The 2008 Independent Film Festival of Boston held its Awards ceremony last night at Mantra in Downtown Boston, preceded by mindblowing performances by MC Frontalot and Prince Paul. Here are the winners:

Grand Jury Prize Narrative: BALLAST directed by Lance Hammer
Special Jury Prize: MOMMA’S MAN directed by Azazel Jacobs

Grand Jury Prize Documentary: SONG SUNG BLUE directed by Greg Kohs
Special Jury Prize Documentary: SECRECY directed by Robb Moss and Peter Galison

Grand Jury Prize Short Film: MAN directed by Myna Joseph
Special Jury Prize Short Film: GLORY AT SEA! directed by Ben Zeitlin

Programmer’s Choice Award: GOLIATH directed by David & Nathan Zellner

The Audience Awards and Best Marketing Awards will be announced later this week. Congratulations to all of the winners.

A huge thanks to everyone that came to the festival this weekend, enduring lines, sprinkles, and harsh temperatures. Even though it’s Monday morning, I need to remind everyone that we are far from over.

We just added additional encore screenings of CRAWFORD and TWELVE (click here for showtimes and information). If you were sold out of either of these shows, tonight you have another chance to catch two of our hottest tickets.

Did you miss SAVIORS, JUMP, AT THE DEATH HOUSE DOOR, SHORTS 3, 4, or 5? Not a problem, they’re all playing tonight at either the Coolidge or the Somerville Theatre. Force the Monday blues away with some great films and our bright sunny faces.

Also tonight, don’t forget that Guy Maddin will be at the Coolidge with MY WINNIPEG. Over at the Somerville is the screening of ELEVEN MINUTES with the filmmakers and Project Runway’s Jay McCarroll in attendance.

Tuesday night we close IFFBoston 2008 with ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD (8:00pm - Coolidge Corner Theatre).