The Special Need
The Dallas International Film Festival announced its 2014 award winners; Hellion, directed by Kat Candler, won the Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize and The Special Need directed by Carlo Zoratti, grabbed the Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize. Hellion is the debut feature from writer/director Kat Candler, based on her short film that screened at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, paints the powerful portrait of a family on the brink of dissolution set against the haunting backdrop of the refineries of Southeast Texas. The Special Need is a documentary film about Enea, an autistic man from Italy who is obsessed with finding a girlfriend. The film follows his struggles in interacting with women, and eventually he and his friends take to the road to find someone for Enea to sleep with.
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Special Jury Prize, Directing: Brazilian Western, directed by René Sampaio
Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Performance: 1982
Hellion
Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize: Hellion
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
evolution of a criminal
Documentary Feature Special Jury Prize, Directorial Vision: Evolution of a Criminal, directed by Darius Clark Monroe
Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize: The Special Need
TEXAS COMPETITION
Special Jury Prize: Tomato Republic
Texas Grand Jury Prize: Flutter
SHORTS COMPETITION
Student Short Special Jury Prize: Ni-Ni
Student Short Grand Jury Prize: A Grand Canal
Short Special Jury Prize: Easy
Short Grand Jury Prize: Afronauts
ANIMATED SHORTS COMPETITION
Animated Short Grand Jury Prize: The Missing Scarf
SILVER HEART AWARDS
Special Jury Prize (will receive $5,000 cash prize): Above All Else
Silver Heart Award (will receive $10,000 cash prize): Private Violence
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Audience Award for Best Short Film: Verbatim
Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature: Queens & Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature: Noble