East Hampton - The Hamptons International Film Festival announced their audience, jury and special prizes at their awards ceremony. "The Artist," directed by Michel Hazanavicius and Marc Levin's "Hard Times: Lost on Long Island" take the audience awards and were honored among the film industry's finest.

"The Fairy," directed by Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon, was selected by the jury as the winner of The Golden Starfish Narrative Feature Award. The Golden Starfish Award for Best Documentary went to Fellipe Barbosa's "Laura."

Mark Jackson's "Without" garnered two awards this weekend. The Kodak Award for Best Cinematography in the Narrative category as well as being awarded The Wouter Barendrecht Pioneering Vision Award.

The Narrative Jury awarded a special jury mention to "The Forgiveness of Blood," "For engrossing storytelling that makes a specific cultural experience feel vividly personal."

A special award of the festival went to "You've Been Trumped," which took the Victor Rabinowitz and Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice.

Media Critic for Forbes.com and a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association Bill McCuddy presented awards this evening at East Hampton's Guild Hall, along with Penelope Ann Miller and James Cromwell. New York Film Critics John Anderson, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Joe Neumaier, David Fear and jurors Sherry Dobbin, Jay Van Hoy and Michelle Carey were also on hand to present awards.

"Once again the weekend proved to be a true celebration of the art of cinema, says Executive Director Karen Arikian. We are so moved by the continued support of our community and their appetite for the films we offered this year." "Our audience really embraced the filmmakers and talent in attendance this year, and that means so much to us as a Festival", says Director of Programming David Nugent. "My fellow programmers and I worked hard to select both challenging films and crowd pleasers and it's great to see the warm reception that each received."

Hamptons International Film Festival Congratulates The Winners:

 • "The Artist" Audience Award Narrative - Directed by Michel Hazanavicius

 • "Hard Times: Lost On Long Island" Audience Award Documentary - Directed by Marc Levin

 • "Two's A Crowd" - Audience Award Winner for Best Short - Directed by Jim Isler and Tom Isler

 • "The Fairy" - Narrative Jury Winner - Dominique Abel 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 Foregiveness of Blood" - Directed by Joshua Marston

 • Vodka Factory" - Directed by Jerzy Sladkowski

Previously Announced

 • 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

About HIFF
The Hamptons International Film Festival was founded to celebrate the Independent film - long, short, fiction and documentary - and to introduce a unique, varied spectrum of international films and filmmakers to the public. The Festival is committed to exhibiting films that express fresh voices and differing global perspectives, with the hope that these programs will enlighten audiences, provide invaluable exposure for filmmakers and present inspired entertainment for all.

HIFF greatly appreciates the support from their corporate sponsors including, Altour International, American Airlines, The Wall Street Journal, Baume & Mercier, Prudential Douglas Elliman, Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Clarins, Jeep, Fiat and Silvercup Studios.

The Hamptons International Film Festival headquarters are located at the beautiful c/o The Maidstone Hotel on Main Street in East Hampton.

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