80 films, 31 Countries, 25 days and 4 journals later, here are the SIFF 2009 results:
| My Top 10 | SIFF Audience Top Ten | SIFFool Serious |
| The Karamazovs | Black Dynamite* | Departures |
| Seraphine | The Necessities of Life | North Face |
| Terribly Happy | (500) Days of Summer* | Tears of April* |
| Moon | ZMD:Zombies of Mass Destruction* | Seraphine* |
| Chef’s Special | Morris: A Life With Bells On | Necessities of Life |
| Zift | North Face | The Hurt Locker* |
| The Hurt Locker | Marcello Marcello | That Evening Sun |
| Inju, the Beast in the Shadow | Departures | Troubled Water |
| A Woman’s Way | Patrik Age 1.5 | Moon* |
| My Suicide | Amreeka* | Kabei – Our Mother |
SIFFool Serious (say Full Series fast) are a group of Passholders who rate all the films they see, and are not affiliated with SIFF. All see at least 20 films, most see well over 100. Our ratings are more reliable than the Audience awards simply because of the sheer number of films seen. Audience awards are skewed because of theater size and audience attendance. These are the ballots I help count every year, and results can be seen at my desk.
* Seen as part of my run.
Country of origin- I usually attempt to see films from as many countries as possible, but the programmers this year sucked at their scheduling of events. Too many times did 2+ hour films be pitted against 90 minute films, so seeing a 2 hour film often meant skipping 1 other time slot. Also, single entry countries like Kazackstan, Krygystan, Turkey and the Czech Republic were pitted against each other in the same timeslot at different theaters, ensuring that audiences would be limited. This is why I missed out on several films that I have heard were wonderful.
For this the top five countries that I saw films from are:
USA – 25
France – 8
Hong Kong/Spain – 5
Denmark – 4
