March 11, 2008–SXSW announced the winners today of the 2008 edition of the SXSW Film Festival.
Jury Awards
REEL SHORTS
Special Jury Award – “The Second Line,” Director: John Magary.
Winner – (Tie) “Warlord,” Director: David Garrett & “Small Apartment,”
Director: Andrew T. Betzer
ANIMATED SHORTS
Special Jury Award – “I hate you don't touch me or Bat and Hat,” Director:
Becky James
Winner – “Madame Tulti-Putli,” Director: Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski
EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS
Special Jury Award – “Upwards March,” Director: Kaveh Nabatian
Winner – “Safari,” Director: Catherine Chalmers
SXSW WHOLPHIN AWARD
Winner – “Glory at Sea,” Director: Benjamin Zeitlin
MUSIC VIDEOS
Special Jury Award – (TIE) Group Sounds, 'Temporarily in Love,' Director:
Randy Scott Slavin & Cornelius, 'Fit Song,' Directors: Keigo Oyamada &
Koichiro Tsujikawa
Winner – TV on the Radio,” 'Me-I,' Directors: Mixtape Club & Daniel Garcia
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION
Special Jury Award – “Inflections,” Director: Matthew Campbell
Winner – “Picnic,” Director: Wesley Bronez
ON NETWORKS GREENLIGHT AWARD
Best Original Production – “The Guild,” Director: Jane Selle Morgan
Best Original Series Idea – “Knock Off,” Written: Brandi-Ann Milbradt
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Special Jury Award – “Full Battle Rattle,” Directors: Tony Gerber & Jesse
Moss
Grand Jury Award – “They Killed Sister Dorothy,” Director: Daniel Junge
NARRATIVE FEATURE
Special Jury Award for Cinematography – “Explicit Ills,” Director: Mark
Webber
Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast – “Up With Me,” Director: Greg
Takoudes
Grand Jury Award – “Wellness,” Director: Jake Mahaffy
Audience Awards
EMERGING VISIONS
Winner – “In a Dream,” Director: Jeremiah Zagar
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Winner – “They Killed Sister Dorothy,” Director: Daniel Junge
NARRATIVE FEATURE
Winner – “Explicit Ills,” Director: Mark Webber
24 BEATS PER SECOND & LONE STAR STATES Winners will be announced on Monday,
March 17th.
The SXSW Film Festival runs through Saturday evening March 15. For more
information, please go to sxsw.com/film.
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