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Through the resources of industry-related sponsors, the Brooklyn International Film Festival will award the 2008 winners with a total of $80,000 in prizes and film services.
PRIZES SPONSORED BY:
A to Z MEDIA,
ABEL CINETECH,
AVID TECHNOLOGIES,
BACKSTAGE,
CINECALL SOUNDTRACKS,
FILM FRIENDS,
KITS & EXPENDABLES,
LOWEL LIGHT,
MEDIA SERVICES,
MIK CRIBBEN STEADY-CAM,
PANAVISION NY,
XENO LIGHTS
 GRAND CHAMELEON AWARD
This Award is intended to reward the best film of the year
Eligibility: All the films in the competition are eligible for this award regardless of their length, category, or format
Jury: This award is assigned by the Board of Directors of the Festival and chosen among the winners of the Chameleon Statuette
DIANE SELIGMAN AWARD
With this annual $5,000 cash award, both the Festival and the grant maker, Lowel Light, intend to reward, support, and encourage the next generation of inspired documentary filmmakers.
In memory of Diane Seligman, a beautiful person who celebrated life in the way she lived. And for all those who knew Diane and in whom she lives, The DIANE SELIGMAN AWARD is presented to the "Best Documentary".
BEST IN CATEGORY AWARD
Assigned to the best film in each category
Chameleon Statuette by Don Everhart II
Eligibility: Feature, Documentary, Short, Animation, and Experimental films in competition
Jury: Chameleon Statuettes are assigned by the panels of Judges
BEST NEW DIRECTOR
SPIRIT AWARD
films in which the festival recognizes its own spirit
Spirit Awards are assigned in each category
Eligibility: All films in competition are eligible
Jury: Spirit Awards are assigned by the Board of Directors of the Festival.
CERTIFICATE OF EXELLENCE
Certificates are assigned for outstanding achievement in the following categories: Production, Screenwriting, Cinematography, Editing, Original Score, Acting (female), Acting (male).
Eligibility: All films in competition are eligible
Jury: Certificate Awards are assigned by the panels of Judges
AUDIENCE AWARD
Audience Awards are assigned in each category as follows:
Feature, Documentary, Short Subject, Animation and Experimental.
judges 2008 edition
Abe Schrager - Director of Photography
Beth Warshafsky - Professor of Animation, Pratt Institute
David Chachere - Publisher, Independent Film & Video Monitor
David N Meyer - Film Editor, Brooklyn Rail
Glena Ross - Script Supervisor
Joe Lyons - Filmmaker
John Woods - Writer
Karoly Bardosh - Professor, New York University
Laela Kilbourn - Filmmaker
Liz Stephens - Filmmaker
Marta Mondelli - Actress & Journalist
Naeif Yehya - Film Critic, El Financiero
Natasha Lardera - Beautiful Publishing
Peter Christian Hall - Writer & Filmmaker
Rachel Levine - Filmmaker/Camera Op
Scott Nyerges - Filmmaker
Trilby Scriber - Professor of Computer Animation, SVA
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