Wow, that flew by fast. There are still a few days left to go at the SXSW Film Festival, but things are coming to close and the awards from the festival have been handed out. These honors will certainly give an extra boost to these movies as they seek distribution and/or continue to make the rounds on the festival circuit.
The narrative feature winner "Krisha" already had a leg up, adapted from the SXSW Special Jury award-winning short from 2014. Meanwhile, the documentary "Peace Officer" (our review) had been building buzz in Austin, and certainly struck the right chord with the jury. Meanwhile, other prize winners include Don Hertzfeld‘s "World of Tomorrow," and the Ross Brothers‘ documentary "Western" (our review), both of which first screened at Sundance.
So check out the full list of winners below and perhaps make a note of them, because you’ll want to keep an eye out for these ones in the months ahead.
Feature Film Jury Awards
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Grand Jury Winner: "Krisha"
Director: Trey Edward Shults
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
Grand Jury Winner: "Peace Officer"
Directors: Scott Christopherson, Brad Barber
Special Jury Recognition for Directing: "A Woman Like Me"
Directors: Alex Sichel, Elizabeth Giamatti
Special Jury Recognition for Editing: "Twinsters"
Directors: Samantha Futerman, Ryan Miyamoto
Short Film Jury Awards
NARRATIVE SHORTS
Winner: "Pink Grapefruit"
Director: Michael Mohan
Special Jury Recognition:"Share"
Director: Pippa Bianco
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Winner:"Boxeadora"
Director: Meg Smaker
MIDNIGHT SHORTS
Winner: "Kiss Kiss Fingerbang"
Director: Gillian Wallace Horvat
ANIMATED SHORTS
Winner: "World of Tomorrow"
Director: Don Hertzfeldt
Special Jury Recognition: "teeth"
Directors: Daniel Gray, Tom Brown
MUSIC VIDEOS
Winner: Paolo Nutini – "Iron Sky"
Director: Daniel Wolfe
Special Jury Recognition: DJ Snake featuring Lil’ Jon – "Turn Down for What"
Director: DANIELS
TEXAS SHORTS
Winner:"The Samaritans"
Director: John Bryant
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS
Winner:"It’s A Thing"
Directors: Meredith Morran, Sage McCommas
SXSW Film Design Awards
EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN
Winner: "Manson Family Vacation"
Designer: Yen Tan
Special Jury Recognition:"The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson"
Designer: Jonny Halifax
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN
Winner:"Manhattan"
Designer: Dan Gregoras for Imaginary Forces
Special Jury Recognition:"The Fitzroy"
Designers: Chris Tozer, Marko Anstice
SXSW Special Awards
SXSW Gamechanger Award
Winner: Yvonne Kerékgyártó, "Free Entry"
Louis Black “Lone Star” Award
Winner: "Western"
Directors: Bill Ross, Turner Ross
Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship
Presented to: Anna Gustavi
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