helvey
(UNITED STATES)

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE: SHORT FILM
Daughters
Director: Chloe Zhao
(UNITED STATES)

SANDISK PHONE FLICK WINNER
Fish Pasta
Director: David Chai
(UNITED STATES)

KAISER PERMANENTE THRIVE AWARD
The Tijuana Project
Director: John Sheedy
(UNITED STATES, MEXICO)

Director's Awards

NEW VISIONS AWARD
Solitary
Director: Greg Derochie
(UNITED STATES)

GLOBAL LANDSCAPES AWARD
The Escape
Director: Kathrine Windfeld
(DENMARK)

Audience Awards

AUDIENCE AWARD: BEST FEATURE
The Bone Man
Director: Wolfgang Murnberger
(AUSTRIA)

AUDIENCE AWARD: BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Real Revolutionaries
Director: Paul Crowder
(UNITED STATES)

Screenplay Competition Contest

FIRST PLACE
Baron of Havana
Writer: Alex Simon

SECOND PLACE
Pyotr
Writer: Steve Warren

THIRD PLACE
The Stolen Mistress
Writer: Mark McPherson

Maverick Spirit Awards

Cinequest was honored to present the Life of a Maverick Award to Deepak Chopra.

The following individuals received a Maverick Spirit Award during the 2010 festival: Benjamin Bratt, Terry Zwigoff and Kathy Wolfe.

For the list of Cinequest Film Festival 19 Award Winners, please click here.

For the list of Cinequest Film Festival 18 Award Winners, please click here.

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