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 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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