At the closing gala of CPH:DOX, Copenhagen's international documentary film festival (7-16 November 2008), films and filmmakers were honoured with the following awards:
CPH:DOX Award: "Burma VJ", by Anders Østergaard (Denmark, 2008)
CPH:DOX Special Mention: "Maggie in Wonderland", by Mark Hammersberg, Ester Martin Bergsmark, Beatrice Maggie Andersson (Sweden, 2008)
Danish Dox Award (presented for the first time in 2008) ex equo: "69", by Nikolaj Viborg; and "Solange on Love", by Tina Katinka Jensen.
Danish Dox Special Mention Award (presented for the first time in 2008) ex equo: "Ticket to Paradise", by Janus Metz; and "Side by Side", by Christian Sønderby
Amnesty Award: "Burma VJ", by Anders Østergaard (Denmark, 2008)
Amnesty Award Special Mention: "Dynamiters, Assassins, Fiends", by Joseph Bullman (Great Britain, 2008)
New Vision Award: "The Feature", by Michel Auder (USA, 2008)
New Vision Special Mention: "Morakot", by Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thailand, 2007)
Sound & Vision Award – the award for best music documentary: "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", by Sacha Gervasi (USA, 2008)
Sound & Vision Special Mention: "Gogol Bordello Non-Stop", by Margarita Jimeno (USA, 2008)
Doc Alliance Award: "Citizen Havel", by Pavel Koutecky and Miroslav Janek (Czech Republic, 2008)
Politiken's Audience Award – chosen by the readers of Politiken, the Copenhagen daily: "69", by Nikolaj Viborg (Denmark, 2008)
GuldDok Awards 2008
At the opening night of CPH:DOX, the Danish Producers' Association presented their GuldDok Awards for Danish productions:
GuldDok 2008: "Kun med hjertet", by Ulla Boye. Produced by Koncern TV- og Filmproduktion
Best feature-length Dok: "… Og det var Danmark"/"Danish Dynamite", by Mads Kamp Thulstrup & Carsten Søsted. Produced by SF Film Production
Best Short Dok: "Fra Thailand til Thy"/"Love on Delivery", by Janus Metz. Produced by Cosmo Doc
Best Dok – Editor: "Kun med hjertet", by Ulla Boye. Produced by Koncern TV- og Filmproduktion. Editors: Janus Billeskov Jansen, Stig Bilde & Mette Esmark
Best Dok – Cinematography: "Fra Thailand til Thy"/"Love on Delivery", by Janus Metz. Produced by Cosmo Doc. Directors of Photography: Henrik Bohn Ipsen & Lars Skree.
For further information:
Copenhagen international documentary film festival: CPH:DOX
CPH:DOX
Danish Film Institute (DFI)
Vicki Marie Synnott, +45 3374 3438, vickis@dfi.dk