Honorable Mention Awards in Fiction
MIDDAY COWBOY
Alberto Blanco, Spain, ESCAC
BREATH
In-Won Yeo, Korean National University of Arts
A HIGHER AGENCY
Oliver Cheetham, NYU
THE NATURAL ROUTE
Alex Pastor, Spain ESCAC
OLLI
Jack Simon Rath, Germany HFF "Konrad Wolf"
Special Recognition from the Jury
FREDDY: EL SUENO DE NOEL
Waldo Ramirez, Ludwig Foundation, Cuba
Honorable mention for Cinematography
TRAIL OF SHADOW
Maciej Majchrzak, Polish National Film School
Honorable Mentions for Animation
HA HAIzumi Pennicott, Griffith Film School, Australia
2:41 Upfield
Victorian College of the Arts, Australia
Best Political Film
Gift from United Nations Hospitality CommitteeCRICKETS
Matan Guggenheim, Tel Aviv University Film and TV
Audience Choice Award
$1,000 from Tisch School of the ArtsTHE MESSIAH
Guy Dimenstein, Tel Aviv University
Best Experimental
$1,500 from Tisch School of the Arts & KODAK Educational DVD'sPASTIME
Francesco Lagi, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Best Animation
$1,500 from Tisch School of the Arts & KODAK Educational DVD's9
Shane Acker, UCLA
Best Documentary
$1,500 from Tisch School of the Arts & KODAK Educational DVDsGRANDPARENTS
Nicole Scherg, Zelig School for Documentary, Italy
Best Fiction
$1,500 from Tisch School of the Arts & KODAK Educational DVD'sGLASS JAW
Zaida Bergoth, Finland UIAH
Best Cinematography
$1,000 from Tisch School of the Arts & $3000 Product Grant from KODAKBEFORE LIFE, AFTER DEATH
Dragonir Sholev, National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, Bulgaria
3rd Prize
$5,000 from Tisch School of the Arts, $4000 Product Grant from KODAK and Leather Luggage from ROOTSGRINDING MACHINE
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni, Film and TV Institute, India
2nd Prize
$7,000 from Tisch School of the Arts, $4000 Product Grant from KODAK and Leather Luggage from ROOTSTOMORROW
Leiv Igor Devold, Polish National Film School
1st Prize
$10,000 from Tisch School of the Arts, $4000 Product Grant from KODAK, Leather Luggage from RootsRAIN IS FALLING
Holger Ernst, Hochschule fur Fernsehen und Film, Konrad Wolf