Cinequest Presents the 2011 Award Winners

The 2011 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
Mozart's Sister
Director: Rene Feret
(FRANCE)

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Rosa Morena
Director: Carlos Augusto de Oliveira
(DENMARK)

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE: NARRATIVE
Falling Overnight
Director: Conrad Jackson
(UNITED STATES)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Dying To Do Letterman
Directors: Biagio Messina, Joke Fincioen
(UNITED STATES)

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE: DOCUMENTARY
The World According To Ion B
Director: Alexander Nanau
(ROMANIA)

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
Inside Out
Director: Jim O'Doherty
(UNITED STATES)

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Directors: William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
(UNITED STATES)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Stitches Speak
Director: Nina Sabnani
(INDIA)

BEST STUDENT SHORT
The Pool Party
Director: Sara Zandieh
(UNITED STATES)

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE: SHORT FILM
Tussilago
Director: Jonas Odell
(SWEDEN)

KAISER PERMANENTE THRIVE AWARD
I Am
Director: Tom Shadyac
(UNITED STATES)

Director's Awards

NEW VISIONS AWARD
Make a Movie Like Spike
Director: Jamil Walker Smith
(UNITED STATES)

GLOBAL LANDSCAPES AWARD
Togetherness Supreme
Director: Nathan Collett
(KENYA)

Audience Awards

AUDIENCE AWARD: BEST FEATURE
The Liverpool Goalie
Director: Arild Andresen
(NORWAY)

AUDIENCE AWARD: BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dying To Do Letterman
Director: Biagio Messina, Joke Fincioen
(UNITED STATES)

Screenplay Competition Contest

FIRST PLACE
Mr. Tesla
Writer: Robert Holbrook

SECOND PLACE
Welcome to Akron
Writer: Stephan Bugaj

THIRD PLACE
Saint Patrick's Tear
Writer: Neil Cumbria

Maverick Spirit Awards

Cinequest was honored to present the Life of a Maverick Award to Bethany Hamilton.

The following individuals received a Maverick Spirit Award during the 2011 festival: John Turturro, Alyson Stoner, AnnaSophia Robb.

For the list of Cinequest Film Festival 20 Award Winners, please click here.

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

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