47th Annual AAFF Award Winners
The 47th Ann Arbor Film Festival, March 24 - 29, 2009 | 47.aafilmfest.org
Complete Festival Awards Listing
The Edward Jones Audience Award: To be announced soon
Ken Burns Award for Best of the Festival: O’ER THE LAND
Gus Van Sant Award for Best Experimental Film: LOUD THINGS
Lawrence Kasdan Award for Best Narrative Film: KEMPENSKI
Chris Frayne Award for Best Animated Film (tie): THE COLLECTION, RETOUCHES
Michael Moore Award for Best Documentary Film: ON THE THIRD PLANET FROM THE SUN
Kodak/Filmcraft Imaging Award for Best Cinematography: ELEMENTs
Tom Berman Award for Most Promising Filmmaker: KANIZSA HILL
The Barbara Aronofsky Latham Award for Emerging Experimental Video Artist: CATARACT
Prix DeVarti for Funniest Film (tie): OPERATED BY INVISIBLE HANDS, VIDEO TERRAFORMA DANCE PARTY
The Detroit Make it Here Award for Best Michigan Filmmaker: A CITY TO YOURSELF
Peter Wilde Award for Most Technically Innovative Film (tie): LOSSLESS #2, REFRACTION SERIES
autFILM Award for Best LGBT Film: TOMMY
Ghostly Award for Best Sound Design: MAS SE PERDIO
The Eileen Maitland Award: NORA
The No Violence Award: IMMERSION
Best International Film Award: DE TIJD
JURY AWARDS
Re-emerging Filmmaker Award: A HORSE IS NOT A METAPHOR
Transfalumination Award: STUDIES IN TRANSFALUMINATION
Vision Award: QUIERO VER
The Hecklers Can’t Ruin It Award: 1859
Life Force Award: KASSIM THE DREAM
The Perfect Kiss Award: AFTERVILLE
