The Cinema Eye Honors brought the 2008-2009 Awards Season to a crescendo last night in New York City, with co-chairs AJ Schnack and Thom Powers presiding over the ceremony IndiePix, the New York-based online film distributor, was the presenting sponsor and producing partner for this year's event. The Cinema Eye Honors was launched in March 2008.
And the awards went to...
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking: Man on Wire (Dir.: James Marsh; Prod.: Simon Chinn)
Outstanding Achievement in Direction: Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir)
Outstanding Achievement in Production: Simon Chinn (Man on Wire)
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Peter Zeitlinger (Encounters at the End of the World)
Outstanding Achievement in Editing: Jinx Godfrey (Man on Wire)
Outstanding Achievement in Grapic Design and Animation: Yoni Goldman and David Polonsky (Waltz With Bashir)
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition: Max Richter (Waltz with Bashir)
Outstanding Achievement in International Feature: Waltz with Bashir, (Dir./Prod.: Ari Folman; Prods.: Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahlieli, Roman Paul)
Outstanding Achievement in Debut Feature: Up the Yangtze (Dir.: Yung Chang)
Audience Choice Prize: Up the Yangtze (Dir.: Yung Chang)
For more on the Cinema Eye Honors, click here. And for some candid reflectrions from Cinema Eye co-chair/founder AJ Schnack, click here.