DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
Grand Jury Winner: 'William & 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
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NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Grand Jury Winner: 'Short Term 12' Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Special Jury Recognition for Ensemble Cast: 'Burma'
Special Jury Recognition for Acting: Tishuan Scott, 'The Retrieval'
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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
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 Benefactress' Director: Alina Vega
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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
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN
Winner: 'Joven & Alocada'
Designer: Pablo González, Fabula
Special Jury Recognition: 'Crave'
Designer: Raleigh Stewart, Iron Helmet
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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