34th Denver Film Festival
The 2011 Festival was held November 2–13, with 247 Films programmed, including a Focus on South Korean Cinema. Red Carpet screenings included Like Crazy, The Descendants, and The Artist. This was the last year the festival held screenings at the Starz Film Center on the Auraria Campus. The 2011 Award Winners are listed below.
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| John Cassavetes Award | Judy Greer |
| Excellence in Acting Award | Alan Cumming |
| Mayor's Career Achievement Award | James Cromwell |
| Stan Brakhage Vision Award | Abigail Child |
| Rising Star Award | Adepero Oduye |
| Starz People's Choice Award for Feature Film | Kinyarwanda |
| Starz People's Choice Award for Documentary | TBA |
| Starz People's Choice Award for Short Film | TBA |
| Krzysztof Kieslowski Award for Best Feature | Volcano |
| Maysles Brothers Award for Best Documentary | You've Been Trumped |
| New Directors Award | Sophia Takal (Green) |
| Spike Lee Student Filmmaker Award | Huay-Bing Law's Benny |
| Liberty Global International Student Filmmaker Award | Ariel Kleiman's Deeper Than Yesterday |
| ASIFA-Colorado Award for the Best Animated Short | Patrick Doyon's Sunday |
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