The 2008 Best of the Midwest Award Nominees

Presented by The Midwest Independent Film Festival

Tuesday, December 2nd at Rockit Bar & Grill, 22 W. Hubbard

 

   

 

Special thanks to Chad Erickson and Wicker Park Productions for creating our nominee presentation and to voiceover talent Elizabeth Laidlaw for lending her dulcet tones to the Midwest Indie!

 

Winners were determined by the Festival Awards Jury, the Festival Director Mike McNamara and the public vote, for which nearly 2,000 people cast their ballot at MidwestFilm.org!

 

Best Music Video

Trilogy, directed by Chris Folkens for The Lifeline

Out to Get You, directed by Brett Tanzer for Jonny Rumble

All Over Again, directed by Mark Philips for Locksley

WINNER: Game of Love, directed by Ruth Leitman for The Redwalls

 

Best Documentary

I.O.U.S.A., directed by Patrick Creadon    

In the Family, directed by Joanna Rudnick

WINNER: America the Beautiful, directed by Darryl Roberts

Election Day, directed by Katy Chevigny

The Wandering Wombs, directed by Jenifer Evans Carnow

 

Best Short Film

Check Please, directed by Larry Ziegelman

The European Kid, directed by Ian Martin

The Cherry Tree, directed by Carlo Besasie    

WINNER: Train Town, directed by Keith Bearden

Starting Tomorrow, directed by Devin Bousquet

Regrets, Directed by Steve Delahoyde

 

Best Editing

WINNER: Leslie Simmer, In the Family     Doug Blush, I.O.U.S.A.

Steve Delahoyde, Regrets     Joe Clear and Chris Folkens, Trilogy

Joe Langenfeld, Osso Bucco

 

Best Actor

WINNER: John C. Reilly, The Promotion     Seann William Scott, The Promotion

Christian Stolte, Osso Bucco     John Bader, Train Town     Will Clinger, Train Town

 

Best Actress
WINNER: Virginia Madsen,
Diminished Capacity

Kate James, Regrets

Serena Vesper, The European Kid

Jenna Fischer, The Promotion

Danielle Hoetmer, Check Please


Best Cinematography

David Blood, Train Town     Mike Gillis, The Cherry Tree

WINNER: John Luker, Grant Weiss and Joey Domaracki, Trilogy

Steve Furman, Ride of the Mergansers     Justin Hayward, Check Please

 

Best Director

Terry Kinney, Diminshed Capacity

WINNER: Steve Conrad, The Promotion

Patrick Creadon, I.O.U.S.A.   Joanna Rudnick, In the Family    

Rusty Gorman, Home of the Giants   Darryl Roberts, America the Beautiful

 

Best Feature

Diminished Capacity, directed by Terry Kinney

WINNER: The Promotion, directed by Steve Conrad

Osso Bucco, directed by Gary Taylor and Fred Blurton

Home of the Giants, directed by Rusty Gorman