Cinequest Presents the 2008 Award Winners
The 2008 Cinequest Juries were put to the task of selecting winners from over 150 films from 34 countries. What they discovered were myriad worlds that challenged, excited and surprised. Their job to find the top films was certainly not an easy one, and reaching a unanimous vote was nearly impossible because the films truly affected them in many ways and heated debates were sparked because of the passion each felt for the stories that were revealed.
Maverick Competition
MAVERICK SPIRIT AWARD
Superheroes
Director: Alan Brown
BEST FIRST FEATURE
It’S Better If Gabriela Doesn't Die
Director: Sergio Umansky
SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR NARRATIVE FEATURE
A Better Life
Director: Andrew James
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Autism: The Musical
Director: Tricia Regan
SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Director: Kurt Kuenne
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
Centigrade
Director: Colin Cunningham
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Papiroflexia
Director: Joaquin Baldwin
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Broadcast Cowboy
Director: David Washburn
BEST STUDENT SHORT
Mamitas
Directors: Nick Ozeki
2008 The British Academy Of Film & Television Arts/LA Awards
FIRST PLACE
Soft
Director: Simon Ellis
RUNNERS UP - CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE
Rattlesnakes
Director: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson
Chief
Director: Brett Wagner
Director's Awards
NEW VISIONS AWARD
Who Is K.K. Downey?
Directors: Darren Curtis and Pat Kiely
GLOBAL VISION AWARD
The Trap
Director: Srdan Golubovic
Audience Awards
AUDIENCE AWARD: BEST FEATURE (tie)
Sherman's Way
Director: Craig Saavedra
Village Barbershop
Director: Chris Ford
AUDIENCE AWARD: BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Director: Kurt Kuenne
AUDIENCE AWARD: SHORT FILM
Personal Spectator
Director: Emmanuel Jespers
Screenplay Competition Contest
FIRST PLACE
Switchback
Writer: Bill Schreiber
SECOND PLACE
Vera
Writer: Caitlin McCarthy
THIRD PLACE
The Orchard
Writer: Diane Stredicke
Maverick Spirit Awards
The following individuals received a Maverick Spirit Award during the 2008 festival: Michael Keaton, Danny Glover, Bobby Moresco, Michael Arndt.
For the list of Cinequest Film Festival 17 Award Winners, please click here.