Tiburon International Film Festival

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Description: The Tiburon International Film Festival is proud to name two of its major awards after two giants of cinema who truly were the masters of their craft.

- Orson Welles Award to a new first time filmmaker in the US
- Federico Fellini Award to an international first time filmmaker outside the US

We hope by naming two of our major awards after this two-master will encourage the aspiring and independent filmmakers from all over the world to bring a new wave of talent and creativity to the art of cinema.

The winners are:

2012

Federico Fellini Award: Ivan Grbovic, for: Romeo Eleven [Canada]
Orson Welles Award: Rubaiyat Hossain, for: Meherjaan [USA]

2011

Federico Fellini Award: Olaf Saumer for Suicide Club [Germany]
Orson Welles Award: Jeremy Veverka & Jesse Veverka for China: The Rebirth of an Empire [USA]

2010

Federico Fellini Award: Elchin Musaoglu for The 40th Door [Azerbaijan]
Orson Welles Award: Craig Johnson for True Adolescents [US]

2009

Orson Welles Award: Jonathan Lawton for: Jackson [US]
Federico Fellini Award: Joe Chow for: Seventeen [China]

2008

Orson Welles Award: Harun Mehmedinovic, for: In the Name of the Son [US]
Federico Fellini Award: Miaoyan Zhang, for: Xiaolin Xiaoli [China]

2007

Orson Welles Award: Janghun Troy Choi, for; Blind Love [US]
Federico Fellini Award: Brigit Moller, for: Valerie [Germany]

2006

Orson Welles Award: Jeff Morris, for: You Did What? [USA]
Federico Fellini Award: Karim Quelhadj, for: Parabola [Belgium]

2005

Orson Welles Award: Cary Fukunaga, for: Victoria Para Chino [US]
Federico Fellini Award: Philippe Safir, for: 2+1 [France]

2004

Orson Welles Award: Karin Hayes & Victoria Bruce, for: The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt [US]
Federico Fellini Award: James Pellerito, for: "Tides" [Italy]

2003

Federico Fellini Award: Tim Clayton, for Foley Street [UK]

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