Short Term 12, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, and William and the Windmill, directed by Ben Nabors, won the Grand Jury Awards in the Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature competitions, respectively, at the 2013 South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival.
The full slate of Jury Award recipients was announced Tuesday night during a ceremony at the Paramount Theatre in Austin. Jury Awards spanned features and shorts as well as the Poster and Title Design competition. SXSW Audience Award winners will be announced on Saturday, March 16.
The 2013 SXSW Film Festival, with screennigs running through Saturday, is hosting a total of 133 features, consisting of 78 World Premieres, 13 North American Premieres and nine U.S. Premieres, with 76 first-time directors. 110 shorts are being screened as part of 10 overall shorts programs. The nearly 250 films were selected from a record number of overall submissions, more than 5,700, comprised of approximately 2,100 features and 3,600 shorts.
Here’s a rundown of Jury Award winners:
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
NARRATIVE SHORTSWinner: Ellen is Leaving
Director: Michelle Savill
Honorable Mention: Sequin Raze
Director: Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Honorable Mention: SKIN
Director: Jordana Spiro
DOCUMENTARY SHORTSWinner: SLOMO
Director: Josh Izenberg
MIDNIGHT SHORTS
Winner: The Apocalypse
Directors: Andrew Zuchero
ANIMATED SHORTSWinner: Oh Willy…
Director: Emma De Swaef & Marc James Roels
MUSIC VIDEOSWinner: Vitalic, “Stamina”
Director: Saman Keshavarz
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTSWinner: The Benfactress
Director: Alina Vega
SXSW Film Design Awards
EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGNWinner: Kiss of the Damned
Designer: Akiko Stehrenberger, Gravillis Inc
Special Jury Recognition: We Always Lie To Strangers
Designer: Erik Buckham, PALACEWORKS
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGNWinner: Joven & Alocada
Designer: Pablo Gonz๏ฟฝlez, Fabula
Special Jury Recognition: Crave
Designer: Raleigh Stewart, Iron Helmet
SXSW Special Awards
SXSW CHICKEN & EGG EMERGENT NARRATIVE WOMAN DIRECTOR AWARDWinner: Hannah Fidell, A Teacher
Special Mention: Katie Graham. Zero Charisma
LOUIS BLACK “LONE STAR” AWARDWinner: Loves Her Gun
Director: Geoff Marslett
KAREN SCHMEER FILM EDITING FELLOWSHIPPresented to: Jim Hession