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2008 BendFilm Festival Winnners

Congratulations to the winners of the 5th annual BendFilm Festival!

Best of Show
THE WINDFISHERMAN
$10,000 cash award, Presented North Rim and made possible by Brooks Resources since 2004. 

Best Feature
SELFLESS 
$2,500 cash award made possible by the Doctors of InFocus Eye Care Center since 2006. 

Best Documentary
SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE
$2,500 cash award made possible by the Doctors of Advanced Specialty Care since 2005. 

Best Short
SUGAR
$2,500 cash award made Jan & Jody Ward.

Best Student Film
TIE!
IN THE NAME OF THE SON and
SEBASTIONS VOODOO
$3,000 cash award (split) made possible by Dan and Bonnie Wieden for Caldera Arts since 2005.

Conservation Award
KAREAREA: THE PINE FALCON
$1,500 cash award in the name of the Deschutes Basin Land Trust and made possible by The Starview Foundation.

Best Direction
Tom Quinn, THE NEW YEAR PARADE
$1,500 cash award.

Faerie Godmother Award 
for Excellence in Filmmaking by a Female Director
Anna McRoberts, THE WINDFISHERMAN
$4,000 cash award made possible by the Faerie Godmother Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation.


Best of the Northwest
THE DARK HORSE 
$2,000 cash award made possible by Integra Telecom.

Best Screenplay
SELFLESS 
$1,500 cash award made possible by Bob Reininger and Marci Collis: Morgan Stanley-Bend.

Katie Merritt Audience Award
THE FLYBOYS

Best Musical Score 
SEBASTIANS VOODOO

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Welch
THE NEW YEAR PARADE

Best Supporting Actor
Mo Gallini
SELFLESS

Best Actress
Marln Mason
MODEL RULES

Best Actor
Dan McCabe
WAR EAGLE, ARKANSAS

Best Cinematography
MONKEY PUZZLE

Best Editing
SELFLESS

Reel Renegade
TONY SAFFORD