The Tiburon International Film Festival (March 19-27, 2009) is pleased to announce the winners of its annual 'Golden Reel Award':



Best Film: Guard No. 47 from Czech Republic Best Director:Filip Renč for Guard No. 47 Best Actor:Nicke Lignell for Colorado Avenue from Finland Best Actress:Lucia Siposova for Guard No. 47 Best Documentary:Final Image directed by Andres Habegger from Argentina Best Cinematography: Karel Fairaisl for Guard No. 47 from Czech Republic Humanitarian Award: Familiar Voices by Danny Mendoza from Canada Best Musical:Paraiba My Love by Bernard Robert-Charrue from Switzerland

Best Score: South of the Moon byAntonio DiVerdis from Canada Best Short: Directions by Kasimir Burgessfrom Australia Best Music Video: License to Love by Steve Gatlin from US Best Dance Short Film: Nora byAlla Kovgan & David Hinton from Mozambique

Best Animation: Sita Sings the Bluesby Nina Paley from US

Best Short Animation: Disbelief Will Save Your Soul by Samuel Weikopffrom Germany

Best Sports Film: Lift by Anthony Green from US/France Federico Fellini Award: Joe Chowfor for Seventeen from China Orson Wells Award: Jonathan Lawton for Jackson from US Best Experimental Film: Colour Test.6 by Gerd Conradt from Germany Best Student Film: The Fenceline by Brian Rasmussen from US Best Comedy: The Grapes by Tomáš Barina from Czech Republic
Best Children's Film: The Map Readerby Harold Brodie from New Zealand