Soul Mates – Directed by Naomi Rossdeutscher & produced by Rachel Clements and Paul Howard The Lab Sydney IF Award for Best Short Animation The Goat That Ate Time – Directed & produced by Lucinda Schreiber Richard – Directed & produced by Mick Elliott Sweet & Sour – Directed by Eddie White & produced by Sam White and The People's Republic of Animation The SBS IF Award for Best Short Documentary Flour, Sugar, Tea – Directed by Lee Willis & produced by Gina Twyble My Brother Vinnie – Directed by Steven McGregor & produced by Sarah Bond Nigger Lovers – Directed by Rhonda Hagan & produced by Daryl Sparkes & Stephen Hagan The IF Award for Best Documentary Bomb Harvest – Directed by Kim Mordaunt & produced by Sylvia Wilczynski 4 – Directed by Tim Slade & produced by Joanna Buggy Unlikely Travellers – Directed by Michael Noonan & produced by Michael Noonan and John Hart The 3 IF Award for Best Music Video God Told Me To – Directed by Natasha Pincus. Artist: Paul Kelly Heart's A Mess – Directed by Brendan Cook. Artist: Gotye I Thought About You – Directed by Kiku Ohe. Artist: The Beautiful Girls The Production Book IF Award for Best Production Design Clubland – Nell Hanson The Home Song Stories – Melinda Doring Lucky Miles – Pete Baxter The Cutting Edge IF Award for Best Editing The Jammed – Anne Carter & Dee McLachlan Lucky Miles – Henry Dangar, ASE Noise – Geoff Hitchins The Zig Zag Lane IF Award for Best Sound Clubland – Liam Egan, Ian McLoughlin, Andrew Neil & Steven Jackson Vaughan The Home Song Stories – Craig Carter, John Wilkinson, James Harvey & Andrew Neil Noise – Emma Bortignon, Doron Kipen & Philippe Decrausaz The Independent Spirit IF Award Cross Life – Claire McCarthy Searching 4 Sandeep – Poppy Stockell Darling! The Pieter–Dirk Uys Story – Julian Shaw The Atlab IF Award for Rising Talent Philippa Campey Bonnie Elliott Ben Hackworth Erin White ZTudio What IF? Award for Best Unproduced Screenplay The Adventures of Abigail Storm – Luke Preston The Farm – Peter Dai Evans Intersection – Robin de Crespigny 2008 nominees (winners in each category are listed first, with nominees in alphabetical order following): SHOWTIME IF Award for Best Feature Film Men's Group- Michael Joy & John L. Simpson The Black Balloon - Elissa Down & Tristram Miall Son