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The American Independent Competition
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Florida Film Festival winner of Audience Award for Best Short Film.Three unique animated commentaries on life: “Different Kinds of Boyfriends I Have Been,” “The Various Kinds of Jobs I Could Get [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],” and “How We Managed to Not Really Date Each Other.”Director: Lev YilmazRun Time: 10 minutesWorld PremiereAdditional Information: This film was screened in the Shorts Program #5 Animated Shorts.
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Florida Film Fest Retro Features, Special Guests
2008 Florida Film Festival Awards
Florida Film Festival Selections
Florida Film Festival winner of the Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short.This dark look at mortality uncovers hidden family secrets.Director: Don HertzfeldtRun Time: 22 minutesFlorida PremiereAdditional Information: This film screened in the Shorts Program #5 Animated Shorts.
Florida Film Festival winner of the Special Jury Award for Outstanding Performance (Jasmine Jessica Anthony).An emotionally unstable stage mother (Winona Ryder) tries to break her daughter into a film career.Director: Blake SennettRun Time: 27 minutesEast Coast PremiereAdditional Information: This film screened in Shorts Program #2 Return to Sender.American Independent Competition Winners – Audience Awards/Shorts
The American Independent Competition winners for the Festival include narrative and documentary shorts [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], plus a special prize for best international short. The Competition also awarded prizes for best full-length narrative features and documentaries. Each competing film vied for up for three different awards: a Grand Jury Award for best film in that category; a Special Jury Award given at the jury’s discretion for exceptional achievement; and an Audience Award determined by audience votes.
I Am So Proud of You
Florida Film Festival winner of the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short.In post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, a group of mourners build a boat to reunite with drowned loved ones.Director: Benh ZeitlinRun Time: 25 minutesFlorida PremiereAdditional Information: This film was screened in the Shorts Program #1: Lost in Space.
Glory at Sea
Florida Film Festival winner of the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short.Some locals at a Bluegrass barber shop in North Carolina pick and trim.Director: Matt MorrisRun Time: 23 minutesFlorida PremiereAdditional Information: This film was screened with the full-length documentary Smile ‘Til It Hurts: The Up With People Story.
Tales of Mere Existence
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Florida Film Festival programming director Matthew Curtis said in a prepared statement: “This year’s award-winners reflect the incredible talent and diversity of indie filmmaking from around the world. We have been very fortunate to see filmmakers willing to take risks and audiences who have embraced the unexpected.”
Water Pills
American Independent Competition Winners – Grand Jury Awards/Shorts
The Orlando, Florida-based Festival, wrapped on Sunday night, April 5, after 10 days of screenings and special events and a total of 162 films (including independent movies from all over the world).