SIFFed Out

25 days, over 160,000 attendees, 198 narrative films, 60 documentaries, 15 archival films, 4 mystery screenings, and 141 shorts later, the 2006 Seattle International Film Festival is finally over. Seattlest, for one, is relieved. Don't get us wrong: we love the festival life. But after nearly a month of showing up early to films, saving seats for friends, and contending with irascible movie-goers, we are ready for a break from the cinema. See you next year, SIFF!

The festival's awards are as follows:

JURY AWARDS

BEST NEW DIRECTOR
-Grand Jury Prize: HOST & GUEST, directed by Shin Dong-il (South Korea)
-Special Jury Prize: GRAIN IN EAR, directed by Zhang Lu (China)

BEST NEW AMERICAN FILM
-Grand Jury Prize: LIVE FREE OR DIE, directed by Gregg Kavet and Andy Robin
-Special Jury Mention: MAN PUSH CART, actor Ahmed Razvi

BEST DOCUMENTARY
- Grand Jury Prize: GITMO: THE NEWS RULES OF WAR, directed Erik Gandini and Tarik Sale
-Special Jury Mention: WALKING TO WERNER, directed by Linas Phillips

BEST SHORT FILM
Best Narrative Short
-Grand Jury Prize: BEFORE DAWN, director Balint Kenyeres
-Special Jury Mention: MOTHER, director Sian Heder

Best Animated Short
-Grand Jury Prize: RINGO, director Dave Monahan
-Special Jury Mentions: FUMI AND THE BAD LUCK FOOT, director David Chai; and MARVELOUS, KEEN LOONY BIN, director Lizzi Akana

Best Documentary Short
-Grand Jury Prize: LOT 63, GRAVE C, director Sam Green
-Special Jury Mention: UNDRESSING MY MOTHER, director Ken Wardrop

GOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE AUDIENCE AWARDS

BEST FILM: OSS 117: NEST OF SPIES, director Michel Hazanavicius (France)

1st Runner Up for Best Picture is WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY directed by Goran Dukic (USA); 2nd Runner Up is ELSA & FRED directed by Marcos Carnevale (Spain); 3rd Runner Up is QUINCEAÑERA by directors Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer (USA); and 4th Runner Up is LASSIE directed by Charles Sturridge (Ireland).

BEST DOCUMENTARY: THE TRIALS OF DARRYL HUNT, directors Rickie Stern and Annie Sundberg (USA)

1st Runner Up for Best Documentary is HEART OF THE GAME directed by Ward Serrill (USA); 2nd Runner Up is AMERICAN BLACKOUT directed by Ian Inaba; 3rd Runner Up is WRESTLING WITH ANGELS: PLAYWRIGHT TONY KUSHNER directed by Freida Lee Mock (USA); and 4th Runner Up is WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? directed by Chris Paine.

BEST DIRECTOR: Goran Dukic, WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY (USA)

1st Runner Up for Best Director is Andrucha Waddington, HOUSE OF SAND (Spain); 2ND Runner Up is Marco Tullio Giordana, ONCE YOU’RE BORN YOU CAN NO LONGER HIDE (Italy); 3rd Runner Up is Jean-Marc Vallee, C.R.A.Z.Y. (Canada); and 4th Runner Up is Ishai Setton, THE BIG BAD SWIM (USA).

BEST ACTRESS: Fiona Gordon, THE ICEBERG (Belgium)

1st Runner Up for Best Actress is Sigourney Weaver, SNOW CAKE (Canada/UK); 2nd Runner Up is Fernanda Montenegro, HOUSE OF SAND (Spain); 3rd Runner Up is China Zorilla, ELSA & FRED (Spain); and 4th Runner Up is Shareeka Epps, HALF NELSON (USA).

BEST ACTOR: Ryan Gosling, HALF NELSON (USA)

1st Runner Up for Best Actor is Alan Rickman, SNOW CAKE (Canada/UK); 2nd Runner Up is Chris Tashima, AMERICANESE (USA); 3rd Runner Up is Ulrich Thomsen, ADAM’S APPLES (Denmark); and 4th Runner Up is David Dencik, A SOAP (Denmark).

BEST SHORT: FULL DISCLOSURE, directed by Douglas Horn (USA)

1st Runner Up for Best Short is HEAVY METAL JR. directed by Chris Waitt (Scotland); 2nd Runner Up is THE LEGEND OF THE SCARECROW directed by Marco Besas (Spain); 3rd Runner Up is K-7 directed by Christopher Leone (USA); and 4th Runner Up is CHOQUE directed by Nacho Vigalondo (Spain).

SPECIAL AWARDS

Women in Cinema Lena Sharpe Award: Freida Lee Mock, WRESTLING WITH ANGELS: PLAYWRIGHT TONY KUSHNER

WaveMaker Award for Excellence in Youth Filmmaking: SLIP OF THE TONGUE, directed by Karen Lum

WaveMaker Honorable Mention: REZ LIFE, directed by Nick Clark, Martin Edwards and David Aleck

FutureWave Audience Award: THE DRIVE THRU, produced by Stacey Rozich, Matt Lewis, Jesse Lomax and Ashley Russell