Festival Awards
Edinburgh International Film Festival Awards acknowledge both national and international filmmaker talent and are recognised in the industry for rewarding and promoting excellence.
There were two new awards in 2009: Best New International Feature Award and Best International Short Fiction Award. You can find out more about the history of our Awards here.
2009 Winners
Standard Life Audience Award
The Secret of Kells, directed by Tomm Moore
The Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film
Moon, directed by Duncan Jones
Skillset New Directors Award
Sin Nombre, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
PPG Award for Best Performance in a British Feature Film
Katie Jarvis for Fish Tank
Best Documentary Feature Award
Boris Ryzhy, directed by Aliona van der Horst
Best New International Feature Award
Easier With Practice, directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez
The Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus Award
Humpday, directed by Lynn Shelton
UK Film Council Award for Best British Short Film
After Tomorrow, directed by Emma Sullivan
The McLaren Award for New British Animation in Partnership with BBC Film Network
Photograph of Jesus, directed by Laurie Hill
Best International Short Film Award
Princess Margaret BLVD, directed by Kazik Radwanski
Scottish Short Documentary Award supported by Baillie Gifford
Peter in Radioland, directed by Johanna Wagner
Short Film Nominee Edinburgh for The European Film Awards 2009
Peter in Radioland, directed by Johanna Wagner
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