Season One (2009) Winners

The Stepping Stone FEATURE FILM OF 2009 Award, in recognition of outstanding craftsmanship in filmmaking and overall narrative, artistic and technical excellence in a feature-length film: [Not Awarded]

To avoid confusion, we wish to let you know that we received too few entries (only 3 official selections) to make the feature film category a legitimate competition, hence the decision to hold back on awards. Please note that this is not a reflection of the quality of films in any manner whatsoever. We hope to receive more entries for season two and be able to expand the category.

- The S2F2 Team

THE LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE Award for 2009, in recognition of outstanding craftsmanship in filmmaking on a limited budget goes to [Not Awarded]

The INDIA CALLING category (short as well as feature) received too few entries to make it a legitimate competition. There was only 1 official selection from a total of 3 entries we received. We hope there will be better participation in the coming seasons.

- The S2F2 Team

The Stepping Stone OUTSTANDING CRAFTSMAN Award for 2009, in recognition of excellence in directorial skills, goes to Piotr J Lewandowski, for his work in Fliegen (Fly), (2009, Germany)

The Stepping Stone STANDOUT ACTOR Award for 2009, for excellence in acting in a male leading role, goes to Dmitri Leue, for his portrayal of the character ‘Bernhard’ in Post Scriptum, 2009, Belgium (Dir: Jef Vingerhoedt)

The Stepping Stone STANDOUT ACTRESS Award for 2009, for excellence in acting in a female leading role, goes to Sandra Hüller, for her portrayal of the character ‘Sarah’ in Fliegen (Fly), 2009, Germany) (Dir: Piotr J Lewandowski)

The Stepping Stone SUPPORTING ACTOR Award for 2009, for excellence in acting in a male supporting role, goes to Bob de Moor, for his portrayal of the character ‘Eddy’ in Alle Richtingen (All Directions) (Dir: Jef Vingerhoedt)

The Stepping Stone SUPPORTING ACTRESS Award for 2009, for excellence in acting in a female supporting role, Niki Lindgren, for her portrayal of the character ‘Ah San’ in Arithmetic Lesson, 2009, USA (Dir: Wenhwa Ts’ao)

The Stepping Stone PERFECT PICTURE Award for 2009, in recognition of excellence in cinematography, goes to Lars Petersen, for Fliegen (Fly), 2009, Germany (Dir: Piotr J Lewandowski)

The Stepping Stone PERFECT STAGE Award for 2009, in recognition of outstanding work in art direction, goes to Lyle Pisio, for The Empress, 2009, Canada (Dir: Lyle Pisio)

The Stepping Stone PERFECT CUT Award for 2009, in recognition of excellence in editing, goes to Sean Goossens, for his work in Post Scriptum (Director: Jef Vingerhoedt, 2009, Belgium)

The Stepping Stone PERFECT NOTES Award for 2009, in recognition of excellence in original music composition, goes to Brigitte Dajczer, for her work in The Empress, 2009, Canada (Dir: Lyle Pisio)

The Stepping Stone PERFECT SOUND Award for 2009, in recognition of excellence in overall sound, goes to Willem Staels, for his work in Post Scriptum (Director: Jef Vingerhoedt, 2009, Belgium)

The Stepping Stone SCREEN MAGIC Award for 2009, in recognition of overall excellence in visual effects, goes to Ryan Bosworth and Ryan Rogers, for their work in The Sirens (Director: Sarah Adina Smith, 2009, USA)

The Stepping Stone GIFTED WRITER Award for 2009, for excellence in original or adapted writing, story and/or screenplay, goes to [Decision Awaited]

The Stepping Stone GIFTED STORYTELLER Award for 2009, SPECIAL MENTION, for excellence in original or adapted writing, story and/or screenplay, goes to Jay Field, for his work in The Pickle and the Patriarch, 2009, Canada (Dir: Jay Field)