» Bill Cowell, Founder of The Buffalo Niagara Film Festival is proud to announce a victorious return for #2.

Bill pledges that this will be a spectacular 2nd year with large events and big surprises to be talked about for years to come. Enjoyment to all, and to all an enjoyable plight. See you soon.

 

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Prizes & Awards

2008 BNFF Winners

GENRE AWARDS
1. Best Drama – to Randall Sharp – for Henry May Long
2. Best Thriller – to Max Carlson – for Dissociative
3. Best Docu-Drama – to John Paget – for Alcatraz Reunion
4. Best Action/Adventure – to Benjamin Busch – for Sympathetic Details
5. Best Comedy – to Garret Harkawik – for Deus Ex Americana
6. Best Original Concept – to Will Tully – for Epicac
7. Most Honorable Mention – to Zheng Wang – for My Eating Team has a Paddling Problem
8. Audience Award – to Denny Tedesco – for The Wrecking Crew

GRAND JURY AWARDS
1. Best Music Video – to Stephan Galfas – for The Enlightened Time
2. Best Student Film – to Yanwenjun Liu – for Yoyo
3. Best Sci-fi, Fantasy, Horror – to Jerald Fine – for The Predator’s Return
4. Best Animation – to Peter Ricq – for Glitch
5. Best Short Film – to Will Tully – for Epicac
6. Best Screenplay – to Elise Stempky – for From Point A to Point B
7. Best Screenplay by a Pro – to Michael Salort – for Raising the Dead
8. Best Documnetary – to Rich Newberg – for Lost Childhood; The Story of the Birkenau Boys
9. The American Falls Award for Best WNY Film – to Sally Heckel – for Unspeakable
10. The Canadian Falls Award for Best Canadian Film – to Alan Powell – for Across the Hall
11. Most Promising Cinematographer – to Matt Tomko – for Imogen
12. Most Promising Director – to Max Carlson – for Dissociative
13. Best Feature Film – to Toshi Shioya – for Winds From Zero