2008 SYRFILM FEST NOMINEES AND WINNERS

Short Documentary: Judge: DeeDee Halleck (media artist)
Nominees:
Sona and Her Family by Daniela Rusnokova (Slovakia), 40 minutes
William Klein – “Out Of Necessity” by Douglas Sloan (USA), 8 minutes
In The Heart Of Chile by Stacy Barton (USA), 47 minutes
See You In Denver by Jan Sikl (Czech Republic), 52 minutes
People By Railway (Ludia Na Trati) by Arnold Kojnok (Slovakia), 30 minutes
WINNER: Sona and Her Family

Animation: Judge: Jim Morris (Executive Producer, Pixar Animation Studios)
Nominees:
A Millennium Giraffe by Jong-shik Won (Korea), 17 minute
Bab Mook Ja by Sung-ah Min (Korea), 11 minutes
Camera (Korea), 10 minutes, animation
Christmas In Taxi by Jo Yung-Kung (Korea) 11 minutes
Wave Of Care by Alexandra Hetmerova (Czech Republic)
Woollen Dogs by Emma DeSwaee (Belgium), 9 minutes
WINNER: A Millennium Giraffe

Experimental: Judge: Sharon Greytak (filmmaker)
Nominees:
Missing Green by Joey Huertas (USA), 10 minutes
Prelude by Michael Morone (USA)
Radio Kebrle by Zdenek Durdil (Czech Republic)
Sweat by Hong-jin Na (Korea), 12 minutes
WINNER: Missing Green

Short Fiction: Judge: Ben Beye
Nominees:
Abel’s Black Dog by Mariana Cengel (Slovakia), 25 minutes
Ivory Bastards Against Extinction by Jon Case and Timothy M. Ferlito (USA), 30 min.
The Autumn Sun by Diana Kardoumian (Armenia), 10 minutes
The Miracle by Jeffrey Jon Smith (USA), 29 minutes
Waves by Adrian Sitaru (Romania), 16 minutes
WINNER: Waves

Central New York
Nominees:
Americano by Carlos Ferrand (Quebec/Canada), 110 minutes, documentary
One Day Like Rain by Paul Todisco (USA), 87 minutes, fiction
Swing State by Jason Zone Fisher & John Intrater (USA), 90 minutes, documentary
The Flyboys by Rocco Devilliers (USA), 120 minutes, fiction
This Is My Cheesesteak by Ben Daniels (USA), 40 Minutes, documentary
WINNER: Swing State

Feature Documentary
Nominees:
Americano by Carlos Ferrand (Quebec/Canada), 110 minutes
Swing State by Jason Zone Fisher & John Intrater (USA), 90 minutes
Encounter Point by Ronit Avni and Julia Bacha (Israel/Palestine) 85 minutes
Lineage of the Voice by Yeon-ah Paik (Korea/ROK) 102 minutes
Meeting Resistance by Steve Connors and Molly Bingham (USA) 84 minutes
WINNER: Lineage of the Voice
Special Judges’ Citation: Americano – for cinematography

NOMINEES & WINNERS OF FEATURE FICTION CATEGORY

Nominees for Directing:
Cristiano Bortone for RED LIKE THE SKY (Italy)
Slava Ross for FAT STUPID RABBIT (Russia)
Alice Nellis for LITTLE GIRL BLUE (Czech Republic)
Zoltan Kamondi for DOLINA (Hungary)
Jorge Luis Sanchez for EL BENNY (Cuba)
WINNER: Alice Nellis for LITTLE GIRL BLUE (Czech Republic)

Nominees for Writing:
Christiano Bortone, Monica Zapelli and Paolo Sassanelli for RED LIKE THE SKY (Italy)
Slava Ross for FAT STUPID RABBIT (Russia)
Alice Nellis for LITTLE GIRL BLUE (Czech Republic)
Zoltan Kamondi and Adam Bodor for DOLINA (Hungary)
Pavel Jech for GRAND HOTEL (Czech Republic)
WINNER: Christiano Bortone, Monica Zapelli and Paolo Sassanelli for RED LIKE THE SKY (Italy)

Nominees for Editing:
Carla Simoncelli for RED LIKE THE SKY (Italy)
Maria Francesca Kalvelli for THE FATHER (Russia)
Adam Dvorak for LITTLE GIRL BLUE (Czech Republic)
Istvan Kiraly and Tamas Kollanyi for LORA (Hungary)
Manuel Iglesius for EL BENNY (Cuba)
WINNER: Adam Dvorak for LITTLE GIRL BLUE (Czech Republic)

Nominees for Cinematography:
Vladan Radovic for RED LIKE THE SKY (Italy)
Gabor Medvigy for DOLINA (Hungary)
Richard Reriche for GRAND HOTEL (Czech Republic)
Maxim Shinkarenko for FAT STUPID RABBIT (Russia)
Ramunas Greicius for LITTLE GIRL BLUE (Czech Republic)
WINNER: Gabor Medvigy for DOLINA (Hungary)

Nominees for Best Music and Soundtrack:
Ezio Bosso for RED LIKE THE SKY (Italy)
Juan Manuel Ceruto, Juan Fermell, Eduardo Ramos,Yotuel Romero, Chucho Valdes and Orishas for EL BENNY (Cuba)
Jan P. Muchow for GRAND HOTEL (Czech Republic)
Laszlo Melis for DOLINA (Hungary)
Dima Noskov and Dima Afonin for FAT STUPID RABBIT (Russia)
WINNER: Ezio Bosso for RED LIKE THE SKY (Italy)

Nominees for Best Actor:
Renny Arozarena as Benny More in EL BENNY (Cuba)
Enrique Molina as Olimpio in EL BENNY (Cuba)
Adriano Giannini as Gabriel Ventuza in DOLINA (Hungary)
Luca Capriotti as Mirco in RED LIKE THE SKY (Italy)
Alexei Maklakov as Arkady in for FAT STUPID RABBIT (Russia)
WINNER: Renny Arozarena as Benny More in EL BENNY (Cuba)

Nominees for Best Actress:
Efrat Gosh as Tamara in NUZHAT AL FAUD (Israel)
Francesca Maturanza as Francesca in RED LIKE THE SKY (Italy)
Iva Bittova as Julie in LITTLE GIRL BLUE (Czech Republic)
Piroska Molnar as Colentina Dunka in DOLINA (Hungary)
Polina Kutepova as Lyuba in THE FATHER (Russia)
WINNER: Iva Bittova as Julie in LITTLE GIRL BLUE (Czech Republic)

Nominees for Best Film:
RED LIKE THE SKY - Cristiano Bortone - Italy
LITTLE GIRL BLUE - Alice Nellis - Czech Republic
DOLINA - Zoltan Kamondi - Hungary
EL BENNY - Jorge Luis Sanchez - Cuba
FAT STUPID RABBIT – Slava Ross - Russia
WINNER: RED LIKE THE SKY - Cristiano Bortone - Italy

In addition, the Jury made three Special Citations.

For Outstanding Production Design, Art Direction and Costumes
DOLINA, from Hungary

For Innovation in Storytelling
NUZHAT AL FAUD, from Israel

Exceptional performances by child actors
The children of RED LIKE THE SUN from Italy, and Jesse James and Reiley McClendon in THE FLY BOYS from the United States

Director’s Citation
For Innovative Storytelling
RITA WORKING TITLE by Michal Bat Adam - Israel