Feature Film Jury Awards
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
Grand Jury Winner: WILLIAM AND THE WINDMILL
Director: Ben Nabors
Special Jury Recognition for Cinematography: Touba
Director of Photography: Scott Duncan
Special Jury Recognition for Directing: We Always Lie To Strangers
Directors: AJ Schnack & David Wilson
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Grand Jury Winner: Short Term 12
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Special Jury Recognition for Ensemble Cast: Burma
Christopher Abbott
Gaby Hoffmann
Christopher McCann
Dan Bittner
Emily Fleischer
Jacinta Puga
Matt McCarthy
Kelly Aucoin
Special Jury Recognition for Acting:
Tishuan Scott, The Retrieval
Feature Film Audience Award Winners
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Winner: Short Term 12
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
Winner: The Short Game
Director: Josh Greenbaum
DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHT
Winner: An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story
Director: Al Reinert
NARRATIVE SPOTLIGHT
Winner: Zero Charisma
Directors: Katie Graham & Andrew Matthews
VISIONS
Winner: Maidentrip
Director: Jillian Schlesinger
MIDNIGHTERS
Winner: Cheap Thrills
Director: E.L. Katz
24 BEATS PER SECOND
Winner: A Band Called Death
Directors: Mark Christopher Covino & Jeff Howlett
SXGLOBAL
Winner: The Punk Syndrome
Directors: Jukka Kärkkäinen & J-P Passi
FESTIVAL FAVORITES
Winner: The Crash Reel
Director: Lucy Walker
Short Film Jury Awards
NARRATIVE SHORTS
Winner: Ellen is Leaving
Director: Michelle Savill
Honorable Mention: Sequin Raze
Director: Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Honorable Mention: SKIN
Director: Jordana Spiro
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Winner: SLOMO
Director: Josh Izenberg
MIDNIGHT SHORTS
Winner: The Apocalypse
Directors: Andrew Zuchero
ANIMATED SHORTS
Winner: Oh Willy…
Director: Emma De Swaef & Marc James Roels
MUSIC VIDEOS
Winner: Vitalic, "Stamina"
Director: Saman Keshavarz
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS
Winner: The Benfactress
Director: Alina Vega
SXSW Film Design Awards
EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN
Jury Award
Winner: Kiss of the Damned
Designer: Akiko Stehrenberger, Gravillis Inc
Special Jury Recognition: We Always Lie To Strangers
Designer: Erik Buckham, PALACEWORKS
Audience Award
Winner: Kiss of the Damned
Designer: Akiko Stehrenberger, Gravillis Inc
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN
Jury Award
Winner: Joven & Alocada
Designer: Pablo González, Fabula
Special Jury Recognition: Crave
Designer: Raleigh Stewart, Iron Helmet
SXSW Special Awards
Audience Award
Winner: Chasing Shakespeare
Designer: Lucky Post
SXSW Special Awards
SXSW CHICKEN & EGG EMERGENT NARRATIVE WOMAN DIRECTOR AWARD
Winner: Hannah Fidell, A Teacher
Special Mention: Katie Graham. Zero Charisma
LOUIS BLACK “LONE STAR” AWARD
Winner: Loves Her Gun
Director: Geoff Marslett
KAREN SCHMEER FILM EDITING FELLOWSHIP
Presented to: Jim Hession
