2012 Slamdance Film Festival
slamdance film festival film festival held park city utah january january th iteration slamdance film festival complementary fest sundance film festival nearly submission featurelength film shown along short film special screening selected across globe festival took place treasure mountain inn main street park city festival alumnus include acclaimed director christopher nolan dark knight seth gordon horrible boss oren peli paranormal activity festivity included opening closing night party carhartt lounge panel discussion daily happy hour annual sled festival also featured morning coffee master class neil young jonathan demme stan lee “these event stan lee neil young jonathan demme incredible opportunity learn world best storyteller rare chance experience story wisdom tribulation iconic artist filmmakers” said peter baxter slamdance president cofounder demme young shared story making documentary neil young journey young also confirmed working longtime collaborator crazy horse new album stan lee director hess discussed making new doc great power stan lee story special screening included wild street room rockstars neil young journey ed wood lost film final curtain feature competition slamdance limited firsttime filmmaker working production budget million less festival showcased narrative film documentary film including world premiere slamdance cofounder president peter baxter quoted saying “this year narrative documentary competition stronger ever filmmaker represent vanguard true independent filmmaking” following film honored prize grand jury audience member festival sponsor grand jury sparky award best narrative film welcome pine hill keith miller special jury award bold originality heavy girl axel ranisch grand jury sparky award feature documentary ash phoenix jens pfeifer grand jury award short documentary professional skylar neilsen grand jury sparky award animation venus tor fruergaard grand jury sparky award short film john wayne christina choe special jury prize experimental short solipsist andrew huang honorable mention best ensemble im coming sam handel audience award feature documentary getting caskey ebeling audience award feature narrative bindlestiffs andrew edison spirit slamdance sparky award heavy girl axel ranisch kodak vision award best cinematography faith love whiskey kristina nikolova panasonic af award five flavor filmmaking competition josh gibson director short film kudzu vine