With a successful end to another great year in Oslo, Skeive Filmer Oslo Gay and Lesbian Film Festival enjoyed expanded audience and illustrious guests who were also responsible for making the festival a great event; Brent Gorski and Jay Brannan came over with "Holding Trevor", and Alan Cumming came over with his film "Ghost Writer" (aka "Suffering Man's Charity.")

 

The Jury prize winners were:

Best Feature / Documentary: "FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO"

Director: Daniel G. Karslake (USA)

Best Feature is awarded € 1000

 

Honorable Mention: SPINNIN' (6 BILLION DIFFERENT PEOPLE) (ES)

Director: USE (Eusebio Pastrana)

 

Best Short Film: THE SADDEST BOY IN THE WORLD

Director: Jamie Travis (CANADA)

Best Short is awarded € 500

 

Honorable Mention: KJÆRLIGHETENS VALG

Director: Eirik Andreas Sandaker (NORWAY)

 

The Audience Awards:

 

Best Feature: THE CHINESE BOTANIST'S DAUGHTERS

Director: Sijie Dai (FRANCE/CANADA)

 

Best Short: PRADA HANDBAG

Director: Stuart Vauvert (AUSTRALIA)

1. Place: "Nijuman No Borei"

R/D: Jean-Gabriel Periot | P: Jean-Gabriel Periot | F 2007 | 10' 00''

 

2. Place: "X.Pression"

R/D: Laurie Thinot | P: Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Arts Decos | F 2007 |3' 20''

 

3. Place: "Apple & Ei"

R/D: Ahmet Tas | P: Ahmet Tas | D 2007 | 6' 00''

 

Audience award: "Nijuman No Borei"

R/D: Jean-Gabriel Periot | P: Jean-Gabriel Periot | F 2007 | 10' 00''

 

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1. Place: "Grand Pas de Deux Gitarrenklasse UdK Berlin"

R/D: Magdalena Kallenberger | D 2007 | 4' 33''

 

1. Place: "Daisy / Feeding your back ­ TZII"

R/D: 1n0ut Crew | D 2008 | 5' 00''

 

2. Place: "Balldate ­ Douglas Greed"

R/D: Florian Licht | D 2007 | 4' 00'' | Label: Combination Records

 

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1. Place: "Louis Maurice Armbanduhren"

R/D: Kenji Ouellet | P: Kenji Ouellet | D 2008 | 1' 30''

 

Salve Click-Award (online): "Shake your City"

R/D: M.Gerlach& J. Benzing | P: H.Feil | D 2007 | 1' 22''

Audience Awards:

 

Feature: HERB AND DOROTHY

Director: Megumi Sasaki

 

Short: THE TAILOR

Director: Oscar Perez

 

Sterling US Feature Award:

 

Winner: THE GARDEN

Director: Scott Hamilton Kennedy

 

Special Jury Mention: TROUBLE THE WATER

Directors: Carl Deal and Tia Lessin

 

Sterling World Feature Award:

 

Winner: THE ENGLISH SURGEON

Director: Geoffrey Smith

 

Special Jury Mention: THE RED RACE

Director: Jan Zabeil

 

Sterling Short Award:

 

Winner: WHAT WOULD THE DROP KNOW ABOUT THAT? (screens with THE GARDEN)

Director: Jan Zabeil

 

Honorable Mention: GROUND FLOOR RIGHT

Director: Marlene Schiött Rasmussen

and ONE DAY

Director: Ditte Haarløv-Johnsen

 

Music Documentary Award:

THROW DOWN YOUR HEART

Directed: Sascha Paladino

 

Cinematic Vision Award:

THE ORDER OF MYTHS

Director: Margaret Brown

 

WITNESS Award:

PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL

Director: Gini Reticker

 

American Film Market/SILVERDOCS Award:

KASSIM THE DREAM

Director: Kief Davidson

 

Writers Guild of America Documentary Screenplay Award:

FORBIDDEN LIE$

Director: Anna Broinowski

 

ACE Grant Winner:

THE ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM

To award the “Golden Centaur” Grand Prix and 5000 USD for the best Festival film: HOW I AM

Directors: Ingrid Demetz, Caroline Leitner (Italy)

 

To award the Prize “Centaur” and 2000 USD for the best full length documentary film: "ALONE IN FOUR WALLS"

Director: Alexandra Westmeier (Germany)

 

To award the Prize “Centaur” and 2000 USD for the best short documentary film: 52 PERCENT

Director: Rafal Skalski (Poland)

 

To award the Prize “Centaur” and 2000 USD for the best short fiction film: 2 BIRDS

Director: Runar Runarsson (Iceland)

 

To award the Prize “Centaur” and 2000 USD for the best animation film: HOUSE OF SMALL CUBES

Director: Kunio Kato (Japan)

 

To award a Diploma to the film: UP THE YANTZE

Director: Yung Chang (Canada)

 

To award a Diploma to the film: ON ALL DAYS

Director: Mikhail Zhdanovsky (Belarus)

 

To award a Diploma to the film: TELL YOUR CHILDREN

Director: Andras Salamon (Hungary)

 

To award a Diploma to the film: DON ROBERTO’S SHADE

Directors Juan Diego Spoerer, Hakan Engstrom

(Chili)

 

To award a Diploma to the film: IN SCALE

Directors: Marina Moshkova (Russia)

 

To award a Diploma to the film: MADAME TUTLI-PUTLI

Directors Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski (Canada)

Prize of the Dagmar and Vaclav Havel foundation "VISION 97": Daria Klimentova, "Around the World en Pointe"

Reasons:

Martin Kubala’s documentary film captures the world of this outstanding European dancer with deep human understanding but without preconceived stereotypes. He does not demonize the drudgery of the ballet profession, nor does he fall for other similar cliches. The basic theme is the swift passage of time, and Daria Klimentova escapes from it by taking a rational approach to managing family and work relations and to expanding her professional activities. The documentary has an unobtrusive but profound mission which avoids preaching and formulating but instead offers an example of a life lived to the full. And all this against the background of the highly stylized world of classical ballet.

 

Czech Television Prize: "Liverpool Nativity"

BBC Classical Music Television, Velka Britanie/United Kingdom Coproducers

Reasons:

Television Programme Liverpool Nativity does a fabulous job of linking the long tradition of popular music in Liverpool with one of the most wonderful stories of all times, one that has just as much relevance today as it did 2000 years ago. The creators succeeded in producing a sensitive but unsentimentalized update making marvellous use of current television techniques.

 

Czech Crystal- Category 2: Documentary programs dedicated to music and dance:

"The Maestro Maker – Jorma Panula and his Finnish Conducting School"

Reasons:

With a fresh narrative and sense of humour, this documentary offers an insight into the work of the unique teacher Jorma Panula who has spawned an entire generation of young Finnish conductors and whose goal is to encourage students to develop individuality rather than creating clones of himself. The skillful editing greatly contributed to what the jury felt was a natural, free-flowing and very enjoyable film.

 

Czech Crystal- Category 2: Documentary programmes dedicated to music and dance:

Herbert von Karajan – "Maestro for the Screen"

Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images GmbH, Rakousko/Austria Coproducers: Rundfunk Berlin- Brandenburg, ARTE, Bayerischer Rundfunk

Reasons:

The makers of the documentary about the relation of conductor Herbert von Karajan to the film and television have managed to express the principal themes and issues regarding the relationship between classical music and television. At the same time the film provides valuable historical and nostalgic insight into the era when money was not the decisive limit for shooting the outstanding performers of their time.

 

Czech Crystal- Category 3: Musical drama (opera, operetta, musical, dance, ballet etc.): "Tristan und Isolde"

Opus Arte, Velka Britanie/ United Kingdom

Koproducenti/Coproducers: Hans Petri, Ference van Damme, James Whitbourn

 

Grand Prix GOLDEN PRAGUE: "Ballad for Edvard Grieg"

NRK Program riks Bergen, Norway

Coproducers: SVT YLE/FST

Reasons:

The Grand Prix of this year's Golden Prague Festival goes to The Ballad for Edvard Grieg because of its overall excellence. It is the successful attempt to reach the heart of a masterpiece, the Ballad in G-minor.

The Amakula Film Festival 2008 announced the winners of the 2008 Impala Awards.

 

The Golden Impala Award: "Subira"

Directed by Ravneet Chadha.

"Subira" is the story of an 11 year old rebellious girl that struggles against her mother's wishes in order to break free from the norms of society.

 

Second Place tied with "Confession"

Directed by: Daddy Youssouf

and "Extracts from Me"

Directed by: Willie Owus.

 

"Confession" is a move about a man, psychologically tormented by something so grave he did in the past, he decides to go to a confessional. After talking to a priest, he doesn’t feel any better and he adopts an original way of asking for forgiveness…

 

"Extract from Me" is a short film about a woman who has been raped, her ordeal and how she has to cope with the aftermath.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

 

Grand Prix- State Of Baden-Wuerttemberg And City Of Stuttgart Grand Award For Animated Film:

“Franz Kafka Inaka Isha” (Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor)

By Koji Yamamura

Japan 2007

Producers: Mariko Seto, Fumi Teranishi

Production: Yamamura Animation, Shochiku

World Sales: Shochiku Co., Ltd.

Prize: 15,000 Euros

 

International Promotion Award / Award For Best Graduation Film: “Camera Obscura”

By Matthieu Buchalski, Jean-Michel Drechsler, Thierry Onillon

France 2007

Production: Supinfocom Valenciennes

World Sales: Premium Films

Prize: 10,000 Euros

 

Special Mention:

“Milk Teeth”

By Tibor Banoczki

Great Britain 2007

Producer: Anna Higgs

Production: National Film And Television School

 

SWR Audience Award:

“Isabelle Au Bois Dormant” (Sleeping Betty)

By Claude Cloutier

Canada 2007

Producer: Marcel Jean

Production/ World Sales: National Film Board Of Canada

6,000 Euros, Sponsored By Südwestrunfunk SWR

 

Special Award: Music For Animation:

“Hezurbeltzak, Una Fosa Comun” (Hezurbeltzak, A Common Grave)

By Iziben Onederra

Spain 2007

Producer: Pello Gutierrez

Music: Xaber Erkizia

World Sales: Kimuak

5,000 Euros, Sponsored By The Gema Foundation

 

YOUNG ANIMATION

 

Award For Best Student Film:

“1977”

By Peque Varela

Great Britain 2007

Producer: Gavin Humphries / National Film And Television School

Prize: 2,500 Euros, Sponsored By The Landesanstalt Für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg

 

Special Mention:

“Dionysos”

By Jörg Weidner, Anke Späth

Germany 2007

Production: Hochschule Für Bildende Künste Hamburg

 

TRICKS FOR KIDS

 

Award For Best Children’s Animated Film:

“The Curse Of The Skull Rock”

By Ben Smith

Great Britain 2007

Producer: Ben Smith

Production: Red Star Studio Ltd.

World Sales: Attraction Media & Entertainment

Prize: 4,000 Euros, Sponsored By Nick

 

Special Mention:

“The Wrong Trainers”

By Kez Margrie

Great Britain 2006

Production: BBC

World Sales: Slinky Pictures

 

“Was Denkst Du Über: Liebe?”

By Karsten Killerich

Germany, Denmark, Ireland 2007

Producers: Anders Mastrup, Ralph Christian

Production: Wdr, Magma Films, A. Film

World Sales: Bavaria Media Television

 

ANIMOVIE

 

Award For Best Animated Feature Film:

“Slipp Jimmy Fri” (Free Jimmy)

By Christopher Nielsen

Norway, Great Britain 2006

Producers: Lars Andreas Hellebust, Lars Tømmerbakke, Bill Godfrey

Production: Storm Studio

World Sales: The Works International

Prize: 2,500 Euros

 

ANIMATED SERIES

 

Award For Best TV Animated Series

“Hairy Scary: No. 33”

By Wolf-Rüdiger Bloss

France, Germany 2007

Producers: Christian Davin, Clément Calvet

Production / World Sales: Alphanim

Prize: 2,500 Euros Sponsored By Em. Entertainment

 

ANIMATION SCREENPLAY AWARD

 

Award For The Best German Language Screenplay For A Feature-Length Animated Film:

“Der Letzte Neandertaler” (The Last Neanderthal Man)

Author: John Chambers

Prize: 5,000 Euros Donated By The Evangelical Church In Germany

Short films:

The Annecy Cristal: "La maison en petits cubes"

Directed by: Kunio Kato

Country : Japan

Year :2008

Running time :12 mn 03 s

 

Special distinction: "Berni's Doll"

Directed by: Yann J.

Country : France

Year : 2007

Running time : 11 mn 30 s

 

Special distinction: "Morana"

Directed by: Simon Bogojevic Narath

Country: Croatia, France

Year : 2008

Running time: 12 mn 40 s

 

Junior Jury Award for a short film: "La maison en petits cubes"

Directed by: Kunio Kato

Country : Japan

Year :2008

Running time: 12 mn 03 s

 

Audience Award: "Skhizein"

Directed by: Jérémy Clapin

Country: France

Year: 2007

Running time: 13 mn 40 s

 

FIPRESCI award: "Ona koja mjeri"

Directed by: Veljko Popovic

Country: Croatia

Year: 2008

Running time: 06 mn 50 s

 

Jean-Luc Xiberras award for a first film: "Portraits ratés à Sainte-Hélène"

Directed by: Cédric Villain

Country: France

Year: 2007

Running time: 07 mn 15 s

 

Sacem Award: "KJFG No 5"

Directed by: Alexei Alexeev

Country: Hungary

Year: 2007

Running time: 02 mn 10 s

 

Jury's special award: "La dama en el umbral"

Directed by: Jorge Dayas

Country: Spain

Year: 2007

Running time: 14 mn 20 s

 

Feature films:

 

The Cristal for best feature: "Sita Sings the Blues"

Directed by: Nina Paley

Country: United States

Year: 2008

Running time: 01 h 22 mn 00 s

 

Special distinction: "Idiots & Angels"

Directed by: Bill Plympton

Country: United States

Year: 2008

Running time: 01 h 18 mn 00 s

 

Audience award: "Die Drei Räuber"

Directed by: Hayo Freitag

Country : Germany

Year: 2007

Running time: 01 h 19 mn 00 s

 

TV series:

 

The Cristal for best TV production: Moot Moot "L'enfer de la mode"

Directed by: François Reczulski

Country: France

Year: 2007

Running time: 13 mn 00 s

 

Special award for a TV series: Talented Mouse "Catnip", "Pest Controller", "Oasis"

Directed by: Leigh Hodgkinson

Country: Great Britain

Year: 2007

Running time: 04 mn 30 s

 

TV specials:

 

TV special award: "Engel zu Fuss"

Directed by: Saschka Unseld, Jakob Schuh

Country: Germany

Year: 2008

Running time: 06 mn 00 s

 

Advertising films:

 

Educationnal, scientific or industrial film award: Bibigon "Factually Fun Idents X 9"

Directed by: Steve Smith

Country: Great Britain

Year: 2007

Running time: 03 mn 00 s

 

Advertising or promotional film award: Sony Bravia "Play-Doh"

Directed by: Frank Budgen, Darren Walsh

Country: Great Britain

Year: 2007

Running time: 01 mn 30 s

 

Music video:

 

Award for best music video: Annuals "Dry Clothes"

Directed by: Trunk Animation

Country: Great Britain

Year: 2007

Running time: 03 mn 20 s

 

Graduation films:

 

Special distinction: "Le voyageur"

Directed by: Johan Pollefoort

Country: Belgium

Year: 2007

Running time: 06 mn 20 s

 

CANAL+FAMILY Award for a graduation film: "Oktapodi"

Directed by: Julien Bocabeille, François-Xavier Chanioux, Olivier Delabarre, Thierry Marchand, Quentin Marmier, Emud Mokhberi

Country: France

Year: 2007

Running time: 02 mn 27 s

 

Junior Jury Award for a graduation film: "Margot"

Directed by: Gerlando Infuso

Country: Belgium

Year: 2007

Running time: 11 mn 00 s

 

Award for best graduation film: "Camera obscura"

Directed by: Gerlando Infuso

Country: Belgium

Year: 2007

Running time: 11 mn 00 s

 

Jury's special award: "My Happy End"

Directed by: Milen Vitanov

Country: Germany, Bulgaria

Year: 2007

Running time: 05 mn 10 s

 

Unicef award: "Hugh"

Directed by: Mathieu Navarro, Sylvain Nouveau, François Pommiez , Aurore Turbe

Country: France

Year: 2007

Running time: 08 mn 55 s

Documentary Category

 

Social Documentary Golden Award: "Hong"

Shanghai Media Group, China

Jury’s Word

A beautifully observed film capturing the emotions of a child’s struggle to succeed.

 

Social Documentary Silver Award: "Japanese Ninjas" Mercurio Cinematografica, Italy

Jury’s Word

The film conveys vividly how the shared passion for cycling unites the very different cultures and environments of Japan and Africa.

 

History & Biography Documentary Golden Award: "The Rape of Nanking"

Point Du Jour, France

Jury’s Word

This film is an important and searing indictment of the dehumanizing nature of war, using archival footage and honest testimony in a devastatingly effective manner.

 

History & Biography Documentary Silver Award: "Ma Yin-Chu and the Population Control"

Shanghai Media Group, China

Jury’s Word

A strong story of one remarkable man’s courageous conviction in his scientific conclusions in the face of intense pressures across the stretch of modern Chinese history.

 

Nature Documentary Golden Award: "Ganges-Water Land"

BBC, UK

Jury’s Word

Beautifully photographed, the film skillfully weaves stories of teeming life in a changeable environment where people are vulnerable and adaptable.

 

Nature Documentary Silver Award: "Polar Bears-Living on Thin Ice"

NDR Naturfilm, Germany

Jury’s Word

This film tells a strong and moving story, capturing dramatic animal behavior under challenging natural conditions.

 

Asian Documentary Golden Award: "The Secret in the Satchel"

Public Television Service Foundation of Taiwan, China

Jury’s Word

Brilliantly innovative film that allows teenagers to reveal their brutally honest and harrowing stories of late adolescence.

 

Asian Documentary Silver Award: "Dancing Alfonso"

Heymann Brothers Films & TTV Productions Ltd, Israel

Jury’s Word

A charmingly intimate insight into the love and passion of old age, using flamenco dance to symbolize the determination to be fully alive in later life.

 

Special Jury Award for Documentary: "Achieving the Unachievable"

Locomotion, Canada

Jury’s Word

The jury awards a special prize to a film that transcends the category of History and Biography. It is a riveting journey into the imagination of an artist, exploring the boundaries of perception and reality.

 

TV Film Category

 

TV Film Golden Award: "Let’s Go to the Movies Tomorrow"

Akson Studio / TVP SA - Film Agency, Poland

Jury’s Word

For conveying very realistically the loss of innocence that was brings by the war and how friendships can survive all in a time of crisis.

 

TV Film Silver Award: "My Boy Jack, Ingenious" Broadcasting & Franada, UK

Jury’s Word

For conveying palpable pain caused by sacrifice in a war and the complexities of a family in such a situation.

 

Best Director (TV Film): John Alexander, ("Sense & Sensibility"), BBC, UK

Jury’s Word

Perfect interpretation of the script and characters created by Jane Austen and delivered a visually enlightened and romantic film.

 

Best Screenplay (TV Film): "Didier Le Pêcheur" (Jury Duty)

GETEVE, France/AT Production, Belgium

Jury’s Word

Strong story telling and development of the plot and sub plots that was unique and intriguing with vivid characterization.

 

Best Actor (TV Film): Alessio Boni, ("Caravaggio")

Rai Fiction, Italy/GMT Productions, France

Jury’s Word

The film embodied the characters of Carravaggio completely with all his complexities and quirks and insanity.

 

Best Actress (TV Film): Hattie Morahan ("Sense & Sensibility"),

BBC, UK

Jury’s Word

The most controlled, consistent ad emotionally touching performance.

 

TV Series Category

 

TV Series Golden Award: "Soldiers Sortie"

Beijing Sanhuan Audio and Video Co./Tianyi Movie & TV Co., China

Jury’s Word

The work is well-made and the characterization is vivid. It explores the spirit of “never giving up” and the sense of responsibility of modern youth.

 

TV Series Silver Award: "Golden Wedding"

Beijing Television Arts Centre，China

Jury’s Word

The work is close to life and exhibits the social changes and sophisticated human emotions through a married life that lasts half a century, evoking a strong echo in the audience.

 

Best Director (TV Series): "Zheng Xiaolong" (Golden Wedding)

Beijing Television Arts Centre，China

Jury’s Word

With simple narration and a slow but well-tailored rhythm, the work boasts fine actors and actresses whose performances show the social changes most accurately and naturally.

 

Best Screenplay (TV Series): "Lan Xiaolong" (Soldiers Sortie)

Beijing Sanhuan Audio and Video Co./Tianyi Movie & TV Co., China

Jury’s Word

With a novel theme and a well-knit structure, the work develops the plot from a unique perspective with its vivid characterization, concise dialogues, and the spirit of “never giving up”.

 

Best Actor (TV Series): "Zhang Guoli" (Golden Wedding), Beijing Television Arts Centre, China

Jury’s Word

The performance is accurate and vivid, exhibiting the personal charm of the main character from youth to late life in a vivid, coherent and natural way.

 

Best Actress (TV Series): Jiang Wenli ("Golden Wedding"), Beijing Television Arts Centre, China

Jury’s Word

The performance is exquisite, reserved, and real. With a touching story and vivid characterization, the work has broken through the age limit.

 

Animation Category

 

Foreign Animation Golden Award: "Things You Think: Poor and Rich"

Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Germany

Jury’s Word

Having adopted pastel drawing, the work is relaxing and fresh. The well-tailored child language explains vividly the differences between “the poor and the rich”.

 

Foreign Animation Silver Award: "Labyrinth"

IRIB, Iran

Jury’s Word

Combing the three simple colors---black, white and red---and the sophisticated digital technology, the work has incisively expressed people’s fear of war.

 

Animation Golden Award (China): "Big-eared Tutu Season"

Shanghai Film Group/Shanghai Animation Film Studio, China

Jury’s Word

With a lucid and lively style, the work arranges the language of adults and children in an ingenious and humorous way, offering the audience a fresh experience.

 

Animation Silver Award (China): "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf"

Creative Cartoon Network, China

Jury’s Word

The work has a novel structure and cute images. The language used is trendy and relaxing.

 

Best Animation Creation (China): "Chick Wants to Fly" Jilin College of the Arts Animation School, China

Jury’s Word

Integrating Chinese brush drawing and modern advanced animation techniques, the work achieves a balance between maintaining Chinese tradition and making new breakthroughs.

Winners of the 29th Banff World Television Awards, presented in partnership with E! Everything Entertainment, were announced tonight at the 29th edition of the Banff World Television Festival, which took place at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 11, 2008.

 

Kim Cattrall was on hand to receive the NBC Universal Award of Distinction, and producer Jon Plowman accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

The Grand Prize was given to:

“White Light/Black Rain: The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki”.

 

Children's Programs – In partnership with DECODE/halifaxfilm/Studio B – DHX Media Companies:

"How the Gimquat Found Her Song"

Producer: Trace Pictures/Oz Media

Country: Canada

 

Animation Programs – In partnership with: KBS (Korean Broadcasting System):

"Charlie and Lola Series 3: I can dance like a dancer"

Producer: Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd.

For: Cbeebies

Country: UK

 

Youth Programs – In partnership with Shaftesbury:

"The Baby Borrowers on Holiday"

Producer: Love Productions

Country: UK

 

Lifestyle Programs and Light Information– In partnership with Searchlight:

"How to Look Good Naked"

Producer: Maverick

For: Channel 4

Country: UK

 

Reality Format Programs – In partnership with CBC/Radio-Canada:

"Intervention"

Producer: GRB Entertainment in association with A&E Television Network

For: A&E Television Network

Country: USA

 

Arts Documentaries – In partnership with The Banff Centre:

"What Remains: Life and Work of Sally Mann" (Cinemax Reel Life):

Producer: HBO Documentary Films in association with Stick Figure Productions, BBC, and Cactus Three

Country: USA

 

Performance Programs – In partnership with CTV Television Inc.:

"Car Men"

Producer: NPS/ARTE/ESKá Televize

For: NPS

Country: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Germany

 

Interactive Program Enhancements – In partnership with Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co.:

"Odd Job Jack"

Producer: Smiley Guy Studios

Country: Canada

 

Internet Only Programs - In partnership with: Alberta Film, Calgary Economic Development, Edmonton Tourism - Edmonton Film Commission:

NFB Filmmaker in residence

Producer: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

Country: Canada

 

Mobile Programs & Enhancements – In partnership with Penguin Films:

"The Border: Interactive"

Producer: White Pine Pictures with Stitch Media

For: CBC

Country: Canada

 

Comedies – In partnership with Just for Laughs:

"Extras: Episode 9 - Daniel Radcliffe"

Producer: BBC and HBO Entertainment

Country: UK, US

 

Lifetime Achievement:

Jon Plowman, Producer

 

Social & Humanitarian Programs - In partnership with: History Makers: Summit of International History and Current Affairs Producers:

"Jerusalem is Proud to Present"

Producer: Bador Productions in association with Yona Production

For: Chennel 8-Noga Communications & Channel 2- Keshet

Country: Israel

 

Political Documentaries – In partnership with Documentary Organization of Canada:

"Iron Ladies of Liberia"

Producer: Just Media in association with Gabriel Films and Independent Television Service (ITUS) and Steps International.

For: ARTE

Country: Liberia, USA, South Africa, Denmark

 

History & Biography Programs – In partnership with Rogers Communications Inc.:

"White Light/Black Rain: The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki"

Producer: HBO Documentary Films in association with Farallon Films

Country: USA

 

Investigative & Current Affairs Programs - In partnership with: A&E Television Networks:

"Dispatches: Meeting the Taliban"

Producer: October Films

For: Channel 4

Country: UK

 

NHK Best Asian Program – In partnership with NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation):

"White Light/Black Rain: The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki"

Producer: HBO Documentary Films in association with Farallon Films

Country: USA

 

Popular Science & Technology Programs – In partnership with SAIT Polytechnic:

"My Brilliant Brain"

Producer: Windfall Films In association with FIVE

For: National Geographic Channels International

Country: UK/USA

 

Environmental Programs – In partnership with Canwest:

"The Human Foot Print"

Producer: Touch Prods

For: E4 (Channel 4)

Country: UK

 

Wildlife & Natural History Programs – In partnership with WGBH:

"Four Wings and a Prayer"

Producer: Primitive Entertainment Inc. in association with Filmes a Trois,

The National Film Board of Canada, and NHK

For: The Documentary Channel

Country: Canada, France, Japan

 

Best Canadian Program – In partnership with Playback:

"Ghosts of the Yangtze" (Up the Yangtze)

Producer: EyeSteelFilms in association with National Film Board of Canada

For: National Geographic Channels International

Country: China, USA, Canada

 

Best Canadian Program – In partnership with Playback:

"The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic"

Producer: Bird Plane Productions Inc. in association with Proper Television Inc.

For: Discovery Channel

Country: Canada

 

Telenovela & Serial Programs – In partnership with Shure Incorporated:

"Turkish for Beginners: Season 2"

Producer: Hofmann &Voges Entertaiment GmbH

For: ARD / BR

Country: Germany

 

Made-for-TV Movies – In partnership with Sony of Canada Ltd.:

"Stuart, A Life Backwards"

Producer: Neal Street Productions

For: BBC/HBO

Country: UK

 

Mini-Series – In partnership with Deluxe Vancouver | Toronto:

"Cranford"

Producer: BBC Drama Production / WGBH Boston in association with Chestermead Ltd.

Country: UK, US

 

Continuing Series – In partnership with the Independent Production Fund:

"Skins"

Producer: Company Pictures

For: E4 (Channel 4)

Country: UK

 

Special Jury – Best Documentary:

"Iron Ladies of Liberia"

Producer: Just Media in association with Gabriel Films and Independent Television Service (ITUS) and Steps International.

For ARTE

Country: Liberia, USA, South Africa, Denmark

 

Special Jury – Feature Length Documentary:

"What Remains: Life and Work of Sally Mann" (Cinemax Reel Life)

Producer: HBO Documentary Films in association with Stick Figure Productions, BBC, and Cactus Three

Country: USA

 

Special Jury – Best Drama:

"Stuart, A Life Backwards"

Producer: Neal Street Productions

For: BBC/HBO

Country: UK

 

Special Jury – Best Entertainment:

"Extras: Episode 9 - Daniel Radcliffe"

Producer: BBC and HBO Entertainment

Country: UK, US

 

Special Jury – Best Overall:

"Top Gear"

Producer: BBC

Country: UK

 

Special Jury – Best Overall

"51st Birch St."

Producer: Copacetic Pictures New York in Association with HBO, ZDF, and ARTE

Country: US, Germany

 

NBC Universal Canada Award of Distinction:

Kim Cattrall

 

Grand Prize:

"White Light/Black Rain: The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki"

Producer: HBO Documentary Films in association with Farallon Films

Country: USA

 

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