KC FilmFest winners

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The Kansas City FilmFest has announced the winning movies in the festival that ran through Sunday:

U.S./international features: Best film: “Sync or Swim” (Cheryl Furjanic); honorable mention: “Idiots and Angels” (Bill Plympton).

Heartland features: Best film: “Cell Divide” (Barbara Langsam Shuman); honorable mention: “From Inside” (John Bergin).

U.S./international shorts: Narrative: “Toyland” (Jochem Freydank); honorable mention (tie): “In the Name of the Son” (Harum Mehmedinovic) and “Warrior Queen” (Hezekiah Lewis); documentary: “Chapter XV:12” (Fernando Pinheiro); animation: “Chainsaw” (Fiona Cochrane); experimental (tie): “Near the Egress” (Antonio Martinez) and “The Nightgardener” (Jennifer Hardacker).

Heartland shorts: Narrative: “The Wonderful Way-Ahead Machine” (Todd Norris); documentary: “Untitled” (Andrea Agosto); animation: “Truth Blues” (Mike Snell); student film: “The Loneliest Place on Earth” (Cody Stokes).

Best of fest short: “Truth Blues” (Mike Snell).

Babelgum best comedy short: “The Wonderful Way-Ahead Machine” (Todd Norris)

CinemaJAZZ: Best feature (tie): “I Hear a Rainbow” (Eli Tal-El) and “Electric Heart – Don Ellis” (John Vizzusi); short (tie): “Lesa Terry & Women’s Jazz Orchestra” (Leena Pendharar) and “Why I Was Born” (Marlon Gonzalez); honorable mention: “L’Arbre Harmonica” (Paul Shannon).

Outstanding Service to the KC Film Community Award: Gwen Widmer and Patrick Clancy.

Volunteer Award: Maggie Wood.

| Robert W. Butler, The Star

Posted on Mon, Apr. 27, 2009 10:15 PM

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