2007 Seattle Film Festival Winners

Seattle International Film Festival Winners

Golden Space Needle Awards (audience-voted)

Best Film:

1. “Outsourced,” directed by John Jeffcoat

2. “Vitus,” directed by Fredi M. Murer

3. “La Vie en Rose,” directed by Olivier Dahan

4. “The Bubble,” directed by Eytan Fox

5. “Sex and Death 101,” directed by Daniel Waters

Best Documentary:

1. “For the Bible Tells Me So,” directed by Daniel Karslake

2. “King of Kong,” directed by Seth Gordon

3. “In the Shadow of the Moon,” directed by David Sington

4. “The Devil Came on Horseback,” directed by Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern

5. “Doubletime,” directed by Stephanie Johnes

Best Director:

1. Daniel Waters, “Sex and Death 101″

2. Eytan Fox, “The Bubble”

3. Frank Oz, “Death at a Funeral”

4. Olivier Dahan, “La Vie en Rose”

5. John Jeffcoat, “Outsourced”

Best Actress:

1. Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose”

2. Jordis Triebel, “Emma’s Bliss”

3. Hannah Herzprung, “Four Minutes”

4. Claire Danes, “Evening”

5. Parker Posey, “Broken English”

Best Actor:

1. Daniel Brühl, “Salvador”

2. Hugh Dancy, “Evening”

3. François Cluzet, “Tell No One”

4. Mads Mikkelsen, “Prague”

5. Simon Baker, “Sex and Death 101″

Best Short Film:

1. “Pierre,” directed by Dan Brown

2. “Fortune Hunters,” directed by Thom Harp

3. “High Maintenance,” directed by Phillip Van

4. “Tommy the Kid,” directed by Stuart Clegg

5. “The Job,” directed by Jonathan Browning

Jury Awards

New Director Award

Grand Jury Prize: “Sons,” directed by Erik Richter Strand

Special Mention: Actress Valérie Donzelli in “7Years,” directed by Jean-Pascal Hattu

New American Cinema Award

Grand Jury Prize: “Shotgun Stories,” written and directed by Jeff Nichols

Special Jury Prize: “Lovely by Surprise,” directed by Kirt Gunn

Best Documentary

Grand Jury Prize: “Out of Time,” directed by Harald Friedl

Special Jury Prize: “Angels in the Dust,” directed by Louise Hogarth

Short-Film Awards

Narrative Short:

Grand Jury Prize: “Wigald,” directed by Timon Modersohn

Special Jury Award: “Look Sharp,” directed by Amy Gebhardt

Special Jury Award: “Pick Up,” directed by Manuel Schapira

Animated Short:

Grand Jury Prize: “Everything Will Be OK,” directed by Don Hertzfeldt

Honorable Mention: “The Girl Who Swallowed Bees,” directed by Paul McDermott

Documentary Short:

Grand Jury Prize: “Chocolate Country,” directed by Robin Blotnick

Honorable Mention: “Freeheld,” directed by Cynthia Wade

Special Awards

Heineken Red Star Award: Kirill Mikhanovsky, “Fish Dreams”; Women in Cinema Lena Sharpe Award: Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern, “The Devil Came on Horseback”; Wavemaker Award for Excellence in Youth Filmmaking: “Jewmaican,” directed by Melinda Tenenzapf; FutureWave Audience Award: “Laundry,” directed by Darrow Stettes, Allex Bullard and Hanna Overman