2009 TIFF Golden Reel Awards Winners

Tiburon, CA: The Tiburon International Film Festival (March 19-27, 2009) is pleased to announce the winners of its annual Golden Reel Award:

Best Film: Guard No. 47 from Czech Republic
Best Director: Filip Renč for Guard No. 47
Best Actor: Nicke Lignell for Colorado Avenue from Finland
Best Actress: Lucia Siposova for Guard No. 47
Best Documentary: Final Image directed by Andres Habegger from Argentina
Best Cinematography: Karel Fairaisl for Guard No. 47 from Czech Republic
Humanitarian Award: Familiar Voices by Danny Mendoza from Canada
Best Musical: Paraiba My Love by Bernard Robert-Charrue from Switzerland
Best Score: South of the Moon by Antonio DiVerdis from Canada
Best Short: Directions by Kasimir Burgess from Australia
Best Music Video: License to Love by Steve Gatlin from US
Best Dance Short Film: Nora by Alla Kovgan & David Hinton from Mozambique
Best Animation: Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley from US
Best Short Animation: Disbelief Will Save Your Soul by Samuel Weikopf from Germany
Best Sports Film: Lift by Anthony Green from US/France
Federico Fellini Award: Joe Chowfor for Seventeen from China
Orson Wells Award: Jonathan Lawton for Jackson from US
Best Experimental Film: Colour Test.6 by Gerd Conradt from Germany
Best Student Film: The Fenceline by Brian Rasmussen from US
Best Comedy: The Grapes by Tomáš Barina from Czech Republic
Best Children’s Film: The Map Reader by Harold Brodie from New Zealand 

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Tiburon International Film Festival (TIFF) is an annual event, showcasing the independent feature and short films from around the world. TIFF strongly believes in its motto: “Understanding the World through Film”®

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