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HBO AUDIENCE AWARD, JOHN SCHLESINGER AWARD and JURIED STUDENT SHORTS AWARD WINNERS

HBO Audience Award for Best Feature Film was given to FROZEN RIVER, directed by Courtney Hunt

HBO Audience Award for Best Documentary was given to FLOW: FOR LOVE OF WATER , directed by Irena Salina

HBO Audience Award for Best Short Film was given to WHO I AM, directed by Whitney Peters

The John Schlesinger Award (awarded to a first time filmmaker) was given to Lance Hammer, director of BALLAST

The Student Film Competition Grand Jury Award was given to RABIA, directed by Muhammad Ali Hasan

The Student Film Competition Special Jury Prize was given to THE SHERIFF, directed by Jeff M. Giordano

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  Quentin Tarantino
  2008 Filmmaker
  on the Edge
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  Jane Lynch
  2008 Faith Hubley
  Memorial Award
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  Gael Garcia Bernal
  2008 Excellence
  in Acting