*** 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


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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.

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