Thank
you to everyone who made the 2006 Roxbury Film Festival
such a resournding success:the filmmakers, the films, the
actors, the panelists, the audience, the volunteers and of
course the Roxbury Film Festival Planning Commitee.
CONGRATULATIONS
TO THIS YEAR'S AWARD WINNERS
The Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking
Thomas Allen Harris
for
"The Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela"
Presented
by The Boston Chapter of Links, Inc. and The Color of Film
Collaborative
The Award for Emerging Local Filmmaker
John Oluwole Adekoje
for
"Street Soldiers"
Presented
by Kay Bourne, Publisher of the Kay Bourne Arts Report
Best of Festival Award
Paulo Betti
for
"Cafundo"
Presented by Eastman Kodak, Inc.
Best
of Festival Honorable Mention
Joshua Alafia
for
"Cubamor"
The Audience Favorite Award
Byron Hurt
for
"Beyond Beats & Rhymes: A Hip-Hop Head Weighs in
On Manhood in Hip-Hop Culture"
Presented by Video Transfer
The
Award for Best Short Film
Adam Schlachter
for
"My Backyard Was a Mountain"
Presented by Andrea C. Spence
The Award for Most Original Voice (New England Filmmaker)
Bonita Walker
for
"After the Rape"
Presented by the LEF Foundation
The Award for Best Youth Filmmaker
Brandon Harrington for "Cause and Effect"
and
Rene Dongo for "Razurate"
Presented by Northeastern University
Department of African-American Studies
Awards
from Luman Eclipse
Winners receive one month of promotional support
and placement on the Lumen Eclipse outdoor video art displays
in Harvard Square.
• For Most Original Voice (Bonita Walker)
and
•
For Emerging Local Filmmaker (John Oluwole Adekoje)
