2009 Festival

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS

Philippe Rousselot
Cinematography
Lou Diamond Philips

Acting
David S. Ward

Writing
John Grandi

Community Appreciation
   
Philippe won the Academy Award for his work on “A River Runs Through It” and has filmed such classics as “Hope and Glory”, “Interview with a Vampire”, and “Big Fish”. He has given stand out performances in such movies as “La Bamba”, “Stand and Deliver”, “Young Guns”, and “Courage Under Fire”.
 He received an Academy Award  for writing “The Sting” and “Sleepless in Seattle. John is known as “Mr. Big Bear” having starred in numerous local productions since “retiring” from show business and moving to Big Bear.

 

FILM COMPETITION WINNERS SCREENPLAY WINNERS

JURY AWARDS

Best Feature
“Jackson”
Jonathan Lawton, writer/director

Best Documentary
“Where the Ocean Meets the Sky ”
Barry Berona, Greg Daniels, directors

Best Short
“The Bake Shop Ghost”
Lorette Bayle, director

Best Family Film
“Gerald’s Last Day”
Justin Rasch, Shel Rasch, directors

Best Cinematography
“Acholiland”
Cinematography by Amanda Treyz
Dean Israelite, writer/director
American Film Institute

Best Student Film
“Kwame”
Edward Osei-Gyimah, writer/director
University Southern California

Best Animation
“The Mouse That Soared”
Kyle T. Bell, director

 

AUDIENCE AWARDS

Best Feature
“Callous ”
Joey Lanai, Chris Billett, writer/directors

Best Documentary
Feat: 63 Marathons in 63 Days”
Deborah Carr, director

Best Short
“The Bake Shop Ghost”
Lorette Bayle, director

Best Animation
“Gerald’s Last Day”
Justin Rasch, Shel Rasch, directors

Best Student Film
“Where It Stops”
Kyle Shea, director
Chapman University

Best High School Student Film
“The Harry Hastings Method”
Josh Blake, writer/director
Culver City High School

Best Big Bear Film
“High”
Brandon R. Miller, writer/director

Best Film with Animal Actors
“Finale”
David Strong, director

OPENING NIGHT FILM
BURNING PLAIN
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures

 1st Place
“A Little Fire”
Written by Linda Fisher2nd Place — TIE–

“It’s Your Life”
Written by Todd Cerveris

“Redemption Road”
Written by Christine Downs

 

3rd Place
“Baby Girl”
Written by Jennifer Babin

Honorable Mention
“Agent Cynthia”
Written by Jonathan Miller