SXSW Film Announces Festival Winners
The winners of the 2008 edition of the SXSW Film Festival.
Jury Awards
REEL SHORTS
Special Jury Award - The Second Line, Director: John Magary
Winner - (Tie) Warlord, Director: David Garrett & Small Apartment, Director: Andrew T. Betzer
ANIMATED SHORTS
Special Jury Award - I hate you don't touch me or Bat and Hat, Director: Becky James
Winner - Madame Tulti-Putli, Director: Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski
EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS
Special Jury Award - Upwards March, Director: Kaveh Nabatian
Winner - Safari, Director: Catherine Chalmers
SXSW WHOLPHIN AWARD
Winner - Glory at Sea, Director: Benjamin Zeitlin
MUSIC VIDEOS
Special Jury Award - (Tie) Group Sounds, 'Temporarily in Love,' Director:
Randy Scott Slavin & Cornelius, 'Fit Song,' Directors: Keigo Oyamada & Koichiro Tsujikawa
Winner - TV on the Radio, 'Me-I,' Directors: Mixtape Club & Daniel Garcia
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION
Special Jury Award - Inflections, Director: Matthew Campbell
Winner - Picnic, Director: Wesley Bronez
ON NETWORKS GREENLIGHT AWARD
Best Original Production - The Guild, Director: Jane Selle Morgan
Best Original Series Idea - Knock Off, Written: Brandi-Ann Milbradt
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Special Jury Award - Full Battle Rattle, Directors: Tony Gerber & Jesse Moss
Grand Jury Award - They Killed Sister Dorothy, Director: Daniel Junge
NARRATIVE FEATURE
Special Jury Award for Cinematography - Explicit Ills, Director: Mark Webber
Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast - Up With Me, Director: Greg Takoudes
Grand Jury Award - Wellness, Director: Jake Mahaffy
Audience Awards
EMERGING VISIONS
Winner - In a Dream, Director: Jeremiah Zagar
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Winner - They Killed Sister Dorothy, Director: Daniel Junge
NARRATIVE FEATURE
Winner - Explicit Ills, Director: Mark Webber
24 BEATS PER SECOND & LONE STAR STATES Winners will be announced on Monday, March 17th.
The SXSW Film Festival runs through Saturday evening March 15. For more information, please go to http://sxsw.com/film or check out the Austin Chronicle. SXSW Film is sponsored by Miller Lite, Independent Film Channel, Yaris, Fuze Beverage, Dell and The Austin Chronicle. SXSW Film's radio partner is 107.1 KGSR.
For more information on the SXSW Film Festival, please contact Elizabeth Derczo at press@sxsw.com
