GOLDEN GATE PERSISTENCE OF VISION AWARD
The 2007 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 Heddy Honigmann.

FILM AND VIDEO

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Souvenirs (Israel), Shahar Cohen and Halil Efrat, directors

BAY AREA DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Key of G (USA), Robert Arnold, director

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Sari’s Mother (USA), James Longley, director

BAY AREA DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith Scott (USA), Betsy Bayha, director

NARRATIVE SHORT
The Tube With a Hat (Romania), Radu Jude, director

BAY AREA NON-DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Muse of Cinema (USA), Kerry Laitala, director

ANIMATED SHORT
Never Like the First Time! (Sweden), Jonas Odell, director

NEW VISIONS
Dear Bill Gates (USA), Sarah J. Christman, director

WORK FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES
The Fan and the Flower (USA), Bill Plympton, director

YOUTH WORK
Focus (USA), Edward Elliott, director

SKYY PRIZE—FIRST NARRATIVE FEATURE
The Violin (Mexico), Francisco Vargas, director

FIPRESCI PRIZE
A Parting Shot (France), Jeanne Waltz, director

CHRIS HOLTER AWARD FOR HUMOR IN FILM
The Silly Age (Cuba/Venezuela/Spain), Pavel Giroud, director

TELEVISION

TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY LONG FORM
My Father the Turk (GermanyCanada/France), Marcus Vetter, Ariane Riecker, director

TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY SHORT FORM
Black Diva in a White Man’s World (Germany), Annette von Wangenheim, director

TV NARRATIVE LONG FORM
Rage (Germany), Züli Aladag, director

TV NARRATIVE SHORT FORM
Capelito (Spain), Rodolfo Pastor, director