The hometown film, Marc Levin’s HARD TIMES: LOST ON LONG ISLAND, and THE ARTIST directed by Michel Hazanavicius took the audience awards tonight at the 2011 Hamptons International Film Festival.

HARD TIMES: LOST ON LONG ISLAND follows a group of Long Island residents as they courageously describe the effect that their long time unemployed status has had on their families, finances, and ultimately their American dream; and THE ARTIST is a  comedic tribute to silent film starring Jean Dujardin. 

THE FAIRY, directed by Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon, took the the jury award as winner of The Golden Starfish Narrative Feature Award, and the Golden Starfish Award for Best Documentary went to Fellipe Barbosa’s LAURA.

HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS:

THE ARTIST

Audience Award Narrative

Directed by Michel Hazanavicius

HARD TIMES: LOST ON LONG ISLAND

Audience Award Documentary

Directed by Marc Levin’s

TWO’S ACROWD

Audience Award Winner for Best Short

Directed by Jim Isler and Tom Isler

THEFAIRY

Narrative Jury Winner

DominiqueAbel and Fiona Gordon

LAURA

Documentary Jury Winner

Directed by Fellipe Barbosa’s

THE STRANGE ONES

Short Documentary Jury Winner

Directed by Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein

WITHOUT

The Kodak Award for Best Cinematography. 

The Wouter Barendrecht Pioneering Vision Award

Directed by Mark Jackson.

YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED

Winner of the Victor Rabinowitz and Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice

Director Anthony Baxter

SPECIAL JURY MENTIONS:

THE FORGIVENESS OF BLOOD

Directedby Joshua Marston

VODKA FACTORY

Directed by Jerzy Sladkowski

SMALL, BEAUTIFULLY MOVING PARTS

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize

Directed by Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson

THE BULLY PROJECT

The Brizzolara Family Foundation Award for a Film of Conflict and Resolution

Directed By Lee Hirsch

2011 Breakthrough Performer Recipients

Emily Browning – SLEEPING BEAUTY

Alexander Skarsgard- MELONCHOLIA

Stine Fischer Christensen – CRACKS IN THE SHELL

Ezra Miller – ANOTHER HAPPY DAY

Shailene Woodley – THE DESCENDANTS

Anton Yelchin – LIKE CRAZY