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Gotham Screen 2008 Circleframe Award Winner, for Best Cinematography (Nicolas Karakatsanis) and Best Actress (Eline Kuppens), LEFT BANK (LINKEROEVER), has been picked up for US distribution by theatrical distributor IFC Films.

2008 GOTHAM SCREEN Circleframe Awards announced
The winning films and screenplays were annnounced on the closing day of the 2008 Gotham Screen Film Festival, Sunday, Nov 2, 2008:
Audience Award - Pretty Ugly People
Tate Taylor, director
Best Feature - The Other Half (L'Autre Moitié)
Rolando Colla, director
Best Documentary - Face Addict
Edo Bertoglio, director
Best Photography - Left Bank (Linkeroever)
Nicolas Karakatsanis, Cinematographer/DP
Best Actress - Eline Kuppens, Left Bank (Linkeroever)
Best Actor - Robert Pugh, Goodnight Irene
Best Short Film - Word On The Street
Nick Barbieri, director

Winners of the 2008 GOTHAM SCREEN Screenwriting Awards:
Best Screenplay - The Virgin Of Poughkeepsie
A romantic comedy, by Eva Konstatopoulos - Winner of the $2,500 Circleframe Screenwriting Award, sponsored by Triboro Pictures.
Best Comedy - The Method
by Beth Overmyr
Best Drama - Lone Scout
by Alan O'Connor
Best Adventure - The Legend of Jean Lafitte
by C. Robert Holloway
Best Children's/Family - The Magical Kingdom of The Magical Kingdom of Naga as Envisioned by the Princess Lena
by Tanya Klein
Best Horror - Buzz
by Mark Cerulli
Best Thriller - American Gothic
by Melissa Bruning

Congratulations to all the winners!
Complete lists of all screenplay contest semi-finalists and finalists will be posted over the next days...

Q&A's at GOTHAM SCREEN 2008:

The following filmmakers have announced that they will be available for Q&A session after the screening of their films:

Thursday, October 30, following the screening of Shorts Selection I:
Talk downstairs in the Lower Festival Lounge, with Baley Wynn (director of Daisy), Hal Jordan (director of The Assassin Project) and Jeff Lycett (director of Denim).

Thursday, October 30, following the screening of Face Addict:
Q&A with Suzanne Peric, Michael Deiss (producers) and Walter Steding (protagonist).

Thursday, October 30, following the screening of Left / Right:
Q&A with Matt and Todd Wolfe (directors).

Friday, October 31, following the screening of How To Be:
Q&A with Oliver Irving (director).

Friday, October 31, following the screening of From A Place Of Darkness:
Q&A with Douglas Raine (director).

Saturday, November 1, following the screening of Shorts Selection II:
Talk with Lisa Martin (director Gare d'Austerlitz) and Kelsy Chauvin (director Bridal Party).

Saturday, November 1, following the screening of How To Be:
Q&A with Oliver Irving (director).

Sunday, November 2, following the screening of Shorts Selection III:
Talk with Conor Simpson (Holomover), Nick Barbieri (Word on the Street), Philip Broste (Elysium), Jay Kanzler (My Uncle Arnie) and Rupert Bryan (Bloodline).

Sunday, November 2, following the screening of Pretty Ugly People:
Q&A with Tate Taylor (director).

...watch this space for news from filmmakers before, during and after the festival...