The 2012 award winners are below. The 2013 festival was held November 6–17, with a focus on Dutch Cinema. Red carpet screenings included, "Labor Day", "Nebraska" and "". The 2013 award winners are below. The 2014 Starz Denver Film Festival was held November 12–23. The 2014 award winners are below. The 2019 Denver Film Festival was held from October 30th to November 10th, 2019. After conclusion of the Festival, the following films were recognized as the Audience Award winners for the 42nd Denver Film Festival by a tally of ballots. Awards previously given or announced:  Maria and Tommaso Maglione Italian Filmmaker Award  THE INVISIBLE WITNESS (IL TESTIMONE INVISIBILE) Director: Stefano Mordini  John Cassavetes Award Recipient:  RIAN JOHNSON  Stan Brakhage Vision Award Recipient:  VINCENT GRENIER  Brit Withey Artistic Director Fund Recipient:  GYÖRGY PÁLFI