Richard Ramsey is a tremendous guy and one of the more promising filmmakers in the independent Christian film movement. His film The Oath was the $10,000 Jubilee winner in 2006. On his blog he describes what it is like to win grand prize at the SAICFF.

My guts were churning through that entire ceremony, up until the immediate moment before Doug Phillips said, “The Oath.” To be honest, I thought we were a contender. But there’s absolutely no way to know that you’re going to win something like that. There’s too many films, and 18-months of blood, sweat, and tears can really skew objectivity. I barely remember the walk up there, but I do remember standing up from my seat and turning to hug my wife, but she hadn’t stood up yet. She had already started crying.

Here is footage of the experience Richard describes.

I predict the blessed tension will be even greater at the next SAICFF in January 2009, as one filmmaker goes home with the grand prize Jubilee award for Best of Festival for $101,000.