By Maria Esteves - August 21, 2007

 The 8th Annual New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) 2007Awards Ceremony, presented by HBO, and sponored by Banco Popular was held at Arena, Sunday, July 29, 2007, 8:00 pm. The award acknowledges the best in filmmaking and emerging directors of Latino descent. The award announcers were NYILFF Founder/Executive Director, Calixto Chinchilla and Executive Director, Elizabeth Gardner.

 
NYILFF07 award announcers, founder/executive director,
Calixto Chinchilla, (left), and executive director, Elizabeth
Gardner, NYILFF.

(From left-right), NYILFF founder/executive director, Calixto Chinchilla, Banco Popular Dream Filmmaker Award winner, filmmaker, Christina Ibarra, Banco Popular, New York Media Executive, Anastasi Orfanof, and NYILFF executive director, Elizabeth Gardner.

(From left-right), NYILFF founder/executive director, Calixto Chinchilla, NYILFF07 Verizon Best Short Film Award Winner, director, Will Fonseca, REWIND, president, Marc Soto, Verizon, New York Hispanic Support Organization, and NYILFF executive
director, Elizabeth Gardner.

  (From left-right), NYILFF founder/executive director, Calixto Chinchilla, Dennis Williams of HBO, NYILFF07 HBO Best Short Film Award winner, director, Freddie Vargas, HISPANOLA, and NYILFF executive director, Elizabeth Gardner.

NYILFF07 HBO Best Picture Award winners, Actors, Kareem Savinon, (left-end), Al Thompson, (center), and Johnny Rivera, (right-end), LIBERTY KID, with NYILFF founder/executive director, Calixto Chinchilla, (second from left), Dennis Williams of HBO, (third from left), and NYILFF executive director, Elizabeth Gardner.

NYILFF07 Sponsors, (from left-right), legal liason, Marc Soto, Maria Cruz, Stephanie Brown, and marketing manager, Felipe Serrano, Verizon Telecom.

  NYILFF07 Sponsors, (from left-right), director multicultural marketing, Jeff McFarland, with director Human Resource, New York State, Francesca Smith, and marketing manager, Felipe Serrano, Verizon Telecom.

(From left-right), public relations, Jennifer Abreu with sonsorship assistant, Jeff Duneman, and talent relations, Yari McDonald, NYILFF.

  NYILFF07 HBO Best Picture Award winners, actors, Johnny Rivera, (left-end), and Kareem Savinon, (right-end), LIBERTY KID, with owner, John Thomas, (second to left), and lead
actress, Courteney Turneri, JT Talent.

NYILFF07 music composer, Bryan Senti, (left), and producer, Jay Wadley HARDLY MARRIED.