GOLDEN GATE PERSISTENCE OF VISION AWARD
The 2005 Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award for lifetime achievement of filmmakers whose work is crafting short films, animation, documentaries or work for television, has been awarded to Adam Curtis.

FILM AND VIDEO

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Czech Dream (Czech Republic), Vít Klusák and Filip Remunda, directors

BAY AREA DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Real Dirt on Farmer John (USA/Mexico), Taggart Siegel, director

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Ecstatic (Pakistan/Germany), Till Passow, director

BAY AREA DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Life of Kevin Carter (USA/South Africa), Dan Krauss, director

NEW VISIONS
Phantom Foreign Vienna (Austria), Lisl Ponger, director

NARRATIVE SHORT
Twillight (USA/Russia), Victoria Gamburg, director

BAY AREA NON-DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Torchlight (USA), Kerry Laitala, director

ANIMATED SHORT
Ryan (Canada), Chris Landreth, director

YOUTH WORK
Inertia (USA), Erica Eng, director

WORK FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES
A Slippery Tale (Germany), Susanne Seidel, director

TELEVISION

TV NARRATIVE LONG FORM
Tempus fugit (Spain), Enric Folch, director

TV NARRATIVE SHORT FORM
The Newsroom, Season 3: Baghdad Bound (Canada), Ken Finkleman, director

TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY LONG FORM
Off to War (USA), Brent Renaud, Craig Renaud, directors

TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY SHORT FORM
Facing the Dead (Germany), Gabrielle Pfeiffer, director