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, .