The jury prizes at the continuing South By Southwest Film Festival have been announced and Adam Pinney’s period drama The Arbalist won big, taking home the Grand Jury Prize. The film, Pinney’s debut feature film, centers around a toy inventor and his obsession with a woman who hates him. Past winners include the Indie Spirit Award winning Krisha and Short Term 12 (starring a pre-Room Brie Larson).
Take a look below at all the winners. Audience prizes will be announced on March 19th.
FEATURE FILM GRAND JURY AWARDS:
- NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION: The Arbalest – directed by Adam Pinney
- SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION FOR BEST ACTOR: Andre Royo, Hunter Gatherer
- SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION FOR BEST ACTRESS: Lily Rabe, Miss Stevens
- DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION: Tower – directed by Keith Maitland
- SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION FOR PORTRAIT DOCUMENTARY: Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America – directed by Matt Ornstein
- SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Seer – Lee Daniel
SHORT FILM GRAND JURY AWARDS:
- NARRATIVE SHORTS: How Was Your Day? – directed by Damien O’Donnell
- SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION FOR ACTING: Jim Cummings, Thunder Road
- SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION FOR WRITING: Greener Grass – Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe
- DOCUMENTARY SHORTS: These C*cksucking Tears – directed by Dan Taberski
- SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION: Dollhouse – directed by Terri Timely
- MIDNIGHT SHORTS: Manoman – directed by Simon Cartwright
- SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION: Don’t Tell Mom – directed by Sawako Kabuki
- ANIMATED SHORTS: Glove – directed by Alexa Lim Haas & Bernardo Britto
- SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION: Pombo Loves You – directed by Steve Warne
- TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS: Lady of Paint Creek – directed by Alexia Salingaros
- SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION: The Archer Hadley Story – directed by Ben Root & Alex Treviño
SXSW FILM DESIGN AWARDS:
- EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGNl Miss Me: The Artful Vandal – designed by MissMe
- SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION: Night Stalker – designed by New Media Ltd.
- SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION: Eat My Shit – designed by Octavio Terol
- EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN: Sunstone – directed by Aimee Duchamp
SXSW SPECIAL AWARDS:
- SXSW GAMECHANGER AWARD: My Blind Brother – directed by Sophie Goodhart
- LOUIS BLACK “LONE STAR” AWARD: Tower – directed by Keith Maitland
- KAREN SCHMEER FILM EDITING FELLOWSHIP: Eileen Meyer
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