..Gary Dretzka
..Noah Forrest
..Leonard Klady
..R.J. Matson
..David Poland
..Douglas Pratt
..Ray Pride
..Michael Wilmington

May 4, 2006

For Immediate Release:
Media Contact: Shannon Goodwin

49TH SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
GOLDEN GATE AWARDS CEREMONY WINNERS

SKYY PRIZE – FIRST NARRATIVE FEATURE
TAKING FATHER HOME, Ying Liang (China, 2005)
AWARDED $10,000

FIPRESCI PRIZE
HALF NELSON, Ryan Fleck (USA, 2005)

GOLDEN GATE AWARD – DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Workingman's Death, Michael Glawogger (Austria, 2005)
AWARDED $5,000 cash prize and Production Suite courtesy of Apple

GOLDEN GATE AWARD – BAY AREA DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, Stanley Nelson (USA, 2006)
AWARDED $2,500 cash prize and $2,000 worth of lab services from Alpha Cine Seattle Labs

GOLDEN GATE AWARD – DOCUMENTARY SHORT
lot 63 grave c, Sam Green (USA, 2006)
AWARDED $1,500 cash prize and $1,700 gift certificate courtesy of Kodak

GOLDEN GATE AWARD – BAY AREA DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Phoenix Dance, Karina Epperlein (USA, 2006)
AWARDED $1,500 cash prize and $1,700 gift certificate courtesy of Kodak

GOLDEN GATE AWARD – NEW VISIONS
site specific_LAS VEGAS 05, Olivo Barbieri (Canada/Italy, 2005)
AWARDED $1,500 cash prize

GOLDEN GATE AWARD – NARRATIVE SHORT
Love at 4 pm, Sebastián Alfie (Spain, 2005)
AWARDED $1,500 cash prize

GOLDEN GATE AWARD – BAY AREA NON-DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Lost & Found, Natalija Vekic (USA, 2006)
AWARDED $1,500 cash prize

GOLDEN GATE AWARD – ANIMATED SHORT
At the Quinte Hotel, Bruce Alcock (Canada, 2005)
AWARDED $1,500 cash prize

GOLDEN GATE AWARD – YOUTH WORK
Slip of the Tongue, Karen Lum (USA, 2005)
AWARDED $1,000 cash prize and a JVC digital video camera courtesy of a generous SFFS member

GOLDEN GATE AWARD – WORK FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES
Sirah, Cristine Spindler (USA, 2005)
AWARDED $1,000 cash prize

GOLDEN GATE AWARD – TELEVISION NARRATIVE LONG FORM
Seeds of Doubt, Samir Nasr (Germany, 2005)

GOLDEN GATE AWARD – TELEVISION NARRATIVE SHORT FORM
Bing Can Sing, Elanna Allen (USA, 2005)

GOLDEN GATE AWARD – TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY LONG FORM
They Chose China, Shui-Bo Wang (Canada/France, 2005)

GOLDEN GATE AWARD – TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY SHORT FORM
Thornton Dial, Celia Carey (USA, 2005)

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