AND THE WINNERS ARE...

All winners and awards were announced at the Award Ceremony on Saturday, January 19. We congratulate all the winners and participants and hope to see you all back at the 8th LDS Film Festival 2009 in January 2009 at the Scera Center for the Arts in Orem, Utah.

HONORARY AWARDS:

PIONEER AWARD:
Sterling Van Wagenen, Director, Producer

VISIONARY AWARD:
Greg Whiteley, Documentary Filmmaker

SHORT FILM COMPETITION:

1ST PLACE AND $1,000.00:

"DER OSTWIND"
Filmmaker: Kohl Glass, Mesa, Arizona

2ND PLACE AND $300.00:

"THE LOST JOURNAL OF VICE MARCEAUX"
Filmmaker: JR Burningham, Los Angeles, California

3RD PLACE AND $100.00:

"BUTTERFLIES"
Filmmaker: Andy Bailey, Provo, Utah

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS:

"ONLY A STONE CUTTER"
Filmmaker: T. C. Christensen, Centerville, Utah

"BUTTERFLIES"
Filmmaker: Andy Bailey, Provo, Utah

"THE DRIFTER"
Filmmaker: Jeffrey Nicholson, Los Angeles, California

"BONJOUR DANNY BONJOUR"
Filmmaker: Brett Shumway, Los Angeles, California

"SHOTGUN"
Filmmaker: Cherie Julander, Orem, Utah

HONORABLE MENTION:

"ONLY A STONE CUTTER"
Filmmaker: T. C. Christensen, Centerville, Utah

"ANTHEMS OF WAR"
Filmmaker: Murray Triplett, Ogden, Utah

"IRON CURTAIN"
Filmmaker: John Cheney, Orange, California

"VIOLETTE"
Filmmaker: Aline Conti, Provo, Utah

"RINDIN THE PUFFER"
Filmmaker: Len Simon, Tempe, Arizona

"ILLUMINARES"
Filmmaker: Scott Wilhite, Provo, Utah

"PASSING"
Filmmaker: Jolie Hales, Irvine, California

7-PAGE SCRIPT COMPETITION:

1ST PLACE AND $200.00/each:

"ONE LUCKY BOY"
Writer: Sally Meyers, Salt Lake City, Utah

"CROSSROADS"
Writer: Heidi Johnson, Fairfax Station, Virginia

"THROUGH THE VALLEY"
Writer: Mitch Davis, Durango, Colorado

HONORABLE MENTION:

"ALLEN EATS DINNER WITH HIS FAMILY"
Writer: Stephen Dethloff, Provo, Utah

"FLOWERS FOR MOM"
Writer: Beulah Martin, Queen Valley, Arizona

"TILL DEATH"
Writer: Eric Player, Buena Park, California

"ANYWHERE BUT HERE"
Writer: Cherie Julander, Orem, Utah

"HUGS AND KISSES"
Writer: Spanky Ward, Holladay, Utah

12-PAGE SCRIPT COMPETITION:

1ST PLACE AND $200.00/each:

"THE STRAW FIRE"
Writer: David C. Robinson, Salt Lake City, Utah

"OUT THERE"
Writer: Coke Newell, Stansbury Park, Utah

"GET WELL SOON"
Writer: Stephen Dethloff, Provo, Utah

HONORABLE MENTION:

"THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON"
Writer: Chris Halloran, Mesa, Arizona

"MORE THAN JELLY BEANS"
Writer: Rex McBride, Burbank, California

"UNTITLED"
Writer: S. McKay Stevens, Orem, Utah

"THE SECOND WEEK OF CREATION"
Writer: Michael Brown, Vancouver, Washington

"INVITATIONS"
Writer: Brian Cordray, Los Lunas, New Mexico

24-HOUR FILMMAKING MARATHON:

1ST PLACE AND $500.00:

"#POUND# 646"
Group Leader: Garrett Batty, Draper, Utah
Group: Garret Batty, Mat Gerow, Matt Mattson, Jaclyn Hales, Jacob Benjaman

2ND PLACE AND $250.00:

"JOHANSON & JOHANSON"
Group Leader: Trevor Wright, Provo, Utah
Group: Trevor Wright, Jeffrey Clark Harris, A. Todd Smith, Joseph Peterson, Jordan Augustine

3RD PLACE AND $100.00:

"CUSTOMER SERVICE"
Group Leader: Jared Cardon, Provo, Utah
Group: Jared Cardon, Jacob Moffat, Emily Moffat, Sean Slobodan, Jackson Barlow

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS:

"#POUND# 646"
Group Leader: Garrett Batty, Draper, Utah
Group: Garret Batty, Mat Gerow, Matt Mattson, Jaclyn Hales, Jacob Benjaman

"DREAM FIGHTER"
Group Leader: Dave Skousen, Orem, Utah
Group: Dave Skousen, Lindsay Bird, Greg Duckwitz, John Lundwall, Andy Nicholson

"GENTLE BEN"
Group Leader: Ben Fales, Springville, Utah
Group: Ben Fales, Shelley Fales, Joel Frost, Ami Frost, Dane Frost

HONORABLE MENTION:

"CONVERGENCE"
Group Leader: Jenna Anderson, Provo, Utah
Group: Jenna Anderson, Tyler Winterton, Tyson Pyle, Shay Anderson, Cori Wichowski

"COFFEE CONNECTION"
Group Leader: Andrew Jensen, Salt Lake City, Utah
Group: Andrew Jensen, Troy Taylor, Christopher Stephenson, James Morgan, Colby Stoddard

"JOB SHADOW"
Group Leader: Parke Goodman, Orem, Utah
Group: Parke Goodman, Kels Goodman, Forrest Goodman, Stephanie Goodman, Kayla Robe

"DREAM FIGHTER"
Group Leader: Dave Skousen, Orem, Utah
Group: Dave Skousen, Lindsay Bird, Greg Duckwitz, John Lundwall, Andy Nicholson

"32 INCH"
Group Leader: Jared Moench, Provo, Utah
Group: Jared Moench, David Graham, Erik Monson, Joshua Earl, Dan Christensen

"GENTLE BEN"
Group Leader: Ben Fales, Springville, Utah
Group: Ben Fales, Shelley Fales, Joel Frost, Ami Frost, Dane Frost