2011 Award Winners


2011 FILM AWARDS

Faculty Selects Films
Be Still, Karrie Crouse
Hatch, Christoph Kuschnig
Jiboia (Boa), Rafael Lessa
Motherland, Shariq Siddiqui
Rolling on the Floor Laughing, Russell Harbaugh
The Runner, Ana Lazarevic
The Strange Ones, Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein

Faculty Honors Films
Crossing, Gina Atwater
High Maintenance, Shawn Wines
The Recorder Exam, Bora Kim
Revolution Reykjavik, Isold Uggadottir
Tidy Up, Satsuki Okawa
Under, Mark Raso
A Viagem (The Trip), Simão Cayatte

Student Selects Films
The Recorder Exam, Bora Kim, Best Film Drama
Motherland, Shariq Siddiqui, Best Film Comedy
Jiboia (Boa), Rafael Lessa, Best Directing
Salar, Julie Buck, Best Producer
The Runner, Ana Lazarevic, Best Screenplay
Rolling on the Floor Laughing, Russell Harbaugh, Best Directing of Actors
High Maintenance, Shawn Wines, Best Dialogue
Under, Mark Raso, Best Challenging Production
First Match, Brooke Sebold, Best Editing
Lucky Duck, Colin Elliott, Best Original Vision

Faculty Selects Screenplays
Art Thieves, Graham Mason
Dumb, Christopher Radcliff
Impersonations (30 Rock spec), Shane Atkinson
Letting Go (Modern Family spec), Andy Parker
Poppies and Olives, Deb Shoval
Trouble in Mind, Matthew Nolte Evans
24/7 (original TV pilot), Alexis Perkins

Faculty Honors Screenplays
All That Glitters, Gina Atwater
Called (original TV pilot), Andy Parker
Close Your Eyes and Count to Ten, Yen-Chiao Huang
High Maintenance, Shawn Wines
Snapper, Claire Fowler
216 Garden, Olivia Newman

Ezra Litwak Award for Distinction in Screenwriting
Christopher Radcliff, Dumb

Jesse Thompkins III Screenwriting Award
Alexis Perkins

Lewis Cole Memorial Award for Excellence
Graham Mason

Andrew Sarris Award
Greg Mottola

Focus Features Best Film Award
Joonhan Lee, The Strange Ones

David Jones Memorial Best Director Award
Karrie Crouse, Be Still

SimonSays Entertainment Award for Innovative Filmmaking about Underrepresented Communities
Olivia Newman, First Match

Adrienne Shelly Foundation Award for Best Female Director
Isold Uggadottir, Revolution Reykjavik

20th Century Fox/Farrelly Brothers Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Award
Shawn Wines, High Maintenance

Arthur Krim Memorial Award
Mira El Koussa

EP Best Producer Award
Recipient: Julie Buck, Salar
Runners up: Chanelle Elaine, Off Ramp; Jean-Marceau Secheret, Under

National Board of Review Student Grants
Gina Atwater, Crossing
Christoph Kuschnig, Hatch
Simão Cayatte, A Viagem (The Trip)

Doddle Award for Collaborative Achievement in the ASCAP/Columbia University Film Scoring Workshop
Satsuki Okawa, Chris Maxwell, Phil Hernandez/Elegant Too, Tidy Up

Best Film 12 Minutes and Under
Laurie Thomas, Prima Donna

IFP Audience Choice Awards
Rolling on the Floor Laughing
Motherland
Crossing
Lucky Duck
First Match
Under
Salar
The Recorder Exam

2011 DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

HBO Films Young Producers Development Award
Michele De Caro, Shale

James Bridges Development Award
Mauro Mueller, Un Mundo Para Raul

Deluxe Color Correction Development Award
Jeannie Donohoe, Lambing Season

Offyhollywood RED Color Correction Development Award
Valerie Bischoff, Spirit of America

Sound Lounge Post-Production Sound Development Award
Saro Varjabedian, Motherland

Deluxe Transfer and Telecine Development Award
Kalie Watch, Scoped

Offhollywood RED Camera Package Development Award
Jessica Caldwell, Penny Dreadful

Steiner Studios Award
Chris Laszlo, Sin Matador