2012 Newport Beach Film Festival award winners

Here is the official list of award winners for this year’s Newport Beach Film Festival, which wrapped up May 3 after screening some 450 films from 50 countries:

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Jury Awards

Best Feature Film: “Apartment In Athens”

Best Actor: Gerasimos Skiadaresis (“Apartment In Athens”)

Best Actress: Mélanie Laurent (“The Day I Saw Your Heart”)

Best Director: Jennifer Devoldère (“The Day I Saw Your Heart”)

Best Cinematographer: Vladan Radovic (“Apartment In Athens”

Best Screenplay: Ruggero Dipaola, Heldrun Schleef (“Apartment In Athens”)

Best Feature Documentary Film: “The War Around Us” (Director - Abdallah Omeish)

Best Short Documentary Film: “Lioness” (Director - Lisa Cole)

Best Short Animated Film: “The Maker” (Director - Christopher Kezelos)

Best Narrative Short Film: “Interview” (Director - Sebastian Marka)

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Audience Awards

Feature (U.S.): “Not That Funny”

Feature (Foreign): “Between Us” (“Aqui Entre Nos”)

Documentary: “High Ground” and “Brooklyn Castle” (tied)

Action Sports Feature: “H2indO”

Short Film: “Love At First Sight”

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Newport Beach Film Festival Honors

Outstanding Achievement In Filmmaking:

“Peace, Love And Misunderstanding”

“Songs For Amy”

“Broken Kingdom”

Outstanding Achievement Acting:

Daniel Henney (“Shanghai Calling”)

Ernest Borgnine (“The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez”)

Geoffrey Arend (“Save The Date”)

Lizzy Caplan (“Save The Date”)

Outstanding Achievement In Directing:

Julie Delpy (“Le Skylab”)

Matt Heinemann (“Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare”)

Outstanding Achievement In Documentary Filmmaking:

“Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare”

“I Am Eleven”

Outstanding Achievement In Filmmaking (Action Sports): “Hicks On Sticks”

Outstanding Achievement In Filmmaking (Music):

“Under African Skies”

“Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet”

Outstanding Achievement In Filmmaking (Environmental):

“The Whale”

“Last Call At The Oasis”

Outstanding Achievement In Filmmaking (Family): “Magic Camp”

Outstanding Achievement In Filmmaking (Art, Architecture And Design): Gerhard Richter Painting

Outstanding Achievement In Short Filmmaking Directing: Samantha Pineda (El Pescador)

Outstanding Achievement In Short Film Story: “Scheherazade and The Kosher Delight”

Outstanding Achievement In Short Filmmaking Cinematography: “Trotteur” (Cinematographer – Steve Asselin)

Short Film Honorable Mention: “Not Dark Yet”

Humanitarian Award: “Eyes Of Thailand”

Breakout Filmmaker: “General Education”

Breakout Filmmaker: “Worth The Weight”

Orange County Filmmaking Award: “Behind The Orange Curtain”

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Red Bull Fan Favorite Award (Newport Beach Film Festival Collegiate Series)

“Incest! The Musical”

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The 2012 Chuck Jones Center For Creativity Award For Achievement In Animation

The Chuck Jones Animation Award: “Big Drive”