*** AND THE 2009 WINNERS WERE... *** Buitoni Best Feature Award - Know Your Mushrooms - Dir. Ron Mann Jarlsberg Short Film Award - Mandarin - Dir. Allard Wertenbrink Zagat Super-Short Film Award - TIE Clam Pie - Dirs. Dan Boylan & Guy Taylor and The Sacred Food - Dir. Jack Pettibone Riccobono Peroni Italy Audience Choice Award - Mr. Okra - Dir. T.G. Herrington The Sugar In The Raw Food Filmmaker of the Year - Matthew Beals, Power of the Peep The Made in NY Award - The Sandwich Thief - Dir. Adam Abada ************************************************************************************ Official Selections - 2009 NYC Food Film Festival Beef Is Bueno Dirs. Ginger Gentile & Gerardo Brossy 3:30 mins. website Argentinians consume more beef than any nation on the planet. There's a reason for that - their beef is bueno. Big Night Dirs. Campbell Scott & Stanley Tucci - 1hr40 mins (screening out of competition) website Two brothers try to save their failing Italian restaurant by throwing a party for Louis Prima. Stars Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Minnie Driver, Isabella Rossellini, Ian Holm, Marc Anthony, and Liev Schreiber. Screening out of competition. Buttermilk: It Can Help Dir. Joe York - 13 mins. website A profile of the Cruze Dairy Farm in Knoxville, TN and a love letter to buttermilk. Celeriac Dir. John D. Reilly - 2:20 mins. A nail-biting super-short thriller about a stalk of celery and a knife. Clam Pie Dirs. Dan Boylan & Guy Taylor - 5 mins. website After gorging on a classic New England delicacy a curious woman finds herself launched into a radical encounter with heaven. Come Have An Omelette With Me Dir. Stephen Neary - 1 min. website An animated super-short that asks you to come have an omelette. Eat Or We Both Starve Dir. Joe York - 13 mins. website A portrait of a Mississippi catfish joint, Taylor Grocery. Eat Your Fill Dir. Mark Irving - 13 min. website A man embarks on his annual mission to eat every menu item at the Wisconsin State Fair that is either deep-fried or on a stick. Food Cops Dir. Neil Orman - 4 min. website A hamburger and a hot dog hunt for a criminal on the streets of New York. In The Kitchen With Marcus Samuelsson Dirs. George Motz & Netta Nathaniel - 4 min. (screening out of competition) A short chat with Marcus at his flagship midtown NYC restaurant Aquavit. Know Your Mushrooms Dir. Ron Mann - 73 mins. website The miraculous, near-secret world of fungi is revealed in Ron Mann's latest documentary. With an opening sequence (scored by the Flaming Lips) that will blow your mind. Mandarin Dir. Allard Wertenbrink - 25 mins. website A behind-the-scenes look at how canned mandarin wedges are processed in China and Spain. Mr. Okra Dir. T.G. Herrington website A portrait of a man that sells produce from his rolling farmstand on Rampart Street in New Orleans. Mutton: The Movie Dirs. Joe York & Matthew Graves - 17 mins. website Joe and Matthew take a trip to Owensboro, KY to profile the regional favorite barbeque - Mutton. New Jersey's Red October Dir. Nancy O'Mallon - 27 mins. website Nancy returns to the festival with her latest doc, this one celebrating the cranberry. The Food Hypnotist Dir. Jerry & Orrin Zucker - 3:20 mins. website In this episode from the popular webseries Jerry tries to cure his addiction to junk food. The Power of the Peep Dir. - Matthew Beals - 42 mins. website The story of the past, present, and future of a beloved marshmallow treat. The Sacred Food Dir. Jack Pettibone Riccobono - 6 mins. A short doc about the Ojibwe Native Americans of Northern Minnesota and the wild rice they consider a sacred gift from the Creator. Chef Rosario Del Nero and the Italian Art of Food Dir. George Motz - 7 mins. (screening out of competition) A visit to the Buitoni test kitchen to watch the corporate chef in action. His passion for Italian food is undeniable. The Sandwich Thief Dir. Adam Ababda - 8 mins. A fight over a sandwich leads to an unexpected conclusion. Save The Honey Bees Dirs. Jon Kane & Emily Tobey - 7 min. (screening out of competition) website A lesson in Colony Collapse Disorder from the folks at Stone Barns Center For Food & Agriculture. Sixty Hands Dirs. Randy Mace, Robert Howell, Chad Berry, and Aaron Thornton - 20 min. A unique glimpse into the production of Patron Tequila. Street Chows Dirs. Adly Rizal & Hazlin Salam - 22 min. website Some of the best food and the soul of Malaysian cuisine can be found in it's street carts and small eateries. More gonzo food porn from last year's super-short winner (Sloppiest Burger in Malaysia). Vive La Food Dir. Raphael Hitzke - 13 mins. website Dual portraits of two French chefs who have settled in Sacramento, CA. 24 Hours, 24 Million Meals: Feeding NYC Dir. Ryszard Hunka - 45 mins. website A fascinating look behind the scenes at how New York City is fed. Features footage from Hunts Point Market and a truffle purchase by Daniel Boulud that resembles a drug deal. Thanksgiving Dir. Lou Jane Temple - 2 mins. A super-short ode to 4 Thanksgiving dinners on the same day. This list is subject to change. It may be added to (or subtracted from) without notice. Click here to read about the JUDGES