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2008 Awards

153 holders of SIFF passes (full series, platinum, press and staff) rated every SIFF film they saw, averaging 70 films each.

The Most Liked Films

  1. Cherry Blossoms – Hanami
  2. The Edge of Heaven
  3. Time to Die
  4. Bliss
  5. Frozen River
  6. Love and Honor
  7. Captain Abu Raed
  8. The Unknown Woman
  9. SECRET #1
  10. Ben X

Top Documentaries

  1. Casting a Glance
  2. Saving Luna
  3. Stranded: I’ve Come From a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains
  4. The Wrecking Crew

Top Archival Presentations

  1. Romeo and Juliet
  2. Alexander Nevsky
  3. Sunrise
  4. The Young Master

Special Category Awards

Category           Person and/or Film
Best DirectorFatih Atkin for “Edge Of Heaven”
Best ScriptFatih Atkin for “Edge Of Heaven”
Best CinematographerColin Watkinson for “The Fall”
Best Music“Sita Sings The Blues”
Best ActorPeter Mulan in “Boy A”
Best ActressDanuta Szaflarska in “Time To Die”
Best Guilty Pleasure“Mirageman”


Copyright

All results are copyrighted in the year issued, by Jon Newman and Paul Feavel.  All rights reserved.  Only the Most Liked, Best, and Top ratings (those on this web page) may be reprinted or electronically posted.  No other portion of these results (those on the printouts distributed by Fool Serious) may be reprinted or electronically posted without prior written permission by the copyright holders.

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