Thanks for a great 2011 festival!

The Chagrin Documentary Film Festival is Proud to Announce:

2011 Festival  Award Winners !

David Ponce Award for Best Documentary of the Festival

Breaking through the Clouds: The First Women’s National Air Derby (90 minutes)

Directed by Heather Taylor

Best Human Spirit Documentary

A Journey in My Mother’s Footsteps (77 min) Directed by Dina Rosenmeier

Best Environmental Documentary

Between the Harvest (29 minutes) Directed by Scott Drucker

Emerging Filmmaker Award Winner

Finding Fathers, Directed by France Costrel (40 minutes)

Best Cinematography

Among Giants (13 minutes)Directed by Chris Cresci

Best Student Documentary

The Game has Changed, Directed by Geoffrey James (22 minutes)

Best International Documentary

My Sister Tikva – A Holocaust Journey – Directed by Vered Berman

Best Ohio Documentary

Foi et Joie/Faith and Joy

Directed by Andrew Marquard

Best Feature Documentary

Toyland Directed by Ken Sons

Best Social Awareness Documentary

Leh Wi Tok (Let Us Talk) Directed by John Lavall

Best Community Documentary

Mauchos Directed by Ricardo Larron

Honorable Mention:

Apostol Karamitev, Directed by Max Freeman

Catching Dreams, Directed by Kevin Flint