2012 Austin Film Festival Film Competition Jury Prizes

'Sparrows Dance,' 'Informant' awarded Writer / director and UT alum Todd Berger attends with costars America Ferrera and Julia Stiles

Julia Stiles was among those who gathered Saturday night at the Paramount for the Texas premiere of Berger's doomsday romantic-comedy <i>It's a Disaster</i>. For more of the <i>Chronicle</i>'s coverage of the 2012 Austin Film Festival, see <a href=http://austinchronicle.com/austin-film-festival>austinchronicle.com/austin-film-festival</a>.
Julia Stiles was among those who gathered Saturday night at the Paramount for the Texas premiere of Berger's doomsday romantic-comedy It's a Disaster. For more of the Chronicle's coverage of the 2012 Austin Film Festival, see austinchronicle.com/austin-film-festival. (Photo by John Anderson)

Narrative Feature: Sparrows Dance (writer/director Noah Buschel)

Documentary Feature: Informant (director Jamie Meltzer)

Narrative Short: "Asad" (writer/director Bryan Buckley)

Narrative Student Short: "Hatch" (writer/director Christoph Kuschnig, writer Karl Goldblat)

Animated Short: "Head Over Heels" (writer/director Timothy Reckart)

Documentary Short: "See the Dirt" (directors Chelsea Hernandez and Erik Mauck)

Young Filmmakers Competition: "Crumbs" (director Nicco Vasquez, writer Keith Limon)

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