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2011 is the 4th Cannes Independent Film Festival. See below for information and links about previous editions of CIFF.

2010

Check out our full Report on Festival 2010

2010 WINNERS

Best Low-Budget Film: Becky Preston for LOVELORN (UK)

Best Micro-Budget film: Mercy Malick for TALES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ELVIS! (USA)

Best No-Budget film: Kris De Meester for FOUR ROSES (Belgium)

Best actor: Natalie Eleftheriadis for BIRTHDAY (Australia)

Best Horror / Sci Fi: Till Kleinert for LANGE NACHT (Germany)

Best Documentary: Cassie Jaye for DADDY I DO (USA)

Best Short Film: Wanuri Kahiu for PUMZI (South Africa)

Best Short Documentary: Mike Walter BREAKING NEWS BREAKING DOWN (USA)

Best Animated Short Film: Sen Wong for SATAY SATAY (Malaysia)

Best Music Video: Robert Powers for TEST (USA)

Best LGBT film: Bob Christie for BEYOND GAY (Canada)

Best Short Short: Victor Madtev for FAST ONE (Russia)

Best Feature Screenplay: THE NORTH SHORE by Kathy Scott (Ireland)

Best Sci-Fi / Horror Screenplay: ZERO by Marcus Jensen (Denmark)

Best Comedy Screenplay: STATE OF GRACE by Tito Martinez & Maria Orlov (USA)

2009

2009 WINNERS

Narrative Feature (budget over €150k)
I AM FROM TITOV VELES
Director: Teona Strugar Mitevska : Country: Macedonia/Slovenia

Narrative Feature (budget under €150k)
COWBOYS AND ANGELS
Director: Kim Massee : Country: France, Canada

Narrative Feature (under €15k)
SORRY STATE OF AFFAIRS
Director: Polly McDermitt : Country: USA

Documentary Feature
BLIND SPOT
Director: Adopho Doring : Country: USA

Experimental Film (under 30 minutes)
ELEGY
Director: Shereen Abdul : Country: Netherlands

Short Film (under 50 minutes)
TARZIU
Director: Paul Negoescu : Country: Romania

Animated Short (under 50 minutes)
LONG WAVES
Director: Michael Goldman : Country: USA

Music Video
GONE
Director: Three Amigos : Country: Canada

Feature Screenplay
WARSAW 2030
Director: Petra Lechowski : Country: Poland

Full listings and Official Selections for 2009

2008

2008 WINNERS

Best Feature:

JETSAM

Dir: Simon Welsford

Female Director:
RUBY BLUE
dir: Jan Dunn

Best Micro-budget Feature:

KILL KILL FASTER FASTER

Dir: Gareth Roberts

Best Documentary:
2nd VERSE

Dir: Carl Brown

Best Short Documentary:

ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

Dir: Dean Puckett

Best Short:

KURTAXE

Dir: Ulrich Witt

Best Sci Fi/Horror Film:

FALL OF NIGHT

Dir: Derrick Warfel

Best LGBT Film: Joel Moffett for

HORSEPOWER

Dir: Joel Moffett

Best Screenplay:

BRINK

Written by: Tania Meneguzzi

Best Sci-Fi/Horror Screenplay:

WITCHES BREW
Written by: Mike Miller

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