2011 Winners Announced
WINNER
U.S. Narrative
ALLEGED
Audience Choice Award, Scripted Narrative
When a teacher is arrested in Tennessee for trying to teach evolution in 1925, a young ambitious reporter must choose whether to take advice from his sweetheart or the notorious columnist when it comes to his approach to the story. Starring Brian Dennehy, Fred Thompson and Ashley Johnson. Available on many streaming services.
U.S. Documentary
THE CARTEL
PRI Prize for Excellence in Filmmaking and Libertarian Ideals
American public schools have been growing progressively worse. According to the U.S. Department of Education national testing, only 35% of American high school seniors are proficient in reading, based on 2006 data. And fewer than one-in-four, 23%, are proficient in math. On the global stage, America ranks last in educational effectiveness among large industrialized countries […]
ZERO PERCENT
Audience Choice, Documentary
Rare access within the walls of the notorious Sing Sing Correctional facility to follow the lives of several of society’s forgotten men as they experience the transformative power of education while going through a rigorous college program called Hudson Link– with astounding statistical results. Featuring Harry Belafonte, Doris Buffett, Warren Buffett, Ice T, and Anthem […]
International Narrative
BUTTERFLY CRUSH
Best International Narrative Feature
“Butterfly Crush” is a modern age love story, set against the backdrop of the music industry, where the villains are a cult, into astrology and virtual dreaming, who peddle their wares on-line. The song and dance duo, Butterfly Crush, are up for the Australasian Song Awards, but their chance at success is jeopardized when Eva […]
International Documentary
OVERDOSE
Best International Documentary Feature
When the world’s financial bubble blew, the solution was to lower interest rates and pump trillions of dollars into the sick banking system. “Overdose: The Next Financial Crisis” is the story of the greatest economic crisis of our age, the one that awaits us. The documentary traces the origins of the financial crisis and explores […]
Short narratives
BRIGHT
Best Short Drama
A surprisingly contemplative drama centered on a blind man (Robert Wisdom) who must guide a quirky young man (Eric Nenninger) through a desperate fear. This carefully crafted film is rich with imagery, cryptic dialog, and a superb cast chosen from The Wire and Generation Kill to include Robert Wisdom, Eric Nenninger, Glynn Turman, Andre Royo, […]
FINAL CENSUS
Best Short Comedy
A government spokesman (Michael Denk) explains the importance of being counted in the latest census commercial. A census worker (Ross Friesen) has three more stops before the work day is over. At each home, he askes several updated questions from the new census form. Each question must be answered. The citizens (Linda Cieslik, Garth Gaskey, […]
Short documentaries
GENTLE MEN
Best Short Documentary
A raw look into a microcosm of Cuban reality. Senior citizens Jesus Alvarez and Hector Sanchez share a glimpse of their everyday struggle to survive while maintaining their dignity, providing a basic service to others. True. Gentle. Men.
MARATHON
Excellence in Filmmaking, Narrative Feature
Explores the relation ship between two poets, Richard Harteis and William Meredith, former US poet laureate and winner of every major American award for poetry including the 1988 Pulitzer prize. Watch on CinePride.
COOL IT!
Excellence in Filmmaking, Documentary Feature
Widely known as “the skeptical environmentalist,” Danish scientist and gadfly Bjorn Lomborg has been vilified for his views on climate change. In this documentary, a companion to his book of the same name, Lomborg expounds on his opinion that the earth is not facing an imminent environmental catastrophe, contrary to the prevailing opinion of the […]
TYTONNEN
Excellence in Filmmaking, Short Narrative
A young girl is sitting in a room. While she walks on the corridor to ask who wants to play with her she recognizes only old people hanging around the tables. Suddenly a young man arrives. This is a short movie inspired by the fate of the filmmaker’s grandmother who got ill with Alzheimers. This […]
FAIRY TALE OF LONDON TOWN
A bittersweet, modern-day fairy tale in which three deaf women, Veronica, Karen and Sally, face three very different Christmases until an unexpected event throws them together.
LADY MAGDALENE’S
Best Libertarian Ideals, Narrative Feature
In this action comedy, Jack Goldwater, an IRS agent on loan to the Federal Air Marshal Service, is relieved of field duty after insulting a powerful U.S. Senator, and finds himself exiled to a humiliating desk job in Nevada as the federal receiver managing a legal brothel in tax default, where — with the help […]
INDOCTRINATE U
Best Libertarian Ideals, U.S. Documentary
Documentary filmmaker Evan Coyne Maloney investigates political censorship at colleges and universities in the United States. You may watch the entire movie here.
THRENODY
Best Libertarian Ideals, Short Narrative
In the near future, the NAU (North American Union) has replaced the nations of Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The ruling totalitarian super-government has seized power under the guise of ‘saving the planet’ (via ‘protecting the environment’), and in doing so has shut down all dissenting voices, labeling them ‘hate speech.’ A ‘nutrient pill’ […]
ET MIAOW ALORS
A cute film about a spunky cat.
THE SEA IS A HARSH MISTRESS
Best Libertarian Ideals, Short Documentary
By January 1st, 2030 will you be living in an independent country in the middle of the ocean? The revolutionaries at The Seasteading Institute are trying to make that a reality. Undeterred by a rich history of unsuccessful new country projects, the folks at The Seasteading Institute want to change the world. The Sea is […]
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