2008 Fire Island Film and Video Festival Awards BETWEEN SOMETHING & NOTHING Best Feature Jury Prize

HUNTINGTON, N.Y., September 5, 2008—The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival’s programming committee is pleased to announce the winners of the seventh annual Fire Island Film and Video Festival Jury and Audience Awards for 2008. The Festival was held in Cherry Grove, at the Community House, produced by the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in association with the Arts Project of Cherry Grove. The Festival was held on five successive Thursday nights, July 31 to August 28. The festival featured several New York premieres along with appearances by several filmmakers including "Between Love and Goodbye" director Caspar Andreas, "Pageant" director Ron Davies, "You Belong to Me" director Sam Zalutsky, "Area X" director Dennis Shinners, and "just" director Edward Gunawan.

The Jury Award Winner:
Best Feature - Between Something & Nothing by Todd Verow. A gritty drama based on the filmmaker's experiences at Rhode Island School of Design.