Artistic Vision Award
LIVING TO WORK has its own unique pulse, with compelling imagery and an interesting use of sound. The film pushes the audience to reflect on the complexities of our high tech and fast paced world. The filmmaker manages to quickly make her point, yet leave a lasting impression.

Special Jury Mention
TWO MUSEUMS warranted a special jury mention for its sense of place, visual composition and emotive power.

Artistic Vision Awards
The Short Competition jury gave Roger Teich an Artistic Vision Award "for his inspiring use of sound and image to tell intimate, compelling stories about individuals finding transcendence in unlikely places."  Teich's two films, Stealing Altitude (1990) and Big Sky World Premier, Devil's Teeth (2005), screened as part of a shorts program during the second night of the festival.

The Feature Competition Jury also presented an Artistic Vision Award to Konstantin Boujanov's Invisible, which in the words of the jurors, "elevates serious, important subject matter to an art form without trivializing, denigrating, or exploiting it.  Invisible is compassionate and deeply human, as well as raw, intense, up-close and as real as it gets."  Invisible had it's world premier at Big Sky.

Rainer Komers' Nome Road System was awarded a Special Jury Prize "for its unique, uncompromising vision, fascinating structure, and for reminding us of the limitless possibilities of the documentary form." Teich's and Komers' artistry fueled creative dialogue among filmmakers and audience alike throughout the festival.