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Awards Roundup--July 24-August 5, 2008
Posted: Aug. 4, 2008 Sign-in to Comment Bookmark and Share

1) Awards

Gucci Group Awards-Nominees
Isaac Julien-Derek
Steve McQueen-Hunger
Julian Schnabel-Lou Reed's Berlin
Adam Yauch-Gunnin' for That No. 1 Spot

2) Festivals

Action on Film (AOF) Festival
Best Comedy-Feature: Ahmed, Say Something Funny (Dir./Prod.: Thelma Vickroy)
Best Documentary: Ahmed, Say Something Funny (Dir./Prod.: Thelma Vickroy)
Best Documentary-Political: Finding Our Voices (Dir./Prod.: Victoria Hughes; Co-Dir./Exec. Prod.: Holly Stadtler)
Best Documentary-Short: James Gill Full Circle (Dir.: Jeff Long)

BritDoc
Best British Film: Man on Wire (Dir.: James Marsh; Prod.: Simon Chinn)
Honorable Mention: Thriller in Manilla (Dir.: John Dower)
Best British Short Film: The Solitary Life of Cranes (Dir.: Eva Weber)
Audience Award: Heavy Load (Dir.: John Dower)

New York International Latino Film Festival
Best Documentary:
La Americana (Dirs.: Nicholas Bruckman and John Mattiuzzi); Transvestites Also Cry (Dir.: Sebastiano d'Ayala Valva)

 

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