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Best Documentary presented by Godfrey Reggio: NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY: LASZLO AND VILMOS, accepted by James Chressanthis
New Mexico Women in Film Sage Award presented by Cynthia Strauss: Anne Lerner
Best Short presented by Karen Red Hawk Dallett: MISSING PIECES, Samah Tokmachi
Best Animation presented by Linda Jones: SITA SINGS THE BLUES, Nina Paley
The Independent Spirit Award presented by Dr. Stuart Kirk of the College of Santa Fe: SHOOT FIRST AND PRAY YOU LIVE, Lance Doty
The International Film Guide Inspiration Wallflower Press Emerging Filmmaker Award presented Stephen Rubin: EM, Tony Barbieri
Best Indigenous presented by Francene Blythe: WELCOME TO EUROMINO, Aleksei Vakhrushev
The Suzanne Pettit Memorial Editing Award presented Giancarlo Esposito: STATE OF ROCK, Anthony Arkin
Kodak Cinematography Award presented by Ken Seng: THE OBJECTIVE, Stephanie Martin Cinematographer,Daniel Myrick, Director, accepted by Zev Gruber, Producer
The Audience Choice presented by Mayor Cross: PLAY THE GAME, Marc Feinberg
The Creative Spirit Award presented by Jill Momaday: UNLIKELY WEAPON, Susan Morgan Cooper and Cindy Lou Adkins
Film for Change Producer’s Award presented by Kirk Ellis: GOSPEL HILL, Giancarlo Esposito
State Farm Insurance Best Latino Film presented by Valentin De Vargas: MY QUEST FOR THE HOLY BURRITO, Jonathan Sell
Luminaria Awards: Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond presented by Ward Russell, Actor James Cromwell presented by Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons, and Composer Howard Shore, presented by Gerald Fried
Tamalewood Best New Mexico Film presented by Jon Bowman: TAOS, Brandon Schmid
Best of Fest presented by Bob Balaban: WALTZ WITH BASHIR, Ari Folman
Heineken Red Star Award presented by Alan Arkin, Thadd Turner and Lisa Black: A LONELY PLACE FOR DYING, Justin Evans
The Santa Fe Film Festival presented 14 awards at the Annual Milagro Awards Ceremony on Saturday December 6th at 4:30 pm at the Scottish Rite Temple. The ceremony was hosted by Ali MacGraw and Alan Arkin with presentations from industry notables living in New Mexico, including Alan Arkin, Robert Englund and Kirk Ellis and guests, including Nora Dunn, Giancarlo Esposito and Robert Knott.
At the ceremony, the Governor’s Cup Award winners will be announced, New Mexico Women in Film present their Sage Award to Ann Lerner, and the SFFF presents its Luminaria Tributee salutes for lifetime achievement to: Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, Actor James Cromwell, and Composer Howard Shore.
The artist PASCAL graciously offered the trophies to the Santa Fe Film Festival and his work is available at 707 Gallery at 707 Canyon Road.
Our panel of notable industry jurors includes: Alan Arkin, Oscar winning actor · Jayce Bartok, Actor and Writer (THE CAKE EATERS) · Jeff Berg, filmmaker, journalist and writer · Lisa Black, producer and marketing guru · Seth Bullington, filmmaker, photographer, Taos Mountain Film Festival · Michael Cain, CEO and Artistic Director of AFI Dallas International · Richard Colla, member of DGA, Academy Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television, The Caucus for Writers, Producers and Directors · Anna Cosentine, Taos Shortz Film Fest Director · Anna Darrah, Spiritual Cinema Circle · Alan Dominguez, Loco Lane Filmworks · Mark Fergus, Oscar nominated writer, CHILDREN OF MEN, IRON MAN · James Faust, Programmer, AFI Dallas International · Ericka Frederick, New Mexico representative for Kodak · Joannie Fraughton, Director of the Durango Film Festival · Matt Ginsberg, Producer (INKED for A&E, HISTORY WITH ROGER DALTRY for the History Channel, UNCLE FRANL for HBO Docs) · Mark Harris, Oscar winning Producer (CRASH) · Donnie and Jeannie Hill, film enthusiasts and SFFF film screeners · Linda Jones, daughter of Chuck Jones, of LJE and the Chuck Jones Gallery · Corky Kessler, entertainment attorney, spearheaded Prop181 · Seth Kittay, president of All Channel Films, distributing independent film of all genres in North America · Robert Knott, writer and producer of APPALOOSA and actor in over 30 TV shows and films including POLLOCK, THE HI-LO COUNTRY · Rose Kuo, Artistic Director, AFI LA Fest · Stacey Marbrey, Director AFI Project: 20/20 · Carol Marshall, head of Marshall PR · Ali MacGraw, actress, philanthropist, and humanitarian · Harry Muselwhite, Director of the Rome (Georgia) International Film Festival · Hawk Ostby, nominated writer, CHILDREN OF MEN, IRON MAN · Deborah Pratt, producer, actress and filmmaker, Quantum Leap · Andy Richley, Vice President of Television Development at Lionsgate · Jonathan Sanger, Director and Oscar winning Producer · Craig Serling, filmmaker of the award winning JAM, winner of the SFFF 2006 Independent Spirit Award · Domenica Cameron Scorsese, writer/director/producer · Jonathan Shikart, Development/Production executive at PalmStar Entertainment · Jonathan Slator, filmmaker and Taos Mountain Film Festival founder · Jane Sullivan, Director of the Santa Cruz Film Festival · Jorge Tacla, SANFIC Film Festival and CORPARTES of Chile · Alicia Keyes Touche, Sandia Productions, former Executive Director of Worldwide Acquisitions and Co-productions Disney · Harris Tulchin, attorney and producer · Richard Turner, SVP of Business Affairs and Programming for Starz Entertainment · Barbara Wall, EVP of TV at Lionsgate · Rob Williams, VP of Acquisitions Liberation Entertainment
2007
2007 MILAGRO AWARD WINNERS
Best Documentary presented by Kirk Ellis:
Kieran Fitzgerald’s BALLAD OF ESEQUIEL HERNANDEZ winner of $1,000 software bundle from Entertainment Partners
Best Short Presented by Gary Farmer:
CROCODILE DREAMING by Australian filmmaker Darlene Johnson winner of $1,000 software bundle from Entertainment Partners
Best Animation presented by Maura Dhu Studi:
Jay Bolotin’s THE JACKLEG TESTAMENT: PART ONE, JACK AND EVE
The Suzanne Pettit Memorial Editing Award presented by Michael Pettit:
Hans Vermy for THE REPLACEMENT CHILD
Best Creative Spirit presented by Jihmi Kennedy:
FINDING KRAFTLAND, Richard Kraft and Adam Shell winner of $1,000 software bundle from Entertainment Partners
Tamalewood Studios Award for Best New Mexico Film presented by Val DeVargas:
Albuquerque filmmaker Billy Garberina’s NECROVILLE winner of $1,000 software bundle from Entertainment Partners
Best Southwest presented by Alan Arkin:
OFF THE GRID: LIFE ON THE MESA, Jeremy and Randy Stulberg winner of $1,000 software bundle from Entertainment Partners
Best Latino presented by Wes Studi:
Gabriela Bohm’s THE LONGING
FORGOTTEN JEWS OF SOUTH AMERICA winner of $1,000 software bundle from Entertainment Partners
Best Independent Spirit presented by Jon Bowman and Stephen Rubin:
D.B. Sweeney’s raucous road movie TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE winner of $1,000 software bundle from Entertainment Partners
Audience Choice presented by Mayor David Coss:
JUMP!, Helen Hood Scheer winner of $1,000 software bundle from Entertainment Partners
Best of Fest presented by Aviva:
PERSEPOLIS, co-directed by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi
1st Indigenous Film Presented by Francene Blythe:
MISS NAVAJO, Billy Luther
Luminaria Awards for Lifetime Achievement in Film were given to:
John Bailey and Carol Littleton presented by Alan Cumming
Marina Goldavskaya presented by Francesca Ursone
Alanis Obomsawin presented by Canadian Consulate
Tributee Maverick Award, presented by Lynn Stalmaster: Alan Cumming
NM Film Office awarded its 3 Governor's Cup Films
The Sage Award, presented by NM women in Film: Shirley MacLaine
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