Two feature films and a documentary showcased at the 5th Annual Asheville Film Festival this past November have been nominated for numerous awards by the Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts.

”The Savages”, ”The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”, and ”War/Dance” have all been tapped for Oscars in various categories for 2007.

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Last night, the 2007 Asheville FIlm Festival announced its winners for this year. They include winners, runners-up and audience favorites in the feature, documentary, short, student and animation categories, as well as the Daniel Delavergne award, which honors films for a sense of adventure, and the ETV Southern Lens Award, going to a film that captures Southern culture

The winners are as follows:

Feature:
Winner - Year of the Fish
Runner-up - (tie) Blood Car, Randy and the Mob
Audience Award - Year of the Fish

Documentary:
Winner - War/Dance
Runner-up - Behind Forgotten Eyes
Audience Award - War/Dance

Short:
Winner - Cabbie
Runner-up - Kilroy Was Here
Audience Award - Jonna’s Body, Please Hold

Student:
Winner - The Little Gorilla
Runner-up - Rebel Song
Audience Award - The Little Gorilla

Animation:
Winner - When the World Goes Dark
Runner-up - Glimpse
Audience Award - Glimpse

Daniel Delavergne Spirit Award:
The Oil and Water Project

ETV Southern Lens Award:
Moving Midway

The organizers of the Asheville Film Festival have announced that there will be a second “buzz” showing of the sold-out film Blood Car on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Diana Wortham Theatre. Get tickets here.

Blood Car saw its North Carolina Premiere on Friday, and sold out quickly. It drew enough word of mouth that festival organizers gave it a “buzz spot” for a second showing. Director Alex Orr will also be on hand to take audience questions following the movie.

The other “buzz” movie, a noon showing of legendary director Sidney Lumet’s Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, has sold out.

— David Forbes, staff writer