Cinema Eye Awards Winners - 2008

The Cinema Eye Awards recognize outstanding achievements in documentary filmmaking in ten categories:

Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking:

• Manda Bala (Send A Bullet) - Director: Jason Kohn; Producers: Joey Frank, Jared Goldman and Jason Kohn

Also nominated:

• Into Great Silence - Director: Philip Groning; Producers: Philip Groning, Elda Guidineti, Andres Pfaffli & Michael Weber
• Lake of Fire - Director: Tony Kaye; Producer: Tony Kaye
• The Monastery - Mr. Vig & the Nun - Director: Pernilla Rose Gronkjear; Producer: Sigrid Dyekjaer
• No End In Sight - Director: Charles Ferguson; Producers: Jennie Amias, Audrey Marrs, Jessie Vogelson, Alex Gibney

Outstanding Achievement in an International Feature:

• The Monastery - Mr. Vig & the Nun - Director: Pernilla Rose Gronkjear; Producer: Sigrid Dyekjaer

Also nominated:

• Ghosts of Cite Soleil - Director: Asger Leth; Producers: Seth Kanegis, Tomas Radoor and Mikael Rieks
• Into Great Silence - Director: Philip Groning; Producers: Philip Groning, Elda Guidineti, Andres Pfaffli & Michael Weber
• Manufactured Landscapes - Director: Jennifer Baichwal; Producers: Jennifer Baichwal, Daniel Iron & Nick de Pencier
• Please Vote For Me - Director: Weijun Chen; Producer: Don Edkins

Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature:

• Billy the Kid - Jennifer Vendetti

Also nominated:

• Manda Bala (Send A Bullet) - Jason Kohn
• The Monestary - Mr. Vig & The Nun - Pernille Rose Gronkjaer
• No End In Sight - Charles Ferguson
• A Walk Into The Sea: Danny Williams and The Warhol Factory - Esther B. Robinson

Outstanding Achievement in Direction:

• Taxi To The Dark Side - Alex Gibney

Also nominated:

• Into Great Silence - Philip Groning
• Lake of Fire - Tony Kaye
• Manda Bala - Jason Kohn
• Zoo - Robinson Devor

Outstanding Achievement in Producing:

• Ghosts of Cite Soleil - Seth Kanegis, Tomas Radoor, Mikael Rieks

Also nominated:

• Blindsight - Sybil Robeson Orr
• Chicago 10 - Brett Morgan & Graydon Carter
• Into Great Silence - Philip Groning, Elda Guidineti, Andres Pfaffli & Michael Weber
• Lake of Fire - Tony Kaye
• Manda Bala - Joey Frank, Jared Goldman & Jason Kohn

Outstanding Achievement in Editing:

• Manda Bala - Doug Abel, Jenny Golden & Andy Grieve

Also nominated:

• Crazy Love - David Zieff
• Flying: Confessions of A Free Women - Niels Pagh Andersen
• Ghosts of Cite Soleil - Adam Nielsen
• Lake of Fire - Peter Goddard
• No End In Sight - Chad Beck and Cindy Lee

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography:

• Manda Bala - Heloisa Passos

Also nominated:

• Into Great Silence - Philip Groning
Lake of Fire - Tony Kaye
• Manufactured Landscapes - Peter Mettler
• Zoo - Sean Kirby

Outstanding Achievement in Graphics and Animation:

• Chicago 10 - Animation by Curious Pictures

Also nominated:

• Helvetica - Motions Graphics by Trollback & Co.
• The Prisoner or How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair - Graphic Design by Petra Epperlein
• The Unforeseen - Motion Graphics by Jef Sewell
• Super Amigos - Animation by David Quesnelle

The Audience Choice Award:

• The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters - Director: Seth Gordon

Also nominated:

• Deep Water - Directors: Louise Osmond and Jerry Rothwell
• In The Shadow of the Moon - Director: David Sington
• Into Great Silence - Director: Philip Groning
• Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten - Director: Julien Temple
• Manufactured Landscapes - Director: Jennifer Baichwal
• No End In Sight - Director: Charles Ferguson
• Sicko - Director: Michael Moore