Following are the Special Jury Awards from the 2008 WorldFest-Houston, 41st edition. (There were more than 4,500 category entries in the 2008 Festival Remi awards Competition.)
10 QUESTIONS FOR THE DALAI LAMA - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Jenny Manocchio - monterey media inc. - Thousand Oaks CA
THE METROSEXUAL - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Adam Kaufman - KINGS ROAD PRODUCTIONS, INC. - Los Angeles CA
THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Ed Gass-Donnelly - 3 LEGGED DOG FILMS - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
THEY WAIT - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Ernie Barabarash - BRIGHTLIGHT PICTURES, INC. - Burnaby British Columbia, CANADA
LABOU - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Greg Aronowitz - DOG & ROOSTER PRODUCTIONS - Studio City, CA
BOHICA - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - DJ Paul - SIXTH WAY PRODUCTIONS - Los Angeles, CA
IMMENSITY OF JUSTICE - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Weislaw Saniewski - SACO FILMS - Warszawa, POLAND
THE STONE ANGEL - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Kari Skogland - HANDMADE FILMS INTERNATIONAL – London, ENGLAND, UK
THE EMIGRE - EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Katalin Vajda - MAGYAR FILMUNIO – Budapest, HUNGARY
THE JOURNEY: THE GREEK AMERICAN DREAM - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Maria Iliou - PROTEUS – Athens, Attiki, GREECE
CHAMAME - MUSIC, PEOPLE, POETRY - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Cosima Lange - CP MEDIEN AG – Ludwigsburg, GERMANY
GREETINGS FROM THE SHORE - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Greg Chwerchak - HUDSON MERMAID – NY, New York
WHITE ANGEL - BEST NEW DIRECTOR - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Mahsun Kirmizigul - BOYUT FILM – Istanbul, TURKEY
BEFORE THE RAINS - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Santosh Sivan, Director - Ashok Rao, Executive Producer - Beverly Hills, CA
A WINTER'S TALE - BEST EDITING - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Michele Francis - KEDA SERENE FILMS - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
BEFORE THE RAINS - BEST MUSIC - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Mark Killian - Ashok Rao, Executive Producer - Beverly Hills, CA
MAGAZINE GAP ROAD - BEST ART DIRECTION - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Lok Man Leung - TAI TAI FILMS - Hong Kong, CHINA
FLIGHT FROM DEATH: THE QUEST FOR IMMORTALITY - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Jessica Klement - OCTAPIXX WORLDWIDE – Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
ON AIR: EARLY RADIO IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Dave Miller - HCTV HENRICO COUNTY TELEVISION – Richmond, VA
VIMY RIDGE: HEAVEN TO HELL - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Debby Adams - YAP FILMS, INC. – Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
AFTERMATH OF METH - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Carol Dalrymple - KUED TV - Salt Lake City, UT
HUBBLE'S CANVAS (EPISODE 2 AND EPISODE 3) - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Craig Colby - HIGH FIDELITY HDTV - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
THE ART OF VICTORY - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Sheldon Altfeld - ALTFELD PRODUCTIONS - Los Angeles, CA
BLOOD TIES - EPISODE 5:55 - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – David Winning - GROUNDSTAR MDW ENTERTAINMENT GROUP – Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
EDWARD HOPPER - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Meg Ferris - NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART – DEXP – Landover, MD
J.M.W. TURNER - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Meg Ferris - NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART – DEXP – Landover, MD
THE LADIES - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Christina Voros - MIGRANT TURTLE FILMS – Brooklyn, NY
STRENGTH OF THE NATION - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Bart Woodward - MAGUIRE-REEDER, LTD. – Alexandria, VA
DO NOT GO GENTLY - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Jo Mellen - NEWIST / CESA 7 - Green Bay, WI
VACCINE-NATION - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Gary Null - GARY NULL & ASSOCIATES - New York, NY
NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT: HOW WALL STREET WORKS - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Jack Kahn - NBR ENTERPRISES / WPBT2 MIAMI – Miami, FL
MONSTER IN THE FAMILY: THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – John Kastner - JS KASTNER PRODUCTIONS – Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
ASSASSINATION: IDAHO'S TRIAL OF THE CENTURY - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Joan Cartan-Hansen - IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION – Boise, ID
COWPENS: A BATTLE REMEMBERED - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Chris Wheeler - GREAT DIVIDE PICTURES – Littleton, CO
THE LONG WALK: TEARS OF THE NAVAJO - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - John Howe - KUED/ PBS - Salt Lake City, UT
THE RECKONING - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Abby Hines - VISION VIDEO / GATEWAY FILMS – Worcester, PA
PLAYING THE GAME 2 - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Dr. Robin Sawyer - HEALTHVISIONS MEDIA – Columbia, MD
TAKE THE LEAD - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Martin Andersen - MARTIN ANDERSEN PRODUCTIONS – Orem, UT
SANDFLOOR CATHEDRAL - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Abby Hines - VISION VIDEO / GATEWAY FILMS - Worcester, PA
PRAYER IN AMERICA - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Patricia Ostermick - THE DUNCAN GROUP – Milwaukee, WI
OUTDOOR IDAHO: A MIDDLE FORK JOURNEY - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Joan Cartan-Hansen - IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION – Boise, ID
AFRICA'S ORPHANS-IN THEIR OWN WORDS - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Scot McDonald - FULL FRAME PRODUCTIONS - West Vancouver, BC, CANADA
MY MOTHER - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Sarah Treadwell - MEDB FILMS - Ramsgate, Kent, ENGLAND UK
BEYOND FEAR - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Michael Perlman - WORLD2BE PRODUCTION - Weehawken, NJ
THE LONG WALK: TEARS OF THE NAVAJO - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - John Howe - KUED / PBS - Salt Lake City, UT
ROCK GARDEN: A LOVE STORY - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Gloria Kim - GLOYOUS PRODUCTIONS – Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
INTERIOR. BEDSIT – DAY - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Chanteue de Carvalho - FILM 38 LTD - Courtyard Studio 3- London, ENGLAND
THE RUG - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Polly Palomino - PALOMINO PRODUCTIONS – Bellaire, TX
ON GREAT WHITE WINGS - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Joshua Colover - APERTURE FILMS, LTD. - Newport Beach, CA
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Andre Singer - WEST PARK PICTURES – London, ENGLAND
THE ALPS - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Nadine Ferdousi - MACGILLIVRAY FREEMAN FILMS - Laguna Beach, CA
BURGEON AND FADE - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Anita Wong - CFC DISTRIBUTION - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
HABLAME BAJITO - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Fernando Merinero - VENDAVAL PRODUCCIONES, SL / DREAMS BOULEVARD – Madrid, SPAIN
MIRANDA & GORDON - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Amanda Cameron - FESTIVAL CIRCUIT SERVICES - Oakville, Ontario, CANADA
SEXY THING - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Heather Oxenham - KARISMA PICTURES - Bondi Junction, NSW, Australia
SHOWTIME - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Theophilos Papastylianos - Glyfada, Athens, GREECE
MECHANICS OF LIFE SERIES - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Kathy Longsworth - PHOENIX LEARNING GROUP INC. - St. Louis, MO
HEARTBEATS - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Vincent Coen – LUNAFILMS – Brussels, BELGIUM
THE SPIDER EXPERIMENT - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Scott & Paula Merrow – Albuquerque, NM
EL ESPEJO - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Adan Llorca – KATKALAS – Madrid, SPAIN
FIRST LANDING - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Michael Little - CBN - Virginia Beach, VA
DOGBOY - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Caroline Coutts - PIGS CAN FLY FILM PRODUCTIONS – Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA
PORTRAIT OF A WHITE WOMAN WITH A DAGGER - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Carlos Ruiz - CARLOS CEACERO RUIZ – Madrid, SPAIN
CRENSHAW NIGHTS - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Peter Gelles - Los Angeles, CA
IN THE NAME OF THE SON - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Harun Mehmedinovic AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE CONSERVATORY - Los Angeles, CA
A DAY'S WORK - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Rajeev Dassani - Los Angeles, CA
CUP OF TREE - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Jung Yoo – Elmhurst, NY
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Cat. : Abby Hines Adam Kaufman Adan Llorca Africa Albuquerque Alexandria Amanda Cameron America Andre Singer Anita Wong Ashok Rao Athens Attiki Australia Bart Woodward BEFORE THE RAINS - BEST MUSIC Belgium Bellaire Boise BRUSSELS Budapest Burnaby Calgary Canada CARLOS CEACERO RUIZ Carlos Ruiz Carol Dalrymple Caroline Coutts Carvalho - FILM 38 LTD China Chris Wheeler Christina Voros Cinema of the United States CINEMATOGRAPHY - SPECIAL JURY AWARD Cosima Lange - CP MEDIEN AG Craig Colby Dave Miller Debby Adams - YAP FILMS INC. DIRECTION - SPECIAL JURY AWARD DIRECTOR - SPECIAL JURY AWARD Donnelly EARLY RADIO Edward Hopper Elmhurst Entertainment Entertainment Ernie Barabarash - BRIGHTLIGHT PICTURES INC. Fernando Merinero Gary Null - GARY NULL & ASSOCIATES - New York GATEWAY FILMS Germany Gloria Kim Greece Greg Aronowitz Greg Chwerchak GROUNDSTAR MDW ENTERTAINMENT GROUP HCTV HENRICO COUNTY TELEVISION Heather Oxenham Houston Human Interest Human Interest Hungary IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION Istanbul Jack Kahn - NBR ENTERPRISES Jenny Manocchio Jessica Klement - OCTAPIXX WORLDWIDE Jo Mellen Joan Cartan-Hansen - IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION John Howe John Kastner Joshua Colover - APERTURE FILMS LTD. Jung Yoo Kari Skogland Katalin Vajda Kent Laguna Beach Legged Dog Films London Longsworth - PHOENIX LEARNING GROUP INC. Los Angeles Madrid MAGUIRE-REEDER LTD. Maria Iliou Mark Killian Martin Andersen Meg Ferris Miami Michael Little Michael Perlman Michele Francis - KEDA SERENE FILMS Milwaukee MO HEARTBEATS MUSIC - SPECIAL JURY AWARD Nadine Ferdousi - MACGILLIVRAY FREEMAN FILMS New York Newport Oakville Orem Patricia Ostermick - THE DUNCAN GROUP Paula Merrow Peter Gelles Poland Polly Palomino Rajeev Dassani Richmond Robin Sawyer Salt Lake City Santosh Sivan Sarah Treadwell - MEDB FILMS Scot McDonald Sheldon Altfeld Social Issues Social Issues Spain St. Louis Studio City Sundance Film Festival TAI FILMS the 2008 Festival Remi awards the 2008 WorldFest THE ALPS - SPECIAL JURY AWARD THE ART OF VICTORY - SPECIAL JURY AWARD THE DALAI LAMA - SPECIAL JURY AWARD THE GAME 2 - SPECIAL JURY AWARD THE GREEK AMERICAN DREAM - SPECIAL JURY AWARD THE LADIES - SPECIAL JURY AWARD THE LEAD - SPECIAL JURY AWARD THE METROSEXUAL - SPECIAL JURY AWARD THE NATION - SPECIAL JURY AWARD THE NAVAJO - SPECIAL JURY AWARD THE QUEST FOR IMMORTALITY - SPECIAL JURY AWARD THE RUG - SPECIAL JURY AWARD THE SHORE - SPECIAL JURY AWARD THE SON - SPECIAL JURY AWARD THE SPIDER EXPERIMENT - SPECIAL JURY AWARD THE STONE ANGEL - SPECIAL JURY AWARD Toronto Turkey United Kingdom Vancouver Vincent Coen Virginia Beach Weislaw Saniewski - SACO FILMS Worcester Worldfest FILM