BWiFF 2012 | Award Winning Official Selections

We are very pleased to announce the 2012 award-winning official selections from the 2012 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival!  Congratulations to all of the films selected.  As the judges stated in their closing comments at the Awards Brunch this past Sunday, this year’s selections were very strong.

Thank you to all Festival Pass Holders who attended the entire event from beginning to end.  We hope to see you again next year.  Filmmakers, please keep an eye out for our 2013 Call for Entries this August.

And the winners are…

Best of Fest
A.L.F.

Best Narrative Feature
A.L.F.

Best Documentary
5 Days in Denver

Best Short Film
Things My Father Never Taught Me

Best Music Video
In Your Arms by Greg Jardin for Kina Grannis

Best Animation
Machinehead

Best of Illinois
The Last Interview

Best Actor
Alexandre Laigner for A.L.F.

Best Actress
Molly Ryman for Things I Don’t Understand

Best Supporting Actor
Hugo Dillon for Things I Don’t Understand

Best Supporting Actress
Grace Folsom for Things I Don’t Understand

Best Director
Craig Foster for Parrot

Best Screenplay
Craig Foster for Parrot

Best Sound
Lauren J. Stephens & Michael Baird for I Am Bad

Best Editing
Brian Wessel for Like A Good Neighbor

Best Special Effects Makeup
Kristin LeClair & Crystal Portillo for Other

Best Cinematography
Yohei Tateishi for Quitter

Best Production Design
Micah Gallagher for Machinehead

Best Original Music
David Rackoff for I Am Bad

Promising New Filmmaker
Brad Rosier for Currency

Audience Favorite
Things I Don’t Understand