Every year on Sunday night of the festival, awards are handed out for the competition features and shorts. The winners of the film awards are determined by members of the Phoenix Film Critics Society. With films now announced, we can start speculating on who is going to be this year's winners. Here's a look back at last year.
The 2012 Phoenix Film Festival Award Winners:
International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Fest Awards
Best Sci-Fi Short Film - Secret Identity Best Sci-Fi Feature Film - Pig Best Horror Short Film - Brutal Relax Best Horror Feature Film - It’s In The Blood
Short Film Awards
Best Grade/HS Short Film - Trolley Best College Short Film - The Life Smugglers Best Arizona Short Film - Parallax Best Documentary Short Film - Sacred Poison Best Live Action Short Film - Play By Play Best Animated Short Film - Masks
World Cinema Awards
World Cinema Short Film - La Media Pena World Cinema Documentary - Wolves Unleashed World Cinema Director - Ruggero Dipaola, Apartment in Athens World Cinema Best Picture - Apartment in Athens World Cinema Audience Award Winner - Lidice
Foundation Awards
Arizona Filmmaker of the Year - Diane Dresback Volunteer of the Year - Tiffany Hutson Board Member of the Year - Lori AlderferFeature
Film Awards
Dan Harkins Breakthrough Filmmaker Award - Gary King, How Do You Write A Joe Schermann Song Best Documentary - We Run Sh*t Best Ensemble - Searching for Sonny Best Director - Kurt Kuenne, Shuffle Best Screenwriting - Andrew Disney, Searching for Sonny Cox Audience Award - How Do You Write A Joe Schermann Song Best Picture - Shuffle
