FEATURE FILMS

Best Feature* ($1,000 cash award)
LOL - directed by Joseph Swanberg

 

DOCUMENTARY FILMS

Best Documentary* ($1,000 cash award)
THE TRIALS OF DARRYL HUNT - directed by Ricki Stern & Annie Sundberg

Best Short Documentary
GEOCACHING - directed by Jeff Orlowski & Tessa Banks

Best Student Documentary
YARD SALE - directed by Brad Barber

Best Alabama Documentary
SHE'S A LADY - directed by Alan Franks

Special Documentary Jury Awards...

Special Jury Awards
TIME & TIDE - directed by Julie Bayer & Josh Salzman
DANIELSON - directed by JL Aronson

Special Jury Award for Documentary Cinematography
LIVE BURN - directed by Christopher Hilleke

 

SHORT FILMS

Best Short* ($1,000 cash award)
VACATIONLAND - directed by by Lance Edmands

Best Animated Film ($500 cash award)
COPENHAGEN CYCLES - directed by Eric Dyer

Best Student Film*
OUR MAN IN NIRVANA - directed by Jan Koester

Best Alabama Film
GOUASH - directed by Michael Gordon

Kathryn Tucker Windham Storytelling Award*
BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA - directed by Javier Fesser

Special Short Film Jury Awards...

Special Jury Prize
MISSING PAGES - directed by Jerome Oliver

'Films That Matter' Award
THE COUNTER - directed by Lauren Wagner

 

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

Feature
HEAVENS FALL - directed by Terry Green

Documentary
THE TRIALS OF DARRYL HUNT - directed by by Ricki Stern & Annie Sundberg

Short
THORNTON DIAL - directed by Celia Carey

Alabama Short
PIECE OF CAKE - directed by Jennifer West

 

ALABAMA CITATIONS OF EXCELLENCE (ACE Awards)

Excellence in Direction and Design
GOLDEN AGE - directed by Cullen Carr

Shoot Me Beautiful: Excellence in Visual Design
DON'T WORRY - directed by Adam Wingard

Excellence in Editing (Award includes Avid Xpress Pro)
GOUASH - directed by Michael Gordon

Super Star Award for Best Performance
GOUASH - Stephen Wade

Excellence in Cinematic Innovation
STOP LOOK LISTEN - directed by Daniel Scheinert

Damn Good Ensemble Acting
MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY - directed by Daniel Scheinert, Stuart Webb & Zach Rucker

Genius Awards
RETURN TO THE SHADOWED PASTURE - directed by Lee Fanning

MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY - directed by Daniel Scheinert, Stuart Webb & Zach Rucker

Fresh and Funny Award
LAST MINUTE THROWN TOGETHER LOW BROWN NONSENSE - directed by Sam McDavid

The Child Within: Cinematic Expression of Childhood
XYLOPHONE AND THE GREAT FREEZER ESCAPE - directed by Randal Crow

 

SIDEWRITE 2006

Grand Prize
WHEN STANDISH MET STANDOFFISH - by Daniel Ryan O'Donnell

Production Prize
PINEVILLE - by David A. Smith

 

CRAZY 8 FILMMAKING CHALLENGE

Winner
UNION JOB - by Sam Frazier, Jr.

 

TEEN FILMMAKING CHALLENGE

Winner
TUBED - by Spencer Lenzie & Ben Westhoven