BWiFF 2012

Festival Overview

The 2012 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (BWiFF 20142) consisted of 33 short and feature-length official selections. The Shorts and Features competition was held at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center in Palatine from July 25-28 with an awards brunch at Emmett's Brewing Company in Palatine on July 29.

A free opening night concert was held at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center in Palatine featuring performances by local musicians Chris Petlak and Band Called Catch, and a screening of the 2012 music video selections.

Features Competition

5 Days in Denver
A.L.F.
Currency
I Am Bad
Kinderblock 66: Return to Buchenwald
Ordinary Joe
Red Balls
Searching for Sonny
Things I Don't Understand

Shorts Competition

Being Bradford Dillman
Cheers
The Dance
The Diet Situation
The Flying Saucer Song
Future, Inc.
The Guy Who Lived in My Pool
The Hole
Hourglass
In Your Arms
The Last Interview
Like A Good Neighbor
Machinehead
My Only Enemy
Open
Other
Parrot
Quitter
Shadow
Sister
Things My Father Never Taught Me
Time Dances On
Webcam

2012 Blue Glass Award Winners

Best Production Design
Micah Gallagher, Machinehead

​Best Special Effects Make-Up
Kristin LeClair & Crystal Portillo, Other

Best Cinematography
Quitter

Best Editing
Brian Wessel, Like A Good Neighbor

​Promising New Filmmaker
Brad Rosier, Currency

​Best Actor
Alexandre Laigner, A.L.F.

Best Actress
Molly Ryman, Things I Don't Understand

Best Supporting Actor
Hugo Dillion, Things I Don’t Understand

Best Supporting Actress
Grace Folsom, Things I Don't Understand

​Best Screenplay
Craig D. Foster and Emma McKenna for Parrot

Best Director
Craig D. Foster for Parrot

​Best Animation
Machinehead

Best Music Video
In Your Arms

​Best Short Film
The Things My Father Never Taught Me

​Best Documentary Feature
5 Days in Denver

​Best Narrative Feature
A.L.F.

​Audience Favorite
Things I Don't Understand

Best of Fest
A.L.F.