2008 CLAW AWARD WINNERS
Excellence in the Craft of FILMMAKING

Best Feature Film
ALIEN RAIDERS
Director, Ben Rock
Producers, Daniel Myrick, John Shiban, Steve Ecclesine, Tony Krantz

Best Director
TONY SWANSEY
Squeal

Best Screenplay
EXCISION
Richard Bates, Jr.

Best Director of Photography
MATHEW RUDENBERG
Basement Jack

Audience Favorite
SWAMP DEVIL
Director, David Winning
Producer, Irene Litinsky, Ric Nish

Best Horror Short Film
THE PROCEDURE
Director, Sergio Pinheiro
Producer, Sergio Pinheiro

Best Fantasy Short Film
TRANSREXIA
Director, Aurelio Voltaire
Producer, Aurelio Voltaire

Best Science Fiction Short Film
ATTACKAZOIDS!
Director, Brian Lonano
Producer, Erin Horsey

Best Thriller Short Film
NOTHING FACE
Director, Mitch Csanadi
Producer, Dan Maher

Best Drama Short Film
ALL FOR LOVE
Director, Ron E. Harris
Producers, Jared Johnson, Ron E. Harris

Best Actor
ERIC PETER-KAISER
Basement Jack

Best Actress
MARY ANN BIEWENER
Absent

Best Supporting Actor
BRUCE DERN
Swamp Devil

Best Supporting Actress
LYNN LOWRY
Basement Jack

Best Cinematography
MATHEW RUDENBERG
Basement Jack

Best Editing
SQUEAL
Dennis Doornbos, Joe Burke

Best Sound Design
GOMEDA
Jan Peridar

Best Special Effects
THE 9TH CIRCLE
Damien Leone

Best Original Music Score
BASEMENT JACK
Composer, Alan Howarth

Best Original Music Theme
GOMEDA
Composer, Semih Tareen

2008 CLAW AWARD WINNERS
Excellence in the Craft of SCREENWRITING

First Place (Feature Length)
CADAVER
Screenwriter, Steven Arvanites

Second Place (Feature Length)
TRUCKERS VS. BIKERS
Screenwriters, Aaron Granlund, Sean Huet

Third Place (Feature Length)
VERMIN
Screenwriter, Bo Ransdell

First Place (Short Length)
ENEMY COMBATANT
Screenwriter, Ron Albury

Second Place (Short Length)
NEW YEAR'S EVE
Screenwriter, Rick Tobin

Third Place (Short Length)
THE WORDS AND THE BEES
Screenwriter, Ron Podell