5TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SUMMIT
DECEMBER 7-9, 2008 LAS VEGAS
2008 Excellence Award Honorees were handed by Ernie Hudson at the Las Vegas Hilton
The Excellence Awards are the only awards that honor and pay tribute to the dedicated professionals and executives managing film festivals. Festivals continue to provide a vital intersection where the major stakeholders in the entertainment industry converge. For decades the tireless work of the film festival professional has made monumental impacts on the industry for individual filmmakers, audiences, buyers, sellers, and countless organizations involved in entertainment. Honorees received an Avid Media Composer Software package valued at over $3,000.
International Category:
Professional Award: Keith Weckstein, Director of Ticketing, Tribeca Film Festival
Director Award: Mark Fishkin, Founder & Executive Director, California Film Institute
National Category:
Professional Award: Trevor Groth, Artistic Director, CineVegas Film Festival
Director Award: Gabe Wardell, Executive Director, Atlanta Film Festival
Regional Category:
Professional Award: Joanne Feinberg, Director of Programming, Ashland Independent Film Festival
Director Award: Lee Ann Kim, Founder & Executive Director, San Diego Asian Film Festival
Special Thanks to the 2008 IFFS Sponsors:
Presenting Sponsor: WITHOUTABOX
Gold sponsors included B-SIDE & ENTA USA. Other IFFS sponsors are Agile Ticketing, AREA 4, Avid, AAA Flag & Banner,Eyesoda.com, inticketing, IFP, Festival Media Corporation, FilmThreat, Filmfestivals.com, MovieMaker, NAMAC, P3 Update, ProductionHUB.com, The NEB, Qube Digital Cinema, Variety, .
17.12.2008 | Editor's blog
Cat. : Artistic Ashland Independent Film Festival Ashland Independent Film Festival Atlanta Film Atlanta Film Festival Regional Category CineVegas CINEVEGAS Entertainment Entertainment Ernie Hudson Festival Media Corporation Film Institute National Category: Professional Award Gabe Wardell Independent films Joanne Feinberg Keith Weckstein Las Vegas Lee Ann Kim Mark Fishkin Media Composer Software San Diego Asian Film the Las Vegas HiltonThe Excellence Awards Ticketing Trevor Groth Tribeca Film Festival