SXSW Film Announces Festival Winners

SXSW Film Announces Festival Winners

AUSTIN, Texas, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- SXSW is pleased to announce the winners 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 http://sxsw.com/film or check out the Austin Chronicle.

SXSW Film is sponsored by Miller Lite, Independent Film Channel, Yaris, Fuze Beverage, Dell and The Austin Chronicle. SXSW Film's radio partner is 107.1 KGSR.

    For more information, contact    Elizabeth Derczo    press@sxsw.com  

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