NYIFF Awards – NYC 2010

Best Film Awards (USA)

Best Feature Film- Tied to A Chair
Best Short Film – Takeo
Best Feature Documentary – Mulberry St.
Best Short Documentary – Mas Man Peter Minshall



Best Film Awards (International)

Best Feature Film – Attack on Darfur
Best Short Film – Worm
Best Feature Documentary – Coming Clean
Best Short Documentary – The Liquid of Life (Nozel Hahayim)



Audience Awards (USA)

Feature – Tied to A Chair
Short – Swing, Set
Feature Documentary – Mother’s Way, Daughter’s Choice
Short Documentary- Brilliance or Buffoonery



Audience Awards (International)

Feature – Evdale Zeynike
Short- Another Time, Another Pace
Feature Documentary – Coming Clean
Short Documentary – Children of Stalinism Series: Dasha is coming Back, For My Dad, I Am Not Afraid to Speak…, One Life


Best Director Awards (USA)
Best Director of a Feature Film– Joe Goodavage for “The Last Gamble”
Best Director of a Short Film- Brandon Laganke for “Bunny Boy”
Best Director of a Documentary – Abel Ferrara for “Mulberry St.”
Best Directorial Debut (Feature) – Hamish McCollester for “Jason’s Big Problem”

Best Directorial Debut (Short) – Renata Bialkowska for “Crumble”

Best Directorial Debut (Feature Documentary) – Thomas McAlevey for “Adventuress Wanted”
Best Directorial Debut (Short Documentary) – Joan Babich Lipstock and Paul Tait Roberts for “Dreamerstheater”


Best Director Awards (International)
Best International Directors of a Feature Film– Mark Pagliaroli and Antonio Ienco for “The Invaders: Genesis”
Best International Director of a Short Film- Jan Dirk Peereboom Voller for “Intermezzo”
Best International Director of a Documentary – Pierre Plante for “Le Sexe a 50 ans + ou”
Best Directorial Debut (Feature) – Bulent Gunduz for “Evdale Zeynike”
Best Directorial Debut (Short) – Yves Martin Allard for “101-102”
Best International Directorial Debut (Feauture Documentary)– Brendan Kerins for “John Cash’s Tipperary in July”
Best Directorial Debut (Short Documentary) – Ariel Soto for “WAQAYNAN-Imaginary Road”


Best Feature Film (USA) - Genre Awards

Best Drama Feature – Marathon
Best Comedy Feature – Jason’s Big Problem
Best Action Feature – The Animal I’ve Become
Best Horror Feature – Krackoon
Best Thriller Feature - Freedom
Best Experimental Feature – Random Unrelated Projects
Best Sci-Fi Feature – Encounter: Omzion
Best Romantic Dramedy -Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Best Police Drama Feature – Collar
Best Historical Drama Feature – Papa: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Best Dark Comedy Feature - Mara
Best Crime Feature – Old Secrets, No Lies
Best Urban Feature – Kreyol Boyz
Best Suspense Feature -Haiti Cherie: Wind of Hope

Best Feature Film (International) – Genre Awards

Best International Drama Feature – Side Effects/Efeitos Secundarios
Best International Comedy Feature- Novak
Best International Action Feature – The Invaders: Genesis
Best International Horror Feature- Toxic Lullaby
Best International Thriller Feature – The Code
Best International Experimental Feature – Shut Your Eyes
Best International Sci-Fi Feature -X Meeting
Best International Romantic Comedy Feature– Selanchi
Best International War Feature – Tobruk
Best International Fantasy Feature – Gouddaa Sons of Tition I
Best International Arthouse Feature – Art et Deces
Best International Adventure Feature – A Long Time Ago in Ilza


Best Short Film (USA) – Genre Awards

Best Drama Short– Déjà vu
Best Experimental Short- Awaken Your Senses
Best Comedy Short – Hero Hero
Best Dark Comedy Short – The Roast
Best Narrative Short – Mother’s Cave
Best Suspense Short – Denial
Best Thriller Short – Clemency
Best Sci-Fi Short – The Turing Love Affair
Best Music Video – The Return of the Jitney Man
Best Animation – The Story of Night & Day
Best Video Art Short - A Woman I Once Knew
Best Docu-Drama Short – We The People 2010
Best GLBT Short – Chronic Pain
Best Sci-Fi Short – The Turing Love Affair
Best TV Pilot – Hard to Be Me
Best Musical Short- Expected (Jesus Christ in Union Square)
Best Action Short – Ghost Soldier
Best Horror Short– The Spell
Best Crime Short – Rollers
Best Family Short – Virtue
Best Romantic Comedy Short – A Fugue for Two Tap Dancers and Two Musicians
Best Urban Short – Panic
Best Film Noir Short – Purity
Best Fantasy Short – Manhattan Mermaid
Best Avant Garde – Pink Seas
Best Improv - PALS

Best Short Film (International)

Best International Drama Short – Bear Tung
Best International Experimental Short – Another Time, Another Pace
Best International Comedy Short–The Chariot
Best International Dark Comedy – Desk Job
Best International Narrative Short – Rian/Trace
Best International Suspense Short –Found
Best International Thriller Short – Hokum
Best International Sci-Fi Short – Star Wars: Blasted Behavior
Best International Music Video -Cape Nape & The Foundation: “Countless Ways”
Best International Animation Short – Agent Tax
Best International Video Art Short – Mary!
Best International DocuDrama Short – Paris La Nuit
Best International GLBT Short -La Visita (The Guest)
Best International Student Short – Love Me For Who I Am
Best International Musical Short – Wendell Ferguson’s Cranky Christmas
Best International Mockumentary Short – The Unknown Touchit


Documentary Awards (USA)

Best Music Documentary – Founding Fathers “The Untold Story of Hip Hop”
Best Cultural Documentary – Mother’s Way, Daughter’s Choice
Best Social Documentary – A Community Heroes Documentary: Urban Warfare: The Peaceful Warriors
Best Biographical Documentary – A Sicilian Odyssey
Best Medical Documentary – Medicinal 101
Best Urban Documentary – ‘Dirty’ One Word Can Change the World
Best Reality Documentary -Paparazzi: Full Throttle LA
Best Comedy Documentary –Legalized Mafia
Best Global Documentary – One! The Garry Davis Story
Best Educational Documentary – Making A Difference: The Ascent Youth Alliance to Battle Autism
Best Agriculture Documentary - Fowl Play: The Untold Story Behind Your Breakfast
Best Sports Documentary – The Pride of Lions
Best Student Documentary – Einstein’s Innovation: The Theory That Changed The World
Best New York Documentary - The View From Sunset Park


Documentary Awards (International)

Best International Music Documentary –Astralis: Institucija/Astralis: Institution
Best International Music Video Documentary – Haiti Get Back Up
Best International Musical Documentary - Punk Strut -The Movie
Best International Cultural Documentary – Moleman – The Truth Lies Down Under
Best International Social (Feature) Documentary – Le Sexe a 50 Ans + Ou
Best International Social (Short) Documentary - Soft Power Health
Best International Biographical Documentary - Silesian Streets and German Potatoes
Best International Geographical Documentary – John Cash’s Tipperary in July
Best International Historical Documentary – Children of Stalinism Series: Dasha is coming Back, For My Dad, I Am Not Afraid to Speak…, One Life
Best International GLBT Documentary – All About Gay Sex
Best International Hip Hop Documentary - Homeboys
Best International Human Rights Documentary - The Monsters in My Home


Actor Awards

Best Actor in a Feature Film– Steven Bauer in “The Last Gamble”
Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film – Nick Mancuso in “The Last Gamble”
Best Actress in a Feature Film –Bonnie Loren in “Tied to A Chair”
Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film – Sally Kirkland in “The Last Gamble”
Best Actor in a Short Film – Claude Laniado in “Roy”
Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film – Steven Bauer in “Crumble”
Best Actress in a Short Film – Sydney Sweeney in “Takeo”
Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film – Caroline D’Amore in “Rollers”

Best Screenplay (USA)

Best Screenplay (Feature) –I’m Not Here (And She’s Not There)
Best Screenplay (Short) - In The Care of Evil


Best Screenplay (International)

Best Screenplay (Feature) – Tobruk

Best Screenplay (Short) – The Uneventful Life of Gerrard Giles