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Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival Winners (released Monday, October 13, 2014) By Douglas Lorah The Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival was held this past weekend. The theme for the festival was "From Bollywood to Hollywood" and seemed to work with audiences, because Festival Director Terry Cronin said the festival had record attendance. The festival announced its award winners on Saturday evening at the Premiere Theaters Oaks 10 in Melbourne, Florida. The winners follow: Robert W. Kurrus Memorial Humanitarian Award Stronger directed by Steven Shea featuring Prita Chhabra Rising Star Award for Excellence in Acting Actor: David McMahon in "Don't Tell Your Mother" directed by Phil Lister Actress:Tiffany Dion in "Memory" directed by Steven Shea featuring Summer Day Rescue Space Coast Film Commission Florida Filmmaking Award Air Mobile Joe directed by Roger Lee Miller Best Animation Complicit directed by Gavin Hoffman Best Cinematography Amazing Grace directed by Todd Thompson Best Comedy Satellite Beach directed by Luke and Andrew Wilson Best Documentary The Promotion directed by Sid Eudy Best Dramatic Short Us directed by Robby Sparks Best Horror/Thriller Feature: Jersey Shore Massacre directed by Paul Tarnopol Short: The Society directed by Robby Sparks Best Musical Score Army of Frankensteins directed by Ryan Bellgardt Best Music Video Stronger directed by Steven Shea featuring Prita Chhabra Special Recognition for Excellence Misty Posey in Panis Angelicus Robin & Eddy Independent Spirit Award Sue Dontell Florida Beer People's Choice Award for Best Film (Audience Award) Love is All We Got directed by Paulette King Kelly's Hard Cider Crystal Apple Award for Best Film (Director's Choice) Stronger by Steven Shea featuring Prita Chhabra

Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival Winners
(released Monday, October 13, 2014)
By Douglas Lorah

The Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival was held this past weekend. The theme for the festival was "From Bollywood to Hollywood" and seemed to work with audiences, because Festival Director Terry Cronin said the festival had record attendance.

The festival announced its award winners on Saturday evening at the Premiere Theaters Oaks 10 in Melbourne, Florida. The winners follow:

Robert W. Kurrus Memorial Humanitarian Award
Stronger directed by Steven Shea featuring Prita Chhabra

Rising Star Award for Excellence in Acting
Actor: David McMahon in "Don't Tell Your Mother" directed by Phil Lister
Actress:Tiffany Dion in "Memory" directed by Steven Shea featuring Summer Day Rescue

Space Coast Film Commission Florida Filmmaking Award
Air Mobile Joe directed by Roger Lee Miller

Best Animation
Complicit directed by Gavin Hoffman

Best Cinematography
Amazing Grace directed by Todd Thompson

Best Comedy
Satellite Beach directed by Luke and Andrew Wilson

Best Documentary
The Promotion directed by Sid Eudy

Best Dramatic Short
Us directed by Robby Sparks

Best Horror/Thriller
Feature: Jersey Shore Massacre directed by Paul Tarnopol
Short: The Society directed by Robby Sparks

Best Musical Score
Army of Frankensteins directed by Ryan Bellgardt

Best Music Video
Stronger directed by Steven Shea featuring Prita Chhabra

Special Recognition for Excellence
Misty Posey in Panis Angelicus

Robin & Eddy Independent Spirit Award
Sue Dontell

Florida Beer People's Choice Award for Best Film (Audience Award)
Love is All We Got directed by Paulette King

Kelly's Hard Cider Crystal Apple Award for Best Film (Director's Choice)
Stronger by Steven Shea featuring Prita Chhabra