Update: HDFEST 2008 Deffie Awards will include new awards specifically recognizing achievement in HDV filmmaking.
Each year of the festival, the festival awards the annual HDFEST Deffie Awards recognizing accomplishments in High-Definition Filmmaking. Quickly the Deffies are emerging as one of the most coveted awards for the visionaries who have adopted this powerful technology.
The winners of each category will receive a HDFEST Deffie statue (and additional filmmaking software prizes)
Congratulations to The HDFEST 2007 Award Winners!
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best HD Feature Film
Winner: We are the Strange
Runner Up: The Insurgents
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best Director of an HD Feature Film
Winner: We are the Strange
Runner Up: The Insurgents
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best Special or Visual FX in an HD Short Film
Winner: Postcards from the Future
Runner Up: Public Spaces
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best HD Short Animated Film
Winner: Eels
Runner Up: Video 3000
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best HD Short Short (under 5 minutes)
Winner: Off Beat
Runner Up: Luggage
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best Experimental HD Film
Winner: The Flooded Playground
Runner Up: Pour Finir Ici
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best Short Documentary
Winner: Melting Ice: Rising Seas
Runner Up: Lemurs of Madagascar: Surviving on an Island of Change
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best Cinematography in an HD Documentary
Winner: Melting Ice: Rising Seas
Runner Up: Lemurs of Madagascar: Surviving on an Island of Change
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best Director of an HD Documentary
Winner: Sterling Noren for GlobeRiders Silk Road Adventure
Runner Up: Melting Ice: Rising Seas
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best Short HD Film
Winner: Postcards from the Future
Runner Up: Te Quiero Mal
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best Director of an HD Short Film
Winner: Alan Chan for Postcards from the Future
Runner Up: Julien LECAT & Sylvain PIOUTAZ for Waiting for Yesterday
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best Screenplay in an HD Short Film
Winner: Invisible
Runner Up: King of Siam
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best Dramatic HD Short Film
Winner: Te Quiero Mal
Runner Up: Bella and Invisible
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best Comedic HD Short Film
Winner: Mebollix
Runner Up: Traffic Warden
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best Cinematography in an HD Short Film
Winner: Postcards from the Future
Runner Up : Haru (One Day)
The HDFEST Deffie Award for Best Int'l Short HD Film
Winner: Waiting for Yesterday
Runner Up: Invisible
