Awards

2007 Asheville Film Festival awards will be presented at the Spotlight Celebration Awards, presented by Amici Trattoria on Saturday evening, November 11th, 2007.

A jury of film-related professionals will judge each entry.  An AFFY award and $500 will be presented in each category.  The awards honor the creative spirit of the filmmaker as well as excellence in production.  Other awards, including a Lifetime/Career Achievement Award, Runner-Up, and Audience Awards in each category will be presented at the Spotlight Celebration Awards Ceremony on November 10.

Other awards include:

The Daniel DeLaVergne Spirit Award presented by The Media Arts Project
This annual award was created in 2006 to honor expedition filmmaker, Daniel DeLaVergne.The DeLaVergne Spirit Award is to recognize and honor filmmakers whose work explores pushing the limits of our minds and hearts by artistically expressing true Spirit. These films unlock the vast potential of the human spirit or nature and enable us to view films that display courage, integrity and hope, taking entertainment to a unique level. The winner will also receive $500. A special thanks to Blue Ridge Outdoors for their support of this award.

ETV Southern Lens Award
The ETV Southern Lens Award is awarded to the best Southern film at the festival. To be eligible for broadcast on the series, the film must be produced and/or directed by a Southern filmmaker, or be about a Southern subject.

Previous Asheville Film Festival winners have been:

2006

Career Achievement Award
Jennifer Tilly

Feature Winner: Ten ‘til Noon
Runner-up: Apart from That

Audience Award: Hiding Victoria

Documentary Winner: Wetlands Preserved: The Story of An Activist Rock Club
Runner-up: Alive at Ground Zero (tie), The Endless Forest (tie)
Audience Award: Prison Pups

Short Winner: Escape
Runner-up: Untouched
Audience Award: Super-Anon

Student Winner: Metacarpus
Runner-up: Frame of Reference
Audience Award: Frame of Reference

Animation Winner: The Wraith of Cobble Hill
Runner-up: Puppet
Audience Award: Infinitum

2005

Lifetime Achievement Award
Ken Russell

Feature Winner: Devaki
Runner-up: The Tenants
Audience Award: At Last

Documentary Winner: Donor
Runner-up: Waging a Living
Audience Award: The Great American Quilt Revival

Short Winner: The Butler of the Van der Waal House
Runner-up: The Sky is Falling
Audience Award: Dutch Bird and Significant Romance in Compressed Time (Tie)

Student Winner: The Tragedy of Glady
Runner-up: Son Up
Audience Award: Madison County Project

Animation Winner: Backseat Bingo
Runner-up: The Meaning of Life
Audience Award: Backseat Bingo

2004

Lifetime Achievement Award
Rance Howard

Achievement in Filmmaking
Robert Radnitz

Feature Winner: Sandstorm
Runner-up: State’s Evidence
Audience Award: Phreaker

Documentary Winner: Searching for Angela Shelton
Runner-up: Monster Road
Audience Award: Searching for Angela Shelton

Short Winner: Trifles
Runner-up: Tacklebox
Audience Award: Tacklebox

Student Winner: Everdark
Runner-up: True Color
Audience Award: The Way of Dale