Golden Space Needles awarded
Audience members gave Doris Dorris' Cherry Blossoms -- Hanami the best film Golden Space Needle Award at the 34th Seattle International Film Festival, which ended Sunday. The jury's grand prize went to Tony Barbieri's "Em."
At the 25-day fest, the jury awarded a special jury prize to writer-director Russell Brown for The Bluetooth Virgin.
Within the fest's New Directors Showcase competition, the grand jury prize was awarded to Yves-Christian Fournier's Everything Is Fine, while the special jury prize was bestowed on Anna Melikyan's Mermaid.
The grand jury prize for documentary was presented to Isaac Julien's Derek, and special jury prizes were awarded to Raphael Mathie's Combalion and Timothy Hotchner's Accelerating America.
The short film winners were Rebecca Dreyfus' "Self Portrait With Cows Going Home and Other Works: A Portrait of Sylvia Plachy" in the documentary category, with Christina Voros' The Ladies picking up the special prize; Luis Cook's The Pearce Sisters in the animation category, with Kim Slate's Home winning the special prize; and Atul Taishete's Rewind in the narrative category. Narrative special jury prizes were handed out to Amy Gebhardt's Walnut, Paddy Considine's Dog Altogether, Teemu Nikki's A Mate and Steph Green's New Boy.
John Grigsby's Introduction to Lucid Dreaming and Adam Keker's "On the Assassination of the President" earned honorable mentions for inventive filmmaking.
At the 25-day fest, the jury awarded a special jury prize to writer-director Russell Brown for The Bluetooth Virgin.
Within the fest's New Directors Showcase competition, the grand jury prize was awarded to Yves-Christian Fournier's Everything Is Fine, while the special jury prize was bestowed on Anna Melikyan's Mermaid.
The grand jury prize for documentary was presented to Isaac Julien's Derek, and special jury prizes were awarded to Raphael Mathie's Combalion and Timothy Hotchner's Accelerating America.
The short film winners were Rebecca Dreyfus' "Self Portrait With Cows Going Home and Other Works: A Portrait of Sylvia Plachy" in the documentary category, with Christina Voros' The Ladies picking up the special prize; Luis Cook's The Pearce Sisters in the animation category, with Kim Slate's Home winning the special prize; and Atul Taishete's Rewind in the narrative category. Narrative special jury prizes were handed out to Amy Gebhardt's Walnut, Paddy Considine's Dog Altogether, Teemu Nikki's A Mate and Steph Green's New Boy.
John Grigsby's Introduction to Lucid Dreaming and Adam Keker's "On the Assassination of the President" earned honorable mentions for inventive filmmaking.
- 6/15/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Wallace And Gromit Animators Sweep British Animation Awards
Latest: Wallace And Gromit creators Aardman Animations have swept the board at this year's British Animation Awards.
The British production company won gongs in all four categories it was nominated, including Best Short Film for The Pearce Sisters, as well as Best Children's Series and Children's Choice for Shaun The Sheep: Still Life.
Aardman was also recognised with the Best Commissioned New Media Animation for The Peculiar Adventures of Hector at London's National Film Theatre.
Animator Suzie Templeton, who won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film last month, took home the Best TV Special award for her creation Peter And The Wolf.
The judging panel said the "intensely moving film has outstanding character design, cinematography and animation that create a palpable sense of place".
The British production company won gongs in all four categories it was nominated, including Best Short Film for The Pearce Sisters, as well as Best Children's Series and Children's Choice for Shaun The Sheep: Still Life.
Aardman was also recognised with the Best Commissioned New Media Animation for The Peculiar Adventures of Hector at London's National Film Theatre.
Animator Suzie Templeton, who won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film last month, took home the Best TV Special award for her creation Peter And The Wolf.
The judging panel said the "intensely moving film has outstanding character design, cinematography and animation that create a palpable sense of place".
- 3/14/2008
- WENN
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