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2010 LA Film Festival - Winners Announced

Yesterday, Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced its 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival award winners.

"There were thousands of movie fans at the festival this year, discovering new stories from our talented filmmakers," said Film Independent Executive Director Dawn Hudson. "We are delighted to have the support of the Los Angeles film-going community for these films and their creators"

The Narrative Award recognizes the finest narrative film in competition at the Festival and went to Pernille Fischer Christensen for A Family (En Familie).

The Documentary Award recognizes the finest documentary film in competition at the Festival and went to J. Clay Tweel for Make Believe.

The award for Best Ensemble Performance in the Narrative Competition went to Sabrina Lloyd, James Urbaniak, Lynn Cohen, Harry Chase, Nate Smith and Kamel Boutros for their performance in Adam Reid's Hello Lonesome. Given to an actor or actors from an official selection in the Narrative Competition, this is the seventh year the award has been given at the Festival.

The award for Best Narrative Short Film went to Pablo Larcuen's My Invisible Friend. The award for Best Documentary Short Film went to Tomasz Wolski's The Lucky One. Beomsik Shimbe Shim's Wonder Hospital won the award for Best Animated Short Film.

Today, Film Independent announced the LA Film Fest Audience Award winners. These awards were voted on by audiences/attendees, using a tabulated rating system.

The Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature went to Four Lions, directed by Christopher Morris, while the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature went to Thunder Soul, directed by Mark Landsman. Roberto Hernández and Geoffrey Smith's Presumed Guilty won the Audience Award for Best International Feature.

The Audience Award for Best Short Film went to Dock Ellis & the LSD No-No, directed by James Blagden. The video for OK Go's "This Too Shall Pass", directed by James Frost, OK Go, and Syyn Labs won the Audience Award for Best Music Video.

The 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival screened over 200 feature films, shorts, and music videos, representing more than 40 countries. This year, the Festival received more than 4,700 submissions from filmmakers around the world.

For more information about this years festival, which ends today, June 27, go to www.LAFilmFest.com.

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