Chicago Film Festival Awards 2009


2009 Chicago Film Festival Awards

2009 Chicago Film Festival: Oct. 8-22, 2009

 

Mississippi Damned
Tina Mabry’s Mississippi Damned depicts the issues faced by the children of a poor and highly dysfunctional family in rural Mississippi. Earlier this year, the film was given the top prize at Outfest in Los Angeles.

 

International Feature Film Competition

Mississippi Damned

Gold Hugo for Best Film: MISSISSIPPI DAMNED (US)

Katie Jarvis in Fish Tank

Silver Hugo for Special Jury Award: FISH TANK (UK)

Filippo Timi, Giovanna Mezzogiorno on Vincere

Silver Hugo for Best Director: Marco Bellocchio for VINCERE (Italy)

Silver Hugo for Best Actress: Giovanna Mezzogiorno of VINCERE (Italy)

Silver Hugo for Best Actor: Filippo Timi of VINCERE (Italy)

Gold Plaque for Best Supporting Actress: Jossie Harris Thacker in MISSISSIPPI DAMNED (US)

Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender in Fish Tank

Gold Plaque for Best Supporting Actor: Michael Fassbender in FISH TANK (UK)

Gold Plaque for Best Screenplay: Tina Mabry of MISSISSIPPI DAMNED (USA)

Gold Plaque for Best Cinematography: Daniele Ciprì (VINCERE, Italy)

Hipsters

Gold Plaque for Best Art Direction: HIPSTERS (Russia)

Silver Plaque: BACKYARD (Mexico)

 

New Directors Competition

Horacio Camandule in Gigante

Gold Hugo: GIGANTE (Uruguay)

Made in China

Silver Hugo: MADE IN CHINA (USA)

Gold Plaque: PARTNERS (Switzerland/France)

 

Docufest Competition

Cooking History

Gold Hugo: COOKING HISTORY (Austria/Slovakia/Czech Republic)

Silver Hugo: RACING DREAMS (USA)

Gold Plaque in Direction: SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION (USA)

 

Short Film Competition

Gold Hugo for Best Short Film: THE HISTORY OF AVIATION (Hungary)

Silver Hugo Grand Jury Prize for Short Film: GOOD ADVICE (Sweden)

Silver Hugo for Best Animated Short Film: SKHIZEIN (France)

Gold Plaque for Best Experimental Short Film: PHOTOGRAPH OF JESUS (UK)

Gold Plaque for Best Student Short Film: CHERRY ON THE CAKE (UK)

Gold Plaque for Best Essay Short Film: THE ILLUSION (Cuba)

Special Mention for Best Ensemble Performances: SHORT TERM 12 (USA)

Special Mention for Animated Short Film: ATTACHED TO YOU (Sweden)

 

Chicago Award Competition: WET

A Special Mention: GIRLS ON THE WALL

A Special Mention: AN EVENING WITH EMERY LONG

 

Paula Patton in Precious

Audience Award: Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, by Lee Daniels

Runners-up: An Education, by Lone Scherfig; No Hard Feelings! by Yves Hanchar

 

Tribute Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award: Martin Landau

Career Achievement Award: Uma Thurman

Career Achievement Award: Willem Dafoe

Career Achievement Award: Patrice Chéreau

Artistic Achievement Award: Lee Daniels

Breakthrough Performance Award: Gabourey Sidibe

 

International Feature Film Competition Jury: jury president Jacqueline Bisset (UK), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Iran), Duane Byrge (US), Pablo Cruz (Mexico), and Bruce Sheridan (New Zealand)

New Directors Competition Jury: Charin Alvarez (USA),Chiara Arroyo Cella (Spain), Leonardo Garcia Tsao (Mexico),and David Robinson (UK)

Documentary Jury: John Russell Taylor (UK), Matt Irvine (USA), Alison Cuddy (USA).

Short Film Jury: Jacinta Banks, John Bleeden, Gabe Clinger, and Armando Ibanez

Chicago Award Jury: Kathleen Ermitage, Betsy Steinberg, and Mike McNamara

 

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