NOVEMBER 17, 2004ÑÒLes ChoristesÓ (ÒThe ChorusÓ), a French period drama set in a boyÕs boarding school, has won Best Film at this yearÕs Fort Lauderdale International Film Festval.
ÒThe Empty Mind,Ó a documentary about the martial arts, earned the award for Best Florida Film.
Here is a full list of the 2004 FLIFF Film Competition Award winners:
Best Film: Les Choristes (The Chorus)
Best Documentary: Seoul Train
Best American Indie: 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Best Short: Recycling Flo
Best Director: Paolo Virzi, Caterina Va in Citti
Best New Talent: Alice Teghil, Caterina Va in Citti
Best Actor(s): (tie) Fele Martinez and Juan Garcia Bernal, Bad Education
Best Actress, American Indie: Eleanor Hutchins, Stay Until Tomorrow
Best Florida Film: The Empty Mind
Special Jury Award/Performance: Penelope Cruz, Non Ti Muovere
Special Jury Award/Comedy: Terrorists
Special Jury Award/Drama: Beat the Drum
Special Jury Award/Directing, American Indie: Laura Colella, Stay Until Tomorrow
Special Jury Award/Most Accomplished with No Budget: Somewhere
Mercedes Benz Most Moving Experience Award: The Snow Walker
Special Jury Award: Piaf: Her Story, Her Songs
Special Jury Award/Writing, Short Category: Tough Call
Special Jury Award/ Gay, Lesbian: Dorian Blues
Special Jury Award/ Documentary, ÒThe Human ConditionÓ: The Watershed
Special Jury Award/Documentary ÒPassionÓ: The Accidental Diva
Special Jury Award/Documentary ÒOur WorldÓ: Ganges River to Heaven
Special Jury Award/Documentary Research: Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
PresidentÕs Award for Short Subject: News for the Church
Humanitarian Award: Turtles Can Fly
Career Achievement: Christopher Mcdonald
Career Achievement: Fred Willard
FLIFFÕs Eastman Kodak Student Film Competition Ê
Animation: Frog (Christopher Conforti, The School of Visual Arts)
Documentary: Quaddafi's Female Bodyguards (Rania Ajami, New York University)
Long Narrative: Bicycles and Radios (O. Nathapon, Art Center College of Design)
Short Narrative: Fault (Justin Swibel, New York University)
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