Festival Archives
“In the foothills of Mount Rainier is a rarity — a film festival actually focused on film.” — Rebecca Winters Keegan, TIME magazine Hollywood Correspondent
Here are the films that received top honors at the 2012 RIFF
| Best Student Film | Incest! The Musical; Grant Reed, Director |
| Best Animated Film | Kubla Khan; Joan Gratz, Director |
| Best Cinematography | Masque; Robert Hatch, Director |
| Best Documentary | Out On a Limb; Kent Heutink, Director |
| Best Feature Film | Rumblestrips; John Adams & Toby Poser, Directors |
| Audience Favorite | Not that Funny; Lauralee Farrer, Director |
| Best Short Documentary | Hanuman Airlines; Hamilton Pevec, Director |
| Best Short Narrative | Validation; Ewen Wright, Director |
| The Rainier Llama Award for a Short | Tumbleweed!; Jared Varava, Director |
| The Rainier Llama Award for a Feature | Sahkanaga; John Henry Summerour, Director |
The 2012 Festival Film Schedule
Here are the films that received top honors at the 2011 RIFF 
| Best Student Film | Mack; Ben Kadie, Director |
| Best Animated Film | Prayers for Peace; Justin Grella, Director |
| Best Screenplay | The Gray Area; Chapin Hemmingway, Director |
| Best Cinematography | Kaya; Tony Leonardo, Director |
| Best Feature Film | The Drummond Will; Allan Butterworth, Director |
| Audience Favorite | Catching Dreams; Kevin Flint, Director |
| Best Short Documentary | Ride of Mergansers; Steve Furman, Director |
| Best Full-Length Documentary | Taylor Camp; Robert Stone, Director |
| Best Narrative Short | Something Special; Kristi Simkins, Director |
| The Rainier Llama Award as presented by Warren | Superheroes; Michael Barnett, Director |
The 2011 Festival Film Schedule
The Schedule has been finalized and the Opening Night Film is THE DRUMMOND WILL. There will be a Q&A after the screening with the filmmakers projected via Skype from London - (it will be 5am there!)
Following the Q&A is the Opening Night Gala with the dress theme being Black and White - not formal, just Black and/or White (not mandatory to attend).
All the Best,
Win Whittaker
Here are the films that received top honors at the 2010 RIFF
Warren Etheredge presented this year's awards. And the Buzzy" goes to:
Warren Etheredge presented this year's awards. And the Buzzy" goes to:
| Best Student Film | Melting the Snowman |
| Best Short Documentary | Wings of Silver: The Vi Cowden Story  |
| Best Full Length Documentary | Back to the Garden, Flower Power Comes Full Circle  |
| Best Narrative Short | Hidden in Time  |
| Audience Favorite | Calvin Marshall |
| Best Feature | The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle  |
June 13, 2010
The 2010 Awards Gala
