SFIAAFF announces award winners

March 28, 11:29 AMLA Asian American Movie ExaminerEd Moy

Previous Next

Comment Print Email RSS Subscribe

Subscribe

Get alerts when there is a new article from the LA Asian American Movie Examiner. Read Examiner.com's terms of use.

Email Address   Include other special offers from Examiner.com Terms of Use

The 2009 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival announced winners for its two juried competitions for Best Narrative Feature and Best Documentary Feature, and the winners of its Comcast Audience Award.The winners this for year were:

Narrative Competition

Best Narrative Feature:  Half-Life, Director Jennifer Phang

Special Jury Prize:  Children of Invention, Director Tze Chun

The Narrative Competition Jury included: Variety critic Justin Chang,
filmmaker Alice Wu (Saving Face) and Manami Iiboshi, Director of Program and
Distribution at Viz Pictures.

Documentary Competition

Best Documentary Feature: The Mosque in Morgantown, Director Brittany Huckabee

Special Jury Prize: Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe, Director
Harry Kim

The Documentary Competition Jury included: Santhosh Daniel, Director of
Programs at the Global Film Initative, Eddie Wong, Executive Director of the
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation and filmmaker Satsuki Ina (From a Silk Cocoon).

COMCAST AUDIENCE AWARD

Best Narrative Feature:  Fruit Fly, Director H.P. Mendoza

Best Documentary Feature:  Patsy Mink:  Ahead of the Majority, Director
Kimberlee Bassford