International Competition

ANIMATED EYE AWARD
The Danish Poet (Torill Kove, Canada/Norway)

BEST COMEDY
Éramos Pocos (Borja Cobeaga, Spain)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Do You Want the Elephant Music (Leslie Dektor, USA)

BEST DRAMA
Antonio's Breakfast (Daniel Mulloy, UK)

BEST STUDENT
Be Quiet (Sameh Zoabi, Palestine/France)

BEST SHORT SHORT
Badgered (Sharon Colman, UK)

AtomFilms Studio Award
Heavy Metal Drummer (Luke Morris & Toby MacDonald, UK)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ($2,500 Kodak film stock)
Hibernation (John Williams, UK)

SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD
Broa Ako Rasol - Son, Bawke (Directed by Hisham Zaman, Norway)
Alaà Ighbaryah - Son, Be Quiet (Directed by Sameh Zoabi, Palestine/France)
Yassine Jari - Badou, Heavy Metal Drummer (Directed by Luke Morris & Toby MacDonald, UK)
Joy Mwandla - Lucky, Lucky, (Directed by Avie Luthra, UK)
Aishwatya Atul Shidhaye - Nena, Rajkumari (Directed by Victoria Harwood, UK)

Other Jury Awards

THE ELLEN AWARD - for Most Original Film
The Danish Poet (Torill Kove, Canada/Norway)

THE ELLEN - Certificates for Distinctive Achievement
For Interieur (Patrick Poubel, France)
Monster (Jennifer Kent, Australia)

(The Ellen Awards, named in honor of Festival Founder, Ellen Hunt, are selected by a special jury.)

YOUTH JURY PRIZE
Lucky (Avie Luthra, UK)

(The Youth Jury Prize is selected by a panel of local Middle and High School students.)

BAFTA/LA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Bawke (Hisham Zaman, Norway)

BAFTA/LA Honorable Mentions
Your Dark Hair Ihsan (Tala Hadid, USA/Morocco)
For Interieur (Patrick Poubel, France)

(The BAFTA/LA Awards are chosen by members of the Los Angeles Chapter of the British Academy of Film and Television.)

AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARD (shared)
The Danish Poet (Torill Kove, Canada/Norway)
Monster (Jennifer Kent, Australia)
Smitten (Nancy Kelly, USA)

(The Audience Favorite Award is selected by ballots from Aspen Shortsfest's audience.)


Local Filmmaker Showcase 2006 Awards

Best Overall Film
Labels, Brandon McDuffey
Honored for its observant social commentary and appealing animated style. A wonderfully clever, creative and concise production. "A" for effort. (Labels is also the recipient of a $1,500 production package courtesy of PlumTV to make a film about the Roaring Fork Valley and to be shown on PlumTV.)

Best Overall Student Film:
Anaesthetic, René Cousineau, Jesse Riley & Rachel Mueller
Honored for its Imaginative Voice and Creative Portrayal of the Power of Art.

Special Jury Prizes:
Growing Up, Daniel Alvarez, Brett & Brittany Gugliemo, Hanna Kelly & Christina Mazeika
Selected for a Jury Prize for Excellent Editorial Effort, Clear and Concise Narrative and Impressive Casting!

Hurt, Margaret Fay Seldeen
Selected for the Jury Award for Emotional Courage. A well-told and powerful story that shows the healing power of film.

Penguin Paradise, André Wille
Recipient of the Jury Award for Storytelling. A strong journalistic piece that demonstrates the filmmaker's ability to convey an important environmental message that resonates globally.

The Quite Depressing, Unreliable Story of Erwin Longshanks, Van Wampler & Aaron Roberts-Gray
Recipient of the "Downright Entertaining Jury Award." Well-paced and quick-witted, this film exhibits the filmmakers' intuition for comic storytelling.

Honorable Mentions:
Informal Wallop, Nicholas Scher.
Singled out for its originality, creative use of sound effects and editorial achievement.

Por una Vida Mejor (For a Better Life), Brianna Rhodes, Mario Loya & Adrian Hermosillo
Singled out for its heartfelt storytelling and sensitive dramatization of an important social issue.

(The Local Filmmakers Awards are selected by a panel of local filmmakers and community representatives.)