Lance Henriksen to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at The Derby City Film Festival  Veteran actor known for roles in “Terminator” and “Aliens” is attending the festival in support of his latest film “It’s in the Blood”. LOUISVILLE, KY. (January 25th) —  Legendary actor Lance Henriksen will be the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2012 Derby City Film Festival in February. Henriksen, who’s career spans 4+ decades and include...

Derby City Film Festival Announces 2012 Selections  56 films to screen during the three day festival including 24 International films from 16 Countries, 8 World Premieres & 5 US Premieres    LOUISVILLE, KY. (January 2nd) —    The organizers of The Derby City Film Festival are pleased to announce the selections for the 2012 edition to be held in February. In total 56 films will screen during the three day festival which will be held February 17th - 19...

Derby City Film Festival announces 2012 sponsor/partners Local and National businesses and organizations to support the 4th Annual film festival LOUISVILLE, KY. (December 21st) —   The Derby City Film Festival is excited to announce the following sponsor partnerships for the 4th Annual Edition which will take place February 17th-19th at the Clifton Center in Louisville Kentucky: Attendees who bring a packaged food item to the box office when they purchase their ticket or...

2012 Derby City Film Festival announces additional awards for winning films Selected winning films to receive national recognition and possible distribution The Derby City Film Festival is pleased to announce partnerships with two major organizations which will offer additional prizes to selected winners of the 2012 festival. As in previous years, winners in each category (Student Short, US Short, International Short, Doc Short, US Feature, International Feature & Doc Featur...

Gritty crime dramas, quirky love stories, clay-mation sci-fi and stirring documentaries are just some of the themes being offered from films by Kentucky filmmakers at this year’s Derby City Film Festival. In all 20 films from Kentucky filmmakers and 10 from Indiana & Ohio will be screened during the festival, which takes place February 18th through the 20th at the Clifton Center. Two more films are from filmmakers with ties to Kentucky, both documentaries. One, “Figaro:...

The Derby City Film Festival is proud to announce the selected films for the 2011 edition. In total 67 films will screen during the three day festival which will be held February 18th - 20th, 2011 at the Clifton Center. Of those screening, 41 of the films have been selected for competition. The festival will open with a short film screening group from The Bob Rogers Group (BRG), a production company based in Louisville. The BRG film program of 8 short films will be free to attend and begin...