Nominees and Winners
The 2008 SunDeis Film Festival nominees and winners were as follows:
Best Cinematography
Nominees: An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge, f/2.8, Gateway to Heaven, Jumper
Winner: An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge
Best Animation
Nominees: Fucking Bags, My Mind is In
Winner: Fucking Bags
Best Actor
Nominees: Steve Best (Happy Birthday), Benjamin Steckel (Meditate Drink Enlightenment), Anthony Scibelli (Untitled Anthony Scibelli Project)
Winner: Steve Best
Best Editing
Nominees: Andrei, Figure from the Past, Lost in a Good Book, Meditate Drink Enlightenment
Winner: Andrei
Best Music
Nominees: f/2.8, Figure from the Past, Gateway to Heaven
Winner: Figure from the Past
Best Actress
Nominees: Teresa Cesario (f/2.8), Jessica Dennet (Hide and Seek), Allison Maria Rodriguez (The Pose), Allison Faythe (The Things Stolen)
Winner: Allison Maria Rodriguez
Best Screenplay
Nominees: Meditate Drink Enlightenment, New Textbooks, Untitled Anthony Scibelli Project
Winner: Untitled Anthony Scibelli Project
Best Documentary
Nominees: Andrei, Gateway to Heaven, Mama No Me Dejes: Sacrifice for a Better Life in Bolivia
Winner: Gateway to Heaven
Best Director
Nominees: Kurt Schmidt (f/2.8), Benjamin Steckel (Meditate Drink Enlightenment), Caroline H. Le (The Things Stolen)
Winner: Benjamin Steckel
Best Director (Graduate)
Nominees: Sivan Gur-Arieh (Baby Let’s Play House), Kai-Jae Wang (In Retrograde Motion), Allison Maria Rodriguez (The Pose)
Winner: Kai-Jae Wang
Best of Brandeis
Nominees: Crack, the Books, The Lonliest Zombie, Mama No Me Dejes: Sacrifice for a Better Life in Bolivia, Untitled Anthony Scibelli Project
Winner: Mama No Me Dejes: Sacrifice for a Better Life in Bolivia
Best Film
Nominees: An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge, f/2.8, Figure from the Past, Meditate Drink Enlightenment
Winner: An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge
Best Film (Graduate)
Nominees: Baby Let's Play House, In Retrograde Motion, The Pose
Winner: Baby Let's Play House
Best 48-Hour Film
Winner: Chest
Fan Favorite
Winner: Crack, the Books