ASIFA-East handed out its awards on Sunday, May 9, 2010 with Aaron Hughes and Lisa LaBracio's BACKWARDS winning the Best in Show prize. The event took place at the Tishman Auditorium at the New School, NYC. Awards were handed out for short films, commercials and student work. Complete list of winner below:

BEST IN SHOW
Backwards
Aaron Hughes & Lisa LaBracio

INDEPENDENT FILMS
1st Place
Something Left, Something Taken
Tiny Inventions

INDEPENDENT FILMS
2nd Place
Let's Make Out
Stephen Neary

INDEPENDENT FILMS
3rd Place
The Hybrid Union
Hybroll Animation

INDEPENDENT FILMS
Excellence in Animation
Off-Line
Tom Gasek

INDEPENDENT FILMS
Excellence in Design
The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead & Roundhead - The Think in the Distance
Elliot Cowan

INDEPENDENT FILMS
Excellence in Writing/Humor
Rinky Dink
Stretch Films, Inc.

INDEPENDENT FILMS
Excellence in Experimental Techniques
Aesthetic Species Maps (2009)
David Montgomery

INDEPENDENT FILMS
Excellence in Soundtrack
The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger
Plymptoons

SPONSORED FILMS
1st Place
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Weston Woods Studio

SPONSORED FILMS
2nd Place
I Am a Paleontologist
Sean McBride

SPONSORED FILMS
3rd Place
Electric Car
Tiny Inventions

SPONSORED FILMS
Excellence in Animation
Innovation Driven
FlickerLab

SPONSORED FILMS
Excellence in Design
Science is Real
David Cowles & Andy Kennedy

SPONSORED FILMS
Excellence in Design
Emperor's New Clothes
Dancing Diablo

SPONSORED FILMS
Excellence in Writing/Humor
Hysterical Psycho: "Intro"
W/M Animation

SPONSORED FILMS
Excellence in Writing/Humor
Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus
Weston Woods Studio

COMMERCIALS
1st Place
Don't Miss It!
David Cowles & Jeremy Galante

COMMERCIALS
2nd Place
Batter Up
David B. Levy and Elliot Cowan

COMMERCIALS
3rd Place
Hysterical Psycho: "Moon Cheese"
W/M Animation

COMMERCIALS
Excellence in Animation
Dennis & Gnasher
Red Kite Animation

COMMERCIALS
Excellence in Humor
My Daughter Studies
David B. Levy

COMMERCIALS
Excellence in Design
Spike & Bubble
Dancing Diablo

STUDENT FILMS
1st Place
Down to the Bone
Peter Ahern

STUDENT FILMS
2nd Place
The Terrible Thing of Alpha-9!
Jake Armstrong

STUDENT FILMS
3rd Place
Together!
David Sheahan

STUDENT FILMS
Honorable Mention
Sam the Super Sticky
George Thorman

STUDENT FILMS
Honorable Mention
Topi
Arjun Rihan