2008 DIY FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS NAMED
2/26/2008
2008 DIY Film Festival Names Winners
"Buskers; For Love Or Money" Wins Best Film Award
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 26, 2008)_ The engaging documentary "Buskers: For Love Or Money," an examination of the world of street performers as told by the talent, has been named Best Film of the 2008 DIY Film Festival, which concluded Saturday.
The film was screened at the American Film Institute as part of the 2008 DIY Convention, which took place Feb. 15-23 in Hollywood and honored the top independent films, music and books of the last year.
In "Buskers: For Love Or Money,” director Chad Taylor (himself a world-class street performer as a chainsaw juggler) gives the history and motivations of his fellow street performers, some well-known, others legends only in their particular square feet of concrete.
The depiction of the performers’ free-floating lifestyle, which combines talent, street savvy and psychology was shot over ten years in various parts of the world and features rare footage of some legendary street performances. For its introspective examination of a world many see but few understand, “Buskers” was unanimously acclaimed as Best Film by the DIY judges.
The other winners of the 2008 DIY Film Festival:
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: “Glue Boys,” Philip Hamer
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: “The Tribe,” Tiffany Shlain
BEST DRAMATIC FEATURE: “Divergence,” Patrick J. Donnelly
BEST DRAMATIC SHORT: “Henchmen,” Christian Cantamessa
BEST COMEDY FEATURE: “The Book of Noah,” Drew Smith
BEST COMEDY SHORT: “Lowenstein’s A Terrorist,” Eric Siegelstein
BEST WORDL CINEMA: “Remember Me,” Benjamin Tan
BEST STUDENT FILM: “Some Apologies,” Adam Weldon
BEST ANIMATED SHORT: “Pull On Push Off,” Philip Leaman
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: “Murderess,” Scott Coblio
BEST DIRECTOR: Todd Peters, “Let Others Suffer”
BEST SCRIPT: Adam Weldon, “Some Apologies”
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