For all of you following me on Facebook and Twitter, you know that my week here in Austin has been a whirlwind of film watching, panel going, and meeting those titans of industry, known as the film writers of the internet. Rest assured that there will be a small flood of reviews going up over the course of the next few days: everything from Kick Ass, to Tiny Furniture, to a super secret screening of Centurion.
Tonight in Austin, the SXSW 2010 Awards were given out to those films that wowed both the Audiences and the Judges. I am especially pleased that Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture won the Narrative Feature award, as it truly was one of my favorites of the festival. I’ll have my review up within the next few days. I’m sure it will be picked up for distribution, if it hasn’t been already. It featured some of the most inspired camera work, art direction, and dialogue that I saw this past week.
Also, congratulations are in order for Criterion Alum, Guy Maddin, for winning the Experimental Short category, with Night Mayor.
Below you’ll find all of the winners of the awards given out tonight. As I post my reviews, I’ll be sure to edit this post, linking to them.
I cannot begin to tell you what an amazing experience this festival was. For those long time listeners/readers, this festival featured all of the aspects that we talk about week in and week out (although surprisingly, no Ninja Turtles).
For the 2010 SXSW Film Festival, 134 feature-length films, including 64 world premieres, were selected from a record 1,572 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,206 U.S. and 366 international feature-length films. 130 shorts were selected from 2,312 short film submissions. In its inaugural year, the Title Design Competition included 18 finalists selected from 101 submissions. The 2010 SXSW Film Festival Awards were hosted by Ovation TV.
The 2010 SXSW Film Festival Award Winners:
Feature Film Jury Awards
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Winner: Marwencol
Director: Jeff MalmbergRunner-up: War Don Don
Director: Rebecca Richman CohenNARRATIVE FEATURE
Winner: Tiny Furniture
Director: Lena DunhamSpecial Jury Award ‘“ Best Ensemble: Myth of the American Sleepover
Director: David Robert MitchellSpecial Jury Award ‘“ Best Individual Performance: Brian Hasenfus in Phillip the Fossil
Director: Garth DonovanFeature Film Audience Awards
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Winner: For Once in My Life
Director: Jim Bigham & Mark MoormannNARRATIVE FEATURE
Winner: Brotherhood
Director: Will Canon*Audience Awards for Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, 24 Beats Per Second, Lone Star States, and Midnighters will be announced on Monday, March 22, 2010.
Short Film Jury Awards
NARRATIVE SHORTS
Winner: Cigarette Candy
Director: Lauren WolksteinRunner Up: Teleglobal Dreamin‘
Director: Eric FlanaganDOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Winner: Quadrangle
Director: Amy Grappell
Runner Up: White Lines and The Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug
Director: Travis SengerANIMATED SHORTS
Winner: The Orange
Director: Nick Fox-GiegRunner Up: One Square Mile of Earth
Director: Jeff DrewEXPERIMENTAL SHORTS
Winner: Night Mayor
Director: Guy MaddinRunner Up: Kids Might Fly
Director: Alex Taylor
MUSIC VIDEOS
Winner: Cinnamon Chasers, “Luv Deluxe”
Director: Saman KeshavarzRunner Up: Grizzly Bear, “Forest”
Director: Allison SchulnikTEXAS SHORTS
Winner: Petting Sharks
Director: Craig ElrodRunner Up: The Big Bends
Director: Jason William MarlowTIME WARNER CABLE & OVATION YOUNG FILMMAKER SCHOLARSHIP for TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORT
Winner: Give the Dog a Bone
Director: Edward KelleyRunner Up: The Sleep Project
Director: Whitney Bennett & Matthew CunninghamSXSW Film Design Awards
EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN
Winner: Feeder
Designer: Joseph ErnstRunner Up: Amer
Designer: Gilles VranckxAudience Award Winner: Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission
Designer: Michael AndersonSpecial Jury Award: Equestrian Sexual Response
Designers: Martim Vian & Zeke HawkinsEXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN
Winner: Zombieland
Designer: Ben ConradRunner Up: earthwork
Designer: Stan HerdAudience Award Winner: earthwork
Designer: Stan HerdSpecial Jury Award: Enter the Void
Designer: Gaspar Noé and Tom KamSXSW Special Awards
SXSW WHOLPHIN AWARD
Winner: Quadrangle
Director: Amy Grappell
SXSW CHICKEN & EGG EMERGENT NARRATIVE WOMAN DIRECTOR AWARD
Winner: Lena Dunham for Tiny Furniture
Special Award – The Chicken & Egg Pictures “We Believe in You” Award:
Martha Stephens for Passenger Pigeons
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