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The Topp Twins - Untouchable Girls

Film (Trailer and Excerpts) – 2009

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Mature

2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival (United States)
Best of the Fest Programme

2010 FIFO Documentary Film Festival (Tahiti)
Special Jury Award

2010 Women's Film Festival Brattleboro (United States)
Best of Fest Award

2010 Miami Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (United States)
Best Documentary

2010 21st Hamburg International Queer Film Festival (Germany)
Award Award for Best Documentary

2010 Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival (United States)
Madelyn's Choice Award (named after late festival co-organiser Madelyn Osur)

2010 Newfest Film Festival (United States)
Best Documentary Film

2010 Inside Out Film Festival (Canada)
Best Documentary

2010 Reeling: 29th Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival (United States)
Best Documentary Feature

2010 Mendocino Film Festival (United States)
Best Documentary

2010 Portland International Film Festival (United States)
Audience Award for Best Documentary (shared with Arani Cuthbert)

2010 Seattle International Film Festival (United States)
Lena Sharpe Women in Cinema Award

2010 Goteborg Film Festival (Sweden)
Audience Dragon Award for Best Feature (with Arani Cuthbert)

2010 Florida Film Festival (United States)
Audience Award for Best International Feature Film

2010 Nashville Film Festival (United States)
Audience Award for Best Documentary
Best GLBT Film

2010 River Run Film Festival (United States)
Audience Award for Best Documentary

2010 Outfest Film Festival Los Angeles (United States)
Special Programming Award for Freedom

2009 Toronto International Film Festival (Canada)
People's Choice Award for Best Documentary

2009 Melbourne International Film Festival (Australia)
Audience Award for Most Popular Documentary

2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards (New Zealand)
Best Feature Film - Budget Under $1 Million
Best Original Music in a Feature Film: for Jools and Lynda Topp

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