BEST SHORT
GRAND: Toute Ma Vie (The Story Of My Life), Directed by Pierre Ferriere FRANCE, 2009
First: Sometimes The Moon Is Velvet, Directed by Tom Phillips United Kingdom, 2010
Tied with: Natural Selection, Directed by Brett Foraker UNITED KINGDOM, 2009
Second: some boys don’t leave, Directed by Maggie Kiley U S A, 2009
BEST FEATURE:
GRAND: Norman, Directed by Jonathan Segal, U S A, 2010
First: Cup Cake, Directed by Colin McIvor, Ireland/United Kingdom, 2010
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY:
GRAND: Afghanistan: Defying Silence, Directed by Stacia Teele & Ed Robbins, U S A / Afghanistan, 2009
First: Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel, Directed by Brigitte Berman, Canada, 2010
Tied with: Bhutto, Directed by Duane Baughman, U S A, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, 2010
Second: Blau Jeans, Directed by Meaghan Kimball, U S A / Germany, 2009
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
GRAND: One Thousand Pictures RFK’s Last Journey, Directed by Jennifer Stoddart, U S A/United Kingdom, 2009
Tied with: White Lines and The Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug, Directed by Travis Senger U S A, 2010
First: Rose Murray: Portrait of a Photographer, Directed by Aart Kramer, Netherlands, U S A / France, Jamaica, 2010
Tied with: De L’eau Glacée Dans Les Veines (Ice Water in the Veins), Directed by Cimon Charest, Canada, 2010
DIRECTORIAL DISCOVERY AWARD
GRAND: The Pond, Directed by Dan Hannon, U S A, 2010
First: Vivre, jusqu’au bout … (Live, ‘til the end), Directed by Vincent Plaidy, France, 2010
Tied With: The Seminarian, Directed by Joshua Lim, U S A, 2010
INTERNATIONAL DISCOVERY AWARD
GRAND: Le bonheur de Pierre (A Happy Man), Directed by Menard Robert, Canada, 2009
First: White Buffalo, Directed by Gabriel Pac, United Kingdom, 2010
Tied With: Reunited, Directed by Richard Peters, U S A, 2010
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
GRAND: Kinshasa Symphony, Directed by: Claus Wischmann & Martin Baer, Germany / Congo, 2009
First: Wenn Bäume Puppen tragen (If trees carry dolls), Directed by Ismail Sahin, Germany / Tanzania, 2010
Tied with: Piano Fingers, Directed by Nicholas Carmen, 25 min. U S A, 2010
STUDENT FILMMAKER AWARD
GRAND: Signal, Directed by Chris Farrington, U S A, 2010
First: Perista, Directed by Kim Weiner, USA 2010
RIIFF DIRECTOR’S CHOICE AWARD
Queen of the Sun, Directed by Taggart Siegel, U S A / Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom, 2010
The Bag, Directed by Ray Nomoto Robison, Written by and starring Marlyn Mason, USA, 2010
RIIFF INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADOR AWARD
Just Like Us, Directed by Ahmed Ahmed, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, U S A, United Arab Emirates, 2010
“HELPING HAND” INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Given annually to a film or filmmaker that inspires social change, community outreach and a better understanding of the world in which we live
I Know a Woman Like that, Directed by Elaine Madsen, U S A, 2009
PROVIDENCE FILM FESTIVAL
GRAND: Old House Soul, Directed by Don Manley & Michel Schtakleff, U S A, 2010
First: One Shoe Blues, Directed by Sandra Boynton, U S A, 2009
BEST EDITING:
GRAND: Boy Wonder, Directed by Michael Morrissey, Edited by Ray Hubley & Douglas Fitch,U S A, 2010
First: Day Before Yesterday, Directed by Patricia Chica; Edited by Joe Bohot, Canada, 2009
BEST SCREENPLAY
GRAND: Ten Stories Tall, Written and Directed by David Garrett, U S A, 2009
First: Little Rock, Directed by Mike Ott, Screenplay: Mike Ott, Atsuko Okatsuka, Carl McLaughlin, USA, 2010
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
GRAND: TUB, Directed by Bobby Miller, U S A, 2009
First: The Chronoscope, Directed by Andrew Legge, Ireland, 2009
ALTERNATIVE SPIRIT AWARD
GRAND: Gen Silent, Directed by Stu Maddox, U S A, 2010
First: Bedfellows, Directed by Pierre Stefanos, U S A, 2010
Tied with: Loop Planes, Directed by Robin Wilby, U S A, 2010
Second: Agnes Moorehead is God! Directed by Tanya Meronk, U S A, 2008
BEST SOUNDTRACK
Das Beethoven-Projekt – Eine Musikdokumentation mit Paavo Järvi und der Deutschen Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (The Beethoven Project – A Music Documentary with Paavo Jaervi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen) Directed by Christian Berger Estonia/Germany, 2010
BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL COMPOSITION (SCORE)
GRAND: Sudden Death! Directed by Adam Hall, Kenny Wood, Original Music/Compose, U S A, 2010
KIDSEYE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL KidsEye (Films Made for Kids):
GRAND: The Gruffalo, Directed by Max Lang & Jakob Schuh, United Kingdom, 2009
First: The MisInventions of Milo Weatherby, Directed by William Whirity, U S A, 2009
BEST COMEDY SHORT
GRAND: The Man Who Married Himself, Directed by Garrick Hamm, United Kingdom, 2010
First: F-Art, Directed by Nicole Sudhaus, U S A, 2010
Tied with: Mama always told him, Directed by Annabel Osborne, Australia, 2010
Second: Gayby, Directed by Jonathan Lisecki, U S A, 2010
BEST ANIMATION
GRAND: The Mouse That Soared, Directed by Kyle Bell, U S A, 2009
First: A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation, Directed by Stefan Leuchtenberg & Martin Wallner, GERMANY, 2010
Tied with: Zero, Directed by Christopher Kezelos, Australia, 2009
Second: Skylight, Directed by David Baas, Canada, 2009
BEST ACTING
Dan Byrd, Norman, Directed by Jonathan Segal, U S A, 2010
VORTEX SCI-FI & FANTASY
ONE HUNDRED MORNINGS, Directed by Conor Horgan, Ireland, 2009
RIIFF HORROR FILM AWARD
Remission, Directed by Greg Ivan Smith, U S A, 2009
FILMMAKER OF THE FUTURE AWARD
2AM, Directed by Joseph Procopio, Canada, 2010
as presented by the Youth Jury Manager, Tim Mendonca & RIIFF Educational Director, Dr. J. Scott Oberacker
Best Documentary:
Queen of the Sun,
Directed by Taggart Siegel, U S A / Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom, 2010
Best Feature Film:
Little Rock,
Directed by Mike Ott, Screenplay: Mike Ott, Atsuko Okatsuka, Carl McLaughlin, USA, 2010
Best Short Film:
Natural Selection,
Directed by Brett Foraker UNITED KINGDOM, 2009
Honorable Mention:
Norman,
Directed by Jonathan Segal, U S A, 2010
Most Popular
Grand Prize:
“Sleather” Directed by Anthony Ambrosino, USA, 2010
Best Documentary
Grand Prize:
“Wagner and Me” Directed by Patrick McGrady, United Kingdom, 2010
Best Feature
Grand Prize:
“Listen to Your Heart ” Directed by Matt Thompson, USA, 2010
Best Short
Grand Prize:
“I’m Afraid I’m Hitler” Directed by Ruchika Lalwani, USA, 2009
First Prize: “Le Grand Sault ” (The Grand Falls) Directed by Hervé Demers, Canada, 2009