2012 ARIZONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BEST OF CATEGORY

Best Narrative Feature

FRAY

Geoff Ryan, USA, 2012

Best Foreign Feature

SPINNING KITE

Satoshi Kase, Japan, 2011

Best Documentary Feature

SMOKIN’ FISH

Luke Griswold-Tergis/Cory Mann, USA, 2011.

Best Short Film

TUMBLING

Tina Salmassi, USA, 2011

Best Foreign Short

HATH NO MAN

Linus Koh, Australia/Singapore, 2011

Best Documentary Short

MIJO

Chithra Jeyaram, USA, 2011

Best Dramatic Short

QUEEN

Adam Rose, USA, 2011

Best Comedy Short

INCEST! THE MUSICAL

Grant Reed, USA, 2011

Best Animated Short

THE JOCKSTRAP RAIDERS

Mark Nelson, USA, 2011

Best IndieYouth Film

WASH

Via Matias, USA, 2012

Best of Arizona

UNDER ARPAIO

Jason Aragon, Arizona/USA, 2012

SPECIAL JURY & AUDIENCE AWARDS

Special Jury Awards for Documentary Filmmaking

A SISTER’S CALL

Rebecca Schaper/Kyle Tekiela, USA, 2012

WE WIN OR WE DIE

Matthew Millan, Libya/USA, 2011

Special Jury Award for Personal Filmmaking

THE SKIN I’M IN

Broderick Fox, USA, 2012

Special Jury Award for Inspirational Filmmaking

INOCENTE

Sean Fine/Andrea Nix Fine, USA, 2011

Special Jury Award for Animation

IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY

Don Hertzfeldt, USA, 2012

Audience Award for Best Feature Film

SHOUTING SECRETS

Korinna Sehringer, Switzerland/USA, 2011

Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary

TWO AMERICANS

Valeria Fernández /Dan De Vivo, USA, 2012

Audience Award for Favorite Dramatic Short

A BOY’S LIFE

Elias Benavidez, USA, 2011, 20 min.

Audience Award for Favorite Comedy Short

BEN DOVRE

Doug Carter, Canada, 2012

Honorable Mention for Comedy Short

FLIGHT OF THE MELVIN

Paul DeNigris, USA, 2011

Honorable Mention for Animation Short

FOSSIL TEARS

Nahomi Maki, Japan/USA, 2011

Honorable Mention for Dramatic Short

HOW I LOST MY BIRTHDAY

Deja Bernhardt, USA, 2012

Honorable Mention for IndieYouth Short

WAKE UP

Bella Swain, USA, 2012