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April 8-17, 2005 at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn, North Hollywood, California.

 

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2007 Awards Announced:

This year's Category Awards were announced at the star-studded Gala Awards Dinner held March 25. This year, the festival presented Achievement Awards to Jane Withers and Betty White, and Special Recognition Awards to Without a Box, Inc. and Actors and Others for Animals. And the awards went to:

Best Documentary (Tie): "Downwinders: The People of Parowan" & "Strictly Background"
Best Screenplay: "Different Drummers"
Best Music Video: "Gone (Bill Madden)"
Best Junior Film: "My Fathers Tears"
Best Television Commercial: "Life Edited"
Best Animated Film: "Atomic Banana"
Foreign Language Film: "Ignotus"
Best Short Film: "My Name is Wallace"
Best Student Film: "Somewhere in the City"
Best Narrative Feature: "Hiding Victoria"
Best Acting (Ensemble Cast): "Charlie"
Best Directing: "Love Hollywood Style"
President's Award: "Lines"

2006

Best Short Film: "Christopher Brennan Saves the World" (Directed by Jesse Dykstra)
Best Documentary: "Andrew Jenks, Room 335" (Directed by Andrew Jenks)
Best Screenplay (Tie): "Life After" (Written by Kirk Murray), "Magnum Farce" (Written by Ken Mora)
Best Music Video: "Mynx - I'm So L.A." (Directed by Farah Khalid)
Best Junior Competition Award: "Shoes" (Directed by Jake Sawyer)
Best Television Commercial: "con purse" (Directed by Aaron Marshall)
Best Animated Film: "Moongirl" (Directed by Henry Selick)
Best Foreign Language Film Award: "Raise the Castle!" (Directed by Yo Kohatsu)
Best Student Film Competition: "Anesthesia" (Directed by Adam Kargman)
Best Narrative Feature: "Ten 'til Noon" (Directed by Scott Storm)
President's Award: "STOP" (Directed by Richard Chassler)

Sci-Fi Thriller Achievement: Linda Blair
Edith Head Achievement in Fashion: Mr. Blackwell
Film Critic Achievement: David Sheehan
Achievement in Film: Esther Williams
Lifetime Achievement Award: Jonathan Winters

2005

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: "For Norman...wherever you are" (Directed by Ally Walker)
SCREENPLAY: "That Feeling of Flying" (Written by Carl Roth)
MUSIC VIDEO: "Wonder" (Faith Rivera) (Directed by James Wilke)
JUNIOR COMPETITION: "PRE$IDENCY" (Directed by Zack Weinberg; Stefan Popescu)
TELEVISION COMMERCIAL: "Se7en (Subaru)" (Directed by Donnie Eichar)
ANIMATION: "LOR" (Directed by Andy Murdock)
FOREIGN FILM: "The Toybox" (Directed by Paola Sedezzari)
SHORT FILM: "Apartment 206" (Directed by Gregory Zymet)
STUDENT FILM COMPETITION: "SYN" (Directed by Benjamin Chavda)
NARRATIVE FEATURE: "What's Bugging Seth" (Directed by Eli Steele)
PRESIDENT'S AWARD (NON-JURIED): "I?" (Directed by Wade Robson)

ACHIEVEMENT IN TELEVISION: Jo Anne Worley
BOLLYWOOD ACHIEVEMENT: Kavi Raz
SCI-FI/THRILLER ACHIEVEMENT: Tobe Hooper
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM: Shirley Jones
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: George Barris

2004

STUDENT FILM (FEATURE): "Born in Beirut” (Directed by Lily Matta)
SCREENPLAY: “Harbour Knights” (Written by Tom Bierne/Irene Gordon)
ANIMATION: “Bid ‘Em In” (Directed by Neal Sopata)
MUSIC VIDEO: “Sandy’s Habit” (Directed by Bill Boyd)
TELEVISION COMMERCIAL: “Sattellite Radio” (Directed by Gavin Carlton)
SHORT DRAMA: “Removal of Innocence” (Directed by Judy Murphy)
SHORT DOCUMENTARY: “All of Us” (Directed by Andrew Quicke/Chris Dickon)
STUDENT FILM (SHORT): “The Book” (Directed by John Lanser)
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: “The Call” (Directed by Sumaura Aslam)
DOCUMENTARY: “Lourdes” (Directed by John Tenorio)
REEL AWARD: “Punching Hitler” (Directed by Edward S. Marks)
NARRATIVE FEATURE AWARD: “Holy Hollywood” (Directed by Jeff Olan/Terry Zarchi)

CHAIRMAN’S AWARD: Beverly Garland
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR: John P. Connolly
INTERNATIONAL HALL OF FAME: V. Shantaram
HUMANITARIAN AWARD: Mardi Rustam
ACHIEVEMENT IN TELEVISION: Joseph Campanella
ACHIEVEMENT IN TELEVISION: Sid & Marty Krofft
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Robert Easton

 

Category and Honorary Awards

See awards to be presented , March 25, 2007.

 

 

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