Dempsey Tillman, Collector, short film, award given to Brad Renfro as leading actor for his portrayal of a man who struggles with mental illness that forces him to separate himself from his son and his very life. Carefully crafted to increase dramatic tension, filmmaker Dempsey Tillman drives the story to reveal the heart of the protagonist’s troubled spirit. best movies are always about character development and storytelling; the Collector excels at both.
Award of Excellence Winners – Film
2 Twenty 2 Productions, Sympathetic Details, feature film
Blondie Production (Italy), Punk Love, feature film
Buffalo Rose Productions, Dreamtime: Creating Art and Ritual, feature documentary
Chicago Video Project, American Idealist: The Story of Sargent Shriver, feature documentary
Ecosutra, Ecosutra: Bridging Industry to Permaculture, feature documentary
Faces of Autism, LLC/Sweet Bloom Productions, Two Worlds – One Planet, feature documentary
Flor Linda Films, Minotauro, feature film
Gary Null & Associates, The Vaccine Nation, feature documentary
Jerry Angelo, Bump in the Night, leading actor (Jerry Angelo)
Mattamuskeet Foundation, A Winter Day: Pungo Lake, post-production overall and sound editing/sound mixing
Red Car, The Big Read: A Conversation with Ray Bradbury, short documentary
Seat Of Your Pants Productions, The Wayside, feature film and leading actor (Richard Reed: Leo Faubion)
Starlight Tattoo, Billy Burke & Mario Barth, Under the Skin, documentary
Sugar Factory, Inc., Thicker Than Water: The Vampire Diaries Part 1, feature film
Under The Sun Productions, A Life in Hashistan, feature documentary
Winter Star Productions, The Fall of Night, feature film
Award of Excellence Winners – Television
Family Theater Productions, Assumptions, religion/ethics
In The Zone TV, Living the Good Life: Las Vegas, travel
Lucas Blank, LLC, Corpses, music video
Radio Television Hong Kong (Hong Kong), Golden Age: Daughters of the Sea, documentary
University of Southern California, East LA, pilot program
WGVU, Stefon Harris & Friends in Concert, arts/cultural/performance/plays
Award of Excellence Winners – Videography
DoubleJay Creative, KMA: Knoxville Museum of Art, commercial/infomercial
FineLine Multimedia, I Only Show You The Cross, editing
Sandymontana: Alec Cohen & Uli Beutter, BEF: About, creativity/originality
AADYOT, Jinki Re Jinki, feature film
Aboriginal Lens LTD/Two Rivers Circle, Making the River, feature documentary
Alan Williams, The Human Condition, short film
Art Explorations, Leaf, dramatic impact and original screenplay
Blake+Barancik Design Group, Mundo Caliente, creativity/originality
Bottle Rocket World Entertainment (Canada), The Long Wooden Tobogganist, short film
Candy Factory Productions, LLC, Regular Guy, short film
CineByte Productions, LLC, Crash Artist: Beyond the Red Carpet, feature documentary
CineNormal SL (Spain), My Only Family, feature film
Cineville/Keystone, Mating Dance, feature film
Colors Studios, Kenya, viewer impact: motivational/inspirational
Dancing Tree Entertainment, The Miracle, short film
Danny Mendoza, Familiar Voices, feature documentary and viewer impact: motivational/inspirational
Dempsey Tillman, Collector, short film, direction and dramatic impact
Designstudio S (Sweden), Victims, experimental
Donna Roa, One Child, short film
EgoProject Films (United Kingdom), ‘SICK’, short film
Frankie Nasso, Danny Aiello “Besamé Mucho”, direction
Grey Rogers (Australia), Smitten, short film
Inclusion Films, Sweet Sixteen, special purpose film
Javi Cabrera Films, It’s Just Business, short film
Jerry Angelo, Highway to Santa Fe, short film and direction; and Let’s Kill Santa Clause, leading actor (Jerry Angelo)
Jon Giddinge & Clarke Paris, The Pain Behind The Badge, feature documentary
Julie Belfoure, Long Polish Winter, short documentary
Kanun Productions, Blood Soup, short film
Lancer Entertainment Group, LLC, Nobody Listens, short film
Mark Rasskazov (Russia), A Silence Has Come, short film
Melanoma Films (Spain), Doctor Infierno, La Pelicula, feature film
OneEarth Productions (France), L ėnfant perdue – The Lost Child, short film
One Last Dream Pictures, One Last Dream of America, feature film
On The Edge Productions, Facing Death … With Open Eyes, short documentary
Paul Dalio, Heartless, short film
Parking Lot Films, LEAF, feature film
Sarina Condello, Thank You Tanzania, feature documentary
Rabia, LLC, Ribia, short film
Reality Entertainment, The Extraordinary Voyages of Jules Verne, feature documentary
Rhinomotion, Homeworld, feature film
Row 37 Productions, Committed, short film
Saligram Studios(Australia), Tao of The Traveller, experimental and research
Scott Buzz, Dark Romance, short film
Semih Tareen, Gomeda, original score
SLU Productions, Inc., The Rising Tide, feature documentary
Supersonic Entertainment, A Viking Saga: Son of Thor, editing
Spider Bark Productions, Moss Creek, short film
Tenafly Film Company, A Jersey Christmas, feature film
STW Legacy Productions, Tribute: Stanley Tookie Williams, 1953-2005, feature documentary
Sugar Factory, Inc., Clouds, short film; and Thicker Than Water: The Vampire Diaries Part 1, supporting actor (Mom: Jo Jo Hristova)
Texas Christian University, The Big Texan, short documentary
West Virginia University, The Monongah Heroine, short documentary
Wobble Studios, LLC, Wobble: The Weight of the Truth, feature film
Zestemedia (Canada), The 80/20 Project, feature documentary
Honorable Mention Winners – Television
ACLU of Washington, Marijuana: It’s Time for a Conversation, contemporary issues/awareness raising and viewer impact: content/message delivery
Chocolate Moose Media (Canada), Buzz & Bite: Going For the Record, animation/cartoon
Crazy Kar Films, Me and My Old Man, pilot program
Creative Edge Studios, Inc., Vitalia MedSpa, commercial/infomercial
Family Theater Productions, Assumptions, drama program/series, leading actor (Mary Seraph: Ryanne Plaisance), and supporting actor (Jessica Seraph: Vanessa Giorgio); and Finding Mary, religion/ethics
Galvanized Productions, Rivershore: Coming to New Bern, commercial/infomercial
In The Zone TV, Living the Good Life: Las Vegas, on-camera talent (host: H. John Mejia)
Link TV, Latin Pulse – Pulso Latino, contemporary issues/awareness raising
Lumen Catechatical Consultants, The Solemn Mass of Easter: 03/23/08, religion/ethics
N4 Productions, Long Night Drone, music video
Rich/Tint Productions, With You, music video and editing
Seth Blaustein, Panoramic “Sinister” Music Video, music video
Shutzi Productions, Inc., Winded, music video
University of Southern California, In My Head, music video; and Mamasita, music video
WFTV, Discover, public service programming/PSA
Zap Productions Limited (Canada), Adrian Anantawan: The Story Behind the Notes, viewer impact: motivational/inspirational
Honorable Mention Winners – Videography
Alaska Native Heritage Center, Box of Knowledge: Totem Pole, short documentary
Dogs’ Life Productions, Katrina Tails, special purpose/live events/tributes
FineLine Multimedia, I Only Show You The Cross, viewer impact: motivational/inspirational
Jane Hare Multimedia, 50th Anniversary of the Medtronic Pacemaker, special purpose/live events/tributes
Jean Mudge Productions, Planted in Palestine, contemporary issues/awareness raising
Proper Medium, Mount Everest 2008, internet streaming (www.mounteverest2008.com)
Southern Utah University TV, Canyoneering the Colorado Plateau videography
Woodbourne Productions, The Librarian II: Movie Trailer, editing
Wrightsville Beach Studios, Sound for Film and Television, educational/instructional/how-to