The Age 2008 Melbourne Fringe Festival
Fringe Awards
And the winners are...
Melbourne International Arts Festival Award
Presented to: Jodie Ahrens for Deceased Estate
VicHealth Community Cultural Development Award
Presented to: Fringe Garden
The Melbourne Dramatists Award for New Writing, supported by Melbourne Theatre Company
Presented to: Alison Mann for Tabula Rasa
The Melbourne Airport Award for Outstanding Newcomer
Presented to: Felicity Ward for Felicity Ward's Ugly As A Child Variety Show
The Adelaide Fringe Festival Awards for Best Performance and Best Exhibition
Performance presented to: Elbow Room for There
Exhibition presented to: Ahmarnya Price for Just Me And Yoko Ono
Auspicious Arts Award for Best Emerging Producer
Presented to: Richard Higgins and Matt Kelly for The List Operators
Gasworks Award
Presented to: Michelle Slater and Phillip Haddad for Rhythm and Runners
Linden Award
Presented to: Antonia Goodfellow for Empyrean
The Falls Festival Award
Presented to: Brydie Dyson, Set Designer of Darlington Garage Presents
The 2008 Wilin Centre Award for Indigenous Fringe Artist of the Year
Presented to: Nikki Ashby (Deaf Can Dance)
ACAPTA Award
Presented to: Farhad Ahadi (Circus Trick Tease)
Presented to: Ben Bryant (Happy Birthday To Me)
The Village Award
Presented to: Skye Gellmann, Terri Cat Silvertree and Alex Gellmann for Scattered Tacks
Fringe Furniture People’s Choice Award
Presented to: Yoshio Takagi for Molentje
Fringe Dwellers People’s Choice Award
Presented to: Circus Trick Tease
Best Special Event
Presented to: Fringe Garden
Best Performance
Presented to: Rawcus Theatre Company and Restless Dance Company for The Heart of Another is a Dark Forest
Best Dance/Movement
Presented to: Kate Stanley and Fiona Bryant for Max
Best Circus
Presented to: Strangers in the Light, Directed by Dr John Butler
Best Comedy
Presented to: Celia Pacquola for Celia Pacquola in Am I Strange
Best Cabaret
Presented to: Jacob Diefenbach for Jason Diefenbach 'Master of Disguise'
Best Music
Presented to: Rowan Vince for VIR 2008
Best Visual Arts
Presented to: Claire Mooney, Mary Newsome, Patrick Pound, Heather Shimmen and Masato Takasaka for Postcards
Best School Holiday Program Award
Presented to: Curious Legends and Company Gongoma for Mermaids Daughter
Best Venue
Presented to: Bella Union, Trades Hall
