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For immediate distribution - Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

AWARDS ï¿½ 42nd CANADIAN STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL

AWARDS ï¿½ 42nd CANADIAN STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL

NORMAN MCLAREN AWARD for the overall winner:
Offered by the National Film Board of Canada, a value of $2500 in technical services for the winner's next production.
NOEUD PAPILLON by Fernand-Philippe Morin-Vargas (UQAM, Montrï¿½al)

KODAK IMAGING AWARDFor the Best New Canadian Student Director, presented by Kodak Canada Entertainment Imaging. The winner will receive a camera and $4200 of film
CAMP by Alexis Mitchell (York University, Ontario)

BEST ANIMATION PRODUCTION :
PETITES CHIMï¿½RES by Gabrielle Authier, Philippe Grenier, Edith Jorisch, Jean-Franï¿½ois Sauvï¿½, Antoine Turcotte (UQAM, Montrï¿½al)

BEST DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION :
HOTEL ALPHA MIKE by Ryan Alexander (Sheridan College Institute of Technology, Ontario)

BEST EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTION :
CHERS AMIS by Geneviï¿½ve Dulude-Decelles (UQAM, Montrï¿½al)

BEST FICTION PRODUCTION :
NO WORDS CAME DOWN by Ryan Flowers (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver)

Special mention to:
MARGARET AND THE DOLLHOUSE by Sophie Jarvis (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver) for the art of storytelling.

The Jury was impressed with the entire selection from Simon Fraser University, particularly with the art of storytelling.

The members of the Student Film Festival Jury were:
Piotr Borowiec: project manager at SODEC
Nathalie Cloutier: producer at the NFB
Jerrett Zaroski: programmer at the Canadian Film Institute.

August 24, 2011.