William And The Windmill directed by Ben Nabors took the top prize when the Jury and Special Award-winners of the 2013 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony, hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael. SXSW also announced the Jury Award-winners in Shorts Filmmaking and winners of the SXSW Film Design Awards, as well as Special Awards, including the Louis Black “Lone Star” Award and the SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award.
SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2013 JURY & SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS
The 2013 SXSW Film Festival Award Winners:
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
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
Special Jury Recognition for Acting: Tishuan Scott, The Retrieval
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
Winner: Kiss of the Damned
Designer: Akiko Stehrenberger, Gravillis Inc
Special Jury Recognition: We Always Lie To Strangers
Designer: Erik Buckham, PALACEWORKS
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN
Winner: Joven & Alocada
Designer: Pablo González, Fabula
Special Jury Recognition: Crave
Designer: Raleigh Stewart, Iron Helmet
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
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