Joseph Henry wins "Special Jury Award" at the USA Film Festival

DALLAS - On Sunday, April 22, 2007, the USA Film Festival announced the Winners of the 29th Annual National Short Film and Video Competition during the 37th Annual USA Film Festival in Dallas.

GRAND PRIZE WINNER
FIRST PLACE / FICTION
The Hunter, Benjamin Gray, director

FIRST PLACE / ANIMATION
everything will be ok, Don Hertzfeldt, director

FIRST PLACE / NON-FICTION
Silences, Octavio Warnock-Graham, director

FIRST PLACE / EXPERIMENTAL
27,000 Days, Naveen Singh, director

SPECIAL JURY AWARDS
Cops: Children's Literacy Department, Greg Asay and Sean Cowhig, directors
Dunny, Phillip Van, director
Joseph Henry, Phil Allocco, director
Splitting Hairs, Michael Boretz, director

This year marks the 29th Anniversary of the Academy-qualifying Competition, which has awarded over $200,000 in cash prizes, including prizes to many (then) emerging filmmakers, including Jessica Yu (Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien), Todd Haynes (Superstar and Dottie Gets Spanked), Alexander Payne (The Passion of Martin), George Hickenlooper (Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade), Alan Taylor (The Burning Question), John Lasseter (Tin Toy), and Ari Sandel (West Bank Story).

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