Seattle Film Festival - 2007 Awards
June 22nd, 2007 by Andre Soares
33rd Seattle International Film Festival Awards
The 33rd Seattle International Film Festival was held between May 24-June 17, 2007.
The 33rd Seattle International Film Festival Awards were announced on June 17, 2007.
33rd Seattle Film Festival Winners — Article
Jury Award Winners
New Director Award
Grand Jury Prize: Sønner / Sons, Directed by Eric Richter Strand (Norway)
Special Jury Prize: Actress Valerie Donzelli for her performance in the film 7 Years directed by Jean-Pascal Hattu (France)
New American Cinema Award
Grand Jury Prize: Shotgun Stories, written & directed by Jeff Nichols
Special Jury Prize: Lovely By Surprise, directed by Kirt Gunn
Best Documentary
Grand Jury Prize: Aus der Zeit / Out of Time, directed by Harald Friedl (Austria)
Special Jury Prize: Angels in the Dust, directed by Louise Hogarth (USA)
Short Film Awards
Narrative Short
Grand Jury Prize: Wigald, directed by Timon Modersohn (Germany)
Special Jury Award: Looks Sharp, directed by Amy Gebhardt (Australia)
Special Jury Prize: Pick Up, directed by Manuel Schapira (France)
Animated Short
Grand Jury Prize: Everything Will Be Ok, directed by Don Hertzfeldt (USA)
Honorable Mention: The Girl Who Swallowed Bees, directed by Paul McDermott (Australia)
Documentary Short
Grand Jury Prize: Chocolate Country, directed by Robin Blotnick (Dominican Republic/USA)
Special Jury Prize: Freeheld, directed by Cynthia Wade (USA)
Heineken Red Star Award (for "Originality, Innovation and Vision"): Kyrill Mikhanovsky, Fish Dreams (Brazil)
FutureWave Awards
WaveMaker Award for Excellence in Youth Filmmaking: Jewmacian, directed by Melinda Tenenzapf
FutureWave Audience Award: Laundry, directed by Darrow Stettes, Allex Bullard, and Hanna Overman
SIFF 2007 Golden Space Needle Audience Awards
(Winners and runners-up listed according to the number of votes)
Women in Cinema Lena Sharpe Award: Annie Sundberg & Ricki Stern, The Devil Came on Horseback (USA)
Best Film
Outsourced, directed by John Jeffcoat (USA)
Vitus, directed by Fredi Murer (Switzerland)
La Môme / La Vie en Rose, directed by Olivier Dahan (France)
The Bubble, directed by Eytan Fox (Israel)
Sex and Death 101, directed by Daniel Waters (USA)
Best Director
Daniel Waters - Sex and Death 101 (USA)
Eytan Fox - The Bubble (Israel)
Frank Oz - Death at a Funeral (UK/USA)
Olivier Dahan - La Môme / La Vie en Rose (France)
John Jeffcoat - Outsourced (USA)
Best Actor
Daniel Brühl - Salvador (Spain)
Hugh Dancy - Evening (USA)
François Cluzet - Tell No One (France)
Mads Mikkelson - Prague (Denmark)
Simon Baker - Sex and Death 101 (USA)
Best Actress
Marion Cotillard - La Môme / La Vie en Rose (France)
Jordis Triebel - Emma’s Bliss (Germany)
Hannah Herzprung - Four Minutes (Germany)
Claire Danes - Evening (USA)
Parker Posey - Broken English (USA)
Best Documentary
For the Bible Tells Me So, directed by Daniel Karslake (USA)
King of Kong, directed by Seth Gordon (USA)
In the Shadow of the Moon, directed by David Sington (UK)
The Devil Came on Horseback, directed by Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern (USA)
Doubletime, directed by Stephanie Johnes (USA)
Best Short Film
Pierre, directed by Dan Brown (USA)
Fortune Hunters, directed by Thom Harp (USA)
High Maintenance, directed by Phillip Van (USA/Germany)
Tommy the Kid, directed by Stuart Clegg (Australia)
The Job, directed by Jonathan Browning (USA)
New Directors Jury: Cameron Bailey (writer, broadcaster and programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival), Angelo Acerbi (CEO for the Alba International Film Festival), and Jeremy Kay (Chief U.S. reporter for Screen International)
New American Cinema Jury: Charles Pugliese (Head of Development for Killer Films), Carl Hampe (Director of Acquisition for Warner Independent Pictures), and Nancy Bishop (Editor of Venice Magazine)
Documentary Jury: Emily Woodburne (Director of Theatrical Sales for IFC First Take), Sarah Finklea (Theatrical Booking for Janus Films), and Ella Taylor (film critic with the L.A. Weekly)
Short Film Jury: Virginia Bogert (Seattle Filmmaker), Lya Guerra (film programmer at SXSW), and Misha Neininger (Executive Director of 911 Media Arts Center).
Seattle International Film Festival Site
33rd Seattle Film Festival Winners — Article
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