Seasoned newscaster, consumer editor, and 20+ year investigative reporter Tom Vacar of KTVU-Fox-Channel 2, an Ohio native and alum of Cleveland State, moderated the first panel discussion (New Media: The Who, What, Why and How?) that included other Cleveland, Ohio panelists Traci Nickerson (Greenhouse Studios-Burbank, CA) and Academy of Art University teacher, prolific screenplay writer, and esteemed book author James Dalessandro .  Vacar offered some valuable insights and threw out some hard...

FEATURE FILM WINNERS Echos Perrine Lievois & Hadrien Don Fayel SANDCASTLE Fix Tao Ruspoli STARFISH Ghosts Of The Heartland Allen Blumberg SEAHORSE Jani Gal Jamil Rostami COLUMBINE Ruby Blue Jan Dunn SPIRIT The Reflecting Pool Jarek Kupsc, Joseph Culp & Jodie Baltazar COLUMBINE Vanaja Rajnesh Domalpalli ATLANTIS FEATURE FILM FOR KIDS WINNER The Adventures of Food Boy Dane Cannon STARFISH FEATURE DOCUMENTARYFILM WINNERS Baghdad Diary Sandra Consentino & Joseph Consentino COLUMBINE Heart...

The 2007 San Diego Film Festival award winners are:Heineken Red Star Award: Killing Zelda Sparks Best Feature: Intervention Best Actress: Jennifer Tilly for Intervention Best Actor: Brian Petersen for Coyote Rising Star Award: Dominique Swain for The Pacific & Eddy Best Screenplay: Paul Schrader for The Walker Best Director: Alfredo de Villa for Adrift in Manhattan Best Female Filmmaker: Annie Sundberg for The Devil Came on Horseback Best Doc: Kurt Cobain: About a Son directed by AJ Schnack ...