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  • AFI Fest Jury Awards

    AFI Fest 2008The AFI Fest Jury Awards were dished out yesterday, and I don’t know if it says more about me or the awards that I’m just getting a post up today.  The winners:

    INTERNATIONAL FEATURE COMPETITION
    Grand Jury Prize: “Acne”
    Special Mention:
    “Nirvana”

    INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
    Grand Jury Prize: “Kassim the Dream”
    Special Mention:
    “The Last Days of Shishmaref”

    INTERNATIONAL SHORTS COMPETITION
    Grand Jury Prize: “The Legless Boy Cannot Dance”
    Special Mention:
    “The Apology Line”

    AUDIENCE AWARDS
    Feature: “A Necessary Death”
    Documentary Feature: “Kassim the Dream,” “The World We Want”
    Short: “Busco Personas: The Faces of Columbia’s War”