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AFI Festival News Update

WINNERS FOR THE FIRST AFI LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS CEREMONY HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED. Grand Jury Prize Awarded to the best feature film in the Official Competition" section. Winner: CHARACTER Holland Directed by Mike van Diem Special Mention: NO CHILD OF MINE United Kingdom Directed by Peter Kosminsky Studio Prize A $20,000 prize, sponsored by Miramax, awarded to the best feature film in the "New Visions" section. Winner: COST OF LIVING United States Directed by Stan Schofield Best New Director $1,000 prize sponsored by the DGA. Winner: Peter Turman WITHOUT A MAP United States Best New Writer $1,000 prize sponsored by the WGA Winner: James McManus THE BIG EMPTY United States Best Actor Winner: Joe Russo PIECES United States Best Actress Winner: Edie Falco COST OF LIVING United States Best Short Film - Short Cinema Journal Winner: Is It The Design On The Wrapper? Dir: Tessa Sheridan Best Student Short Winner: My Body Dir: Joel Moffett Audience Award Feature Winner: Four Days In September Dir: Bruno Barreto Audience Award Documentary Winner: Hands On A Hard Body Dir: S.R. Bindler Filmmakers who served as jury members for the festival included Allison Anders, Nick Cassevettes, Charles Burnett, Stuart Cornfeld, Rick Mischel and Stacey Title.

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