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Savannah Film Festival announces 2012 competition winners

The 15th annual Savannah Film Festival was a resounding success. The festival honored elite performers and featured special screenings and more than 30 competition films.

Published: Nov 6, 2012

SAVANNAH, Georgia - The 15th annual Savannah Film Festival, presented by the Savannah College of Art and Design, is pleased to announce this year's competition awards winners. Ranging from emerging student filmmakers to distinguished professionals, the festival recognized winners with more than $80,000 in cash and prizes. The 30 competition films were selected from more than 1,000 entries and came from countries around the globe, including Afghanistan, Argentina, Austria, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom.

The festival's notable jurors included industry professionals Chris Betts, Marc Frydman, Chuck Lomis, Alex McArthur, Linda Olszewski and Claudia Puig. This year's student judges were Liselle Feingold, Robert Orr and Stephen Wong.

The award winners are as follows:

Student Competition Film Awards

Student bumper contest: Rick Kuan and Drake Ruth
Best SCAD Student Film Award: "12:15 Sunday," director Taylor Jenkins
Special Jury Award: "Love Hacking," director, producer Jenni Nelson
Panavision Best Student Cinematographer Award: "Caves: The Social Underground," cinematographer Luke McMahon
Panavision Professional and Educational Cinematography Award: SCAD cinematography professor Michael Hofstein

Professional Competition Film Awards

AVID Best Editing: "Trotteur," editor Isabelle Malenfant, directors Arnaud Brisebois and Francis Leclerc
Best Dramatic Short: "Buzkashi Boys," director Sam French
Best Documentary: "Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters," director and producer Ben Shapiro
Best Narrative Feature: "Fort McCoy," director, producer, writer Kate Connor
Best Director: "when you find me," director Bryce Dallas Howard
Special Jury Award for the Best Ensemble Cast: "Friend Request Pending," director Chris Foggin
Best Animated Film: "It's Such a Beautiful Day," director, producer, writer Don Hertzfeldt
2012 HBO Films Producer Award: "Sweet Dreams," director, producers Lisa Fruchtman and Rob Fruchtman

For more information, visit scad.edu/filmfest.

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Other students who worked on the project include:
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Layout: Catherine Huyck, B.F.A. animation student
Rough animation/color: Eric Monachello, B.F.A. animation student
Graphic design: Paloma Schultz, B.F.A. graphic design student
Rough animation: Waymond Singleton, B.F.A. animation student
Rough animation: Cassandra Trissler, B.F.A. animation student
Color: Sean Ward, B.F.A. animation student
Rough animation: Margaretta Westerman, B.F.A. animation student
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