2011 ATLFF Jury and Audience Award Winners
We're proud to announce the Jury Award Winners for the 2011 Atlanta Film Festival!
Narrative Feature
WINNER - “Prairie Love” Director: Dusty Bias
HONORABLE MENTION – “Without” Director: Mark Jackson
JURORS
Jay Wade Edwards Editor-Producer for Adult Swim Writer-Director of Stomp! Shout! Scream!
Dr. Nate Kohn Professor, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at University of Georgia
George Lefont President, Lefont Theaters
Documentary Feature
WINNER - "An African Election” Directors: Jarreth J. Merz, Kevin Merz
Richard Steiner VP of TCM Digital & New Media, Turner Classic Movies
Tom Karsch Former Executive Vice President and General Manager of TCM and Turner South
Bob Longino Creative Director at Habitat for Humanity International and former movie reporter and critic for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Pink Peach Feature
WINNER - “Bear Nation” Director Malcolm Ingram
JURORS
Dan Brown Creative Director, CNN Marketing and On-Air Promotion
Tammy Hurt Owner, Placement Music
Narrative Short
WINNER – “The Strange Ones” Director: Christoper Radcliff & Lauren Wolkstein
HONORABLE MENTION – “Clear Blue” Director: Lindsay MacKay
JURORS
Matt Goldberg Managing Editor, Collider.com
Abe Mohammodione Festival Director, Campus MovieFest
JD Hughman Assistant Director, Directors Guild of America
Documentary Short
WINNER – “Three Walls” Director: Zaheed Mawani
JURORS
Pat Conner Former South Regional PR Director, HBO
Kris Bagwell Executive Vice President, Screen Gems
Scot Benson President, Benson Company
Pink Peach Short
WINNER - “Love Is All You Need?” Director: K. Rocco Shields
JURORS
Dan Brown Creative Director, CNN Marketing and On-Air Promotion
Tammy Hurt Owner, Placement Music
Animated Short
WINNER - “The Renter” Director: Jason Carpenter
JURORS
Eddie Von Meuhler Author & Guest Lecturer, Emory Film and Media Studies
Matt Maloney Independent Animator and Professor and Chair of Animation at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Keith Crofford Vice President of Production, Adult Swim
Ovation/Xfinity Audience Award Narrative Feature
WINNER - "Sahkanaga" Director: John Henry Summerour
Ovation/Xfinity Audience Award Documentary Feature
WINNER - "Disabled But Able To Rock" Director: Blake Myers
Career Achievement Award
George Lefont - George Lefont was the recipient of this year’s Career Achievement Award to commemorate his 35th year of supporting the independent perspective by showcasing innovative and cutting-edge filmmaking through Lefont Theatres.