CineVegas Film Award Winners

Maria Menounos hosting Awards Ceremony Photo by Stephen Thorburn http://theflickchicks.com/

The final event was held on Saturday afternoon. In a ceremony helmed by Artistic Director Trevor Groth, festival President Robin Greenspun and Chairman of the Creative Advisory Board Dennis Hopper, awards were presented to festival winners that included, among others, Adam Rifkin's LOOK which received the Grand Jury Prize, Tie a Yellow Ribbon which received a Special Jury Award for Best Director, as well as All God's Children Can Dance which was acknowledged with a Special Jury Award for Distinctive Visual Expression.

Additionally, the Jury Prize for the fest's new program block focused on Mexican cinema, La Próxima Ola, was awarded to Bad Habits (Malos Hábitos). Crowd pleasers I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal and Throwing Stars picked up the Audience Awards for Documentary and Narrative Features. The Heineken Red Star Award was presented to The Living Wake.

Jennifer Aniston and Andrea Buchanan's Room 10 received the CineVegas Short Film Jury Prize while David Schmoeller's Spanking Lessons received the CineVegas Nevada Short Film Jury Prize. The jury also acknowledged BITCH, Equal Opportunity, Year of the Dog and the local film Danuta with Honorable Mentions.

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