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SXSW Film 2012 Award Winners
SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2012 AWARD WINNERS
The 2012 SXSW Film Festival hosted nearly 275 films which were selected from a record number of submissions (over 5,300) and comprised of approximately 2,000 features and 3,300 shorts. This was a seven per cent increase from 2011 despite moving the submission deadlines a month earlier than previous years. A total of 132 features (consisting of 74 world premieres, 17 North American premieres and 11 U.S. premieres) were screened, along with 138 shorts and 58 films from first time directors.
The 2012 SXSW Film Festival Award Winners:
Feature Film Jury Awards
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
Grand Jury Winner: Beware of Mr. Baker
Director: Jay Bulger
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Grand Jury Winner: Gimme The Loot
Director: Adam Leon
Special Jury Recognition for Performance:
Jamie Chung – Eden
Besedka Johnson – Starlet
Nico Stone – Booster
Feature Film Audience Awards
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Winner: Bay of All Saints
Director: Annie Eastman
NARRATIVE FEATURE
Winner: Eden
Director: Megan Griffiths
*Audience Awards for the Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, 24 Beats Per Second, SXGlobal and Festival Favorites sections will be announced on Saturday, March 17, followed by the Headliner Audience Award on Monday, March 19.
Short Film Jury Awards
NARRATIVE SHORTS
Winner: The Chair
Director: Grainger David
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Winner: CatCam
Director: Seth Keal
MIDNIGHT SHORTS
Winner: Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared
Directors: Rebecca Sloan & Joseph Pelling
SXGLOBAL SHORTS
Winner: The Perfect Fit
Director: Tali Yankelevich
ANIMATED SHORTS
Winner: (notes on) biology
Director: Danny Madden
MUSIC VIDEOS
Winner: Battles, "My Machines"
Director: DANIELS
TEXAS SHORTS
Winner: Spark
Director: Annie Silverstein
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS
Winner: Boom
Director: Daniel Matyas & Brian Broder
SXSW Film Design Awards presented by iStockphoto
EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN
Winner: Man & Gun
Designer: Justin Cox
Special Jury Recognition: Pitch Black Heist
Designer: Andrew Cranston
Audience Award Winner: The Maker
Designer: Christopher Kezelos
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN
Winner: Les Bleus de Ramville
Designer: Jay Bond, Oily Film Company Inc.
Special Jury Recognition: X-Men: First Class
Designer: Simon Clowes, Prologue Films
Audience Award Winner: Bunraku
Designer: Guilherme Marcondes, Hornet Inc.
SXSW Special Awards
SXSW WHOLPHIN AWARD
Winner: The Black Balloon
Director: Benny Safdie & Josh Safdie
SXSW CHICKEN & EGG EMERGENT NARRATIVE WOMAN DIRECTOR AWARD
Winners: Megan Griffiths for Eden and Amy Seimetz for Sun Don’t Shine
LOUIS BLACK “LONE STAR” AWARD
Winner: Bernie
Director: Richard Linklater
Special Jury Recognition: Trash Dance
Director: Andrew Garrison
KAREN SCHMEER FILM EDITING FELLOWSHIP
Presented to: Lindsay Utz
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