The Golden Starfish Category.
• The Golden Starfish Best Narrative Feature, carrying an awards package of over $185,000 of in-kind production services, was presented to:
VALERIE (Germany, East Coast Premiere) Directed by Birgit Möller.
”A very accomplished first film about a woman’s struggle to survive at the margins of society while maintaining her dignity.”
• The Kodak Award For Best Cinematography, worth $6,000 in kind services and product, to:
KINGS (UK, US Premiere) Directed by Tom Collins and photographed by PJ Dillon.
“For the beauty and texture, intermixing the past and present.”
• The Zicherman Family Foundation Award For Best Screenwriter, carrying a $5000 cash prize was awarded to:
Writer/Director Chris Eigeman for TURN THE RIVER (US, World Premiere).
“For it’s unflinching realism, pitch perfect dialogue and 3 dimensional characters in a world that is so often given to stereotypes. “
• The Golden Starfish Narrative Jury also handed out a Special Jury Best Actress Prize to:
Famke Janssen
”For a brave and touching portrayal of a woman fighting for her child and her life in TURN THE RIVER.”
Golden Starfish Narrative Competition jurors include: IFC Entertainment’s VP of Acquisitions and Production Arianna Bocco, Filmmaker Alison Maclean, & producer and Cinetic Media founder, John Sloss.
• Golden Starfish Documentary Feature Film Award, carrying a cash prize of $5,000 was awarded to:
I AM AN ANIMAL: THIS STORY OF INGRID NEWKIRK AND PETA (US, World Premiere) Directed by Matthew Galkin.
• The Golden Starfish Short Film Award with a prize of $5,000 cash was presented to:
AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE (Scotland, 2005) directed by Marisa Zanotti.
Golden Starfish Documentary and Short Film Competition jurors include: director of acquisitions for Docurama, Liz Ogilvie; SXSW’s Matt Dentler and filmmaker Jamie Johnson (Born Rich).
• The Woozyfly.com Award for Best Music in a Film was presented by Woozyfly.com’s President & CEO, Jonathan Bomser.to:
Anastasia Brown for her work on AUGUST RUSH.
• The Brizzolara Family Award for Films of Conflict and Resolution, was a tie and carries a $2,500 cash prize each, to:
BEHIND FORGOTTEN EYES (US, East Coast Premiere) Directed by Anthony Gilmore.
SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE (US, NY Premiere) Directed by Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg.
Conflict & Resolution Competition jurors include: human rights advocate and program coordinator for Europe and the former Soviet Union at WITNESS, Violeta Krasnic; Producer/Director Mickey Lemle and Assistant curator of film at MoMA, Sally Berger.
• For the 8th consecutive year, the $25,000 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Film Prize in Science and Technology for a feature-length film that explores science and technology themes in fresh, innovative ways and depicts scientists and engineers in a realistic and compelling fashion, was presented to Julian Schnabel’s THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY (France). The Award was presented by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Doron Weber.
• The Golden Starfish Career Achievement in Acting Award to Vanessa Redgrave. The award was presented to Ms. Burstyn by Hamptons Board Chairman Stuart Match Suna at the “Conversation With…” event where Miss Redgrave was the guest with moderator Alec Baldwin. She was in town with her latest film the Hallmark Channel release of THE SHELL SEEKERS. (In addition to Miss Redgrave’s Conversation With…, another “Conversation” occurred during the festival with special guest Sidney Lumet moderated by Adam Green).
• The Lifetime Movie Network Best Female Student Filmmaker Award (previously announced) with a $5,000 First Prize and $2,500 Second Prize and screening on the Lifetime Movie Network was presented to:
Liliana Greenfield-Sanders for her film ANNA.
And in second place, Jessica Marie Sutherland for her film SEVEN TURN.
Jury Members for the LMN Award were actress Jennifer Lopez, producers Lauren Shuler Donner and Gale Anne Hurd, director Mimi Leder and publicist Catherine Olim.
Undergraduate and Graduate Student Film/Video Awards:
“For 15 years now, the Hamptons International Film Festival has awarded over 130 plus, undergraduate and graduate filmmakers a cash award and a viewing slot within the festival. It has been my privilege and honor to be in charge of this program over the years, offering these talented student filmmakers the opportunity to participate in this wonderful festival and to meet other industry professionals – not to mention to be in the Hamptons at such a beautiful time of year.”
- Jeremiah Newton Student Awards Director
• ABAJEE (Pakistan/US) Dir. Maureen Bharoocha.
• ALAN AND SAMIR (UK) Dir. Yann Demange.
• BLUE DRESS (US) Dir. Katie Stern.
• DEAR LEMON LIMA (US) Dir. Suzi Yoonessi.
• QUINCY & ALTHEA (US) Dir. Doug Lenox.
The Golden Starfish Award for Best Young Videomaker went to: Vladislav Radak for his short film BLUE LORRY.
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The 2007 Hamptons Film Festival’s Audience Award were presented at the Closing Night event at Bamboo on Sunday, October 21, 2007.
The Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature was presented to Chris Kraus’ FOUR MINUTES
The Audience Award for Best Documentary was presented to Ellen Spiro and Phil Donahue’s BODY OF WAR
The Audience Award for Best Short Film was presented to Michael Dreher’s FAIR TRADE
