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International Competition
ANIMATED EYE AWARD (shared) Never Like the First Time! (Jonas Odell, Sweden) Yours Truly (Osbert Parker, UK)
BEST COMEDY The Substitute (Andrea Jublin, Italy)
BEST DRAMA Fair Trade (Michael Dreher, Germany/Morocco)
BEST DOCUMENTARY The Fighting Cholitas (Mariam Jobrani, Bolivia/USA)
BEST SHORT SHORT City (Topaz Adizes, USA)
BEST STUDENT (shared) Clear Cut, Simple (Vineet Dewan, USA) Salt Kiss (Fellipe Barbosa, USA/Brazil)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ($2,500 film stock sponsored by Kodak) Motodrom (Joerg Wagner, Germany)
HARD C HIGH-FIVE TO LO-FI (Sponsored by Hard C, Aspen Shortsfest alumni Jason Reitman and Daniel Dubiecki’s new comedy production company) Scyzoryk (Keio & Dag Åstein, Norway)
SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION Make a Wish (Cherien Dabis, Palestine) Tanghi Argentini (Guido Thys, Belgium) t.o.m. (Tom Brown & Daniel Gray, UK) The Tube with a Hat (Radu Jude, Romania)
Other Jury Awards
THE ELLEN AWARD - Most Original Film Printed Rainbow (Gitanjali Rao, India)
THE ELLEN - Certificate of Distinctive Achievement Tanghi Argentini (Guido Thys, Belgium)
(The Ellen Awards, named in honor of Festival Founder, Ellen Hunt, are selected by a special jury.)
NAPAPIJRI® CULTURAL DISCOVERY AWARD (Sponsored by Napapijri®) Ousmane (Dyana Gaye, Senegal/France)
BAFTA/LA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE Tanghi Argentini (Guido Thys, Belgium)
BAFTA/LA Honorable Mentions Clear Cut, Simple (Vineet Dewan, USA) High Maintenance (Phillip Van, Germany) Make a Wish (Cherien Dabis, Palestine)
(The BAFTA/LA Awards are chosen by members of the Los Angeles Chapter of the British Academy of Film and Television.)
YOUTH JURY PRIZE Fair Trade (Michael Dreher, Germany/Morocco)
(The Youth Jury Prize is selected by a panel of local high school students.)
AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARD Tanghi Argentini (Guido Thys, Belgium)
(The Audience Favorite Award is selected by ballots from Aspen Shortsfest's audience.)
Local Filmmaker Showcase 2007 Awards
Local’s Choice Whirling Dervish, Bill Fisher Honored as Best Overall Local Film for its intimate and stylistic portrayal of the power of memories and dreams. (Whirling Dervish is also the recipient of a $1,500 production package courtesy of Plum TV to make a film with a mountain theme to debut on Plum TV.)
Best Local Student Award Club Jazz, Ben Fout Honored as Best Local Student Film for its imaginative and creative use of collage and music to enchant its audience.
Best Local Documentary Award Fútbol Fanatics, Ethan Dean Honored as Best Local Documentary for drawing the viewer into the exciting and over-the-top milieu of World Cup soccer.
Honorable Mentions Bairro Centro Sul, Illene Pevec Days of Mexico, Daniel Saporita (The Local Filmmakers Awards are selected by a panel of local filmmakers and community representatives.)
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