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49th San Francisco International Film Festival Announces Award Winners at Golden Gate Awards Ceremony

May 5, 2006

Skyy Prize—First Narrative Feature
Taking Father Home (China), Ying Liang, director
Awarded $10,000

FIPRESCI Prize
Half Nelson (USA), Ryan Fleck, director

Golden Gate Award—Documentary Feature
Workingman's Death (Austria), Michael Glawogger, director
Awarded $5,000 cash prize and Production Suite software courtesy of Apple Computer

Golden Gate Award—Bay Area Documentary Feature
Jonestown: The Life And Death Of Peoples Temple (USA), Stanley Nelson, director
Awarded $2,500 cash prize and $2,000 worth of lab services from AlphaCine Seattle Labs

Golden Gate Award—Documentary Short
lot 63 grave c (USA), Sam Green, director
Awarded $1,500 cash prize and $1,700 gift certificate courtesy of Kodak

Golden Gate Award—Bay Area Documentary Short
Phoenix Dance (USA), Karina Epperlein, director
Awarded $1,500 cash prize and $1,700 certificate gift certificate courtesy of Kodak

Golden Gate Award—New Visions
site specific_Las Vegas 05 (Canada/Italy), Olivo Barbieri, director
Awarded $1,500 cash prize

Golden Gate Award—Narrative Short
Love At 4 PM (Spain), Sebastián Alfie, director
Awarded $1,500 cash prize

Golden Gate Award—Bay Area Non-Documentary Short
Lost & Found (USA), Natalija Vekic, director
Awarded $1,500 cash prize

Golden Gate Award—Animated Short
At The Quinte Hotel (Canada), Bruce Alcock, director
Awarded $1,500 cash prize

Golden Gate Award—Youth Work
Slip Of The Tongue (USA), Karen Lum, director
Awarded $1,000 cash prize and a JVC digital video camera courtesy of a generous SFFS member

Golden Gate Award—Work for Kids and Families
Sirah (USA), Cristine Spindler, director
Awarded $1,000 cash prize

Golden Gate Award—TV Narrative Long Form
Seeds of Doubt (Germany), Samir Nasr, director

Golden Gate Award—TV Narrative Short Form
Bing Can Sing (USA), Elanna Allen, director

Golden Gate Award—Television Documentary Long Form
They Chose China (Canada/France), Shui-Bo Wang, director

Golden Gate Award—Television Documentary Short Form
Thornton Dial (USA), Celia Carey, director

 
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