SXSW 2011: The Awards (So Far)
Last night, the SXSW Film Festival presented most of its awards, except for a few audience awards. It's a pleasure to see Austin-connected films all over the list. Natural Selection, shot in nearby Smithville, practically swept the Narrative Feature categories, including the Audience Award; while former/sometimes Austinites Kyle Henry and Heather Courtney won the Best Editing award in the Documentary Feature category for Where Soldiers Come From. (I agree that the editing in that film is absolutely amazing.) The Narrative Shorts jury award went to Pioneer from Dallas filmmaker David Lowery, a short that premiered at Sundance this year.
In the Texas-specific awards categories, Steve Mims and Joe Bailey's documentary Incendiary: The Willingham Case (pictured above) won the Louis Black Lone Star Award. The Texas Shorts jury award winner was 8, directed by Julie Gould and Daniel Laabs, which Don Clinchy says was "the most poignant and bittersweet film" in the Texas Shorts lineup this year. Look for his feature on the Texas Shorts collection soon.
The full list of awards from last night's ceremony is available after the jump. On Saturday, we'll find out the audience award winners in the Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters categories.
Feature Film Jury Awards
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
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
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Grand Jury Winner: Natural Selection
Director: Robbie Pickering
Breakthrough Performances:
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
Feature Film Audience Awards
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Winner: Kumaré
Director: Vikram Gandhi
NARRATIVE FEATURE
Winner: Natural Selection
Director: Robbie Pickering
SPOTLIGHT PREMIERES
Winner: Becoming Santa
Director: Jeff Myers
EMERGING VISIONS
Winner: Weekend
Director: Andrew Haigh
Short Film Jury Awards
NARRATIVE SHORTS
Winner: Pioneer
Director: David Lowery
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Winner: Mothersbane
Director: Jason Jakaitis
ANIMATED SHORTS
Winner: The Wonder Hospital
Director: Beomsik Shimbe Shim
MUSIC VIDEOS
Winner: Hollerado, "Americanarama"
Director: Greg Jardin
TEXAS SHORTS
Winner: 8
Director: Julie Gould & Daniel Laabs
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS
Winner: ( __ )
Director: Chad Werner
SXSW Film Design Awards
EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN
Winner: Silver Bullets
Designer: Yann Legendre
Audience Award Winner: Green
Designer: Adrian Kolarczyk
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN
Winner: Blue Valentine
Designer: Jim Helton
Audience Award Winner: Blue Valentine
Designer: Jim Helton
SXSW Special Awards
SXSW WHOLPHIN AWARD
Winner: The Eagleman Stag
Director: Mikey Please
SXSW CHICKEN & EGG EMERGENT NARRATIVE WOMAN DIRECTOR AWARD
Winner: Sophia Takal for Green
LOUIS BLACK LONE STAR AWARD
Winner: INCENDIARY: The Willingham Case
Directors: Steve Mims & Joe Bailey, Jr.
KAREN SCHMEER FILM EDITING FELLOWSHIP
Presented to: Erin Casper
[Photo credit: Incendiary red carpet with filmmakers Steve Mims and Joe Bailey, Jr. with Texas Tribune editor Evan Smith and composer Graham Reynolds, by Cole Dabney.]