The 2010 Detroit Windsor International Film Festival Presented by Wayne County

Announces Award Winners, Open Submission Date for 2011

• Filmmakers can send in their submissions for the 2011 Detroit Windsor International Film Festival starting on January 1, 2011.
• For more information go to www.dwiff.org

DETROIT, June 28, 2010_ The Detroit Windsor International Film Festival presented by Wayne County has wrapped up its third and most successful year ever at Wayne State University’s Detroit campus with Dutch filmmakers Mascha and Manfred Poppenk taking two top honors for Grown in Detroit, a documentary focusing on the Catherine Ferguson Academy, a school in Detroit that teaches parenting and pregnant teens to become independent and knowledgeable about urban farming and the principles of business. Director Amy S. Weber took the top prize for Annabelle & Bear, a heartwarming movie about a man suddenly thrust into fatherhood and forced to rethink his priorities. The 100 percent Michigan-made film won the Best Detroit Windsor Feature category.

The entire list of the 2010 DWIFF winners is as follows:

Best Feature: Bilal's Stand – Directed by Sultan Sharrief

Best Detroit Windsor Feature: Annabelle and Bear - Directed by Amy S. Weber

Best Documentary: Grown in Detroit - Directed by Mascha and Manfred Poppenk

Best International Film: Grown in Detroit - Directed by Mascha and Manfred Poppenk

Best Detroit Windsor Documentary: Regional Roots - Directed by Carrie LeZotte

Best (Detroit-Windsor) Children's Film: Eddie and The Alternate Universe - Directed by Samuel Lemberg

Best International Children's Film: The Nickel - Directed by Bill Reilly

Best Comedic Short: Air Knob - Directed by Nathan Fleet

Best Short: Qing Lou Nou - Directed by Bryan Hopkins

Best Detroit Windsor Short: Bare Witness – Directed by Jeffrey T. Schultz

Also included at the awards ceremony was Wayne State University’s Moving Media Film Festival Awards as well as the awards for The DWIFF Challenge, The Detroit Windsor International Film Festival’s own 48 Hour Film Challenge. Filmmakers can submit their films for the 2011 Detroit Windsor International Film Festival starting on January 1, 2011.

Celebrated as one of America’s leading new film festivals in a state with a booming film industry, the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing the newest and most diverse voices of independent film by featuring works from around the world in a first-class international forum. Wayne County is the proud presenting sponsor of the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival Program.

About DWIFF

The Detroit Windsor International Film Festival is a registered Michigan non-profit organization and is funded through the generosity of the community—with sponsorship, gifts and donations. For the second year in a row, The DWIFF is proudly presented by Wayne County Executive, Robert A. Ficano. DWIFF celebrates the talented voices within the independent film industry who create unique, quality cinema that is stimulating and entertaining. The festival also invites prominent film industry members to meet, network and share ideas in an urban, educational setting.  It is our mission that through our sponsors and partners, DWIFF seeks to raise awareness and give back to the local community to promote growth within the creative community.

www.dwiff.org

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