SXSW announced the winners of the 2008 edition of the SXSW Film Festival.
In the Jury Awards:
*REEL SHORTS-- Special Jury Award: THE SECOND LINE, director: John Magary.-- Winner: (Tie) WARLORD, Director: David Garrett and 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, directors: Chris Lavis and 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 and Cornelius' FIT SONG, directors: Keigo Oyamada and Koichiro Tsujikawa.-- Winner: TV on the Radio's ME-I, directors: Mixtape Club and 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 and 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.
In the 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.
Winners of 24 BEATS PER SECOND and LONE STAR STATES will be announced on March 17.
The SXSW Film Festival runs through March 15.
For more information, go to http://sxsw.com/film.
