Congratulations to the winners of the 11th Annual North Carolina Black Film Festival. The four-day juried festival, held March 22-25, 2012, showcased features, shorts, documentaries and animation. 

Best Feature

1 - DAR HE - Rob Underhill

2 - ONE LAST SUNSET - Kevin Richmond

3 - THE THREE WAY - Julian Renner

Best Documentary

1 - APRIL'S HERO and NOT MY SON - Tied - Dwight Cammeron

3 - BLACK FRAULEIN - Maurice Martinez

Best Short Subject

1 - GRACE - Sallie Richardson-Whitfield

2 - LOCK AND KEY - Dana Verde

3 - FOR EVA - Fidias Reyes

Our 2012 honorees were Eleanor Nichols, who received the festival's Nova Award for Production Achievement and Mike Wiley, who received the festival's inaugural Excellence in Acting award for his riveting retelling of the Emmett Till incident.  

See you next March!