The Event:
The Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival ( DocuFest Atlanta ) brings you the best in independent documentary film and video from across the globe. DocuFest showcases meaningful life stories which educate and entertain audiences of every demographic. Join us for this very special event, where important documentary from all artists are celebrated. The Seventh Annual DocuFest will be held September 20 - 23, 2012 at the Goat Farm Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia. |
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Best Documentary |
Best Documentary Feature The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls Directed by: Leanne Pooley Best Director Being the Diablo Rod Murphy Audience Choice Award The Cartel Directed by: Bob Bowdon Best Musical Documentary Complaints Choir Directed by: Ada Bligaard-Soby Best Comedy Documentary Roll Out Cowboy Directed by: Elizabeth Lawrence Best Social Documentary A Film About Races Directed by : Jonathan Marc Baker Best Environmental Documentary Foul Water Fiery Serpent Directed by: Gary Strieker Best Dramatic Documentary Erasing David Directed by: David Bond Best International Documentary Not a Svensson Anymore Directed by Mattias Olsson and Tomas Hanslep Best Local Documentary Feature Beat Makers Laron Austin Most Inspirational Documentary Crossing Borders Directed by: Arnd Wachter Most Educational Documentary Gobeklitepe : The World’s First Temple Ahmet Turgut Yazman Best Documentary Short My Uncle Bluey Directed by: Britt Arthur Best International Documentary Short Waiting for Women Directed by: Estephan Wagner Best Local Documentary Short 17 Degrees Ain’t Nothing Directed by: Carlton Mackey |
Best Documentary Feature
The Nature of Existence Dir. Roger Nygard Best Director Beyond the Call Dir. Adrian Belic Audience Choice Award The Anatomy of Hate Dir. Mike Ramsdell Best Cinematography Beauty of the Fight Dir. John Urbano Best Comedy Documentary Zombie Girl: The Movie Dir. Justin Johnson, Aaron Marshall, Erik Mauck Best Social Documentary Salute Dir. Matt Norman Best Environmental Documentary Blue Gold: World Water Wars Dir. Sam Bozzo Best Dramatic Documentary The Human Experience Dir. Charles Kinnane Best International Documentary Down the Road Dir. Joel Christensen and Chris Gordon Best Local Documentary Living is Winning Dir. Linda Burns Most Inspirational Documentary Shooting Beauty Dir. George Kachadorian Most Educational Documentary Official Rejection Dir. Paul Osborne Best Documentary Short Refurbished Dir. John Spottswood Moore Best International Documentary Short Nous Deux Encore Dir. Heather Harlow 
2007 DocuFest Awards : Best Documentary Feature Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa Dir. Jeremy Stulberg and Randy Stulberg - USA - film website Best Documentary Short The Cole Nobody Knows Dir. Clay Walker Best Director Rent a Rasta Dir. J Michael Seyfert - Jamaica - film website Best Dramatic Doc Mississippi Son Dir. Don Wilson - USA - film website Best Comedy Doc A Balancing Act Dir. Marc Israel - USA - film website Best Political Doc 1910 La Revolucion Espirita Dir. Alejandro Fernandez Solsona - Mexico - film website Best International Doc Lost and Found In Mexico Dir. Caren Cross - Mexico - film website Audience Choice Award Michela's Story Dir. Ercole Rocchetti - Italy / Romania |
Best Documentary More Shoes Dir. Lee Kazimir Best Foreign Documentary Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad (A Little Bit of So Much Truth) Dir. Jill Freidburg Best Comedy Documentary Wiener Takes All Dir. Shane MacDougall Best Drama Documentary Calavera Highway Dir. Renee Tajima-Pena & Evangeline Griego Best Musical Documentary Song Sung Blue Dir. Greg Kohs Best Director Georg Kosulinski Immokalee, USA Most Inspirational Documentary Love Limits Dir. Thymaya Payne Audience Choice Award What Are We Doing Here? Dir.(s) Brandon, Nicholas, Daniel & Tim Klein Best Documentary Short Heroes, No Hacen Falta Alas Para Volar (Hero, Wings Are Not Necessary to Fly) Dir. Angel Loza Best Experimental Documentary Short Teslamania Dir. Joel Schlemowitz 
2006 DocuFest Awards: Best Doc: In the Shadow of the Palms - Iraq (Wayne Coles-Janess) Audience Choice Award : Bob Smith USA (Neil Abramson) Best Post-Production : Bye Bye Havana (J. Michael Seyfert) Best International Doc : Guinnesssize Me (Chris Kelly, Robert James) Best Comedy Doc : Waiting For Nesara (Zeb & Elisa Haradon) Best Musical Doc : Homemade Hillbilly Jam (Rick Minnich) Best Dramatic Doc : El Inmigrante (David & John Eckenrode) Best Director : McLibel, Drowned Out (Franny Armstrong) Best Educational Doc : And the Sea Took Us (William Prosser) Best Political Doc: Also Ran (Paul Mariano) Best Short Doc : Do You Want the Elephant Music (Leslie Dektor) |
