Each Spring, the Kanbar Institute of Film & Television proudly presents the First Run Festival to showcase over 150 intermediate and advanced projects in film, video, and animation. This annual week-long festival begins with the Craft Awards Ceremony and Wasserman Semi-Finalists Announcement and culminates with the Wasserman Awards Ceremony featuring the Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation Awards. Presented by the Kanbar Institute of Film & Television.
Congratulations to the 2006 award winners!
Graduate Division
First Prize - $10,000 King Screenwriting Award - $3,000
Grant Greenberg for Cricket Head
Second Prize - $7,000 & Wasserman Directing Award - $2,000
Laura Richard for Breached
Third Prize - $5,000
Juan Castilo for Secuestro: Oh Crime Pays Alright...
Undergraduate Division
First Prize - $10,000 & Wasserman Directing Award - $2,000
Jason Klein for In Love
Second Prize - $7,000 & King Screenwriting Award - $3,000
Asher Goldstein for Strangers
Third Prize - $5,000
Powell Weaver for I Killed Zoe Day



















