Piaget Producer's Award: Sophia Lin

LinMondBurrisSophia Lin Author-director Shaun Nichols and star Michael Shannon might have become the majority of the attention for that hallucinatory Sundance darling "Take Shelter," but it is unlikely the pic could have been recognized with no efforts of producer Sophia Lin."Stretching assets and taking advantage of our crazy schedule" were the greatest challenges for that practical-minded Lin, who, employed in close harmony with Nichols, handled the budgeting, personal time management and physical facets of production, permitting the director to understand his complex vision inside the project's limited means.Lin has strained in a variety of facets of film production for 16 many favors to collaborate with "practical, yet creative" company directors like David Gordon Eco-friendly whose on-set methodology mirrors her very own and that do not "fresh paint themselves right into a corner using their own ambitions."Lin's current project may be the horror pic "The Beach House" helmed by Shaun Brown, another in her own web of longtime affiliates, and that is scheduled to shoot in May.RUNNERS-UP Josh Mond"Martha Marcy May Marlene" Founding the development company Borderline Films, together with company directors Sean Durkin and Antonio Campos enables producer Mond to create uncompromising films towards the bigscreen. The critical success of Durkin's film along with a recent distribution cope with Fox Searchlight guarantees that Mond's efforts continues to obtain ample exposure.Chad Burris"Mosquita y Mari" An advocate for Native American participation within the arts plus an accomplished producer, Burris may be the leader from the Oklahoma Territory Film Council the director of Yuwita, a nonprofit supporting American Indian media initiatives and also the guy behind such celebrated film projects as "Woofing Water" and "Mosquita y Mari."FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT Honours 2012FIND finds fresh Spirit guidesHonoreesPiaget Producer's Award Audi Anyone to Watch Award Nokia Truer Than Fiction Award Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com