Tiburon International Film Festival

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Description: The past winners of the Golden Reel Awards are:

2010

Best Film: A Step Into the Darkness by Atil Inac [Turkey]
Best Director: Ryszard Bugajski for General Nil [Poland]
Best Actor: Olgierd Lukaszewicz for General Nil [Poland]
Best Actress: Leonor Manso for Luisa [Spain]
Best Documentary: Petition by Zhao Liang [China]
Best Cinematography: The Red Baron by Klaus Merkel [Czech Republic]
Humanitarian Award: Under Rich Earth by Malcolm Rogge [Ecuador/US]
Best Musical: Hipsters by Valery Todorovsky [Russia]
Best Short: Ana's Playground by Eric D. Howell [US]
Best Music Video: City of Noise by Mitch Barany [Canada]
Best Dance Short Film: Waterfront Access? by Floanne Ankah [US]
Best Animation: The Magistical by Rebecca Jones [US]
Best Short Animation: Solitude by Mehrdad Sheikhan [Iran] & The Offering by Michael Z. Huber [US]
Best Sport Film: Bicycle Dreams by Stephen Au erbach [US]
Federico Fellini Award: Elchin Musaoglu for The 40th Door [Azerbaijan]
Orson Wells Award: Craig Johnson for True Adolescents [US]
Best Experimental Film: Next Floor by Denis Villeneuve [Canada]
Best Student Film: Diploma by Yaelle Kayam [Israel]
Best Comedy: The Wish Tree by Liina Paakspuu [Estonia]
Best Children’s Film: Tahaan by Santosh Sivan [India]

2009

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

2008

Best Film: The Yellow House, directed by: Amor Hakkar [Algeria]
Best Director: Zoltan Kamondi, for: Dolina [Hungary]
Best Actor: Jan Decleir, for A Perfect Match [Belgium]
Best Actress: Minnie Driver, for Take [US]
Best Documentary: Behind Forgotten Eyes, directed by: Anthony Gilmore [US/Korea/Japan]
Best Cinematography: Lazlo Kovacs & Zoltan Honti, for: Torn from the Flag [Hungary]
Humanitarian Award: Welcome Europa, directed by: Bruno Ulmer [France]
Best Musical: The Samba Poet, directed by: Ricardo Van Steen [Brazil]
Best Short: Julieta, directed by: Raul Antonio Caballero Carreto [Mexico]
Best Music Video: Gone, directed by: Andrew Watson [US]
Best Dance Short Film: The Rain, directed by: Pontus Lidberg [Sweden]
Best Animation: One Night in a City, directed by: Jan Baledj [Czech Republic]
Best Sports Film: Row Hard, No Excuses, directed by: Luke Wolbach [US]
Federico Fellini Award: Miaoyan Zhang for: Xiaolin Xiaoli [China]
Orson Wells Award: In the Name of the Son, directed by: Harun Mehmedinovic [US]
Best Experimental Film: Agnieszka 2039, directed by: Martin Gauvreau [UK]
Best Student Film: The Vaudevillian, directed by: Bryan Nest [US]
Best Comedy: American Fork, directed by: Chris Bowman [US]
Best Children’s Film: The Flyboys, directed by: [US]
Audience Award: Spine Tingler, directed by: Jeffery Schwarz [US]

2007

Best Film: A White Ballad, Directed by: Stefano Odoardi (Italy)
Best Director: István Szabó, for: Relatives (Hungary)
Best Actor: Janne Virtanen, for: Frozen City (Finland)
Best Actress: Céline Bonnier, for: Forgive Me (Canada)
Best Documentary: The Sermons of Sister Jane, by: Irving Saraf, Allie Light, Carol Monpere (US)
Humanitarian Award: Rwanda. Through Us, Humanity, Directed by: Marie-France Collard (Belgium)
Best Musical Documentary: Si Sos Brujo: A Tango Story, Directed by: Caroline Neal (Argentine)
Best Short: Hero by Nature, Directed by: Roger Cantin (Canada)
Best Music Video: King Without a Crown, Directed by: P.R. Brown (US)
Best Animation: Temerario, Directed by: Carl Zitelmann (UK)
Best Sports Film: Peel: The Peru Project, Directed by: Wes Brown & T.J. Barrack (US)
Federico Fellini Award: Brigit Moller, for: Valerie (Germany)
Orson Wells Award: Janghun Troy Choi, for; Blind Love (US)
Best Experimental Film: Quio: So Dazed, Directed by: Christine Lang (Germany)
Best Student Film: 365 Boots on Ground, Directed by: KC Wayland (US)
Best Comedy: Romeo and Juliet Get Married, Directed by: Bruno Barreto (Brazil)
Best Children’s Film: The Tillamook Treasure, Directed by: Jane Beaumont Hall (US)

2006

Best Film: Stolen Life, by: Li Shaohong (China)
Best Director: Vladan Nikolic, for: Love (USA)
Best Actor: Monty Lapica, for: Self Medicated (USA)
Best Actress: Marzia Tedeschi, for: For Bread Alone (Italy)
Best Documentary: In the Shadow of the Palms, by: Wayne Coles-Janess (Australia)
Humanitarian Award: Faces of Change, by: Michele Stephenson (USA/Brazil/India/Mauritania/Bulgaria/South Africa)
Best Musical Documentary: Karoo Kitar Blues, by: Liza Key (South Africa)
Best Short: Before Dawn, by: Balint Kenyeres (Hungary)
Best Music Video: Sign of the Times, by: Ole Brereton (USA)
Best Animation: The Legend of the Scarecrow, by: Marco Besas (Spain)
Best Short Music: West Bank Story, by Ari Sandel (USA). And winner of an Academy Award for the Best Short Film (February 25, 2007).
Best Sports Film: Super Champion Funzone, Directed by: Ty Evans, Aaron Meza, Spike Jonze, Cory Weincheque (USA)
Federico Fellini Award: Karim Quelhadj, for: Parabola (Belgium)
Orson Wells Award: Jeff Morris, for: You Did What? (USA)
Best Experimental Film: Between You and Me, by: Patryk Rebisz (USA)
Best Student Film: Second Round, by: Phillip Briggs (USA)
Best Comedy: Electric Apricot: Quest For Festeroo, by: Les Claypool (USA)
Best Children’s Film: Mickybo and Me, by: Terry Loane (Ireland)
Audience Award: The Breakup Artist, by: Vincent Rubino (USA)

2005

Best Film: Nothing, by: Stefan Sarazin (Germany)
Best Director: David Grieco, for Evilenko (Italy)
Best Screenplay: Mike Bencivenga & Richard Levine, for: Happy Hour (US)
Best Cinematography: Jefferey Seckendorf, for: Finding Home (US)
Best Short: Shift, by: Peter Keller (Germany)
Best Documentary: The Forest for the Trees (US)
Best Experimental Film: Notes from the Space Time Continuim (Canada)
Best New Talent: Nicholas Robbins, for Anathema (US)
Best Animation: The Man Without a Head, by: Juan Solanas (France)
Best Student Film: Freedom from Despair, by: Brenda Brkusic (USA/Croatia)
Best Sports Film: Never Been Done, by: Matt Powers (US)
Humanitarian Award: Peace One Day, by: Jeremy Gilley (UK)
Orson Welles Award: Victoria Para Chino, by: Cary Fukunaga (US)
Federico Fellini Award: 2+1, by: Philippe Safir (France)
Best Musical: Dame La Mano, by: Heddy Honigmann (France/The Netherlands)
Best Music Video: Kicking the Heart Out, by: Ryan Kurt Whiting (US)
Best Children's Film: Fern Hill, by: Cole Claassen (US) & Yoshino’s Barbershop, by: Naoko Ogigami (Japan)
Best Comedy: Call Waiting, by: Jodi Binstock (US)
Audience Award: Cuba Libre, by: Juan Gerard (Dominican Republic)

2004

Best Film: The Gift, Directed by: Michelangelo Frammartino (Italy)
Best Director: Ventura Pons, for: Anita Takes A Chance (Spain)
Best Screenplay: The Bookstore, Written by: Nawfel Saheb-Ettaba (Tunisia)
Best Cinematography: The Gun, By: Kirill Davidoff (USA)
Best Documentary: Aging Out , Directed by: Roger Weisberg & Vanessa Roth (USA) & Entertaining Vietnam Directed by: Mara Wallis (USA)
Best Short Film: Another Way of Seeing Things, Directed by: Cory Taylor (USA)
Best New Talent: Jeffrey French, for: Win Each Way (USA)
Best Animation: Still Life, Directed by: Andre Lyon (USA); Ext. 21, Directed by: Lizzie Oxby (UK)
Humanitarian Award: Shooting Conflicts, Directed by: Noam Shalev (Israel)
Orson Welles Award: Karin Hayes & Victoria Bruce, for: The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt (USA)
Federico Fellini Award: James Pellerito, for: "Tides" (USA/Italy)
Best Musical Film: Life On Jupiter, Directed by: Martin Spinelli (USA)
Best Sports Film: High Speed, Directed by: Jeff Jensen (UK/Italy)
Best Comedy: Don: Plain & Tall, Directed by: Scott Peters (USA)
Best Children Film: Within the Wall, Directed by: Paula Nieman (USA)
Audience Award: The Last Just Man, Directed by: Steven Silver (Canada)

2003

Best Film: Octavia, Directed by Dasilio Martin Patino (Spain)
Best Director: Vangelis Serdaris, The 7th Sun of Love (Greece)
Best Screenplay: Eva Lopez-Sanchez for Francisca (Mexico)
Best Documentary: Kumbh Mela, Directed by Maurizio Benazzo (Italy) & Nick Day (UK)
Best Short Film: The Eyeglasses, Directed by Irina Sitkova (Russia)
Best New Talent: Ray Daly Jr. for Fighting Irish (USA)
Best Animation: Eternal Gaze, Directed by Sam Chen (USA)
Humanitarian Awards:
1- Civilian Casualties, Directed by Frances Anderson (USA);
2- The Children of Ibdaa, Directed by S. Smith Patrick (USA);
3- Improbable Pairs, Directed by Paul Andrews & Frances Dose (USA)
Federico Fellini Award: Tim Clayton for Foley Street (UK)
Best Children's Film: A Little Monk, Directed by Kyung-Jung Joo (S. Korea)
Best (Short) Children's Film: Birju, Directed by Heeraz Marfatia (India)
Audience Award: Get A Way, Directed by Noah Nuer (France)

2002

Best Film: Maryam, Directed by: Ramin Serry (US)
Best Director: Bennett Rathnayake, for: The Compensation (Sri Lanka)
Best Screenplay: Warren Skeels, for: Surfacing (US)
Best Documentary: Our House in Havana, Directed by: Stephen Olsson (US)
Best Short Film: Sweet, Directed by: Elyse Couvillion (US)
Best Comedy: Do It For Uncle Manny, Directed by: Adam Baratta (US)
Best Experimental Film: Hypocrite, Directed by: David Chalker (US)
Best Children's Film: Amy, Directed by: Nadia Tass (Australia)
Best Student Film: Imagination, Directed by: Danica Decosto (US)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Robert Snyder (US)
Audience Award: Returning Mickey Stern, Directed by: Michael Prywes (US)

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