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Producer & Actor Kevin Craig West accepts the award for "Greatest Man Alive" from BSFF Director Daniel DeFabio And the winners of the 2010 Ballston Spa Film Festival are... Best Picture: Patrick Hughes for "Signs" (Australia) Best Director: Paul Besson "True Beauty This Night" (Hollywood) Best Animated Film: Holly Klein "Maggie and Mildred" (London) Best Film College: Caner Apis "Shoes" (Turkey) Best Film High School: Alex Gilmet "The Drum Set" (Niskayuna) Best Screenplay: Patrick Hughes and Karl Fleet for "Signs" (Australia) Best New Film: Ed Hartwell "The Day The Robots Woke Up" (London) Best Comedy: Brian Billow "Bodega" (Chicago) Best Editing: Jo Scott "Signs" (Australia) Best Sound: Diego Sanchidrian Rubio "El Rayo y La Sirena" (Spain) Of Local Interest: Mike Feurstein "Greatest Man Alive" (Schenectady) Special Achievement Award: Rich Lounello "The Loop" (Albany)  Kevin Craig West and Rich Lounello compare their awards. --Photos by Ellie Dillon Judge reactions to BSFF 2010: "I thought you put on a terrific event for the community-and for the filmmakers-where you were well organized and your choice of films was really, really good in quality, variety and reach. Ballston Spa is certainly a place we'd love to see again." Larry Jackson Former Exec VP Miramax, Advisor in the creation of the Sundance Institute, Director "Buggs Bunny Superstar", Discovered Julia Roberts. First year judging BSFF Filmmaker reactions to BSFF 2010: "What I liked about the Ballston Spa Film Festival was its location (gorgeous and quiet), and the sense that here, as in anywhere that a good film festival has spring up, there's a community that appreciates good film for film's sake, not the business part, which can suck the creative drive from the best of emerging filmmakers. Congratulations to the Ballston Spa Film Festival for its fairly consistent selection of quality short films, and for continuing to act in the spirit of independence." Charlie Lyons PhD Director, Screenwriter, Professor, Journalist for Variety and NY Times "Ghost of F. Scott Fitzgerald" screened at BSFF 2010 "What great venues and events and the gift bag was the best I've gotten- gotta love brownies, popcorn, and a candy bar. Seriously that's the kind of stuff that is really cool. The tee shirt and cup were icing on the goodie bag cake. I love that you build up quite an audience. It is one of the better attended festivals I've been too. It was an honor to be shown among so many great short films." Dan Masucci Writer/Director "Beneath The Same Sky" World Premiered at BSFF 2010 |
