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2009 Award Winners
CinemaJAZZ
Best Feature
I Hear a Rainbow / Eli Tal-El
Electric Heart – don ellis / John Vizzusi
Best Short
First Place
Lesa Terry & Women’s Jazz Orchestra / Leena Pendharkar
Why I Was Born / Marlon Gonzalez
Honorable mention
L’Arbre Harmonica / Paul Shannon
Babelgum Best Comedy Short
The Wonderful Way-Ahead Machine / Todd Norris
US / International Shorts
Best Narrative
Toyland / Jochem Freydank
Honorable mention
In the Name of the Son / Harum Mehmedinovic
Warrior Queen / Hezekiah Lewis
Best Documentary
Chapter XV:12 / Fernando Pinheiro
Best Animation
Chainsaw / Fiona Cochrane
Best Experimental
Near the Egress / Antonio Martinez
The Nightgardener / Jennifer Hardacker
Heartland Shorts
Best Narrative
The Wonderful Way-Ahead Machine / Todd Norris
Best Documentary
Untitled / Andrea Agosto
Best Animation
Truth Blues / Mike Snell
Best Student
The Loneliest Place on Earth / Cody Stokes
Best of Fest Short
Truth Blues / Mike Snell
US / International Features
Best US / Int’l
Sync or Swim / Cheryl Furjanic
Honorable Mention / Vision Award
Idiots and Angels / Bill Plympton
Heartland Features
Best Heartland Feature
The Stem Cell Divide / Barbara Langsam Shuman, Jill Mirowitz Mogil, Sharon Harris Pollack
Honorable mention / Auteur Award
From Inside / John Bergin
Outstanding Service to the KC Film Community Award
Gwen Widmer and Patrick Clancy
Volunteer Award
Maggie Wood
Judges
Heartland & US / International Short Films:
Tammy Stone – Toronto International Film Festival Group / Film Circuit
Jacques Thelemaque – Founder of Filmmakers Alliance
Jesse Trussell – B-Side Entertainment – Festival Liaison
Heartland & US / International Feature Films:
Nancy Collet – Festival consultant, former director of programming of AFI Film Festival
Jeff Goldsmith – Senior Editor, Creative Screenwriting Magazine
Sarah Price – Documentary filmmaker
CinemaJAZZ:
Rich Ambler – Filmmaker & jazz musician
Dr. Chuck Berg – Professor of Film Studies, University of Kansas, jazz musician
Caitlin Horsmon – Professor of Film Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City, filmmaker
Babelgum Comedy Short:
Frank Chindamo – President of Funny Little Movies
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