2012 Austin Film Festival Film Competition Jury Prizes

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)