MONACO CHARITY FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS 2011
6th MCFF AWARDS
FEATURE AWARDS
BEST MOVIE – (Unanimous)
FACE TO FACE (Australia) Directed by Michael Rymer
BEST ENTERTAINING MOVIE
INALE, Director Jetta Amata & Producer Keke Bongos
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (Unanimous)
HELLO, HOW ARE YOU? Directed by Alexandru Maftei (Romania)
BEST ACTOR
MORGAN SIMPSON in Black, White & Blues (USA)
BEST ACTRESS (A TIE)
EVELYNE ROMPRE in Twice a Woman (Canada)
&
JULES BRUFF in Part Time Fabulous (USA)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST (Unanimous)
FACE TO FACE (Australia)
BEST DIRECTOR
SYLLAS TZOUMERKAS for Homeland (Greece)
BEST SCREENPLAY
LEN ROSEN for Fallen Leaves Golden Sky, (China/Austria)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Unanimous)
Philippe Bottiglione for THE RICE PADDY (LA RIZIERE), (China)
EXCELLENCE IN ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
LEAVING HONG KONG (Yakutia, Russian Federation)
Most promising DIRECTOR (1st Time Director) (Unanimous)
ALEXANDRU MAFTEI for Hello, How are You? (Romania)
Breakthrough Performance (Actor)
JULIAN ALCARAZ in BECOMING EDUARDO (USA)
Breakthrough Performance (Actress)
GENEVIEVE NNAJI in THE MIROR BOY (UK)
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
BEST MOVIE
STRONG BODIES FIGHT Directed by William Donaruma – Written & Produced by Mark Weber, (Bangladesh/USA)
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
MALKI, SCENT OF AN ANGEL Directed & Produced by Kahlil Dreifus Zaarour
(Lebanon)
DISCOVER OUR WORLD AWARD
FORGIVENESS Directed Brad Kim & Produced by Im-joo Lee
(South Korea)
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
RAINBOW TOWN Directed & Produced by Lauren Selmon Roberts
(Liberia)
SPECIAL MENTION
WOMEN AND THE GUARDS Directed by Una Celma – Produced by Dace Siatkovska, (Latvia)
SHORT AWARDS
BEST MOVIE FICTION (Unanimous)
BEDFELLOWS (USA)
Directed by Pierre Stefanos
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
BOTTLE ECOLOGY (South Korea)
Directed by Jahan Kim
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (Unanimous)
THE PIANO (LE PIANO/ DACHNAMOUR) (Armenia/France)
Directed & Written by Levon Minasian – Produced by Jennifer Sabbah & Boris Briche
SPEC IAL MENTION
DON’T MESS WITH THE MIME (USA)
Directed & Produced by Jeffrey Berlinger
STUDENT SHORT AWARDS
BEST MOVIE FICTION (Unanimous)
THE AMBIDEXTROUS (El Ambidiestro)
Produced & Directed by Antonio Palomina (Malaga University, Spain), Spain
BEST MOVIE DOCUMENTARY
ART ON THE BRIDGE
Directed by Michelle Horn & Jonas Zimmermann
(University of Westminster, London), Czech Republic/UK
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (Unanimous)
10 BEIRUTI MINUTES
Directed by Ashraf Mtaweh- Produced by AKU
(Al Kafaat University, Lebanon), Lebanon
SPEC IAL MENTION
WHAT TO BRING TO AMERICA
Directed by Christophe Nassif – Produced by Arthur Musah & Benjamin Monié
(USC School of Cinematic Arts, California) USA
NDU AWARD
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY (Unanimous)
A BITTER TASTE OF FREEDOM (Sweden/USA)
Directed by Marina Goldovskaya – Produced by Marina Goldovskaya (USA) and Malcolm Dixelius (Sweden)
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY (Unanimous)
POSITIVE Directed by Alexandru Iures (Romania)
BEST SHORT
MEMORIES OF A ROOM (Minnet av ett Rum) (Sweden)
Directed & Written by Bahador Shahidi
BEST STUDENT SHORT (a tie)
THE CONTRACT
Directed & Produced by Anna Zeytseva
(FAMU, Prague), Czech Republic 2011
&
INNOCENCE CHILDREN
Directed by Kim Dong- Woo (Im Kwon-taek College of Film & Performing Arts),,South Korea
CHILDREN OF WAR FOUNDATION AWARDS
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
TEARS OF GAZA (Gaza Tarer)
Directed & Written by Vibeke Lokkerberg – Produced by Terje Kristiansen
(Norway)
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
GRACE
Directed by Meagan Kelly – Produced by Florian Hoffman & Rouven Steinfeld
(Philippines/ Switzerland)
HONORARY AWARDS
To Virlanie for their dedication to Children
To Children of War Foundation for their extraordinary work
Centerpiece Gala Screening: Lovers in Kiev (Ukraine)
SAM LAHOUD (NDU) for his loyalty and dedication to MCFF
NICOLAS KHABBAZ (NDU) for his loyalty and dedication to MCFF
Award of Loyalty: Lois Bolton, Member of the Press in Monaco
