San Diego Film Festival 2008

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Morning Light
Closing Night Film/Documentary/Feature
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Fifteen young sailors... six months of intense training... one chance at the brass ring. This exciting true-life documentary tells the inspiring story of a group of intrepid and daring young men and women, on the cusp of adulthood, as they embark on life's first great adventure. Racing a high-performance 52-foot sloop in the TRANSPAC, the most revered of open-ocean sailing competitions, the crew of Morning Light matches wits and skills in a dramatic 2,300-mile showdown against top professionals. From their earliest training sessions in Hawaii conducted by world-class teachers through their test of endurance on the high seas, they form an unbreakable bond in the process of becoming a singular team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Directed and edited by two of the key filmmakers responsible for the acclaimed 2004 surfing documentary Riding Giants and the recent rock documentary Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who, (co-produced and edited by Paul Crowder; directed by Mark Monroe), this film will appeal to the sense of adventure in everyone. Sponsored by San Diego Yacht Club.
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Summerhood
Feature
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This serrated sendoff on childhood is a heartfelt coming-of-age comedy that observes an inverse relationship between ones level of stress and the ability to grow pubic hair. Does camp feel like prison? Asks this summer saga of four best friends who hate each other. Young Fetus (think Woody Allen at 10), struggles for status while confused by his first summer love. Abandoned by friends, rejected by love, and confined, Fetus risks summers without sunlight for romance and glory. Be forewarned—this tuneful nostalgic joyride 'featuring' your children is in no way 'for' your children. Filmmaker scheduled to attend.
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The Watermelon
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Short Term 12
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The Appearance of a Man
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Angels & Airwaves: Start the Machine
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The Watermelon
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The Brothers Bloom
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SDFF Award Winners Announced
SAN DIEGO FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SEVENTH ANNUAL AWARDS!
Sasha Alexander On-Hand to Receive Best Actress as
Winners Include Best Documentary to Uncounted
and Best Feature to Summerhood

[SAN DIEGO – September 29, 2008] – The Seventh Annual San Diego Film Festival has officially announced the winners after its Sept. 25 – 28 four-day run which featured more than 75 film premieres.

This year’s Festival winners collected their awards at the Sept. 28 Actors Ball & Awards Ceremony at San Diego’s New Children’s Museum. Best Actress went to Sasha Alexander– who was on-hand to accept the award for her leading role in The Last Lullaby. The Heineken Red Star Award – exclusive to only seven film festivals – went to feature film The Appearance of a Man. Best Documentary went to Uncounted, Summerhood won Best Feature, and musician Greg Laswell accepted Best Music Video.

Complete Awards List:
AWARD
RECIPIENT
Best Feature - Summerhood
Best Actress - Sasha Alexander for The Last Lullaby
Best Actor - Michael Tassoni for The Appearance of a Man
Heineken Red Star Award - The Appearance of a Man
Physical Graffiti Best Action Sports Story - Against the Grain
Best Short - In the Name of the Son
Best Documentary - Uncounted
Best Music Video - Greg Laswell How the Day Sounds
Best San Diego Short - Residue
Audience Choice Award Feature - The Last Lullaby
Audience Choice Award Documentary - Speed & Angels
Posted: Sep. 30, 2008 at 12:27PM by SDFF
New Screening Time for The Betrayed
Screening times have changed for the feature film The Betrayed. The film will now be screening once Saturday, September 27th at 7:30 p.m. Click here to buy tickets.
Posted: Sep. 18, 2008 at 3:31PM by SDFF
The Brothers Bloom Just Added to SDFF Line-up
SDFF just added Summit Entertainment's The Brothers Bloom to our 2008 line-up. Be one of the first to see one of the most buzzed about films from the Toronto International Film Festival line-up. Screening at SDFF Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:45 p.m. Click here to buy tickets.
Posted: Sep. 18, 2008 at 3:17PM by SDFF
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