The 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to

Lance Henriksen

8:00 PM Saturday February 18th

before the screening of

"It's in the Blood"

Click here for details

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THE DCFF AWARDS

The following includes the full list of award finalists for the 2012 Derby City Film Festival.

Best Feature:
Below Zero: Directed by: Justin Thomas Ostensen
It’s in the Blood (KY Premiere): Directed by: Scooter Downey
Johnny’s Gone (KY Premiere): Directed by: Giorgio Serafini

Best Documentary
Bailout (USA - KY Premiere): Directed by: Sean Patrick Fahey
Israel vs. Israel (Israel - KY Premiere): Directed by: Terje Carlsson
Holding the Line (Libya/UK - US Premiere): Directed by: Patrick Wells

Best US Short Film
Bizarnival: Tuxedos in the Attic: Directed by: Todd Sheene,

Allen Martin, and Scott Stafford
Easy Street (KY Premiere): Directed by Russell Greene
Grounded (World Premiere): Directed by Kevin Margo

Best International Short
Donkey (UK - KY Premiere); Directed by: Keir Burrows
Employee of the Month (Switzerland - KY Premiere): Directed by: Olivier Beguin
Endless (UK - KY Premiere): Directed by: Matt Bloom

Best Student Short
GoldenBox (USA): Directed by: Matt MacDonald
Made in China (USA - World Premiere): Directed by: Kellen Moore
Thin Air (USA - World Premiere): Directed by: Max Rosen

Best Actor
Sean Elliot - It’s in the Blood
Lance Henriksen - It’s in the Blood
James Sheldon - Wid Winner and the Slipstream
Edward Furlong - Below Zero
Michal Cholka - Znikniecie

Best Actress
Katarzyna Zawiglak-Dolny - Znikniecie
Inge Chiles - Thin Air
LaDon Drummond - Johnny’s Gone
Rachel Boston - Blind Turn
Kristin Booth - Below Zero

Once the selections are made, 3 finalists in each category will be determined based on their selection committee scores. Those films will re-scored by the committee in four categories; writing, acting, direction & technical. The winning film in each category will receive an engraved crystal statuette.

Best Actor & Actress awards will also be given out. All selected films'

actors & actresses are eligible for nomination.

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York Entertainment Distribution Award

For the 2012 festival York Entertainment will offer one of the

U.S. Feature Film selections a world-wide distribution deal!

The distribution deal will be negotiated between the filmmaker & York and be separate from DCFF. The terms will be decided between York & the filmmaker.

This distribution deal will be separate from the U.S. Feature film jury winner, meaning different films can win the jury award and distribution.

More info on York Entertainment can be found on their website.

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IndieFlix On-line Short Film Competition

Ten narrative short films will be chosen and streamed online on indieflix.com prior to the festival. Viewers will then vote on what they think is the best film. All films will be spotlighted on IndieFlix and will be offered non-exclusive distribution!

The winning filmmaker will receive a 1 year subscription to VideoBlocks.com worth almost $1000! VideoBlocks is the first subscription-based resource for downloading royalty-free stock footage, motion backgrounds, production music, sound effects and more!

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Audience Choice Award

During the festival ballots will be available for attendees to vote for their favorite film!

The winning filmmaker will receive a 49 DVD production bundle from

Videoblocks & The Footage Firm valued at over $10,000!

Winner will be announced the Monday after the festival closes.

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2012 DCFF Filmmaker Symposium &

Awards Presentation at

2230 Frankfort Ave
Louisville, Kentucky 40206

*Just 2 blocks from the Clifton Center*

Saturday February 18th

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Festival Pass holders are welcome to join us at Clifton's Pizza for the awards presentation and filmmaker symposium from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM.

Enjoy a pizza buffet w/ drink for only $8.00!

Numerous filmmakers will be in attendance for a moderated Q&A

about independent filmmaking. Audience participation is encouraged!

You must show your Festival Pass at the door to be allowed in.

You are responsible for your own check.

No films will be screened at the festival during this time.

SEATING IS LIMITED AND FIRST COME FIRST SERVED!

YOU MUST HAVE A FESTIVAL PASS TO ATTEND!

Please note: Just because you HAVE a Festival Pass does not mean you will

get in to the Symposium!