dA CENTER FOR THE ARTS

252-D S. Main St.
Pomona CA 91767
Email: info@smogdance.com
Telephone: (909) 397-9716
Smogdance Info: (909) 997-0761

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 02/02/08

The 10th Annual Pomona Valley Film Festival

FESTIVAL RESULTS

This year was a resounding success with over 600 in attendance throughout the weekend! The rain couldn't keep the tried and true away from our 10th Anniversary Festival!

The judges had it tough as all the entries were winners.

This was another year where the judges felt the need to separate the Documentaries from the other Open/Experimental films. This is because we have had such powerful documentaries presented this year and in the past that we feel they should be distinguished from the Short dramas and experimental pieces.

For this reason, we have made the decision to formally add this category this year and in the future. We have added an additional prize of $100 for Best Documentary and $50 for Honorary Mention. We will not be providing Student prizes for this category.

Many thanks to the Judges: Kevin Mapp, Marty Olstein, Valerie Ross, and T. Kim-Trang Tran ( www.smogdance.com/2008/jury08.html ) Also a huge "Thank you!" to Showbiz Software for providing software valued at $2,100 as filmmaker prizes! And thanks to all the filmmakers for providing thought provoking, comedic, and beautiful images to the screen.

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The Results were as follows:

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Eyes Wide Open - Peter Daulton

HONORARY MENTION DOCUMENTARY
Freedom Now - Diana Rivas
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NON-STUDENT:
BEST OPEN/EXPERIMENTAL
EPICAC - Will Tully

HONORARY MENTION OPEN/EXPERIMENTAL
Deleted Scenes - Ryan Gielen

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BEST COMEDY
Felix Melman - Dan Lantz

HORARY MENTION COMEDY - (Tie)
Parental Guidance - Mark Bashian
Idiot Actor Syndrome - Paul Bartholamew
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BEST ANIMATION
'Till Death Do Us Part - Rick May

HONORARY MENTION ANIMATION
The Wishing Well - Rod Maxwell
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BEST STUDENT OPEN/EXPERIMENTAL
Vanished Acres - Adam Bolt

HONORARY MENTION STUDENT OPEN/EXPERIMENTAL
The Insect Chorus - Chloe Aftel
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BEST STUDENT COMEDY
Love Sophie - Ora Yashar

HONORARY MENTION STUDENT COMEDY
Lie Detector - John Moran
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BEST STUDENT ANIMATION
Movement and Stillness - Kent Chiu

HONORARY MENTION STUDENT ANIMATION - (Tie)
Simulacra - Tatchapon Lertwirojkul
Tea Reverie - Yonsu Kim
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WELDON AWARDS (AUDIENCE CHOICE PER NIGHT)
FRIDAY

Open/Exp: EPICAC - Will Tully
Comedy: Children of Scum - A Retrospective - Danny Grossman
Animation: The Wishing Well - Rod Maxwell

SATURDAY
Open/Exp: Vanished Acres - Adam Bolt
Comedy: 20Q - Benjamin Keith
Animation: Simulacra - Tatchapon Lertwirojkul

SUNDAY
Open/Exp: Eyes Wide Open - Peter Daulton
Comedy: Idiot Actor Syndrome (IAS - A Search for Hope) - Paul Bartholamew
Animation: 'Till Death Do Us Part - Rick May

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Prizes for Best Non-Student films will be awarded a $100 contest prize and Showbiz Software valued at $600
Prizes for Best Student films will be awarded a $100 contest prize and Showbiz Software valued at $200
Prizes for Honorary Mention will be awarded $50, ties will split the prize.
Prize for Best Documentary will be awarded $100
Prize for Honorary Mention - Documentary will be awarded $50
There is no monetary prize for the Weldon awards, only certificates and the affection felt from a really big group hug!
Award Certificates or Official Selection Certificates will be sent to all filmmakers.
Thank you again....and remember...our call for entries will begin again in March, soooo....SAME TIME NEXT YEAR!

Thanks to all who helped to make Smogdance '08 a great success.

The dA Center for the Arts is a community non-profit organization promoting the arts in Pomona since 1984.