San Diego Film Festival 2008

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Behind the Taurus
Documentary/Featured/Physical Graffiti, Action Sports Film Series
The Taurus World Stunt Awards honor the movie industry’s unsung heroes: the world’s best stunt professionals. They risk their lives to perform the most daring stunts that bring action and excitement to the movies. The Taurus awards celebrate the industry’s best and brightest stunt people for extraordinary performances in feature films. They are voted on by the stunt community and benefit the Taurus Foundation which gives financial assistance to stunt performers injured on the job. The Taurus World Stunt Awards and Foundation were envisioned by Red Bull Energy Drink CEO Dietrich Mateschitz and are now in their 8th year. Your ticket allows you to see all three Physical Graffit films - Clay Marzo: Just Add Water (3:00 PM), Behind the Taurus (4:15 PM) and Against the Grain (5:00 PM).
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The Betrayed
Feature
When Jamie Taylor, loving wife and mother, awakens in a cell of a remote warehouse, Alek, a masked figure, claims her husband stole 40 million from his boss' crime syndicate. Producing a box of tape recordings of Jamie's life, gathered from a bug in her home, he offers her a choice: Find a clue in the tapes, left by her husband, to lead him to the stolen money or watch her 5-year-old son die in the next room. As the 12-hour-clock ticks down, Jamie listens to the tapes, coming to terms with the possibility that her life is a lie and her husband a killer. She must use every ounce of her strength to outwit Alek and give her son a future. Director and producer scheduled to attend.
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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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