Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces Festival Award Winners

April 11, 2010 - PRLog -- Durham, N.C. – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced the 2010 Festival award recipients. Winners are determined by juries consisting of members of the national filmmaking community.  Award winning films and honorable mentions will be rescreened on Sunday. Specific screening times and venues are available online.

The 2010 awards were presented to the following films:

•  Anne Dellinger Grand Jury Award – “Enemies of the People”  directed by Rob Lemkin, Thet Sambath
Special Jury Prize– “The Oath” directed by Laura Poitras
Special Jury Prize– “Restrepo” directed by Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger
Sponsored by Alpha Cine Labs, Seattle and cash award provided by Anne and Walter Dellinger and Charles Weinraub and Emily Kass.

• Full Frame Jury Award for Best Short – “The Poot” directed by Elham Asadi
Provided by Drs. Andrew and Barbra Rothschild.

• Full Frame Audience Award – “Waste Land” directed by Lucy Walker
Sponsored by Merge Records. The Audience Award is determined by counting audience ballots filled out during the four day Festival.

• Center for Documentary Studies Filmmaker Award – “My Perestroika” directed by Robin Hessman
Sponsored by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. This award honors a documentary artist whose work is a potential catalyst for education and change.

• The Charles E. Guggenheim Emerging Artist Award – “Enemies of the People” directed by Rob Lemkin, Thet Sambath
Honorable Mention – “Restrepo” directed by Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger
Provided by the Charles E. Guggenheim family. This prize honors a first-time documentary feature director.

• Full Frame Inspiration Award – “Surviving Hitler: A Love Story” directed by John-Keith Wasson
Honorable Mention – “Summer Pasture” directed by Lynn True, Nelson Walker
Sponsored by the Hartley Film Foundation. This award is presented to the film that best exemplifies the value and relevance of world religions and spirituality.

• The Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights – “12th & Delaware” directed by Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
Honorable Mention – “Dirty Business: ‘Clean Coal’ and the Battle for Our Energy Future” directed by Peter Bull
Sponsored by the Julian Price Family Foundation. Award is presented to a film that addresses a significant human rights issue in the United States.

• Full Frame President’s Award – “Book of Miri” directed by Katrine Philp
Sponsored by Duke University. Aimed at recognizing up-and-coming filmmakers, this prize is awarded to the best student film.

About Full Frame
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is an annual international event dedicated to the theatrical exhibition of non-fiction cinema. Each spring Full Frame welcomes filmmakers and film lovers from around the world to historic downtown Durham, N.C., for a four-day, morning to midnight array of over 100 films as well as discussions, panels, and southern hospitality. Set within a single city block, the intimate festival landscape fosters community and conversation between filmmakers, film professionals and the general public.

The festival is produced by Doc Arts, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and receives support from corporate sponsors, private foundations and individual donors whose generosity provides the foundation that makes the event possible. To learn more on the mission of Full Frame or for information on membership or sponsorship opportunities, scheduled films or festival passes visit http://www.fullframefest.org.

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The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is an annual international event dedicated to the theatrical exhibition of non-fiction cinema.