About the Yosemite International Film Festival
Fostered in the spirit of the historic, and breathtakingly beautiful Yosemite, the world's most magnificent national park and one of America's premiere natural wonders, the Yosemite International Film Festival awards and bestows recognition for some of the world's finest and most visionary independent films and screenplays made by many of the leading contemporary artists and creative minds working in cinema and screenwriting today.

Purpose
Founded by environmentally-aware, eco-friendly filmmakers, our mission is to recognize and award progressive, eye-opening, independent cinema and writing of all genres and to foster an appreciation and understanding toward the preservation and majesty of our natural world.

Announcement
Dear Filmmakers,
Congratulations! Your film has been chosen as a top award winner of the 2012 Yosemite International Film Festival, our highest level of recognition. Our judges have determined that your project was among the very best in its competition category from among hundreds of submissions originating from all around the globe. Your project demonstrated originality, imaginativeness, and professionalism. We congratulate you on the excellence demonstrated in your outstanding work. Congratulations again on this achievement. We hope this recognition will go some way toward advancing your filmmaking career and we look forward to seeing more of your wonderful work!