2008 Tiburon (Calif.) International Film Festival Awards
2008 Tiburon International Film Festival: March 13-21.
Set in the arid landscape of Algeria's Aurès mountains, The Yellow House revolves around the plight of a couple whose son was recently killed in an ambush. The film's director, Amor Hakkar, plays the bereaved father who does everything in his power to help his despairing wife.
Golden Reel Award for Best Film: La Maison jaune / The Yellow House, directed by Amor Hakkar (Algeria)
Best Director: Zoltan Kamondi, for Dolina (Hungary)
Best Actor: Jan Decleir, for A Perfect Match (Belgium)
Best Actress: Minnie Driver, for Take (US)
Best Documentary: Behind Forgotten Eyes, directed by Anthony Gilmore (US/Korea/Japan)
Best Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs and Zoltan Honti, for Torn from the Flag (Hungary)
Humanitarian Award: Welcome Europa, directed by Bruno Ulmer (France)
Best Musical: The Samba Poet, directed by Ricardo Van Steen (Brazil)
Best Short: Julieta, directed by Raul Antonio Caballero Carreto (Mexico)
Best Dance Short Film: The Rain, directed by Pontus Lidberg (Sweden)
Best Animation: One Night in a City, directed by Jan Baledj (Czech Republic)
Best Sports Film: Row Hard, No Excuses, directed by Luke Wolbach (US)
Federico Fellini Award: Miaoyan Zhang for Xiaolin Xiaoli (China)
Orson Welles Award: In the Name of the Son, directed by Harun Mehmedinovic (US)
Best Experimental Film: Agnieszka 2039, directed by Martin Gauvreau (UK)
Best Student Film: The Vaudevillian, directed by Bryan Nest (US)
Best Comedy: American Fork, directed by Chris Bowman (US)
Best Children's Film: The Flyboys, directed by Rocco DeVilliers (US)
Best Music Video: Gone, directed by Andrew Watson (US)
Audience Choice Award: Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story, directed by Jeffery Schwarz (US)
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