Award Winners 2011!!!!

Hello Everyone,
Thank you for the tremendous support this weekend, giving us impetus to continue to provide our community more quality short films, panel discussions and event parties..We are already scheming for 2012!!!

For those of you who couldnt attend, here is a link to some pictures taken by Katrina..bless her heart for doing such a great job...
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/album.php?aid=277800&id=576377632

And now..THE AWARD WINNERS!

EXPERIMENTAL
Winner: Abstract? / Alexei Dmitriev/ Russia
Honorable
Mention: Next/ Joshan Esfondian/ Germany

ANIMATION
Winner: Astronomer s Sun / Peter Kershaw/ USA ( Santa Fe)
Honorable
Mention: Prayers for Peace / Dustin Grella/ USA

DOCUMENTARY
Winner: Charcoal Burners / Piotr Zlotorowicz/ Poland
Honorable
Mention: Dreams Awake/ Kevin Gordon/ USA
Honorable
Mention: The Fall Line/ Tyler Stapleford/ USA

DRAMATIC FICTION
Winner: Estocolmo/ Juan Francisco Viruega/ Spain
Honorable
Mention: Cuando Corres/ Mikel Rueda/ Spain

COMEDY FICTION
Winner: Uncle Jack/ Jamin Winans/ USA
Honorable
Mention: Victor Ramiriz, Asesino/ Ravi Kapoor/ USA

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
Winner: Good Luck Mr. Gorski/ Aaron Shiver & Allegra Huston
USA/ ( Taos)
Honorable
Mention: The Yellow Balloon/ Ben Thompson/ USA
Baby Monitor/ Jocelyn Jansons/ USA ( Santa Fe)

Honorable
Mention per program: The Necklace/ MaryLee Hermann/ USA
This Song is Old/ Bruce Sheridan/ USA
Stan vs Squirrel/ LillyAnn Boruszkowski/ USA
Passion Colors/ Neil Needleman/ USA

Again..Thank you to filmmakers, panelists, judges, VOLUNTEERS, and a special shortie thanks to Tizzz Tizdale and Todd Ritchie, production masters extraordinaire..the festival would not have happened without YOU!!