» 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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OFFICIAL 2008 FILM SELECTIONS

FEATURE FILM NOMINEES ARE:

Greetings From The Shore (118m, U S A) - dir. by Greg Chwerchak

Sublet (80m, U S A) - dir. by Georgiana Nestor

Insects with Glasses (86m, U S A) - dir. by Bryan Dembinski

Farm Girl In New York (82m, U S A) - dir. by J. Robert Spencer

One Long Night (90m, Mexico, U S A) - dir. by David Siqueiros

Sympathetic Details (57m, U S A) - dir. by Benjamin Busch

Henry May Long (99m, U S A) - dir. by Randall Sharp

Winds from Zero (111m, Japan) - dir. by Toshi Shioya, Toshi Shioyoa

One Night (98m, U S A) - dir. by Michael Knowles

Sure Shot Dombrowski (89m, Canada) - dir. by Tim McKort

The Northern Kingdom (100m, U S A) - dir. by Dorothy Lyman

The Cake Eaters (95m, U S A) - dir. by Mary Stuart Masterson


WESTERN NEW YORK FILM NOMINEES ARE:

Smoke (24m, U S A) - dir. by Paul Hage

Bill Spaceman Lee: High & Outside (84m, U S A) - dir. by Peter Vogt

Unspeakable (93m, U S A) - dir. by Sally Heckel

101 Ways to Retire-or Not! (53m, U S A) - by Sue Perlgut

La Terra Promessa (97m, U S A) - dir. by Joe Giambra & Marc Odien

Elephas Maximus: The Biology and Conservation of the Asian Elephant (32m, U S A) - dir. by Michael Noonan

Freedom's Call (49m, U S A) - dir. by Richard Breyer

It's JerryTime! (25m, U S A) - created by Jerry & Orrin Zucker

Central Terminal: Saving a Buffalo Landmark (U S A) - sub. Barbara Irwin

Lost Childhood: The Story of the Birkenau Boys (48m, U S A) - sub. by Rich Newberg

Cradle of Hope (47m, U S A) - sub. by Rich Newberg

Rebirth on the Waterfront (U S A) - sub. by Rich Newberg

Alcatraz Reunion (78m, U S A) - dir. by John Paget

Release The Funny (91m, U S A) - dir. by Jerry MacKay

 


STUDENT FILM NOMINEES ARE:

Imogen (18m, U S A) - dir. by Matt Tomko

Rabia (24m, U S A) - dir. by Muhammad Ali Hasan

Deus Ex Americana (U S A) - dir. by Garret Harkawik

Fat Stupid Rabbit (90m, Russian Federation) - dir. by Slava Ross

That's Not Funny (30m, U S A) - dir. by John Ferguson

Hikeaway (16m, U S A) - dir. by Yoshi Atsumi

Cards, Letters and Prayers (30m, U S A) - dir. by David Schwittek

Silver Tongues (25m, United Kingdom) - dir. by Simon Arthur

Southwestern Orange County vs. the Flying Saucers (16m, U S A) - dir. by Robert Dastoli, James Dastoli

 


SHORT FILM NOMINEES ARE:

Bring Me Joy (10m, United Kingdom) - dir. by Debbie Howard

Jengo Means Drink! (5m, U S A) - dir. by Mark T. Elliott

Steve Jobs is a Cylon! (9m, U S A) - dir. by Mark T. Elliott

Work/ Play (17m, U S A) - dir. by Stan Klimecko

So Long (12m, U S A) - dir. by SPC Brandon Bley

Dixie and Dottie a New Tradition (16m, U S A) - dir. by David Donar

Back In '93 (10m, Canada) - dir. by Mark Montefiore

The Calling (7m, Canada) - dir. by Michael Martins

Down in the Mouth (21m, U S A) - dir. by Kirby Ward

Everyday Joe (U S A) - dir. by Shane Cole

The Quickie (12m, U S A) - dir. by Cosmos Kiindarius

The Predator's Return (14m, U S A) - dir. by Jerald Fine

Forever in Time (U S A) - dir. by Chuck Grady
(Short Film by a Pro or Industry Affiliate)

Subtitles (19m, Turkey) - dir. by Efe Oztezdogan

She Pedals Fast (For A Girl) (15m, U S A) - dir. by Eva Vives

Mugs (4m, U S A) - dir. by Ronnie Cramer

Dissociative (27m, U S A) - dir. by Max Carlson

The Red Chalk (20m, U S A) - dir. by Matthew Patrick
(Short Film by a Pro or Industry Affiliate)

The Arab (10m, U S A) - dir. by Boris Wexler

EPICAC (21m, U S A) - dir. by Will Tully

Vartan LLP (17m, U S A) - dir. by Myles Price

Northland: Long Journey (18m, Canada) - dir. by Edie Steiner

Letting Go (4m, U S A) - dir. by Dan Masucci

Fast As You Can (10m, U S A) - sub. by Marcus Cohlan

 


THE TOP FINALISTS FOR THE SCREENPLAY COMPETITION ARE:

Agustina (U S A) - sub. by Robert Thompsett

From Point A to Point B (U S A) - sub. by Elise Stempky

Life Insurance 3 (U S A) - sub. by George Gregory

Mind of a Bridesmaid (U S A) - sub. by Cheryl Sobieski

Out of the Blue (U S A) - sub. by Elizabeth Lira

Ready Set Fly (U S A) - sub. by Rebecca Williams Spindler

Screwed (U S A) - sub. by Scott Walker

The Ace of Aces (U S A) - sub. by Geoffrey Breuder

The Unbroken Bond (Canada) - sub. by Ronald Weir

Chateaugay (Mexico/U S A) - sub. by William Chapin

 


FINALISTS FOR A SCREENPLAY BY A PRO OR INDUSTRY AFFILIATE ARE:

Twyla & Gracie (U S A) - sub. by William Finlay

Raising The Dead (U S A) - sub. by Michael Salort

Voices (U S A) - sub. by Susan Klos

 


MUSIC VIDEO NOMINEES ARE:

The Enlightened Time (5m, U S A) - dir. by Stephan Galfas

Siempre Pude Ver (4m, U S A) - dir. by Gary Ravenscroft

DeNardo (2m, CANADA) - dir. by Mike Alfini

Eclectic (2m, U S A) - dir. by Ross Ching

 


DOCUMENTARY FILM NOMINEES ARE:

The Wrecking Crew (95m, U S A) - dir. by Denny Tedesco

The Sugar Babies (99m, U S A) - dir. by Amy Serrano

Next Exit, Main Street (75m, U S A) - sub. by Travis Cook

My Eating Team Has A Paddling Problem (90m, U S A) - dir. by Zheng Wang

Kick Like A Girl (24m, U S A) - dir. by Jenny Mackenzie

Not Broken (87m, U S A) - dir. by Armando Ibanez

The Last Word (90m, U S A) - dir. by Jesse Quackenbush

The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice (75m, U S A) - by Joanne Fish

Bare Hands and Wooden Limbs (53m, U S A) - dir. by Alison McMahan

River Ways (85m, U S A) - dir. by Colin Stryker

Beyond the Call (82m, U S A) - dir. by Adrian Belic

No Vacancy (91m, U S A) - dir. by Michael Tobias

From The 50 Yard Line (95m, U S A) - dir. by Doug Lantz

The First Saturday in May (95m, U S A) - dir. by John Hennegan, Brad Hennegan

 


ANIMATION NOMINEES ARE:

Simulacra (4m, U S A) - dir. by Tatchapon Lertwirojkul

Last Time Around (11m, U S A) - dir. by Howard Kim

Glitch (10m, Canada) - dir. by Peter Ricq

Vitruvius' Toybox (6m, U S A) - dir. by Dennis Iannuzzi

Raccoon and Crawfish (8m, U S A) - sub. by Terrance Frederick

Geirald The 5 Legged Spider (3m, Canada) - dir. by Sam Rusztyn

A Garata (4m, USA)

Ze Price of a Scent (4m, U S A) - dir. by Wesley Storhoff

 


FOREIGN FILM NOMINEES ARE:

Serpent And The Sun: Tales Of An Aztec Apprentice (92m, Mexico, U S A) - dir. by Shaahin Cheyene (Subtitled/Dubbed)

El otro lado del pasillo (Across The Hall) (17m, Canada) - dir. by Alan Powell

Yoyo (23m, China) - dir. by Yanwenjun Liu