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				2007 Florida Film Festival Winners (released 
				4/2/2007)
 By Douglas Lorah
 
 The Florida Film Festival presented awards for the 2007 competition on Saturday, March 31st at the Enzian Theater.  Films were judged in three main categories:  Narrative Features, Documentaries, and Shorts.  The awards ceremony was hosted by Drew Garabo and his sidekick Silent Rob from O-Rock 105.9FM.
 
 Jury members included Gene Seymour, James Emanuel Shapiro, Guinevere Turner, Daniel Anker, Charles Coleman, Michael Schmidt, Thelma Adams, Mark Bell, and Scott Calonico.  The winners...
 
 Narrative Features:
 Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award: Black Irish directed by Brad Gann
 
 Documentary Features:
 Grand Jury Prize: Knee Deep directed by Michael Chandler
 Audience Award: Unsettled directed by Adam Hootnick
 
 Shorts:
 Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short: The Caress of the Creature directed by Steward McAlpine
 Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short: The Tribe directed by Tiffany Shlain
 Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short: Everything Will Be OK directed by Don Hertzfeldt
 Audience Award for Best Short Film: Tales of Mere Existence directed by Lev Yilmaz
 
 Special Jury Awards:
 Best Actress: Meagan Moses of Pretty in the Face directed by Nate Meyer
 Innovative Documentary Storytelling: Operation Homecoming directed by Richard E. Robbins
 Best Female Role Model: Bitch directed by Lilah Vandenburgh
 
 
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