The 9th Annual
Beverly Hills Film Festival Winners
April 1th & 5th, 2009
Beverly Hills,
CA.
A
Collection of Films Uniting The World of Independent
Cinema
The Golden Palm Award
Tre lire, Primo Giorno
Best Actress
Caia Cooley for Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Best Actor
Antonio Sabato Jr for Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Best Director
Michael Feifer for Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Best Producer
Wanna Be Me
Best Foreign Film
Tre lire, Primo Giorno
Best Cinematography
TRACES
Best Editing
Way Up North," directed by Levi Taylor
Best Animation
BOTNIK
Best Screenplay
Salud
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
Best Short Film
Dan and the Van
Best Documentary
Henry O!
Best Feature Film
Gangster Exchange
Special Jury Awards
Best Feature Film
War Against the Weak
directed by Justin Strawhand and written by Richard Belfiore
Best Short Film
Way Up North written, directed and starring Levi Taylor
GOLDEN PALM SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
The Golden Palm Screenplay Competition Award went to Paul De Leonardo for Europia 2050. The first runner up award went to Alek S. Carrera and Daniel Fanaberia for "Why We Live." The second runner up award went to Choices I-The Reunion, bywriter James Kirtland.
The Jury
Jury members include actor Billy Zane; actress Elisa Donovan; actor Corbin Bernsen; actor Robert Davi; actor James Russo; actress Kashmera Shah; Producer Steven Paul; 2003 BHFF Golden Palm Winner Martin Vartanov; Producer Barry Navidi; actor Ali Pourtash; and President of the Jury Benji Atoori.
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