As we near the home stretch of the South by Southwest Film Festival, the jury panel has selected a number of winners in the narrative feature and documentary feature categories. The big winner for narratives was Natural Selection. The film got recognition as the Grand Jury Winner for best narrative feature. It also received honors for writing and editing and its two stars were recognized for their breakout performances.
Feature Film Jury Awards
NARRATIVE FEATURE
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* Winner: Natural Selection
* Director: Robbie Pickering
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
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* Grand Jury Winner: Natural Selection
* Director: Robbie Pickering
Breakthrough Performances:
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* 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
In the documentary category, Dragonslayer was the clear consensus winner, though the festival was filled with other notable documentaries like Fightville, Kumaré and Becoming Santa.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
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* 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
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* Winner: Kumaré
* Director: Vikram Gandhi
SPOTLIGHT PREMIERES
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* Winner: Becoming Santa
* Director: Jeff Myers
EMERGING VISIONS
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* 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
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* Winner: Pioneer
* Director: David Lowery
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
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* Winner: Mothersbane
* Director: Jason Jakaitis
ANIMATED SHORTS
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* Winner: THE WONDER HOSPITAL
* Director: Beomsik Shimbe Shim
MUSIC VIDEOS
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* Winner: Hollerado, “Americanarama”
* Director: Greg Jardin
TEXAS SHORTS
* Winner: 8
* Director: Julie Gould & Daniel Laabs
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TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS
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* Winner: ( __ )
* Director: Chad Werner
SXSW Film Design Awards
EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN
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* Winner: Silver Bullets
* Designer: Yann Legendre
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* Audience Award Winner: Green
* Designer: Adrian Kolarczyk
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN
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* Winner: Blue Valentine
* Designer: Jim Helton
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* Audience Award Winner: Blue Valentine
* Designer: Jim Helton
SXSW Special Awards
SXSW WHOLPHIN AWARD
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* Winner: The Eagleman Stag
* Director: Mikey Please
SXSW CHICKEN & EGG EMERGENT NARRATIVE WOMAN DIRECTOR AWARD
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* Winner: Sophia Takal for Green
LOUIS BLACK / LONE STAR AWARD
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* Winner: INCENDIARY: The Willingham Case
* Directors: Steve Mims & Joe Bailey, Jr.
KAREN SCHMEER FILM EDITING FELLOWSHIP
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* Presented to: Erin Casper
The 2011 SXSW Film Festival Juries consisted of:
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* 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
