Edinburgh Film Fest Announces Winners

Moon picks up Michael Powell Award

Edinburgh Film Fest Announces Winners

by Phil de Semlyen |
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Edinburgh was definitely the place to be this weekend for talented Brit debutants, with the International Film Festival's big prizes going to Duncan Jones' **Moon **and Katie Jarvis for her performance in Fish Tank.

Jones' cracking low-budget sci-fi **Moon **won the Michael Powell Award for best new British feature, awarded by a five-strong panel including Joe Wright and Frank Langella. The prestigious gong was won last year by Somers Town.

Katie Jarvis, the 18 year-old newcomer who took Cannes by storm, repeated the trick in Edinburgh. She collected the Best Performance for her role in urban-set drama Fish Tank. “This has been an amazing year for me in more ways than one," she enthused. "I was lucky enough to spend my 18th birthday in Edinburgh last week, where **Fish Tank **was shown, and this is such a great present."

As well as the feature film categories, the EIFF recognised a host of international filmmakers in short and animated filmmaking. Click here for more on the festival or check out the full list of winners below...

Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film

**Moon **– Directed by Duncan Jones

PPG Award for Best Performance in a British Feature Film

Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank

Best New International Feature Award

Easier With Practice

Standard Life Audience Award

The Secret Of Kells

Best Documentary Award

**Boris Ryzhy **

Skillset New Directors Award

**Cary Joji Fukunaga **

The Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus Award

Humpday

UK Film Council Award for Best British Short Film

**After Tomorrow **

Best International Short Film Award

Princess Margaret Blvd.

Scottish Short Documentary Award

Peter In Radioland

McLaren Award for New British Animation

Photograph Of Jesus

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