ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival is excited to announce its Official Selection of films that will be showcased at the 1st edition of the festival. ÉCU 2009 proudly screened 94 films from 25 countries on the Xth, Xth, and Xth of X 2009 in Paris, France.
LISTED BELOW IS THE FULL LIST OF ÉCU 2009 WINNERS:
| Film of the Festival | Zebra Crossings (UK) | Sam Holland |
| Best European Dramatic Feature | Sing for Darfur (Netherlands) | Johan Kramer |
| Best European Dramatic Short | The Man Inside (Ireland) | Rory Bresnihan |
| Best European Documentary Feature | Ski Heil – The Two Planks That Mean The World (Austria) | Richard Rossmann |
| Best European Documentary Short | Avatar Days (Ireland) | Gavin Kelly |
| Best Director | Next to Babilonia (Spain) | Sebastian Mantilla |
| Best Editing | Sundust (USA) | Patrick von Barkenberg |
| Best Actor | Sale Timing (France) | Gilles Gaston Dreyfus |
| Best Actress | Emmalou (Denmark) | Gry Guldager Jensen |
| Best Animation | Don’t Let It All Unravel (UK) | Sarah Cox |
| Best European Experimental | Candy Darling (Belgium) | Silvia Defrance |
| Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Feature | Badland (USA) | Francesco Lucente |
| Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Short | Liminal (USA) | Steven Keep Mills |
| Best Non-European Independent Documentary | Projekt Huemul: El Cuarto Reich en Argentina (Argentina) | Rodrigo Vila |
| Best Ecology Now! | Blue Gold: World Water Wars (USA) | Samuel Vartek |
| Best Student Film | Welgunzer (USA) | Bradford Schmidt |
| Audience Award | Jukka (USA) | Emmanuel Trousse |
| Special Jury Mention | Crescendo (France) | Pierre Terrade, Didier Woldemard |
| Special Jury Mention | March Point (USA) | Tracy Rector, Annie Silverstein |
| Best Short Script | Breakfast | |
| Best Feature Script | Sabra Zoo |
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