2010 Burbank International Film Festival

Charlie Valentine by director Ray Cavaleri took home the award for Best Feature at the Burbank International Film Festival. The film follows a professional criminal , on the run, as he tries to reconcile with his estranged son after 30 years. Gus, An American Icon, described as “is a humble tribute to the legacy of Gus Giordano, the founding father of Jazz Dance” took the award for Best Documentary.

The complete list of winners include:

Best Feature

Ray Cavaleri for Charlie Valentine

Best Sci-Fi

Jason and Matt Shumway for Enigma

Best Short

Peter Besson for True Beauty, This Night

Best Commercial

Kelly Anne Burns for HBO The Deal Breaker

Ezra J. Stanley & Alejandro Wilkins for Levi’s True Love Ad

Best Documentary

Gus, An American Icon

Best Cinematography

Samuel Benavides for Mansfield Path

Best Student Film

Rafael Flores for Jale

Best Based on A True Story

Mark Esslinger for Grace Bedell

Best Film Noir

Michael Tanner Cusumano for Sage

Best Directing

Daniel Sametz for Buroinfierno

Best Animated Short

Skylight

Best Socially Conscious Film

Michael Webber for The Elephant in the Living Room

Bob Bowdon for The Cartel

Best Drama

Tracey Birdsall-Smith for Tick Tock

Shortest Short

Douglas Williams for Peel

Best Western

Alano Massi for The Sierra

Best Screenplay

Daniel D. Molinoff for Outrider

Best Music Video

Mitch Barany for City of Noise

Best Historical Piece

Mark Kirkland for A Letter From Home

Best Editing

James Coblentz for Mansfield Path

Best Foreign Film

Sushrut Jain for Andheri

Best Acting

Peter Green for Poetry Man

Best Sci-Fi Comedy

Harland Williams for Fudgy Wudgy Fudge Face

Chris Beck for The Adventures of Zion Man & The Supreme Commander

President’s Award

James McSherry for Poetry Man

Honorable Mentions

Coma
Cruzando
Cubes
Finding Face
Nstacharge
Returning Warhol
Star Crossed
The Seer
Ugly