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Congratulations to the successful entrants, thanks to everyone who entered; the standard gets higher every year.

The judges notes and the trophies will be sent out in about three weeks.

American Motion Picture Society American International Film and Video Festival 2009
Results of the 2009 Festival

General

1st Place
“Commitment” by James Webber (UK)

2nd Place
“Life After the War” by Rene Van Vaerenbergh (Belgium)

Third place (Equal)
“Fallen Leaves” by The Partners (UK)
“To the Gods” by Michael Gough (UK)

Student
1st Place
“Auszeit” (“Time Out”) by Confirmation Class, BELP 2009, (Switzerland)

2nd Place
“Western Stoneware” by CATA Department, Monmouth College, IL (USA)

Best Story
“Commitment” by James Webber (UK)
Best Experimental
“Bellagio- A Tribute to Gene Kelly” by Harold Cosgrove (Canada)
Best Documentary
“Life After the War” by Rene Van Vaerenbergh (Belgium)
Best Travel
“To the Gods” by Michael Gough (UK)
Best Nature
“The Fritillary Butterfly” by Stan Whitsitt (USA)
Best 5 minute comedy
“That’s Why” by Oskar Siebert & Jaroslav Sika (Gremany/Czech Republic)
Best Fan Film
“Ian & Diana Jones & the Fancy Dress Party” by Darren Cyples (UK)
‘ Best SciFi/Horror
No Award this Year
Best Adventure/Drama
“Fallen Leaves” by The Partners (UK)
Best Photography
”Edge” cinematographer Jamie Hooper (UK)
Best Editing
“Life is Thrilling” by Werner Haegeman (Belgium)
Best Foreign Entry
“Commitment” by James Webber (UK)
Best entry from a new AMPS member
“Commitment” by James Webber (UK)
Best entry from an AMPS member (more than two years)
“The Fritillary Butterfly” by Stan Whitsitt (USA)

Certificates of Merit
“The Blind Cross” by Filippo Lubiato (Switzerland);
“Edge” by James Webber (UK);
“From Rails to Sails” by Margaret Chamberlain (Canada);
“Guitars” by Harry Lederman (UK);
“Hey Champ” by Tsvetan Naydenov (Bulgaria):
“Hey Kiddo” by The Space Between (USA);
“Life is Thrilling” by Werner Haegeman (Belgium);
“The Secret” by Pam & Walt Gilmore (USA);
“Sky Tower” by Pam & Walt Gilmore (USA);
“Tahil Nadu, Men & Religion” by Rene Van Vaerenbergh (Belgium)

ned c wrote:Congratulations to the successful entrants, thanks to everyone who entered; the standard gets higher every year.
Student
1st Place
“Auszeit” (“Time Out”) by Confirmation Class, BELP 2009, (Switzerland)

2nd Place
“Western Stoneware” by CATA Department, Monmouth College, IL (USA)

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Films made by students are here in a seperate category. Well done, AMPS ! I told Ned that next year I will ask my clubmate, who is a filmstudent, to enter his films in the USA. I remember that Ned told me that there is a special trophy for students and a money prize. I will do my utmost to find useful addresses of filmschools for our AMPS-friends. The more entries there are the better. But students in seperate categories ! We have already had a discussion about it many times. I don't want to re-open it. I just want take the opportunity of the AMPS-competition to show that this idea is not so ridiculous.