The 2012 Vail Film Festival, which kicked off today in Vail, Colorado, will honor director Fred Schepisi with its 2012 Vanguard Award, while their Excellence in Acting honor will go to Krysten Ritter.
Both will be in attendance for the 2012 Awards Ceremony, preceding the Film Festival’s closing night film, on March 31 at the Vail Mountain School.
Ritter has appeared in several films including Confessions of a Shopaholic, What Happens in Vegas, 27 Dresses and Vamps. Ritter’s most recent film, L!fe Happens, will be screened following the Awards Ceremony on March 31 at 8 p.m., as the 2012 Vail Film Festival’s Official Closing Night Film.
Ritter’s ABC series, Apartment 23, debuts on April 11.
For more information about the Vail Film Festival, visit vailfilmfestival.com.