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AWARDS 2009
JURIES AWARDS
Diversity Award	Best Feature Film
	DROOL (USA) Dir.: Nancy Kissam, 2009 85’
Part Thelma & Louise and part Little Miss Sunshine, DROOL is an irreverent dark comedy with delightful performances from bombshells Laura Harring (Mulholland Dr.) and Jill Marie Jones (Girlfriends). With an abusive husband, ungrateful kids and nothing else going for her, Anora’s life is rough. Things start looking up when she gets very friendly with her new neighbor, Imogene…until Anora’s husband walks in on them. The ladies hit the open road. The director mentioned that a John Waters inspired idea turned into this film.
Doc-LGTIB Award	Best Documentary
	CITY OF BORDERS (USA/Israel/Palestine) Dir.: Yun Suh 2009 66’
"When I read in the bible that I could be killed for being gay, I understood what it was like to be Palestinian.” Israeli bar patron. In the heart of Jerusalem stands an unlikely symbol of unity: a gay bar called “Shushan. "City of Borders" goes inside this vibrant underground sanctuary where people of all nationalities, religious affiliations and sexual orientations create a community and find an island of peace in a land at war.
Curt-LGTIB Award	Best Short Film
	JAMES (Northern Ireland) Dir.: Connor Clements 2008 17’
Young James struggles as the outsider kid at his school. His teacher, Mr. Sutherland, the only person he feels he can connect with. When James finally puts a voice to his feelings, Mr. Sutherland's response isn't what James had hoped for.
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Audience Award	Best Feature Film
	SHANK (United Kingdom) Dir.: Simon Pearce 2009 88'
Teenage gang member Cal, hides his sexuality from the his fellow happy slapping gang membrs despite their often futile and violent dislike of anyone that isn't the same as them be they unsuspecting shoppers, foreign students , gays. When his world collides with Olivier, a student he rescues from a pointless beating, he encounters a lifestyle that presents as many new experiences as it does obstacles.
Audience Award	Best Documentary
	EDIE & THEA (Netherlands/USA) Dir.: Susan Muska & Greta Olafsdottir 2009 61’
After 42 years, feisty and delightful lesbian couple Edie and Thea are finally getting married. From the early '60s to the present day, the tireless community activists persevere through many battles, both personal and political. Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir The Brandon Teena Story return with a love story of two remarkable women whose commitment to each other is an inspiration to us all.
Audience Award	Best Short Film
	HAPPY DAY IN BARCELONA (Spain) Dir.: Johann Pérez Viera 2009 25’
María and Meriam find a place where to be expressed freely through a góspel group. Two different cultures where the own identity is the fundamental base for the search of freedom.