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The incredible true story of Ultimate Fighting Championship gladiator Matt “The Hammer” Hamill, by first-time feature film director Oren Kaplan, won the 2011 Miami International Film Festival’s Audience Award.

The film, starring hearing-impaired actor Russell Harvard, whose credits include TV shows Fringe and CSI: NY and the Oscar-winning feature film There Will Be Blood, won accolades for breaking new ground in the cinematic treatment of the deaf and hearing-impaired while also depicting the physical and emotional tests Hamill faces to pursue his dreams.

Hamill is a compelling portrait of the athlete’s early years and his eventual rise as one of the UFC’s most beloved and respected fighters. The film was an Official Selection of the Festival’s World Competition.

AND THE 2011 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS ARE: 

KNIGHT FOUNDATION IBERO-AMERICAN COMPETITION:
Knight Foundation Grand Jury Prize: Marimbas From Hell (Las marimbas del infierno) by Julio Hernández Cordón (Guatemala/France/Mexico)
Honorable Mention: Half of Oscar (La mitad de Óscar) by Manuel Martín Cuenca (Spain/Cuba)

KNIGHT FOUNDATION WORLD COMPETITION: 
Knight Foundation Grand Jury Prize: The Piano in a Factory (Gang de qin) by Zhang Meng (China)
Honorable Mention: Intimate Grammar (Hadikduk Hapnimi) by Nir Bergman (Israel)

KNIGHT FOUNDATION DOX COMPETITION:
Knight Foundation Grand Jury Prize: The Interrupters by Steve James (USA)
Honorable Mention: If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front by Marshall Curry (USA)

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SHORTS COMPETITION: 
University of Miami Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film: Blokes (Blockes) by Marialy Rivas (Chile)
Honorable Mention: Yuri Lennon’s Landing on Alpha46 by Anthony Vouardoux  (Switzerland/Germany)

THE JORDAN ALEXANDER RESSLER SCREENWRITING AWARD:
The husband-and-wife directing and screenwriting team of Israel Cárdenas and Laura Amelia Guzmán of Jean Gentil

MIAMI BEACH VISITOR & CONVENTION AUTHORITY INNOVATION IN INDUSTRY AWARD: 
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold  by Morgan Spurlock (USA)

VENEMOVIES AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST FEATURE FILM: 
Hamill by Oren Kaplan (USA)

VENEMOVIES AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST SHORT FILM: 
Yuri Lennon’s Landing on Alpha46 by Anthony Vouardoux (Switzerland/Germany)

FLORIDA FOCUS COMPETITION: CINEMASLAM for COLLEGE filmmakers in Miami 
Winner: Augustus by Bobby Douge of Miami International University of Art & Design
Honorable Mention: Nurse Interrupted by Lara Fuchsbrauner of Miami International University of  Art & Design

FLORIDA FOCUS COMPETITION: MIAMI COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS for HIGH SCHOOL
Winner (Overall): Homelessness: Just Look Around by Kasey Gonzalez, Emily Galvez and Lauren Thermes, South Dade Senior High

Winner (Public Service Announcement): The Road to Ruin, by Eric Flemons, University School of Nova Southeastern University

LEXUS PURSUIT OF PERFECTION AWARD: 
Given to Andy Garcia (executive producer), Aaron J. Salgado (director) and Jaydee Freixas (producer), Magic City Memoirs

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