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Mikhail Kanaev from Tula, Russia accepts the 2011 Special Achievement award for "By The Score" from BSFF Director Daniel DeFabio And the winners of the 2011 Ballston Spa Film Festival are... Best Picture: Magda Olchawska "The Man with the Spying Glass" (Poland) Best Director: Marina Seresesky "El Cortejo" (Argentina) Best Animated Film: Alan Short "Fly" (England) Best Documentary: Mohamed Gardne & Imani Peterkin "Seeds of Hope" (Albany) Best Film High School: Alex Burnstein & Matt Nicoletta "Ven Dimensional" (Niskayuna) Best Screenplay: Marina Seresesky "El Cortejo" (Argentina) Best New Film: Katie Pyne & Carolyn Tan "Mindset" (California) Best Comedy: Anna Cardillo "Serendipitous" (Schenectady) Best Editing: Marina Seresesky "El Cortejo" (Argentina) Best Sound: Alan Short "Fly" (England) Of Local Interest: Mohamed Gardne & Imani Peterkin "Seeds of Hope" (Albany) Special Achievement Award: Mikhail Kanaev "By The Score" (Russia)  Dr. Jan Broberg Carter accepts the 2011 award for Best Picture from Jenna Caputo. --Photos by Ellie Dillon Reactions to BSFF 2011: “I never knew how great this town was! It is so quaint!” "I am always so impressed with how you run this festival. Everything is so beautifully done, from the film selections, to venues, to the swag bags. Having run my own nonprofit series for years, I am astonished at what a high level your organization is at and right from the get go. You should be so proud of what you are doing. It isn’t easy, but you make it look so." Actress-Author DeLauné Michel (Westchester, NY)
 Jenna Caputo presents the prize (Dov Simmens 2-day Film School DVD set) to Mohamed Gardne & Imani Peterkin who won two awards: Best Documentary and Of Local Interest for their film "Seeds of Hope" |
