Awards Announced

2011 Award Winners

The 2011 Park City Film Music Festival is proud to announce the awards for the 8th Annual Best Impact of Music in Film Competition. The music in this year's competition again resulted in a number of ties for top awards. The Jury for the Festival would like to thank all the composers and filmmakers who submitted this year, and to congratulate all the composers and supervisors on their outstanding contributions to the art of filmmaking.

FEATURE FILM SCORES

Director's Choice - Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film
THE ITALIAN KEY
Composer Tuomas Kantelinen
Director(s) Rosa Karo

Audience Choice - Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film
THE ITALIAN KEY
Composer Tuomas Kantelinen / Director Rosa Karo

Audience Choice - Gold Medal for Artistic Excellence and Festival Audience Favorite for the film ME, MIAMI AND NANCY
Composer Dean Grakal / Director Brent Carpenter

Director's Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for an Animated Feature Film for the film HAPPETS IN THE KINGDOM OF THE SUN (animated)
Composer Zeltia Montes

Jury Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film LA VIRGEN NEGRA(subtitled)
Composer Elik Alvarez / Director Ignacio Castillo Cottin

Jury Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film THE LAST SUMMER OF YOUTH
Composer(s) Robert Cerny / Director(s) Scott Cerny

Jury Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film "LIEBE AM FJORD" Das Meer der Frauen
Composer(s) Marcel Barsotti / Director(s) Jörg Grünler

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film WAYSHOWER
Composer(s) Larry Seymour / Director(s) Jsu Garcia, John- Roger

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film MORTEM
Composer(s) Eric Atlan, Marc Bercovitz / Director(s) Eric Atlan

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film LAST BREATH
Composer(s) Vincent Guillioz / Director(s) Ty Jones

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film MAZE
Composer(s) Lance Montgomery / Director(s) Steve Shimek

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the filmI BECOME GILGAMESH
Composer(s) Dan Lazarescou, Ron Artinian / Director(s) Juan Francisco de la Guardia

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film A PERFECT LIFE
Composer(s) Joe Rosati, Chad Ruin / Director(s) Chad Ruin

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film HAPPILY AFTER
Composer(s) Leo Schwartz / Director(s) John Klein

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film GLITCH IN THE GRID
Composer(s) Jeffrey Roland Leiser / Director(s) Eric Leiser

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film HALF WAY
Composer(s) Justin Sheehy / Director(s) Kevin Foster

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film HOLD IT LIKE A BABY
Composer(s) Raphael Atlas / Director(s) Michael Love, Tina Love

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film SUBSTANCE
Composer(s) Kendall Combes / Director(s) William Tyler

Gold Medal for Excellence in the Impact of Music in a Feature Film for the film MENSCHENLIEBE (Philanthropy)
Composer(s) Alexander Tuschinski / Director(s) Alexander Tuschinski
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Audience Choice - Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film BEAUTIFUL NOISE
Composer(s) Kimber Cleveland, Doug Frasure, Chris McCarty / Director(s) Steve Tatone

Director's Choice - Silver Medal for Excellence for Original Music for a Feature Film for the film FROST (aka Psyhos)
Composer(s) Stelios Koupetoris / Director(s) George Pitsakis

Jury Choice - Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film A LONELY PLACE FOR DYING
Composer(s) Brent Daniels / Director(s) Justin Evans

Silver Medal for Excellence in Music for a Feature Film for the film ANGEL CAMOUFLAGED
Composer(s) John W. Morgan, Dilana / Director(s) R. Michael Givens

Silver Medal for Excellence in Music for a Feature Film for the film NOCTURNE
Composer(s) Claude Debussy / Director(s) Michael Tierno

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film MEDEA
Composer(s) Natalia Kuznetsova / Director(s) Natalia Kuznetsova

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film BUSHWICK
Composer(s) Nima Fakhrara / Director(s) Luis Landivar

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for an Animated Feature Film for the film VALOR'S KIDS
Composer(s) Brent Davids / Director(s) Kai Mariah
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Bronze Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Feature Film for the film SID'S PARALYSIS
Composer(s) Kenneth Lampl and Darren Tate / Director(s) Babar Ahmed

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DOCUMENTARY FILM SCORES




Director's Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for a Documentary Film for the film MORE TO LIVE FOR
Composer(s) Michael Brecker / Director(s) Noah Hutton

Director's Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence for Music for a Documentary Film for the film FROM THE MIDST OF PAIN
Composer(s) Chris Julian / Director(s) Nunzio Fazio

Audience Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence for Music in a Documentary Film for the film DESERT OF FORBIDDEN ART
Composer(s) Miriam Cutler / Director(s) AmandaPope,TchavdarGeorgiev

Audience Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for a Documentary Film for the film TIN CAN SAILORS WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN
Composer(s) Steven Greaves / Director(s) Gregory Berg, David Fratto, Co-Director Steven Greaves

Audience Choice - Silver Medal for Excellence for Music for a Documentary Film for the film MZUNGU (n.) white-wanderer
Composer(s) Stephen Bertrand / Director(s) Shana Gilbert

Jury Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for a Documentary Film for the film ISLAND OF THE SHARKS
Composer(s) Alan Williams / Director(s) Howard Hall

Jury Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence for Music in a Documentary Film for the film ATOMIC MOM
Composer(s) Klaudia Promessi, Marco D'Ambrosio / Director(s) M.T. Silvia

Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for a Documentary Film for the film PINK SKIES
Composer(s) Zac Heileson, Michael Wine / Director(s) Gulcin Gilbert

Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for a Documentary Film for the film MARK TWAIN'S AMERICA
Composer(s) Alan Williams / Director(s) Howard Hall

Gold Medal for Excellence for Music in a Documentary Film for the film THE EDGE OF JOY
Composer(s) Mark Bandy / Director(s) Dawn Sinclair Shapiro

Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for a Documentary Film for the film LIEMBA
Composer(s) Various / Director(s) John Billingsley, Andrew Subin

Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for a Documentary Film for the film EVOLUTION: THE GRAND EXPERIMENT Episode 1
Composer(s) Simon Wilkinson / Director(s) Debbie Werner

Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for a Documentary Film for the film NA NAI'A LEGEND OF THE DOLPHINS
Composer(s) Randy Edelman / Director(s) Jonathan Kay

Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for a Documentary Film for the film CHASING LEGENDS
Composer(s) Haik Naltchayan / Director(s) Jason Berry

Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for a Documentary Film for the film BRIGHT CIRCLE
Composer(s) Brent Michael Davids / Director(s) Shawn Kakuk

Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for a Documentary Film for the film DIVE
Composer(s) Timmy Vatterott / Director(s) Jeffrey Seifert

Gold Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance Documentary Film for the film What's the Name of the Dame?
Composer(s) Jody Gray / Director(s) AllanNeuwirth
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Jury Choice - Silver Medal for Excellence in Music for a Documentary Film for the film MUSTANG MAN: How a Wild Horse Tamed A Vietnam Vet
Composer(s) Lee Offenhauer / Director(s) Monica Hagen
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Bronze Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Documentary Film for the film TOP SPIN
Composer(s) JJ & Chris / Director(s) Sara Newens, Mina T. Son

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MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES - DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT MUSIC SUBJECTS

Audience Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Music of Ireland: Pt1 & Pt2
/ Director(s) Philip Marshall

Audience Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film These Magnificent Miles: On The Long Road With Red Wanting Blue
Director(s) Ken Davenport

Director's Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Music Makes A City
Director(s) Jerome Hiler, Owsley Brown; III

Jury Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film
BEATBOXING - THE FIFTH ELEMENT OF HIP HOP
Director(s) Klaus Schneyder

Gold Medal for Excellence in a Documentary for the film William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible
Director(s) Susan Sollins

Gold Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Below New York
Director(s) Matt Finlin

Gold Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Life Is Too Short to Sing Badly
Composer(s) Morten Lauridsen / Director(s) Chris M. Allport

Gold Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Give and Take
Composer(s) Luke Brandfon / Director(s) Carl Kriss

Gold Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Mellodrama
Director(s) Dianna Dilworth

Gold Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film 'Tis of Michigan We Sing
Director(s) Jamie Turner
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Silver Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Rapping in Tehran
Director(s) Hassan Khademi

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Treasure of the Lisu
Composer(s) Ah-Cheng Heng / Director(s) Yan Chun Su

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Life on Drums (Billy Martin)
Composer(s) Billy Martin / Director(s) Billy Martin

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film One Man in the Band
Composer(s) Cast Members / Director(s) Adam Clitheroe

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Stephen Faulkner: J'm'en vas reviendre
Composer(s) Stephen Faulkner / Director(s) Sarah Fortin

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Sing
Composer(s) / Director(s) Laura Crosta

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Toddstock (Todd Rundgren)
Composer(s) / Director(s) Ed Vigdor, Todd Rundgren

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film JOURNEY OF A DREAM
Director(s) Shenpenn Khymsar

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Black February
Director(s) Vipal Monga

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Circle Closes
Composer(s) Stella Sung / Director(s) Lisa Mills

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Crossing Boundaries
Composer(s) Stephen Goldman / Director(s) Greig Powers

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film R. Luke DuBois: Running Out of Time
Composer(s) R. Luke DuBois / Director(s) H. Paul Moon

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film Aves De Paso
Director(s) Rachel Lears2010 Award Winners

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SHORT FILMS

Director's Choice - Gold Medal for Musical Excellence in an Animated Short Film for the film DreamGiver
Composer(s) Lance Montgomery / Director(s) Tyler Carter

Director's Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Dramatic Short Film for the film Misdirection
Composer(s) W.G. Snuffy Walden, Bennett Salvay / Director(s) Doron Kipper

Audience Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Man Who Knew How To Fly
Composer(s) Ehud Freedman / Director(s) Robi Michael

Jury Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Cold Sore
Composer(s) Jared Underwood / Director(s) Matt Bird

Jury Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Mischievous Case of Cordelia Botkin
Composer(s) Christopher Thomas / Director(s) Cat Youell

Gold Medal for Musical Excellence in a Short Performance Film for the film WIGGAH
Composer(s) JACOTI SOMMES / Director(s) BRIAN ZAHM

Gold Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance/Experimental Film for the film Dental Breakdown
Composer(s) Gregory Magee / Director(s) Ian Power

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music in the Jazz Genre for a Short Film for the film Big Bogey
Composer(s) Wenda Zonnefeld / Director(s) Ilona Rossman - Ho

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music in a Short Film for the film Crazy Pig
Composer(s) Dan Lazarescou / Director(s) Juan Francisco de la Guardia

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music in a Short Film for the film Thomas Beale Cipher
Composer(s) Eric Goetz / Director(s) Andrew Allen

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music in a Short Film for the film WOMAN IN THE RIVER
Composer(s) Nathaniel Drew / Director(s) David Trujillo, David Trujillo

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for an Animated Short Film for the film Escape Of The Gingerbread Man!!!
Composer(s) Mathias Winum and Rattle the Boards / Director(s) Tod Polson

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for an Animated Short Film for the film Snow Princess
Composer(s) Christopher Lord, JJ Lee / Director(s) Audrey Holland

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for an Animated Short Film for the film John, Paul, George & Ben
Composer(s) Scotty Huff, Robert Reynolds / Director(s) Maciek Albrecht

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for an Animated Short Film for the film Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed
Composer(s) Scotty Huff, Robert Reynolds / Director(s) Pete List

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for an Animated Short Film for the film Loch (The)
Composer(s) Alan Williams / Director(s) Ryan Woodward

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Three Actresses Walk Into A Bathroom...
Composer(s) Nan Avant / Director(s) Jade Justad

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film (Nine) 9 Digits
Composer(s) Thomas Panazzolo, Tommie Sox / Director(s) Forrest Moss-Vreeland

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Wind
Composer(s) Fred Emory Smith / Director(s) CK Spitler

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Awoken
Composer(s) Casey Chan / Director(s) Casey Chan

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Three Mothers
Composer(s) Nan Avant / Director(s) Ian Stone

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Reco
Composer(s) Randin Graves / Director(s) Chris Adler

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Minuet
Composer(s) Jennifer Thomas / Director(s) Ryan K. McNeal

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Touch
Composer(s) Stephen Barton / Director(s) Jen McGowan

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film The Devil Wears a Paper Hat
Composer(s) Curtis L. Wiebe / Director(s) Marlon Wiebe

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Things You Lose in the Ocean
Composer(s) Kristen Baum / Director(s) Amy Kernan

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Sarathi-The Charioteer
Composer(s) Rohan Joseph / Director(s) Sushma Khadepaun-Parmar

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Invisible
Composer(s) Marc Bosserman / Director(s) Lincoln Myers

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film A Good Day
Composer(s) Stephen Woltosz, Jared Louie / Director(s) Jeannine Sturtevant

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Left Alone
Composer(s) Seth Boggess / Director(s) Seth Boggess

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Midnight Violin
Composer(s) Heather Schmidt / Director(s) Heather Schmidt

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film "touch"
Composer(s) Jerome Kurtenbach / Director(s) Jane Lanier

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Adler's Bus Stop
Composer(s) Alfonso Tenreiro / Director(s) Christopher Morgan

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Photo Booth
Composer(s) Eric Goetz / Director(s) Timothy Watkins

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Red Princess Blues
Composer(s) Cris Velasco / Director(s) Alex Ferrari

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Rocket Boy
Composer(s) Keith Angus Maloy / Director(s) Daniel Parker Smith

Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Destroying Angel
Composer(s) Raphael Atlas / Director(s) Tina Love

Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for an Animated Short Film for the film Scrambled States of America
Composer(s) Jon Carroll / Director(s) Galen Fott

Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for an Animated Film for the film Daisy Cutter
Composer(s) Aritz Villodas / Director(s) Enrique Garcia, Ruben Salazar

Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for a Short Film for the film Umkhumbi Wethu (Our Ship)
Composer(s) Danielle Erasmus / Director(s) Garon Campbell

Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for a Short Film for the film Bedfellows
Composer(s) Ron Passaro / Director(s) Pierre Stefanos

Gold Medal for Excellence in Music for a Short Animiated Film for the film CRAZY HAIR DAY
Composer(s) Barney Saltzberg, Ricky Eckstein / Director(s) Virginia Wilkos

Gold Medal for Excellence for Music in a Short Film for the film Business as Usual
Composer(s) / Director(s) Kevin D.A. Kurytnik, Carol Beecher

Gold Medal for Excellence for Music in a Short Film for the film Awakening Arthur
Composer(s) Silke Matzpohl / Director(s) Courtney Dixon

Gold Medal for Excellence for Music in a Short Film for the film Slippage
Composer(s) Jeremy Sisto / Director(s) Ryan McLaughlin

Gold Medal for Excellence for Music in a Short Film for the film Dismatta
Composer(s) Randin Graves / Director(s) Lee Gardner

Gold Medal for Excellence for Music in a Short Film for the film Eggsistential Issues
Composer(s) Randin Graves / Director(s) Thomas McMinn

Gold Medal for Excellence for Music in a Short Film for the film Denmark
Composer(s) Gideon Freudmann / Director(s) Daniel Finkle

Gold Medal for Excellence for Music in a Short Film for the film An Evening With My Comatose Mother
Composer(s) Kevin G. Lee / Director(s) Jonathan Martin

Gold Medal for Excellence for Music in a Short Film for the film ZONDE
Composer(s) Simon Sliphorst / Director(s) Simon Sliphorst

Gold Medal for Excellence for Music in a Short Film for the film Less Than Nothing
Composer(s) Jaime Lee / Director(s) Jaime Lee

Gold Medal for Excellence for Music in a Short Film for the film Arthur
Composer(s) Charles-Henri Avelange / Director(s) John Jacobsen

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Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music in a Short Film for the film War of Our Children
Composer(s) Alexandro Estevez and Adora Williams / Director(s) Clint Mourino

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music in a Short Film for th e film Child
Composer(s) Shantal Reich, Scott Reich / Director(s) Shantal Reich

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for an Animated Short Film for the film Shallow
Composer(s) Los Amigos Invisibles / Director(s) Jorge E. Ruiz

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Vacation of Death
Composer(s) Robinson Wood / Director(s) Robert Pendleton, Joel Natanauan

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film It's Natural To Be Afraid
Composer(s) Bill Ryder-Jones / Director(s) Justin Doherty

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film 2 Tonne Hands
Composer(s) Hannah Marshall / Director(s) Liam Clarke

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Guilty Shoes
Composer Brendan Hogan / Director Ryan Clausen

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Even Now
Composer(s) Gustavo Renovalez, Omar Rojas / Director(s) Dewayne Rudd

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Marcell
Composer(s) Wenda Zonnefeld / Director(s) Michael Kleven

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Morya
Composer(s) Karin Okada / Director(s) Vihang Walve

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Prohibition
Composer(s) Adam Dorn / Director(s) Adam Berley

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Soul Mate
Composer(s) / Director(s) David Price

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film It's About Time
Composer(s) Justine Barker, Steve Chase / Director(s) Peter Oliver

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film In the Company of Friends
Composer(s) Jeffrey Gold / Director(s) Thom Jensen

Silver Medal for Excellence in Music for a Short Film for the film Thy Pipe
Composer(s) Andrea Casagrande / Director(s) Andrea Casagrande

Silver Medal for Excellence in Music for a Short Film for the film Green Tie Affair
Composer(s) Dane Neves / Director(s) Dane Neves

Silver Medal for Excellence in Music for a Short Film for the film Dinner Party
Composer(s) Quality Audio: David Gloshinski and Tess Lotta / Director(s) Gretchen von Tongeln

Silver Medal for Excellence in Music for a Short Film for the film Pod Scena
Composer(s) / Director(s) Karol Jurga

Silver Medal for Excellence in Music for a Short Film for the film Clear Blue
Composer(s) Nathanial Smith / Director(s) Lindsay MacKay

Silver Medal for Excellence in Music for a Short Film for the film Sarina's Song
Composer(s) Estelle Bajou (co-composer "Starlight Waltz") and David Cieri / Director(s) Angelique Letizia

Silver Medal for Excellence in Music for a Short film for the film Connect To
Composer(s) Eric Goetz / Director(s) Sam Nuttmann

Silver Medal for Excellence in Music for a Short Film for the film Guilty Shoes
Composer(s) Brendan Hogan / Director(s) Ryan Clausen

Silver Medal for Excellence in Music for a Short Film for the film Deadbeat
Composer(s) Music Supervision: Jennifer Drake, Editor Donna Mathewson, Brenda Lee Lau / Director(s) Brenda Lee Lau

Silver Medal for Excellence in Music for a Short Film for the film Love, Older
Composer(s) Naser Abu Hamdan / Director(s) Zaid Abu Hamdan

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Short Performance/Experimental Film for the film Bach of the Antarctic
Composer(s) Donald Sosin / Director(s) Ben Hillman

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Short Performance Film for the film Air Knob
Composer(s) Nathan Fleet / Director(s) Nathan Fleet

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Short Film for the film Anything You Can Do
Composer(s) Joseph DeBeasi / Director(s) Evan Buxbaum

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Performance/Experimental Film for the film Dance (The)
Composer(s) / Director(s) ODessa Clay

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Jazz Score for a Short Film for the film de 54
Composer(s) Bart van de Lisdonk / Director(s) Philip Hering

Silver Medal for Excellence for Original Music for a Short Film for the film Still Born
Composer(s) Leora Rose Kanter / Director(s) Luca Domenico Valente

Silver Medal for Excellence for Music in a Short Film for the film Duet
Composer(s) Gregory Polzak / Director(s) Toshimichi Saito

Silver Medal for Excellence for Music in a Short Film for the film Before Breakfast
Composer(s) Joseph DeBeasi / Director(s) Paul Levin

Silver Medal for Excellence for Music in a Short Film for the film Friendship
Composer(s) Wenda Zonnefeld / Director(s) Raphael Vieira

Silver Medal for Excellence for Music in a Short Film for the film Flypaper
Composer(s) Joseph DeBeasi / Director(s) Raygan Henley
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Bronze Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Renting Washers
Composer(s) / Director(s) Ivo Raza

Bronze Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Visitation
Composer(s) Dave Volpe / Director(s) Cameron Young

Bronze Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Documentary Film for the film What's Up?
Composer(s) Kim Sheridan / Director(s) Kim Sheridan

Bronze Medal for Excellence in Music for a Short Film for the film Meaning of Lifeguard
Composer(s) Kim Porcelli / Director(s) Dylan Cotter

Bronze Medal for Excellence in Music for a Short Film for the film Claudia's Crescent Kick
Composer(s) Ludwig van Beethoven / Director(s) Ginger Rotan

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PERFORMANCE AND EXPERIMENTAL FILMS


Audience Choice - Gold Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance Documentary Film for the film What's the Name of the Dame?
Composer Jody Gray / Director Allan Neuwirth

Director's Choice - Gold Medal for Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film The Wine Cellar
Composer / Director Robert Eidschun

Director's Choice - Gold Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film IRENE
Composer Tamerlano Composed by Antonio Vivaldi Arranged by Alessandro Parisotti Performed by LAUREN / Director Paola Marino

Jury Choice - Gold Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film Homage to a Great Poet : 'Enemies' from Adventures in the Skin Trade
Composer Franz Liszt / Director Monty Diamond

Jury Choice - Gold Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film Vicino alla Montagna
Composer Fred Jonny Berg / Director Fred Jonny Berg

Gold Medal for Excellence in a Performance Short Film for the film I'M SO TALL
Composer ALLEN HULSEY / Director YAEL ZEEVI

Gold Medal for Excellence in a Performance/Experimental Film for the film Sixty in 60
Composer(s) Ronnie Cramer / Director(s) Ronnie Cramer

Gold Medal for Excellence in Music in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film Mantegna
Composer(s) / Director(s) Melo Viana


Gold Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film D'Une Rive a l'Autre
Composer(s) Lindsey Hilliard / Director(s) Maxim Desmons



Gold Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film The Weightless Traveller
Composer(s) Dave Clarke / Director(s) Eva Colmers

Gold Medal for Musical Excellence in a Short Performance Film for the film Amira
Composer(s) Taylor Peckham / Director(s) Christopher Ninness

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Silver Medal for Excellence for a Performance Film for the film WEATHERMAN
Composer(s) Aquile / Director(s) REEL School and Julie Touchet

Silver Medal for Excellence for a Performance Film for the film STAND UP, STAND STRONG
Composer Rich Wyman

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Performance/Experimental Film for the film SHAMAYIM
Composer(s) David Felder / Director(s) Elliot Caplan

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Performance/Experimental Film for the film Muse
Composer(s) Simon Wilkinson / Director(s) Donald Graham

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Performance/Experimental Short Film for the film To the Death
Composer(s) Danielle French / Director(s) Danielle French

Silver Medal for Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film Two Fauns
Composer(s) Randall Wong / Director(s) David Finkelstein

Silver Medal for Excellence in Original Music for a Short Film for the film Eulogy Maker
Composer(s) Brian Satterwhite / Director(s) Leslie Langee

Silver Medal for Musical Excellence in a Music Documentary for the film SIDE STREET PROJECT
Composer(s) / Director(s) Stephen Scott

Silver Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance Film for the film Now and Forever
Composer(s) / Director(s) David Goldstein, Jeff Keith

Silver Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film New Project 'Hommage an Robert Schumann
Composer(s) Robert Schumann / Director(s) Pierre Viallet

Silver Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film Gracie: diary of a coma patient
Composer(s) Scott Hallgren / Director(s) Jeff Wedding

Silver Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film Deep End Dance
Composer(s) Michael Fleming / Director(s) Madge Bolger and David Bolger

Silver Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Short Film for the film Connect the Dots
Composer(s) Andy Kirshner / Director(s) AndyKirshner
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Bronze Medal for Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film UBUNTU (kindness)
Director(s) Rhonda J Zabinsky

Bronze Medal for Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film National AIDS Memorial Grove Tribute
Composer(s) Andrew Ehrenfeld / Director(s) Andrew Ehrenfeld

Bronze Medal for Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film Tears In Heaven
Director(s) Chase Cheney

Bronze Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film Wie das Gefäß läuft es aus
Composer(s) Min Eui Hong / Director(s) Min Eui Hong

Bronze Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film ripple plains
Composer(s) / Director(s) Elmer Atkinson

Bronze Medal for Musical Excellence in a Performance/Expermental Film for the film For Water
Composer(s) Robert Alllaire / Director(s) Natalie Metzger

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The 2010 Park City Film Music Festival is proud to announce the awards for the Best Impact of Music in Film. The music in this year's competition again resulted in a number of ties for top awards. The Jury for the Festival would like to thank all the composers and filmmakers who submitted this year, and to congratulate all the composers and supervisors on their excellent work.

FEATURE FILMS

Awards for the Best Impact of Music in a Feature Film

Gold Medals

Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Pope Joan” - Music by Marcel Barsotti
Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Delirious” - Music by Anton Sanko
Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Artois, the Goat” - Music by Brian Satterwhite
Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence “Actually, Adieu My Love..” - Music by Jay KimÂ

Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence “Ashley’s Ashes” - Music by Chris Kazmier
Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Valley of Tears” - Music by Michael Elliott
Gold Medal for Excellence for “Saving Face” - Music by Anton Sanko


Silver Medals

Director's Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Unremembered” - Music by Nan Avant
Director's Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Stan Helsing” - Music by Ryan Shore
Jury Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Sneakers and Soul” - Music by Mathias Tjonn

Jury Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Drawing with Chalk” - Music by Todd Giglio
Audience Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Against the Current” - Music by Anton Sanko
Audience Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Santorini Blue” - Music by Joe Delia and Andy GeorgesÂ

Bronze Medals

Director's Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence for “I’m Just Saying” - Music by Forty Marshas, Into the Obscure, Pegraum Pardehpoosh, Josh Postler, Charm The Moon, Rene Reyes, Mike Malinin, The Green Car Motel
Director’s Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence for “THE LONELIEST ROAD IN AMERICA” - Music by Jamey Scott
Jury Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence for “Prime of Your Life”
Bronze Medal for Excellence for “Denizen”Â

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MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES

Awards for the Best Film on a Music Subject -

Gold Medals

Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Roll Out, Cowboy” - Directed by Elizabeth Lawrence
Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Deconstructing Dad” - Directed by Stan Warnow
Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi” - Directed by Andrew Thomas
Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Shining Spirit: The Musical Journey of Jamyang Yeshi” - Directed byÂ

Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “For the Sake of the Song: Anderson Fair” - Directed by Bruce Bryant
Gold Medal for Excellence for “Sounds of Beirut” Directed by Seth Koury
Gold Medal for Excellence for “Virtuoso: The Olga Samaroff Story” Directed by Donna Kline and Wendy Slick
Gold Medal for Excellence for for “No Good Reason” Directed by Michael Mierendorf and Lawrence Marshall
Gold Medal for Excellence for “On a Personal Note” Directed by Lucy Bruell

Silver Medals

Director's Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Sounds Like a Revolution” Directed by Summer Preney and Jane Michener
Director's Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Exhaling Music” Directed by Trond Eliasse
Jury Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Music of the Brain” Directed by Fiona Cochrane
Audience Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Riot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance” Directed by Madsen Minax
Audience Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Driven by the Sound” Directed by Kenny Ballentine

Silver Medal for Excellence for “Mwamba Ngoma” Directed by Jordan Riber
Silver Medal for Excellence for “Richard Margison: Folk-Singing Opera Star” Directed by Michael MaitlandÂ
Silver Medal for Excellence for “No Good Reason” Directed by Michael Mierendorf and Lawrence Marshall
Silver Medal for Excellence for “The Young Composers Challenge” Directed by Lisa Mills
Silver Medal for Excellence for “The Rhythm of My Soul” Directed by Roger Sherman

Bronze Medals

Director’s Bronze Medal for Excellence for “On a Carousel of Sound, We Go Round” - Directed by Nicholas Kleczewski
Director's Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence for “Kwan Band Diary” Directed by Oren Tirosh
Audience Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence for “Sol Caribe” Directed by Felix Limardo
Bronze Medal for Excellence for “Estamos Bien” Directed by Sebastian Paez and Cristobal Olivares

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DOCUMENTARY FILMS

Awards for the Best Impact of Music in a Documentary Film -

Gold Medals

Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “As Seen Through These Eyes” - Music by Larry Brown and Spencer Proffer
Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “I M PEI: Learning from Light” - Music by Yo-Yo Mz and the Silk Road Project and Alan WilliamsJury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Kindness” - Music by Simon Sliphorst
Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Teenage Witness: The Fanya Heller Story” - Music by Charles David Denler
Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Amazon” - Music by Alan Williams
Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Kilimanjaro: The Roof of Africa” - Music by Alan Williams
Gold Medal for Excellence in Film Music for “For the Love of Liberty, Parts 1 & 2” - Music by Lawrence Brown, John William Doryk and Alan Lindgren
Gold Medal for Excellence in Film Music for “Whale Warrior: Pirate for the Sea” - Music by Aldo Shllaku
Gold Medal for Excellence in Film Music for “Born to Ride: Cody Wright and The Quest for the World Title” - Music by Dan Truman and Ron Saltmarsh

Silver Medals

Director's Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission” - Music by Brian Satterwhite and John ConstantÂ
Director’s Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “A Far-off Cry” - Music by Charan Jeet
Jury Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Burma: An Indictment” - Music by Georgia HiltonÂ
Audience Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Sonicsgate” - Music by Jake One, Grayskul, Blue Scholars, Grynch, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Presidents of the United States of America, Steve Stearns, Lil Kriz & Curtis Seals, D-Sane, John Low, Spaceman, Neema, Wizdom, The Saturday Knights, Dyme Def and Cancer Rising
Silver Medal for Excellence for “The Wayman Tisdale Story” Directed by Brian Schodorf

Bronze Medals

Director’s Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence for “Ora E Anderson: The Soul of the Woods” - Music by Bruce Dalzell
Jury Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence for “Eco School House” - Music by Don Campbell, TJ Wheeler & Blues Corps, Grant All Star Choir with Pamela Sisson
Audience Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence for “Return to Little Hollywood” - Music by Jeremy Cornwall, Vito Perry, Jerone Wedig and Johnny Western
Audience Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence for “Sister Wife” - Music by Rich Wyman

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SHORT FILMS

Awards for the Best Impact of Music in a Short Film -

Gold Medals

Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “When Life Gives You Lemons” - Music by Fabio Acri
Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Bread to Kill” - Music by Jeremy Lamb
Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Zu Viele Musen (Too Many Muses) - Music by Jochen Schmidt-Hambrock
Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Sneeze Me Away” - Music by Nicole Brady
Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Clemency” - Music by Kevin Riepl - Music byÂ
Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Frauen, Jazz und Schuhe (Women, Jazz and Shoes) - Music by Jochen Schmidt-HambrockAudience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Inspector 42” - Music by Jeremy Lamb

Gold Medal for Excellence for “Walter’s Wife” - Music by Duncan Blickenstaff
Gold Medal for Excellence for “Akimanti Thalassa (Still Water) - Music by Aldo ShllakuÂ
Gold Medal for Excellence for “Escape” - Music by Marinho Nobre
Gold Medal for Excellence for “I AM” - Music by Charles David Denler
Gold Medal for Excellence for “PAJAMA GLADIATOR” - Music by Alan Williams
Gold Medal for Excellence for “CUPCAKE” - Music by Kai Blackwood

Silver Medals

Director's Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Sameena Likes Me” - Music by Randin Graves
Director's Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “The Antagonist” - Music by Natalie Villa
Jury Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Maria in the Kitchen” - Music by Nan Avant
Jury Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Love Bug” - Music by Brian Satterwhite
Audience Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Alex et les Fantomes” - Music by Blair Thomson
Audience Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Its Been a Tough Year, But Its All Worth It Now” - Music by John Pizzarelli
Audience Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “The Devil Always Wins” - Music by Neil Argo

Silver Medal for Excellence for “Remember Me” - Music by Nan Avant
Silver Medal for Excellence for “The Day I Thought I Died” - Music by Moby
Silver Medal for Excellence for “Churhi” - Music by Randin Graves
Silver Medal for Excellence for “Flowers for Annabelle” - Music by Randin Graves
Silver Medal for Excellence for “Zwischen Licht and Schatten (Fading Away) - Music by Fabian Giessler
Silver Medal for Excellence for “Beyond the Rails” - Music by Alexander Sack
Silver Medal for Excellence for “Good Soldiers” - Music by Mark Rapp and Charley Hustle

Bronze Medals

Director's Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence for “Heloise” - Music by Didier Rachou and John Amato
Director's Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence “Hard to be Me” - Music by Paul Oehlers
Jury Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence for “The Alice Winter” - Music by Tyler Steadman
Jury Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence for “Family Law” - Music by Vanessa Eichelbeger
Jury Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence for “Plastic for Everyone” - Music by Neil Argo
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PERFORMANCE/EXPERIMENTAL FILMS

Awards for the Best Performance/Experimental -Â

Gold Medals

Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Certainty” - Music by Philip Glass, Foday Musia Suso, Zoe Keating, Zbigniew Preisner, Erik Satie, Claude Debussy, Sergi Prokofiev, Eicca Toppinen, Manuel DeFalla, Franz Schubert - Directed by David Hauka
Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Two Brothers Galarra” - Music by Randin Graves, Malalakpuy Munyarryun, Binydjarrpuma Munyarryun, Dhambudjawa Burarrwanga, Mathulu Munyarryun, Bibibak Mununggurr

Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Princess and the Pea” - Music by Alan Williams
Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “One Missed Call” - Music by Joe NewmanÂ
Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Roundabout” - Directed by Peter Byrne, Carold Woodlock, Allan Schindler
Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence for “Cantata” - Directed by
Gold Medal for Excellence for “Trapped” - Music by Michael John Mollo
Gold Medal for Excellence for “The New True Charlie Wu”Â
Gold Medal for Excellence for “The Harlequin’s Hideaway” - Music by Michael Elliott

Silver Medals

Director's Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “The Sun is Down” - Music by Yoko Ono and Jason WhitonÂ
Jury Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “Andy McKee: Joyland” - Director Jeremy Osbern
Audience Choice Silver Medal for Excellence for “The Horror of Our Love” - Music by Ludo, Directed by Dave Reda

Silver Medal for Excellence for “These Are My Twisted Words” - Directed by Ian Quill
Silver Medal for Excellence for “Random Chapters in the Life of Some Guy” - Music by Chris Valenti
Silver Medal for Excellence for “Sneaky Business” - Music by Bobby Peaco

Silver Medal for Excellence for “The Bigtop” - Music by Magic (Lisa Germano), Your Song (The Clientele), I Only Want the Sky (Michael Leviton), Ashes (Damien Jurado), Wild (Matthew Sweet), The Girl Who's Above Us (Tullycraft), Falling In Love (Howe Gelb), I Just Can't Keep Up With This Pace (The Owls), Way to Walk (Communique), Something Nothing Everything (Marbles), Planning, My Escape (Eleventh Dream Day), Cracked and Crazed (Doug Martsch), Patience (The Sprites)x




2009 Award Winners / Past Winners


The 2009 Park City Film Music Festival is proud to announce the awards for the Best Impact of Music in Film. The music in this year's competition was excellent and resulted in a number of ties for top awards. The Jury for the Festival would like to thank all the composers and filmmakers who submitted this year, and to congratulate all the composers and supervisors for their excellent work.

FEATURE FILMS

Awards for the Best Impact of Music in a Feature Film
“Pradolongo” - Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by Zeltia Montes
Chasing the Green - Director's Choice Gold - Music by Neil Argo and Jason Livesay
Elite Squad - Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by Pedro Bromfman
Let the Game Begin - Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence - Ralph Rieckermann
Feast III Gold - Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by Stephen Edwards
The Season - Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by Nicholas Pavkovic
Ten 'til Noon. - Jury Choice Silver Medal for Excellence - Music by Joe Kraemer
Special Award - Gold Medal and Outstanding Achievement Award
Composer Brian Satterwhite - Gold Medal and Outstanding Achievement Award for his work in the films Bareback Bull Rider, Cowboy Smoke, The Dreamer and Quarter to Noon
DOCUMENTARY FILMS Awards for Documentaries on a Music Subject Airplay: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio - Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence
The Johnny Cash TV Show (The Best Of) - Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence
Derrick Morgan: I Am The Ruler - Silver Medal for Excellence
Best Impact of Music in a Documentary Film Awards They Turned Our Desert Into Fire - Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence- Music by Vivek Maddala
They Killed Sister Dorothy - Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by Bebel Gilberto, Pedro Bromfman
“Forced into Comfort, Fighting for Apology” - Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by Ilse Mari Lee
Pigweed Philosopher - Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by Vince Lauria
UltraMarathon Man - Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by Cody Westheimer

Guerilla Midwife - Audience Choice Silver Medal for Excellence - Music by Juergen Eppinger, Lee Downey, Michael Franti
"Constant Process” Director's Choice Silver Medal for Excellence - Music by Douglas Romayne
Brittown - Jury Choice Silver Medal for Excellence - Music by Smiling Face Down, The American Wake, Faraway Boys, Thirteen Stars, Fortune's Flesh
Ropewalk - Silver Medal for Excellence - Music by Bruce Dalzell
The Legacy of the Great The Aletsch - Silver Medal for Excellence - Music by Pierre Funck and Domenico Ferrari
SHORT FILMS Awards for the Best Impact of Music in a Short Film Gold Medals:
Worth - Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by David Raiklen
The End of All Things - Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by Douglas Romayne
Willie Mays and the Emptiness - Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by George Shaw
Unconditional - Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by Douglas Romayne
Iron Curtain - Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by Kyle Kenneth Baxter
Wait - Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by Bob Wood
Escaping Houdini - Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by David Celia
The Cleansing - Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by George Whitty
Lost Brother - Gold Medal for Excellence
Inside Darkness - Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by Bernadette Cuvallo
Paradise of the Birds - Music by Judith Bernanke - Gold Medal for Excellence
Silver Medals:
Morella - Audience Choice Silver Medal for Excellence - Music by Semih Tareen
The Chef's Letter -Jury Choice Silver Medal for Excellence - Music by Stephen Daltry
Chuckle Boy - Director's Choice Silver Medal for Excellence - Music by Zacharias De La Riva
Smoke Break - Silver Medal for Excellence - Music by Koko Taylor
Denizen - Silver Medal for Excellence
Alistair MacLean: Y’did Nefesh” Silver Medal for Excellence - Music by Nan Avant
Back to Me - Silver Medal for Excellence - Music by Pamela Winslow and Fran Minarile
Bronze Medals:
The Dragon - Jury Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence - Music by Riley Lee
The Awakening of Abigail Harris - Director's Choice Bronze Medal for Excellence - Music by Lucas Grabeel, Kelly King, Michael Brown
Counterculture 101 - Audience Choice Music by Alex Kharlamov - Bronze Medal for Excellence
Lora Rox - Bronze Medal for Excellence - Music by Clyde Bonnie Clyde, Sudestada Tango Lounge, Racquel, Ryan Hudson, Tomas Fernandez-Calvo
Gangster's Crib - Bronze Medal for Excellence - Music by Scott Healy
Black Ear - Bronze Medal for Excellence - Music by Blair Sutherland
MUSIC VIDEOS AND EXPERIMENTAL FILMS Awards for Music Videos and Experimental Films Del Castillo performing Sapo De Oro: “Maria” and “Perdoname” - Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence
Guantanamo - Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence - Jury Choice
You Got the Light - Music Video - Director's Choice Gold Medal for Excellence
You Got It - Music Video - Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence
Get Your Ass On - Gold Medal for Excellence
Alibi - Gold Medal for Excellence
PELOTON - Gold Medal for Excellence - Music by String Quartet Tribute
Best Impact of Music in Experimental, Performance Art and Art Films:
Murmur - Gold Medal for Excellence
Seeker of Truth - Silver Medal for Excellence
Specimen Approximation - Bronze Medal for Excellence
MULTI-GENRE FILM Special Award for a Feature-Length Multi-Genre Film
Mathematicians: Tran
sdimensional Odyssey of Doom - Gold Medal for Excellence  Â

 



The 2008 Film Music Festival Awards


Composer Ryan Shore 2008 Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Film Music for the following films:
NUMB - Gold Medal for Musical Excellence
SHADOWS - Gold Medal for Musical Excellence
JACK BROOKS: Monster Slayer - Gold Medal for Musical Excellence
JACK KETCHUMS: THE GIRL NEXT DOOR - Gold Medal for Musical Excellence

Composer Douglas Romayne 2008 Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Film Music for the following films:
ENTITY NINE - Gold Medal for Musical Excellence
ROCKETBOY - Gold Medal for Musical Excellence
SHELTER - Gold Medal for Musical Excellence
FREEDOMLAND - Gold Medal for Musical Excellence
BEYOND THE SILENCE - Gold Medal for Musical Excellence

FEATURE FILMS AWARDS

Best Impact of Music in a Feature Film Competition Awards
GOLD MEDALS for Excellence:
THE FLYBOYS - Audience Favorite, Director's Choice
THE ELEPHANT KING - Director's Choice
YESTERDAY WAS A LIE - Director's Choice
AL QAREM - Jury Choice
PRAVO CUDO (TRUE MIRACLES) - Artistic Excellence
WILD ORANGES - Artistic Excellence
OUTLAW TRAIL - Artistic Excellence


SILVER MEDALS for Excellence:
FREEZER BURN - Audience Favorite
L'ECART - Director's Choice
HENRY MAY LONG - Jury Choice
SALSA LESSONS - Jury Choice
GARRISON - Artistic Excellence
THE LAST SIN EATER - Director's Choice
CAGE IN BOX ELDER - Director's Choice


BRONZE MEDALS for Excellence:
ADAM WEST'S TALES FROM THE BEYOND - Jury Choice
P.J. Artistic Excellence
TAPIOCA - Audience Favorite
BODY AND SOUL - Director's Choice
SALVATION - Bronze Medal
SINGLE TRACKS - Bronze Medal
HEBER HOLIDAY - Bronze Medal
THE CRAVING HEART - Bronze Medal

_____DOCUMENTARIES_______

Best Impact of Music in a Documentary
GOLD MEDALS for Excellence
RECAPTURING CUBA - Director's Choice, Artistic Excellence
GAHAN WILSON: BORN DEAD, STILL WEIRD - Audience Favorite
MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES - Audience Favorite
RECAPTURING CUBA - Director's Choice, Artistic Excellence
EASTERN STATE: BEHIND THE WALLS - Jury Choice
FATE OF THE LHAPA - Artistic Excellence
LEBEN MIT BERGLICK - Artistic Excellence

SILVER MEDALS for Excellence:
FROM FIRE: AN ODYSSEY IN GLASS- Jury Choice
THE LONG WALK: TEARS OF THE NAVAJO - Director's Choice
MAYNARD DIXON: TO THE DESERT AGAIN

BRONZE MEDALS
NEW YEAR BABY - Artistic Excellence
DOG GONE ADDICTION - Audience Favorite
MY NAME IS ALAN AND I PAINT PICTURES - Director's Choice
A FOREST RETURNS - Jury Choice
CASTELLARS - Bronze Medal for Excellence


________MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES _____

Best Documentary on a Musical Subject
GOLD MEDALS for Excellence:
FROM THE 50 YARD LINE - Audience Favorite
LES PAUL: CHASING SOUND - Jury Award

SILVER MEDALS for Excellence:
800 CDS - Audience Favorite
ESCAPE FROM LUANDA

BRONZE MEDAL for Excellence:
FARFARON FARFARON (BRASSY BANDS)

_______PERFORMANCE FILMS______

MAN ON THE MOON - Gold Medal for Excellence in a Performance Film
CHANCE ENCOUNTER - Gold Medal for Excellence in a Performance Film
RICH WYMAN - Silver Medal for Excellence in a Performance Film

_______SHORT FILM AWARDS________

SOMETHING TRUE - Gold Medal for Excellence - Jury's Choice
GRASSHOPPER - Audience Favorite, Gold Medal for Excellence
CERTAIN GREEN - Gold Medal for Excellence - Director's Choice
MAN VERSUS WOMAN - Gold Medal for Artistic Excellence
LUCIFER - Gold Medal for Artistic Excellence
THE COLONY - Gold Medal for Excellence
BLINDNESS - Gold Medal for Excellence
FORGED - Gold Medal for Excellence
NEST OF SPIDERS - Gold Medal for Excellence
INSIGNIA - Gold Medal for Excellence
FOLIE A DEUX - Gold Medal for Excellence
ROMANCED - Gold Medal for Excellence
THE HUSBAND - Gold Medal for Excellence
CONFESSIONS OF A LATE BLOOMER - Gold Medal
REFLECTIONS - Gold Medal
RABIA - Gold Medal for Excellence
BOOT POLISH - Gold Medal for Excellence
THE PITCH - Gold Medal for Excellence
KILLING SNAKES - Gold Medal for Excellence
SWEET DREAMS - Gold Medal for Excellence
The REAL SON - Gold Medal for Excellence
JINX! - Gold Medal for Excellence
ONE - Gold Medal for Excellence


GAJETA - Silver Medal for Excellence
JACOB's CRYPT - Silver Medal for Excellence
MAKING THE MAN - Silver Medal
HAUNTED PLANET - Silver Medal for Excellence
FORGIVEN - Silver Medal for Excellence
LITTLE WINGS - Silver Medal for Excellence
I HEARD THE MERMAIDS SINGING - Silver Medal for Excellence
STOP THE MUSIC - Silver Medal for Excellence
BEYOND THE WINDOW - Silver Medal for Excellence
ELVIS UND ICH - Silver Medal for Excellence
SURVIVING - Silver Medal for Excellence
DIGGERS - Silver Medal for Excellence
MARO - Silver Medal for Excellence
RUNA's SPELL - Silver Medal for Excellence
VISIONS - Silver Medal for Excellence
VITRUVIUS' TOYBOX - Silver Medal for Excellence
A RIVERSIDE EVENING - Silver Medal for Excellence
SLINGERS - Silver Medal for Excellence
DISSONANCE - Silver Medal for Excellence
COMMUNITY ALERT - Silver Medal for Excellence
VANISHED ACRES - Silver Medal for Excellence
BIG DREAMS - Silver Medal for Excellence
SUBTITLES - Silver Medal for Excellence
PASSAGE - Silver Medal for Excellence
THE WRITE STUFF - Silver Medal for Excellence
UNTIL NEXT TIME - Silver Medal for Excellence
THE MOTHER OF ALL NATURE - Silver Medal for Excellence
DISSONANCE - Silver Medal for Excellence

TAKE ME - Bronze Medal for Excellence
VAMONOS - Bronze Medal for Excellence
BIG DREAMS - Bronze Medal for Excellence
EL ASPIRATOR - Bronze Medal for Excellence
ABLUTION - Bronze Medal for Excellence
BOOT POLISH - Bronze Medal for Excellence
SOULSHOTS - Bronze Medal for Excellence
NEW YORK CHRONICLE - Bronze Medal for Excellence
DANCE BOOK - Bronze Medal for Excellence
FIRE GODS - Bronze Medal for Excellence
ROCKSTAR - Bronze Medal for Excellence
PERFECT RED - Bronze Medal for Excellence
TAYLOR - Bronze Medal for Excellence



The 2007 Film Music Awards: Best Impact of Music in a Feature Film Competition Awards
GOLD MEDALS:
LITTLE CHENIER - Audience Favorite
9/TENTHS - Director's Choice
PERFECT STRANGERS - Jury Choice
J-OK'EL - Artistic Excellence
FAR FROM SUNSET BOULEVARD - Artistic Excellence
SILVER MEDALS:
GARAGE - Audience Favorite
EVE OF UNDERSTANDING - Audience Favorite
THAT BEAUTIFUL SOMEWHERE - Director's Choice
PAIN WITHIN - Director's Choice
MIDLOTHIA - Jury Choice
YOU ARE MY HERO - Jury Choice
LAST NOTES RED - Artistic Excellence
LAST OF THE ROMANTICS - Artistic Excellence
BRONZE MEDALS:
DANGERS OF DREAMING - Director's Choice
STILL LIFE - Jury Choice
SHADOW IN THE TREES - Jury Choice
SPIN - Audience Favorite
DESERT OF EDEN - Audience Favorite
MILK AND OPIUM - Artistic Excellence
BENNY BLISS AND THE DISCIPLES OF GREATNESS - Bronze Medal for Excellence
Best Impact of Music in a Documentary
GOLD MEDALS:
WHITE SHADOWS - Audience Favorite
TOBACCO CONSPIRACY - Director's Choice
THE RICH HAVE THEIR OWN PHOTOGRAPHERS - Jury Choice
RIDE AROUND THE WORLD - Artistic Excellence
SILVER MEDALS:
SUSTAINABLE TABLE - Jury Choice
FINDING KRAFTLAND - Audience Favorite
CAPE OF STORMS - Director's Choice
AMERICAN OPERA - Director's Choice
GOALKEEPERS - Artistic Excellence
BRONZE MEDALS
DOWNLINE - Director's Choice
Best Documentary on a Musical Subject
GOLD MEDALS:
JAMESIE KING OF SCRATCH
MUSIC FROM THE INSIDE OUT
ORCHESTA TIPICA - TANGO OR DEATH
VIVALDI'S WOMEN
SILVER MEDALS FOR EXCELLENCE
WOVEN SONGS OF THE AMAZON
CUBAN HIP HOP From the Beginning
HIP HOP BY ALL MEANS NECESSARY
STROKE OF GENIUS
BRONZE MEDALS FOR EXCELLENCE
BLESSID UNION OF SOULS: I STILL BELIEVE
HOOT IN THE HOLE
JONGO The Origin of Samba in Brazil
SHORT FILM AWARDS THE LAST DAYS - Gold Medal for Excellence - Jury's Choice
ZOMBIE PROM - Audience Favorite, Gold Medal for Excellence
SUB- - Gold Medal for Excellence - Director's Choice
HONEY AND STING - Gold Medal for Artistic Excellence
THE NEW WORLD - Bronze Medal for Excellence
PURSUIT - Bronze Medal for Excellence
THE ANGEL - Silver Medal for Excellence
MODEL MAN - Bronze Medal for Excellence
RUSTY FORKBLADE - Bronze Medal for Excellence
SALVATION - The Trailer - Silver Medal for Excellence
AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR - Bronze Medal for Excellence
SLOW MOTION ADDICT - Gold Medal for Excellence
THE GRID - Bronze Medal for Excellence
I HATE MUSICALS - Gold Medal for Excellence
OUT OF MIND - Bronze Medal for Excellence
Composer Patrick Kirst, 2007 Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement in
Film Music for the following films:
ELEPHANT'S EGG - Gold Medal for Excellence
ZOMBIE PROM - Audience Favorite, Gold Medal for Excellence
LOOKING FOR MY BROTHER - Gold Medal for Excellence
IN THE SHADOWS - Gold Medal for Excellence
PROMETHEUS and THE BUTCHER - Gold Medal for Excellence
Composer Nicholas Pavkovic, 2007 Silver Medal for Outstanding Achievement in
Film Music for the following films:
I LOVE YOU MOMMY - Silver Medal for Excellence
ON THE ROCKS - Silver Medal for Excellence
HANDLE WITH CARE - Silver Medal for Excellence
THE SHADOW EFFECT - Bronze Medal for Excellence
ONE WAY - Bronze Medal for Excellence
PAPERBOAT - Gold Medal for Excellence
OVERTIME - Bronze Medal for Excellence
SPLITSVILLE - Silver Medal for Excellence
TELL-TALE - Bronze Medal for Excellence
NUMB Gold Medal for Excellence
PERPETUUM MOBILE Gold Medal for Excellence
SWIMMING - Gold Medal for Excellence
SOLIDARITY Gold Medal for Excellence
LET GO Gold Medal for Excellence
ELLIPSIS - Bronze Medal for Excellence
A KISS ON THE NOSE - Gold Medal for Excellence
A SHIFT IN PERCEPTION - Gold Medal for Excellence
BEYOND TIME - Bronze Medal for Excellence
ALL THAT REMAINS - Gold Medal for Excellence
AMERICAN WAR - Silver Medal for Excellence
A.W.O.L. - Silver Medal for Excellence
AIRPLANES - Bronze Medal for Excellence
BLOOD SON - Gold Medal for Excellence
THE GREAT WARS - Silver Medal for Excellence
JACOB'S ROOM - Silver Medal for Excellence
MAVET - Silver Medal of Excellence
KILROY WAS HERE Gold Medal for Excellence
MORPHIN(E) Silver Medal for Excellence
ON THE ROCKS - Silver Medal for Outstanding Achievement - Nicholas Pavkovic
LOVE IN THE KEY OF Z - Gold Medal for Excellence
MY NAME IS WALLACE.- Silver Medal for Excellence
TINY DANCER - Gold Medal for Excellence
WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE - Silver Medal for Excellence
WAIT- Silver Medal for Excellence
CAPTAIN VALEDOR - Gold Medal for Excellence
CHOP OFF - Silver Medal for Excellence
DISPLAY DEVICES - Silver Medal for Excellence
DRY SKY - Gold Medal for Excellence
ENDANGERED SPECIES - Gold Medal for Excellence
GONE - Bronze Medal of Excellence
FOURTH TIME'S A CHARM - Bronze Medal for Excellence
LIFTED - Gold Medal for Excellence
TOWARD A THEORY OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE TURKEY - Silver Medal for Excellence
BROKEN - Gold Medal for Excellence
NO ONE AT THE BRIDGE - Silver Medal for Excellence
I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY AND I'LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN - Silver Medal for Excellence
SIMPLE TOWN - Bronze Med
al of Excellence


Awards for the 2006 Festival

A Comment from the Jury: The Film Music Festival Jury had the pleasure of previewing and judging over 140 hours of music in film for the competition. The films that were accepted into the 2006 Park City Film Music Festival have shown exceptional achievement by the film composers and filmmakers. The quality of work submitted to the competition made the awards process both demanding and rewarding. All the composers and filmmakers are to be congratulated for their achievements.

DOCUMENTARIES
Gold Medal for Excellence - Audience Choice for Best Impact of Music in a Documentary Film - "The Runner"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Jury Choice for Best Impact of Music in a Documentary Film - "Oil on Ice"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Director's Choice for Best Impact of Music in a Documentary Film - "Gaia Selene: Saving the Earth by Colonizing the Moon" and "Disarm"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Director's Choices for Artistic Excellence in a Documentary Film - "The Face of Evil" and "Trespassing"

Silver Medal for Excellence - Audience Choice for Best Impact of Music in a Documentary Film - "Fatboy, the Movie"
Silver Medal for Excellence - Jury Choice for Best Impact of Music in a Documentary Film - "Freedom Machines"
Silver Medal for Excellence - Director's Choice for Best Impact of Music in a Documentary Film - "Choppertown: The Sinners"
Silver Medal for Excellence - Director's Choice for Artistic Excellence in a Documentary Film - "Plagues and Pleasures of the Salton Sea"
Silver Medals for Excellence - "Battleground:the Art of War Series - Waterloo and Alexander", "Addict: Racing for Recovery", "Jazz Funeral for Democracy" and "SWAG"



FEATURE FILMS
Gold Medal for Excellence - Audience Choice for Best Impact of Music in a Feature Film - "Strike the Tent"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Jury Choice for Best Impact of Music in a Feature Film - "The French Guy"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Director's Choices for Best Impact of Music in a Feature Film - "Purity" and "29 Reasons to Run"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Director's Choice for Artistic Excellence in a Feature Film - "Thursday's Fictions"
Gold Medal for Excellence for Emerging Film Composer for a Feature Film - Composer Mary Beth Maziarz for "Jupiter Landing"

Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Film Music Composition for Independent Film
Vincent Gillioz for the following submitted films: Feature films "Erosion", "God's Waiting List", "Living with Uncle Ray", "Candy Stripers", "Headhunter" and the short films "Made Incorrect" and "La Belle Dame Sans Merci".

Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Film Music Composition for Independent Film
George Shaw for the following submitted films: Feature film "Purity", short films "Octafuzzy", "Loch Ness Monster", "The Taking", "The Bias and Sensitivity Review" and the documentary "Spew".

Silver Medal for Excellence - Audience Choice for Best Impact of Music in a Feature Film - "Rounding First "
Silver Medal for Excellence - Jury Choice for Best Impact of Music in a Feature Film - "Manhattan Minutiae"
Silver Medal for Excellence - Director's Choices for Best Impact of Music in a Feature Film - "The Program" and "The Lyric"
Silver Medal for Excellence - Director's Choice for Artistic Excellence in a Feature Film - "No Return"
Silver Medals for Excellence - "How Much to Remember" and "Sunnyvale"


MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES
Gold Medal for Excellence - Audience Choice for Best Music Documentary- "Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Jury Choice for Best Music Documentary - "As Smart as They Are: The Author Project"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Director's Choices for Best Music Documentary - "A Clown Short of Destiny" and "Put the Needle on the Record"

Silver Medal for Excellence - Audience Choice for Best Music Documentary- "The Cole Nobody Knows"
Silver Medal for Excellence - Jury Choice for Best Music Documentary - "Decade"
Silver Medal for Excellence - Director's Choices for Best Music Documentary - "Yoga and the Tao of Giving", "Jazz Made in Romania" and "Somebody Loves Me: The Life and Music of Prentis Richardson"


SHORT FILMS

Narrative and Documentary Short Films:
Gold Medal for Excellence - Audience Choices for Best Impact of Music in a Narrative Short Film - "Intelligence", "Young Mutt" and "Drive By Chronicles"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Jury Choices for Best Impact of Music in a Narrative Short Film - "Guns to GoGo" and "Old Man Music"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Director's Choices for Best Impact of Music in a Narrative Short Film - "The Crossing" and "Gentle Lovers"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Jury's Choices for Artistic Excellence in a Narrative Short Film - "Reflections of a Life" and "Hero to Me"
Gold Medals for Excellence - "The Receipt", "Robots Are Blue", "Dead West", "Tycho's Nova", "Danya", "Circus of Infinity", "Television", "Nature's Plague" and "NINFA"

Silver Medal for Excellence - Audience Choice for Best Impact of Music in a Narrative Short Film - "Laws of Deception" and "Love Thy Neighbor"
Silver Medal for Excellence - Jury Choices for Best Impact of Music in a Narrative Short Film - "GWG:Girl with a Gun " and "All Bookies Wear Speedos "
Silver Medal for Excellence - Director's Choices for Best Impact of Music in a Narrative Short Film - "Anna und the Soldier" and "Window"
Silver Medal for Excellence - Jury's Choices for Artistic Excellence in a Documentary Short Film - "Irene Williams, Queen of Lincoln Road"

Silver Medals for Excellence: "Stump the Millionaire", "Roy", "Arkansas", "Boyfriend", "Ed I Hide", "Say That You Love Me", "Harmony in the Hills", "My Music", "HEAT", "Love is in the Air", "Van Stone: Tour of Duty"


Animated Short Films:
Gold Medal for Excellence - Audience Choice for Best Impact of Music in an Animated Short Film - "SMILE"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Jury Choices for Best Impact of Music in an Animated Short Film - "The Bias and Sensitivity Review"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Director's Choice for Best Impact of Music in an Animated Short Film - "Octafuzzy" and "Joyride"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Director's Choice for Artistic Excellence in an Animated Short Film - "SMILE"

Silver Medal for Excellence - Audience Choice for Best Impact of Music in an Animated Short Film - "The First Thing I Remember "
Silver Medal for Excellence - Jury Choice for Best Impact of Music in an Animated Short Film -"To the Old Olive Mill"
Silver Medal for Excellence - Director's Choice for Best Impact of Music in an Animated Short Film - "The Sunflower Island"
Silver Medal for Excellence - Director's Choice for Artistic Excellence in an Animated Short Film - "New Goldfish"


Short Films without Dialogue or "Silent" Short Films:
Gold Medal for Excellence - Audience Choice for Best Impact of Music in a "Silent" Short Film - "Native New Yorker"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Jury Choices for Best Impact of Music in a "Silent" Short Film -"Free Samples"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Director's Choices for Best Impact of Music in a "Silent" Short Film - "Heaven" and "Second Sight"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Jury's Choice for Artistic Excellence in a "Silent" Short Film - "Native New Yorker"

Silver Medal for Excellence - "The Snowman"


FILM MUSICALS, PERFORMANCE FILMS or EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
Gold Medal for Excellence - Audience Choice for Best Musical, Performance or Experimental Film - "Half Empty"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Jury Choice for Best Musical, Performance or Experimental Film - "CREDO" and "A Reason for Living"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Director's Choice for Best Best Musical, Performance or Experimental Film - "Apparition of the Eternal Church"
Gold Medal for Excellence - Artistic Excellence for Best Musical, Performance or Experimental Film - "Sign of the Times"


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