The Arbalest, racconto di un’ossessione segreta di un inventore di giocattoli diretto da Adam Pinney, ha vinto il premio Speciale della Giuria per un film di finzione al SXSW Festival; nella sezione documentari ha invece trionfato Tower, di Keith Maitland, che mixa sapientemente immagini di repertorio e animation in rotoscoping per ricostruire l’assalto al campus dell’esercito in Texas il 1° agosto 1966. Un riconoscimento speciale è stato assegnato al documentario Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America, dove Matt Ornstein dipinge e racconta la vita del musicista e il suo insolito hobby: incontrare persone militanti nel Ku Klux Klan. Infine, una menzione speciale l’ha guadagnata anche The Seer, di Laura Dunn.
Di seguito, la lista completa dei vincitori.
NARRATIVE FEATURES
- Grand jury winner: “The Arbalest” (Adam Pinney)
- Special jury recognition for best actor: Andre Royo, “Hunter Gatherer”
- Special jury recognition for best actress: Lily Rabe, “Miss Stevens”
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
- Grand jury winner: “Tower” (Keith Maitland)
- Special jury recognition for portrait documentary: “Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America” (Matt Ornstein)
- Special jury recognition for visual design: “The Seer” (Laura Dunn)
NARRATIVE SHORTS
- Winner: “How Was Your Day?” (Damien O’Donnell)
- Special jury recognition for acting: Jim Cummings, “Thunder Road”
- Special jury recognition for writing: Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe, “Greener Grass”
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
- Winner: “These C–ksucking Tears” (Dan Taberski)
- Special jury recognition: Terri Timely, “Dollhouse”
MIDNIGHT SHORTS
- Winner: “Manoman” (Simon Cartwright)
- Special jury recognition: “Don’t Tell Mom” (Sawako Kabuki)
ANIMATED SHORTS
- Winner: “Glove” (Alexa Lim Haas, Bernardo Britto)
- Special jury recognition: “Pombo Loves You” (Steve Warne)
MUSIC VIDEOS
- Winner: “Sober,” Childish Gambino (Hiro Murai)
TEXAS SHORTS
- Winner: “The Send-Off” (Ivete Lucas, Patrick Bresnan)
- Special jury recognition for acting: Lindsay Pulsipher, “1985”
TEXAS HIGH-SCHOOL SHORTS
- Winner: “Lady of Paint Creek” (Alexia Salingaros)
- Special jury recognition: “The Archer Hadley Story” (Ben Root, Alex Trevino)
EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN
- Winner: “Miss Me: The Artful Vandal” (MissMe)
- Special jury recognition: “Night Stalker” (New Media)
- Special jury recognition: “Eat My S–t” (Octavio Terol)
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN
- Winner: “Sunstone” (Aimee Duchamp)
SXSW SPECIAL AWARDS
- Gamechanger Award: “My Blind Brother” (Sophie Goodhart)
- Louis Black “Lone Star” Award: “Tower” (Keith Maitland)
- Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship: Eileen Meyer