Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival celebrated its 10^th edition this year. It closed on Sunday, April 15th and had record-breaking attendance. The total number of tickets rose to 26,828 for 2007 with ticket sales for 2006 at 22,661. The festival opened up an additional screen this year bringing the total of screens to seven venues in downtown Durham. 20 films were sold out.

The winning films for 2007 are:

FULL FRAME GRAND JURY AWARD

Alpha Cine Labs, Seattle - $20,000 in lab services for a tape to film transfer for the winning film or lab services to be used in a two year period from Alpha Cine Labs, Seattle.

The Grand Jury Award recognizes a film as the best feature from the documentary film community this year.
The Monastery, Directed by Pernille Rose Grønkjær. Produced by Sigrid Helene Dyekær

FULL FRAME JURY AWARD FOR BEST SHORT

$10,000 in film stock. Provided by Kodak.

The Jury Award for Best Short is awarded to a film 40 minutes or less in length.
Cross Your Eyes Keep Them Wide. Directed and produced by Ben Wu.

Honorable Mention: Zo is dat (The Way It Is) Directed by Elizabeth Salgado. Produced by Frieder Wallis.

FULL FRAME AUDIENCE AWARD

$3,000 cash award.

The Audience Award is chosen by calculating audience ballots filled out during the four-day Festival.
War/Dance. Directed by Sean Fine, Andrea Nix Fine. Produced by Albie Hecht. A THINKFilm Release.

CENTER FOR DOCUMENTARY STUDIES FILMMAKER AWARD

$7,500. Provided by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.

The CDS Filmmaker Award recognizes documentary films that combine originality and creativity with firsthand experience in examining central issues of contemporary life and culture.
The Ants. Directed by Kaoru Ikeya. Produced by Yoko Gon.

THE CHARLES E. GUGGENHEIM EMERGING ARTIST AWARD

$2,000. Provided by the Charles E. Guggenheim Family.

The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is proud to offer this annual prize to a first time documentary feature as a way to foster the work of new filmmakers, young and old.
The Monastery, Directed by Pernille Rose Grønkjær. Produced by Sigrid Helene Dyekær

SEEDS OF WAR

$5,000. Sponsored by Walter Mosley.

Sparked by the worldwide wars—and the policies and cultural attitudes that continue to promote them—this award honours two filmmakers who lay bare the seeds and mechanisms that create war. Two prizes of $2,500 are awarded
Uganda Rising. Directed by Jesse James Miller, Pete McCormack. Produced by AlisonLawton.
The Devil Came on Horseback. Directed by Annie Sundberg, Ricki Stern. Produced by Annie Sundberg, Ricki Stern, Jane Wells, Gretchen Wallace.

FULL FRAME SPECTRUM AWARD

$10,000. Sponsored by the Fledgling Fund.

This award will honor a filmmaker of color whose work demonstrates artistic excellence and achievement.
Banished. Directed by Marco Williams. Produced by Two Tone Productions and Center for Investigative Reporting.

Honorable Mention: Leila Khaled, Hijacker. Directed by Lina Makboul. Produced by Robert Danielsson, Tussilago Productions, Sveriges Television. A Women Make Movies Release.

FULL FRAME INSPIRATION AWARD

$5,000. Sponsored by the Hartley Foundation.

This new award is presented to a film that best exemplifies the value and relevance of world religions and spirituality.
Forever. Directed by Heddy Honigmann. Produced by Carmen Cobos.

Honorable Mention: Lake of Fire. Directed by Tony Kaye. Produced by Tony Kaye. A THINKFilm Release.

FULL FRAME PRESIDENT’S AWARD

$5,000. Sponsored by Duke University.

Aimed at recognizing up-and-coming filmmakers, this new prize is awarded to the best student film.
Lumo. Directed by Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Nelson Walker III. Produced by Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Nelson Walker III, Louis Ableman. A P.O.V. Film.

FULL FRAME WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP AWARD

$5,000. Sponsored by the White House Project.

This award will be given to the film that best portrays women in leadership.
Shame. Directed by Mohammed Naqvi. Produced by Mohammed Naqvi, Jill Schneider.

THE KATHLEEN BRYAN EDWARDS AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
$5,000. Sponsored by Julian Price Family Foundation.

This annual award will be presented to a film that addresses a significant human rights issue in the United States. By inspiring advocacy, increasing awareness and promoting equity and justice, the winning film will honor the legacy of Kathleen Bryan Edwards’s passion and activism for human rights.
For the Bible Tells Me So. Directed by Daniel Karslake. Produced by Daniel Karslake. Co-produced by Helen Mendoza and Nancy Kennedy. Executive Produced by Bruce Bastian, Michael Huffington, Robin Voss, Robert Greenbaum and Keith Lewis.

FULL FRAME/WORKING FILMS AWARD

$5,000 cash and $5,000 in-kind for the development of the film’s outreach plan. Sponsored by the Ettinger Foundation and Chicken & Egg Pictures.

Sponsored by Working Films, the media non-profit that is nationally recognized activist-driven bridge between high quality documentary filmmaking and concrete impact, this prize will be awarded to the film that has the greatest potential for supporting serious grassroots organizing and social change.
The Devil Came on Horseback. Directed by Annie Sundberg, Ricki Stern. Produced by Annie Sundberg, Ricki Stern, Jane Wells, Gretchen Wallace.

FULL FRAME/EMERGING PICTURES AUDIENCE AWARD

Prize to be announced. This award is still to be announced this week.

A special audience, award to be determined, will be presented to the filmmaker whose work is selected by the audience members of the digital extension of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival being set up by Emerging Pictures and Full Frame in various locations around the country.

Films eligible for this award are:
Angels in the Dust Forgotten
Hands of Che Guevara A Journey of Dmitry Shostakovich
Knee Deep Meeting Resistance
Nobody Revolution '67
Seeing Sally A Psychic's Tale Uganda Rising
Welcome to Nollywood

The Monastery continues its run of festival and award successes. Keep and eye out for War/Dance and Shame, two other stunning films destined for more sucess.