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June 2007

2007 Winners

Nellie Tayloe Ross Award
Recipient - Thora Birch
Sponsored by CKIN2U

Audience Choice Award
"Darius Goes West: The Roll Of His Life" by Director Logan Smalley
Sponsored by Wexler

Best Feature Film
"Black Irish" by Director Brad Gann
Sponsored by American Express

Best Documentary Film
"Darius Goes West: The Roll Of His Life" by Director Logan Smalley

Best World Program - Feature: Spotlight - The Far East
"Memories Of Tomorrow" by Director Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Best World Program - Short: Spotlight - The Far East
"Chiyo-No Omukae" by Director Masanori Baba

Best Global Insight Film
"Buddha's Lost Children" by Director Mark Verkerk
Sponsored by The Humpty Dumpty Institute

Best Student Voices Film
"Deface" by Director John Arlotto
Sponsored by Entertainment Partners

Best Short Film
"Small Boxes" by Director Rene Hernandez
Sponsored by Big Film Shorts

Best Sports Action Film
"Row Hard: No Excuses" by Director Luke Wolbach
Sponsored by Cloudveil

Best Feature Director
"He Was A Quiet Man" by Director Frank Cappello
Sponsored by Amangani

Best Short Director
"Monsoon" by Director Shyam Balse
Sponsored by Amangani

Best Edito
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"A Perfect Red Snapper Dish" by Editor Eu-Gene Jeon
Sponsored by Avid

Best Cinematographer
"War Dance" by Cinematographer Sean Fine
Sponsored by Panavision

Best Composer
"Memories Of Tomorrow" by Composer Michiru Oshima

2007 Festival Judging Committee

  • Robert Bilheimer
  • Thora Birch
  • James Burke
  • Cevin Cathell
  • Robert Collector
  • Ryan Engle
  • Joe Fab
  • Jorja Fox
  • Mark Lindsay
  • Brian Liu
  • Claudia Puig
  • Jason Winkler