Malibu Film Festival packed the Malibu Inn on Thursday Night for the Vermeer Awards Party for the 5th annual Malibu International Film Festival.
Andy Dick awarded the Grand Jury Prize with the Pollywog Entertainment / Andy Dick Film Scholarship of $1000 at this Thursdays Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Awards Party for the 5th annual Malibu Int'l Film Festival. Other presenters included Academy Award Winner, Martin Landau, who presented awards including the Best New Production Company Award to Pollywog Entertainment. Lindalee Darrah awarded the Jury Prize Best Short Film Award and a $500 cash to "The Moment After" Austrialian independent film producer, Lisa Llyod. Other awards were presented to independent filmmakers from around the world by filmmaker & festival founder, David Katz.

Best of Festival
"See This Movie" Joe Smith, Producer / David Rosenthal, Director
Pollywog Entertainment Andy Dick Film Scholarship
Joe Smith, Producer / David Rosenthal, Director

Audience Choice Feature Film
"The Last Horror Movie" Julian Richards

Audience Choice - Best Animated Short Film
"Rock Fish" Tim Miller

Jury Award - Best Animated Short Film
"Bid 'Em In" Neal Sopata

Jury Award - Best Short Film
"The Moment After" Lisa Lloyd

Audience Choice - Best Short Film
"Inamorata" Robert Cuadra

Projectionist Award - Best Comedy Short Film
"Days Like These" Ross Guidici

Audience Choice - Best Documentary
"Flight From Death" Patrick Shen, Director / Greg Bennick. Producer

Jury Award - Best Documentary
"Nothing Without You" Ted Mattison / Paul Kelleher

Jury Award - Best Mockumentary
"Ed's Dead" Jack Voorhies

Jury Award - Best Surf Film
"A Brokedown Melody" Chris Malloy

Audience Choice - Best Surf Film
"Blue Horizon" Jack McCoy

Best New Production Company
Pollywog Entertainment / Andy Dick

Jury Award - Best Cinematography
"Limbo"

Special Jury Award
"Poop" Andrew Cappelletti