The winners of Film Awards for the recently-completed SXSW festival have been announced, and it is a long and varied list, which you can see below. The festival is an awesome way to give recognition to these mostly unknown films, and 2014 presented an amazing selection of films.
The Grand Jury award went to comedy For Tilden, which stars Bridey Elliott and Clare McNulty as 25-year-old roommates who experience a needlessly difficult journey to the beach. Receiving great acclaim during the festival, Richard Linklater’s Boyhood (starring Ethan Hawke) took home the Louis Black ‘Lone Star’ Award. Also worthy of mention is the fact that recent TV phenomenon True Detective took home the much-deserved award for Excellence in Title Design for its perfectly grim opening credits sequence.
Head to the official SXSW website for more info on the festival.
Feature Film Jury Awards
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Grand Jury Winner: Fort Tilden
Special Jury Recognition for Courage in Storytelling: Animals
Special Jury Recognition for Best Acting Duo: 10,000KM (Long Distance)
Natalie Tena
David Verdaguer
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
Grand Jury Winner: The Great Invisible
Special Jury Recognition for Political Courage: Vessel
Special Jury Recognition for Editing & Storytelling: Print the Legend
24 Beats Per Second Award
Audience Award Winner: Take Me To The River
Short Film Jury Awards
NARRATIVE SHORTS
Winner: Quelqu’un d’extraordinaire
Special Jury Recognition: Person to Person
Special Jury Recognition for Cinematography: Krisha
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Winner: Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace
MIDNIGHT SHORTS
Winner: Wawd Ahp
ANIMATED SHORTS
Winner: Coda
Special Jury Recognition. Eager
MUSIC VIDEOS
Winner: Joel Compass, “Back to Me”
TEXAS SHORTS
Winner: Some Vacation.
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS
Winner: Seawolf
SXSW Film Design Awards
EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN
Winner: Starry Eyes
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN
Winner: True Detective
Special Jury Recognition: The Lego Movie
SXSW Special Awards
SXSW GAMECHANGER AWARD
Winner: Jen McGowan, Kelly & Cal
Special Mention: Kat Candler. Hellion
LOUIS BLACK “LONE STAR” AWARD
Winner: Boyhood
KAREN SCHMEER FILM EDITING FELLOWSHIP
Presented to: Colin Nusbaum
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