Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Behold the 2011 SXSW Film Festival Award Winners!

Here they are:

Feature Film Jury Awards

NARRATIVE FEATURE

  • Winner: Natural Selection
  • Director: Robbie Pickering

NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION

  • Grand Jury Winner: Natural Selection
  • Director: Robbie Pickering

Breakthrough Performances:

  • Evan Ross – 96 Minutes
  • Rachael Harris – Natural Selection
  • Matt O’Leary – Natural Selection
  • Best Screenplay: Natural Selection
    Writer: Robbie Pickering
  • Best Editing: Natural Selection
    Editor: Michelle Tesoro
  • Best Cinematography: A Year in Mooring
    Director of Photography: Elliot Davis


Best Score/Music: Natural Selection
Music by: iZLER, Curt Schneider

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION

  • Grand Jury Winner: Dragonslayer
  • Director: Tristan Patterson
  • Best Editing: Where Soldiers Come From
  • Editors: Kyle Henry & Heather Courtney
  • Best Cinematography: Dragonslayer
  • Director of Photography: Eric Koretz
  • Best Score/Music: The City Dark
    Music by: The Fishermen Three, Ben Fries

Feature Film Audience Awards

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

  • Winner: KumarĂ©
  • Director: Vikram Gandhi

SPOTLIGHT PREMIERES

  • Winner: Becoming Santa
  • Director: Jeff Myers

EMERGING VISIONS

  • Winner: Weekend
  • Director: Andrew Haigh

*Audience Awards for 24 Beats Per Second, Lone Star States, and Midnighters sections will be announced on Saturday, March 19, 2011.

Short Film Jury Awards

NARRATIVE SHORTS

  • Winner: Pioneer
  • Director: David Lowery

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

  • Winner: Mothersbane
  • Director: Jason Jakaitis

ANIMATED SHORTS

  • Winner: THE WONDER HOSPITAL
  • Director: Beomsik Shimbe Shim

MUSIC VIDEOS

  • Winner: Hollerado, “Americanarama”
  • Director: Greg Jardin

TEXAS SHORTS

  • Winner: 8
  • Director: Julie Gould & Daniel Laabs

TIME WARNER CABLE & OVATION YOUNG FILMMAKER SCHOLARSHIP for
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS

  • Winner: ( __ )
  • Director: Chad Werner

SXSW Film Design Awards

EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN

  • Winner: Silver Bullets
  • Designer: Yann Legendre
  • Audience Award Winner: Green
  • Designer: Adrian Kolarczyk

EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN

  • Winner: Blue Valentine
  • Designer: Jim Helton
  • Audience Award Winner: Blue Valentine
  • Designer: Jim Helton

SXSW Special Awards

SXSW WHOLPHIN AWARD

  • Winner: The Eagleman Stag
  • Director: Mikey Please

SXSW CHICKEN & EGG EMERGENT NARRATIVE WOMAN DIRECTOR AWARD

  • Winner: Sophia Takal for Green

LOUIS BLACK / LONE STAR AWARD

  • Winner: INCENDIARY: The Willingham Case
  • Directors: Steve Mims & Joe Bailey, Jr.

KAREN SCHMEER FILM EDITING FELLOWSHIP

  • Presented to: Erin Casper

The 2011 SXSW Film Festival Juries consisted of:

  • Narrative Feature Competition: Roger Ebert, Logan Hill, Michelle Satter
  • Documentary Feature Competition: Mark Olsen, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Sky Sitney
  • Narrative Shorts: Jon Korn, Jay Van Hoy, Rose Vincelli
  • Documentary Shorts: Brad Beesley, Jay Duplass, Amanda Micheli
  • Animated Shorts: Austin Kleon, Bill Plympton, Alison Willmore
  • Music Videos: Tom Blankenship, John Kunz, Ron Mann
  • Texas Shorts: Victor Diaz, Megan Gilbride, Adam Roffman
  • Texas High School Shorts: Cole Dabney, Marcy Garriott, Bart Weiss
  • Title Design: Ian Albinson, Jenny Lee, Tommy Pallota, Ron Pippin, Kurt Volk
  • Poster Design: Craig Crutchfield, Craig Denham, Marc English, Tim League, Charlie Loft, Danny Parker
  • Louis Black / Lone Star: Marjorie Baumgarten, Elvis Mitchell, Robert Wilonsky
-Joey's Two Cents: Congrats to all the winners!

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