October 11, 2010

'King's Speech' takes Audience prize at Hamptons Film Fest (HWT)

By Wiretap Staff

The Hamptons International Film Festival on Sunday announced prizes with Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech" taking the Audience award in the narrative competition and Jill Andresevic's "Love Etc." taking the documentary audience trophy. Alice Nellis' "Mamas and Papas" nabbed the Jury prize for narrative and Aaron Schock's "Circo" took the Jury prize for documentary. "Mamas and Papas" also won the Zicherman Screenplay Award.

Xavier Dolan's "Heartbeats" took the Kodak Award for cinematography and the Brizzolara Family Conflict and Resolution Award was presented to Lisa Gossel's "My So Called Enemy."

Special awards went to Iris Shim's "The House of Suh" which also took the Investigation Discovery Award for Excellence in Journalism. "No Tomorrow," directed by Roger Weisberg and Vanessa Roth, won the inaugural Victor Rabinowitz and Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice. The 2nd Wouter Barendrecht Pioneering Vision Award went to Cam Archer's "Shit Year."

The Babelgum jury award winners, all animated shorts who receive cash prizes, went to "This Is J03" from the UK's Once Were Farmers in the fantasy category; "Pigeon Impossible," from the US' Lucas Martell in the humor category; "Dog Judo: Meat Sprinkles," from the UK's Dave Anderson in the minis category and "Prayers for Peace," from the US' Dustin Grella in the real life category. Knife Party's "Coalition of the Willing" won the Grand Jury prize.