2009 TALKING PICTURES FESTIVAL AWARDS

We salute the recipients of the inaugural Talking Pictures Festival Awards:

Best Documentary

Awarded through the generous sponsorship of EvMark

BODY & SOUL: DIANA & KATHY (USA, 2008, 56 min.)

Director: Alice Eliott

Documentary – Honorable Mention

1000 JOURNALS (USA, 2007, 88 min.)

Director: Andrea Kreuzhage

Best Animation

Awarded through the generous sponsorship of Mt Everest Restaurant

SITA SINGS THE BLUES (USA, 2008, 82 min.)

Director: Nina Paley

Animation – Honorable Mention

YARD WORK IS HARD WORK (USA, 2008, 28 min.)

Director: Jodie Mack

Best Short Film

Awarded through the generous sponsorship of Hotel Orrington

BLOOD OF THE WOLFMAN (USA, 2007, 13 min.)

Director: Paul McComas

Short Film – Honorable Mention

THE INTRUDER (USA, 2008, 9 min. )

Director: Mikael Kreuzriegler

Youth Media

Our 2009 festival partner Boocoo Cultural Center and Café generously decided to award a Cultivating Creativity Award to a youth filmmaker. 

Boocoo’s Cultivating Creativity Award was given to  Evanston highschool student Zane Scheuerlein for his short videos THE HIDDEN COST OF CASHMERE and BORDER CROSSING.

2009 FESTIVAL JUDGES

Evanston filmmaker Maria Finitzo, whose latest film “Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita” (Kartemquin Films) won a 2009 Peabody Award, served as the judge for films in the documentary category.  

Scott Curtis, Associate Professor in the Department of Radio/ Television/Film at Northwestern University, served as the festival judge for films in the animation and short film categories. 

Thanks to our festival judges for their commitment and expertise!

THE 2009 COMPETITION

Independent filmmakers from the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe submitted films to the 2009 Talking Pictures Festival in response to a “call for entries.”  With the help of pre-screeners and programmers, we selected films that were shown during the festival and competed for awards.  

In addition to the films in competition, we also sought out outstanding new film titles that were already in distribution. Those titles did not compete for awards.