The Ankara International Film Festival 2008 honored the following:

Best Feature Film: "RIZA"
directed by Tayfun Pirselimo_lu

Mahmut Tali Ongoren Special Award: "MUTLULUK"
directed by Abdullah O_uz

Best Director: TAYFUN PIRSELIMOGLU for "RIZA"

Best Actress: FADIK SEVIN ATASOY

Best Actor: YETKIN DIKINCILER

Best Supporting Actress: NURSEL KOSE and PATRYCIA ZIOLKOWSKA

Best Supporting Actor: TUNCEL KURTIZ

Onat Kutlar Best Script Award: FATIH AKIN (with the film "YASAMIN KIYISINDA")

Best Cinematography: MIRSAD HEROVIC (with the film "MUTLULUK")

Best Art Direction: NATALI YERES (with the film "RIZA")

MESAM Best Music Award: ZULFU LIVANELI (with the film "MUTLULUK")

Best Editing: ANDREW BIRD (with the film "YASAMIN KIYISINDA")

Best Promising Director: INAN TEMELKURAN

Best Promising Actress: SAADET ISIL AKSOY

Best Promising Actor: FERIT KAYA

Best Promising Scriptwriter: DERSU YAVUZ ALTUN

Best Short Film (Fiction): "LA"
directed by Elif Nur Kerkuk

Best Short Film (Experimental): "AYNANIN ICINDEKI CADILAR"
directed by Ozgur Ozcan

Best Short Film (Animation): "ZLIN CORBASI"
directed by Akile Nazli Kaya

Short Film Jury Special Award: "OYUN"
directed by Serhat Furtuna

Best Documentary (Amateur): "BUZLAR KIRILINCA" directed by Caner Erzincan and Mevlut Ciftci

Second Best Documentary (Amateur): "GOLUN KADINLARI"
directed by Emine Emel Balci

Third Best Documentary (Amateur): "SON KUMSAL" directed by Ruya Arzu Koksal

Special Jury Award: "VOLGA VOLGA"
directed by Aysegul Taskent

Best Documentary (Professional): "OTEL ODALARI"
directed by Sevinc Yesiltas

Second Best Documentary (Professional): "IBRET OLSUN DIYE"
directed by Necati Sonmez

Third Best Documentary (Professional): "KAYBEDEBILME KABILIYETI"
directed by Ender Yesildag

Professional Documentary Jury Special Award: "DEVRIMCI GENCLIK KOPRUSU"
directed by Bahriye Kabadayi