14th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival Announces Winners: For My Father Takes Grand Prize

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14th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival Announces Winners: For My Father Takes Grand Prize


STONY BROOK, N.Y., August 5, 2009 
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The Stony Brook Film Festival closed with the New York premiere of The Little Traitor, with writer and director Lynn Roth hosting a Q&A after the film, followed by an Awards Reception on the Staller Center Main Stage. John Anderson, film critic, who was master of ceremonies for the evening, announced Stony Brook’s Audience and Jury awards for best features and shorts.



(L-R) John Anderson, film critic and master of ceremonies at Stony Brook Film Festival’s Closing Night Awards; Mary Stuart Masterson, producer of Tickling Leo, Best Feature-Jury Award; Chris Morrow, executive producer of Like Dandelion Dust, Best Feature-Audience Choice Award; and Alan Inkles, founder and director of the Stony Brook Film Festival.

Alan Inkles, founder and director of the Festival, heard from both filmmakers and audience alike, who praised the diversity of the Stony Brook Film Festival. “It has been an amazing year for us both artistically and in terms of attendance. We had the largest crowds in our 14 year history and the audience voting gave some of the highest scores we have ever seen,” said Mr. Inkles.
Grand Prize
For My Father
Directed by Dror Zahavi. Written by Ido Dror and Yonaton Dror. Produced by Avi Spielmann, Shlomo Mograbi and Heike Wiehle-Timm. With Hili Yalon, Shredi Gabrin and Shlomo Vishinsky. A riveting film from Israel about a young Jewish girl cut off from her Orthodox roots, a shopkeeper who has lost his soldier son, and a young Palestinian man on a desperate mission. An Israeli-German co-production by Israfilm (Tel Aviv) and Relevant Film (Hamburg).
Best Feature
Audience Choice 
Like Dandelion Dust
Directed by Jon Gunn. Screenplay by Stephen J. Rivele and Michael Lachance, based on the novel by Karen Kingsbury. Produced by Kevin Downes and Bobby ...

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