
The 2008 Best of the
Presented by The
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
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,
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,
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,
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