Dan Rush, actor(“Law & Order”);

Charlotte Serrano, Producer/Host, TELEMUNDO.

Marc A. King, III, President, Jurors Panel;

John Craig, is a local filmmaker who is involved in writing, acting and directing for independent films and stage. Craig won a national audience award at the 2005 Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, CA, and also wrote a play titled Grave Decision, which appeared at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, PA.

Matthew Kiehl, Film Writer

PhilaFilm's theme for 2009 is "Film as Legacy; Stories That Last "

LEIGH WHIPPER GOLD AWARDS,FEATURE FILM "Imported Bride" LIBERIA, Sekou Kamara, Dir.Afro Music & Video Productions,Philadelphia, PA

LEIGH WHIPPER GOLD AWARDS,SHORT SUBJECT "Love Sick" USA, PJ Gaynard, Dir.Goat Milk Fudge Productions,Los Angeles, CA

LEIGH WHIPPER GOLD AWARDS,DOCUMENTARY "Princess of Africa" SPAIN, Juan Laguna, Dir.Producciones Bereberia,Madrid, Spain

LEIGH WHIPPER GOLD AWARDS,STUDENT "She's Worth Waiting For" USA, Ben Lee Foster, Dir.Ben Lee Films,Northridge, CA

LEIGH WHIPPER GOLD AWARDS,TV SERIES "NEXOS In North America: Episode 10" SPAIN, Enrique Gaspar, Dir.Alianza-NEXOS,Madrid, SPAIN [Film Market]

SILVER AWARDS FEATURE FILM: "Mr. Bones" USA, Nathan Ross Freeman, Dir. Mr. Bones Films, LLC, Winston-Salem, NC [Film Market]

SILVER AWARDS FEATURE FILM: "Homocide City" USA, Brandon Angel, Dir.Unfadeable Images Philadelphia, PA

SILVER AWARDS SHORT SUBJECT: "Rooftop" USA, PJ Gaynard, Dir. Goat Milk Fudge Productions Los Angeles, CA

SILVER AWARDS DOCUMENTARY: "Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun" USA, Kristy Andersen Dir. Bay Bottom NewsTreasure Island, FL

SILVER AWARDS DOCUMENTARY: "Letters From America," IRAN, Nezam Manouchehri, Dir.Paradisa Films Los Angeles, CA SILVER AWARDS DOCUMENTARY: "Hope Not Lost" UGANDA, JASON REM, Dir. REM Entertainment West Hollywood, CA

SILVER AWARDS DOCUMENTARY: "One In Six" CANADA, James Giles, Dir., Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, Toronto Ont., CANADA

HONORABLE MENTION SHORT SUBJECT: "The Subway" USA, Marcel Lamar, Dir. JKProductions, llc South Plainfield, NJ

HONORABLE MENTION SHORT SUBJECT: "Beautiful Man In The Buff" USA, Zeiad Hussein, Dir. Vision Light Entertainment Philadelphia, PA

HONORABLE MENTION SHORT SUBJECT :"Malefic" USA, Jeffrey Wise, Dir. Jewelsheam Films Harrisburg, PA

HONORABLE MENTION SHORT SUBJECT: "Eve's Dropping In" USA, Angel Velez, Dir. Untitled Film Partners llc Ft. Lauderdale, Fl [Film Maket]

HONORABLE MENTION SHORT SUBJECT "Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes-La Boca Del Lobo" SPAIN, Asier Muniz, Dir. Madrid, SPAIN

HONORABLE MENTION DOCUMENTARY: "Closed Doors, The Integration of Baseball" USA, Rick Morris, Dir. Endgame Consult King of Prussia, PA

HONORABLE MENTION TV SERIES: "Sip&Dip Cookie Dipper" USA, David Kowlessar, Dir. Sip&Dip Cookie Dipper, llc Alexandria, VA