Here the the award-winners of the Edinburgh Film Festival 2008.
Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film sponsored by the UK Film Council
Somers Town (dir. Shane Meadows)
PPG Award for Best Performance in a British Feature Film
Robert Carlyle for Summer
Standard Life Audience Award
Man on Wire (dir. James Marsh)
Best Documentary Award
Encounters at the End of the World (dir. Werner Herzog)
Skillset New Directors Award
Marianna Palka for Good Dick
UK Film Council Award for Best British Short Film
Son (dir. Daniel Mulloy)
European Film Academy Short Film 2008 – Prix UIP
2 Birds (dir. Rúnar Rúnarsson)
Scottish Short Documentary Award supported by Baillie Gifford
Christmas with Dad (dir. Conor McCormack)
McLaren Award for New British Animation in partnership with BBC Film Network
Space Travel According to John (dir. Jamie Stone & Anders Jedenfors)
Mirrorball Best British Music Video Award
Happiness by Goldfrapp (dir. Dougal Wilson)