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34th Cleveland International Film Festival
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from 84 countries, and over 100 visiting film makers and other guests from around
the world. The CIFF had 71,554 admissions during the 11-day event.
Audience Choice Award for Best Film
Louder Than a Bomb
Directed by Jon Siskel, Greg Jacobs, USA
Standing Up Film Competition
Louder Than a Bomb
Directed by Jon Siskel, Greg Jacobs, USA
Central & Eastern European
Hipsters
Directed by Valery Todorovsky, RUSSIA
Co-Winner
Honeymoons
Directed by Goran Paskaljevic, SERBIA, ALBANIA
The Nesnandy + Schwartz
Documentary Film Competition
Marwencol
Directed by Jeff Malmberg, USA
American Independent Award
Harvest
Directed by Marc Meyers, USA
Best Animated Short Film Award
Sponsored by Reminger Co., L.P.A.
Lost and Found
Directed by Philip Hunt, UNITED KINGDOM
Best Documentary Short Film Award
Sponsored by Jules and Fran Belkin
Home
Directed by Matt Faust, USA
Best International Short Film Award
Sponsored by Mike and Nicki Cancelliere
The Devil's Wedding
Directed by Dan Cadan, UNITED KINGDOM
Best LGBT Short Film
In Celebration of The Life of Nikki Babbitt
Sponsored by Jamie and Harold Babbit
Claiming the Title: Gay Olympics on Trial
Directed by Robert Martin, Jonathan Joiner, USA
Best Student Short Film Award
Sponsored by Mike and Nicki Cancelliere
Cigarette Candy
Directed by Lauren Wolkstein, USA
Best Women's Short Film Award
Sponsored by Jinny and John Johnson
Beast
Directed by Lars P. Arendt, DENMARK
Best Live Action Short Film Award
Sponsored by Anne Bloomberg and Alan Gordon Lipson & Judy Harris
Ana's Playground
Directed by Eric D. Howell, USA
The Rice Hershey Memorial Award for Originality
Sponsored by Bill Markstrom
Expiration
Directed by Mark Nickelsburg, USA
The Clover and Maggie Award
In Celebration of Life
Sponsored by Barbara Hawley and David Goodman
The Best Part Of My Day
Directed by Benjamin Dewhurst, USA
Jesse Epstein Humanitarian Award
Sponsored by Kodak Motion Picture Film
Heal
Directed by Mian Adnan Ahmad, PAKISTAN, USA
The Kodak
Best Ohio Short Film Award
The Beauty of Damage
Directed by Thomas Ball, USA
The Spalding and Jackson Award
In Celebration of Joy
Sponsored by Marcie Goodman and John C.Williams
Winter Fugue
Directed by Jadrian Steele, USA
The Cleveland State University Audience Choice Award
Best Short Film
Lights
Directed by Giulio Ricciarelli, GERMANY
The Programmer's Award
Get Happy
Directed by Mark Payne, USA