2009 Hamptons International Film Festival Winners
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on October 13, 2009 under Hamptons International Film Festival | 
Golden Starfish Award for Best Narrative Feature: "The Misfortunates," directed by Felix van Groeningen
“The Misfortunates,” directed by Felix van Groeningen was the big favorite at the Hamptons International Film Festival taking home 3 awards including the top prize Golden Starfish Award for Best Narrative Feature.
Based on the best-selling semi-autobiographical novel by author Dimitri Verhulst, The Misfortunates depicts the life in a small country town of 13 year old Gunther who lives with his father and uncles in a world of drinking, gambling and a general yobbish lifestyle. Days are filled with gambling, drinking competitions and if lucky, nude bicycle competitions. What starts out as low-brow comedy soon becomes a bittersweet tale about the need to break beyond your upbringing and family environment.
Golden Starfish Award for Best Narrative Feature:
“The Misfortunates,” directed by Felix van Groeningen
Special Jury Award for Outstanding Achievement by an Actor:
Paprika Steen, APPLAUSE
Golden Starfish Award for Best Documentary:
“Long Distance Love,” directed by Magnus Gertten and Elin Jonsson
Special Jury Award
MUGABE AND THE WHITE AFRICAN, Lucy Bailey & Andrew Thompson
Golden Starfish Award for Best Short:
“Dust Kid,” directed by Jung Yumi
Best Film of Conflict & Resolution:
“Rabbit a la Berlin,” directed by Bartek Konopka
Audience Award for Best Narrative Film:
“The Young Victoria,” directed by Jean-Marc Vallee
Audience Award for Best Documentary:
“Waking Sleeping Beauty,” directed by Don Hahn
Audience Award for Best Short:
“This is Her,” directed by Katie Wolfe
Zicherman Foundation Award for Best Screenplay:
Felix van Groeningen for “The Misfortunates”
Kodak Award for Best Cinematography:
Ruben Impens for “The Misfortunates”
Kanbar Indie Award:
Antonio Campos for “My Adventures in Ladies’ Undergarments”
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Prize:
“Agora,” directed by Alejandro Amenabar
Roc Skincare Gold Standard in Filmmaking Award for a feature female director:
Cheryl Hines for “Serious Moonlight”
Wouter Barendrecht Award for Pioneering Vision
BIG RIVER MAN, John Maringouin
