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The third edition of the festival was held July 6-11, 2009. (Go to photogallery)

Artistic Director: Steve Della Casa

International Competition

The three presidents of the following juries (Italo Moscati, Elena Stancarelli, Hill Harper) have awarded the Maximo Award to (winners chosen among the three competing categories):

• Best Overall Product: Burn Up (United Kingdom, 2008) - producers: Christopher Hall/Kudos Film and TV ltd/Seven 24 Films
• Best Supporting Actor: Marc Warren for Burn Up
• Best Supporting Actress: Natalia Rybicka for Londyńczycy
• Best Director: Heinrich Breloer for Buddenbrooks
• Best Score: Hans Peter Ströe for Buddenbrooks

The international juries of the "TV Movie" category, chaired by Italo Moscati, of the "Miniseries" category chaired by Elena Stancanelli and of the "Continuing Series" category chaired by Hill Harper have awarded the following prizes:

• Best Product in the "TV Movie" category: Buddenbrooks (Germany/Austria/France, 2008)
• Best Leading Actor in the "TV Movie" category: Mark Waschke for Buddenbrooks
• Best Leading Actress in the "TV Movie" category: Isabelle Adjani for La journée de la jupe (France, 2008)
• Special Mention in the "TV Movie" category: C.C.Д. (Russia, 2008)
• Best Product in the "Miniseries" category: Burn Up (United Kingdom, 2008)
• Best Leading Actor in the "Miniseries" category: David Fox for Across the River to Motor City
• Best Leading Actress in the "Miniseries" category: Wunmi Mosaku for Moses Jones
• Best Product in the "Continuing Series" category: Londyńczycy (Polonia, 2008)
• Best Leading Actor in the "Continuing Series" category: David Threlfall for Shameless - Season Six
• Best Leading Actress in the "Continuing Series" category: Klariza Clayton for Skins - Season Three
• Special Mention in the "Continuing Series" category: Non pensarci - The series (Italy, 2009)

The juries made up of screenwriters belonging to Sact/100 Autori in the "TV Movie", "Miniseries" and "Continuing Series" categories have awarded the following prizes:

• Best Overall Script: Jean-Paul Lilienfeld for La journée de la jupe
• Best Script in the "TV Movie" category: Jean-Paul Lilienfeld for La journée de la jupe (France, 2008)
• Special Mention in the "TV Movie" category: Holger Karsten Schmidt for Jenseits der Mauer (Germany, 2009)
• Best Script in the "Miniseries" category: Joe Penhall for Moses Jones (United Kingdom, 2008)
• Special Mention in the "Miniseries" category: Robert Wertheimer, Danis McGrath, Jocelyn Cornforth for Across the River to Motor City (Canada, 2008)
• Best Script in the "Continuing Series" category: Paul Abbott for Shameless - Season Six (United Kingdom, 2008)

The jury of the "TV Factual" category chaired by Wilma Labate awarded the following prizes:

• Best Product in the "TV Factual" category: Trzech kumpli (Poland, 2008)
• Special Mention in the "TV Factual" category: Steal This Film - Part two

Released Italian TV Drama Competition

The jury of the Released Italian TV Drama Competition chaired by Enrica Bonaccorti awarded the following:

• Best Director: Alex Infascelli and Francesco Patierno for Donne assassine
• Best Script: Fabrizio Bettelli and Alberto Simone for In nome del figlio
• Best Score: Germano Mazzocchetti for Carabinieri - Season Seven
• Best Leading Actor in the "TV movie" category: Massimo Ghini for Dottor Clown
• Best Leading Actress in the "TV movie" category: Angela Finocchiaro for Due mamme di troppo
• Best Leading Actor in the "Miniseries" category: Pier Francesco Favino for Pane e libertà
• Best Leading Actress in the "Miniseries" category: Maya Sansa for Einstein
• Best Leading Actor in the "Continuing Series" category: Vinicio Marchionni for Romanzo Criminale - The Series
• Best Leading Actress in the "Continuing Series" category: Sandra Ceccarelli for Donne assassine
• Best Supporting Actor: Primo Reggiani for Raccontami - Season Two
• Best Supporting Actress: Sonia Bergamasco for Tutti pazzi per amore
• Best Documentary: Steno, genio gentile by Maite Carpio.

Lifetime Achievement Awards:

• Kenneth Branagh
• Virna Lisi
• Jan Mojto

Award for Artistic Excellence: Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof

Pitching

• Best Overall Pitch: Broken Hearts (Paesaggi Italiani, Italy, 2009)

Other prizes

Special Award to a couple: Ezio Greggio, Enzo Iacchetti

Premio Best Imaging 2009: Nebbie e delitti - photography by Gianenrico Bianchie, Non Pensarci- The series photography by Stefano Ricciotti

TV Sorrisi e Canzoni Awards:

The TV Sorrisi e Canzoni jury made up of readers awarded the following:

• Best Actor: Gabriel Garko
• Best Actress: Alessandra Mastronardi
• Best TV Drama: I Cesaroni
• Best Soap Opera: Un posto al sole
• Best Sitcom: Belli dentro