Odense International Film Festival Awards 2008

Awards presented at the 23rd Odense International Film Festival (19-24 August 2008) are as follows:National Jury
Grand Prix: "Milosevic on Trial"/"Slobodan Milosevic - præsident under anklage", Michael Christoffersen, Denmark
Best Danish Documentary: "Only with the Heart"/"Kun med hjertet", Ulla Boye, Denmark
Best Danish Short Fiction: "Young Man Falling"/"Ung mand falder", Martin de Thurah, Denmark
Special Mention: "Kredens", Jacob Dammas, Denmark
Special Mention: "The Defective Human"/"Det defekte menneske" , Casper Søgaard et al, DenmarkInternational Jury
Grand Prix: "With A Little Patience"/"Türelem", László Nemes Jeles, Hungary
Most Surprising Film: "René", Tobias Nölle, Switzerland
Most Imaginative Film: "S.I.T.E.", Pablo Orlowsky, Mexico
Special Mention: "Close"/"Aprop", Aitor Echeverria, Spain
Special Mention: "Wrestling"/"Brædrabylta", Grímur Hákonarson, Iceland
Special Mention: "Sequence"/"Sekwens ", Robert Sowa, Poland

Children & Youth Jury
Best National Children & Youth Film: "Awakening"/"En forelskelse", Christian Tafdrup, Denmark
Best International Children & Youth Film: "Spielzeugland"/"Toyland", Jochen Alexander Freydank, Germany

Audience Award
"From Thailand to Thy"/"Fra Thailand til Thy", Janus Metz, DenmarkAnimation Jury
Best Animation Film: "Skhizein", Jeremy Clapin, France
Talent Award: "Space Monkeys", Jan Rahbek, Denmark
Special Mention: "Big Man"/"For stor", Cav Bøgelund, Denmark
Special Mention: "Three Love Stories", Svetlana Filippova, Russia
Special Mention: "Shaman", Luc Perez, Denmark

For further information:

23rd Odense International Film Festival
www.filmfestival.dk
Festival Director Cecilia Lidin, cecilia@edn.dk

Danish Film Institute
Vicki Marie Synnott, vickis@dfi.dk