2012 Slamdance Film Festival

The 2012 Slamdance Film Festival was a film festival held in Park City, Utah from January 20 to January 26, 2012. It was the 18th iteration of the Slamdance Film Festival, a complementary fest to the Sundance Film Festival. Festival With nearly 5,000 submissions, 18 feature-length films were shown along with 75 short films and 8 special screenings selected from across the globe.Slamdance Film Festival Unveils 2012 Competition Lineup Gregg Kilday http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/slamdance-film-festival-2012-lineup-273001 The Hollywood Reporter December 14, 2011 February 29, 2012 The festival took place at the Treasure Mountain Inn on Main Street in Park City. Festival alumni include acclaimed directors, such as Christopher Nolan ("The Dark Knight'), Seth Gordon ("Horrible Bosses") and Oren Peli ("Paranormal Activity").Slamdance Film Festival: Another year of accepting the unaccepted http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sundance/53225477-177/slamdance-film-festival-gordon.html.csp The Salt Lake Tribune January 13, 2012 March 18, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120115205243/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sundance/53225477-177/slamdance-film-festival-gordon.html.csp January 15, 2012 dead Festivities included the Opening and Closing Night Parties at the Carhartt Lounge, panel discussions, daily happy hours and the annual Sled Off. The festival also featured Morning Coffee Master Classes with Neil Young, Jonathan Demme and Stan Lee. “These events with Stan Lee, Neil Young and Jonathan Demme are incredible opportunities to learn from some of the world's best storytellers, and a rare chance to experience the stories, wisdom, and tribulations of iconic artists and filmmakers,” said Peter Baxter, Slamdance President and Co-Founder. Demme and Young shared their stories about making the documentary Neil Young Journeys.Slamdance Film Festival to Present Documentaries About Neil Young, Stan Lee Gregg Kilday http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/slamdance-film-festival-stan-lee-neil-young-ed-wood-275804 The Hollywood Reporter December 21, 2011 February 29, 2012 Young also confirmed that he is working with longtime collaborator Crazy Horse on a new album. Exclusive: Neil Young Discussing Crazy Horse Reunion https://www.rollingstone.com/videos/new-and-hot/exclusive-neil-young-discussing-crazy-horse-reunion-20120202 https://web.archive.org/web/20120205022244/http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/new-and-hot/exclusive-neil-young-discussing-crazy-horse-reunion-20120202 dead February 5, 2012 Rolling Stone February 2, 2012 March 18, 2012 Stan Lee and director Will Hess discussed the making of their new doc With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story.Slamdance Film Festival to Present Documentaries About Neil Young, Stan Lee Gregg Kilday http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/slamdance-film-festival-stan-lee-neil-young-ed-wood-275804 The Hollywood Reporter December 21, 2011 February 29, 2012 Special screenings, included Wild In The Streets, No Room For Rockstars, Neil Young Journeys and Ed Wood's Lost Film Final Curtain.Slamdance films rock out, celebrate holidays Sean P. Means http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/lifestyle/53155082-80/films-slamdance-director-film.html.csp The Salt Lake Tribune December 20, 2011 March 18, 2012 Films The feature competitions at Slamdance are limited to first-time filmmakers working with production budgets of $1 million or less. The festival showcased 10 Narrative Films and 8 Documentary Films, including 13 World Premieres.Slamdance Film Festival Unveils 2012 Competition Lineup Gregg Kilday http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/slamdance-film-festival-2012-lineup-273001 The Hollywood Reporter December 14, 2011 February 29, 2012 Narrative competition Title Country Director Premiere Bindlestiffs USA Andrew Edison World Premiere Comforting Skin Canada Derek Franson US Premiere Doppelgänger Paul (or A Film About How Much I Hate Myself) Canada Dylan Akio Smith, Kris Elgstrand US Premiere Faith, Love and Whiskey Bulgaria Kristina Nikolova World Premiere Heavy Girls Germany Axel Ranisch US Premiere OK, Good USA Daniel Martinico World Premiere Roller Town Canada Andrew Bush US Premiere The Sound of Small Things USA Peter McLarnan World Premiere Sundowning Singapore/USA Frank Rinaldi World Premiere Welcome to Pine Hill USA Keith Miller World Premiere Documentary competition Title Country Director Premiere Buffalo Girls Thailand/USA Todd Kellstein World Premiere Danland USA Alexandra Berger World Premiere The First Season USA Rudd Simmons World Premiere Getting Up USA Caskey Ebeling World Premiere I Want My Name Back USA Roger Paradiso Utah Premiere Kelly USA James Stenson World Premiere No Ashes, No Phoenix Germany Jens Pfeifer World Premiere We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists USA Brian Knappenberger World Premiere Awards Slamdance co-founder and president Peter Baxter is quoted as saying, “This year's narrative and documentary competitions are stronger than ever, and these filmmakers represent the vanguard of true independent filmmaking.”Slamdance 2012 Awards Announced Jay A. Fernandez, Daniel Miller http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/risky-business/slamdance-2012-awards-winners-announced-285226 The Hollywood Reporter January 26, 2012 February 29, 2012 The following films were honored with prizes from the Grand Jury, audience members and festival sponsors.Slamdance 2012: Winners announced Michelle Profis http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/01/27/slamdance-winners-announced/ Entertainment Weekly January 27, 2012 March 18, 2012 Grand Jury Awards Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Narrative Film - Welcome to Pine Hill by Keith Miller Special Jury Award for Bold Originality - Heavy Girls by Axel Ranisch Grand Jury Sparky Award for Feature Documentary - No Ashes, No Phoenix by Jens Pfeifer Grand Jury Award for Short Documentary - The Professional by Skylar Neilsen Grand Jury Sparky Award for Animation - Venus by Tor Fruergaard Grand Jury Sparky Award for Short Film - I am John Wayne by Christina Choe Special Jury Prize for Experimental Short - Solipsist by Andrew Huang Honorable Mention for Best Ensemble - I'm Coming Over by Sam Handel Audience Awards Audience Award for Feature Documentary - Getting Up by Caskey Ebeling Audience Award for Feature Narratives - BINDLESTIFFS by Andrew Edison Sponsored Awards Spirit of Slamdance Sparky Award - Heavy Girls by Axel Ranisch The Kodak Vision Award for Best Cinematography - Faith, Love and Whiskey by Kristina Nikolova Panasonic AF100 Award for 'The Five Flavors of Filmmaking' Competition - Josh Gibson, director of the short film Kudzu Vine References Category:Slamdance Film Festival Slamdance Festival Slamdance Slamdance Category:2012 in American cinema