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The Arbalest, TOWER Win Top Prizes at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival
TOWER While screenings continue throughout the week, 2016 SXSW Film Festival had its official awards ceremony last night, with director and comedian Mike Birbiglia — whose Don’t Think Twice was well received at the festival — hosting. Awards went to features about a famous mass shooting, a misfit romance and the KKK while, as always, the festival gave prizes as well to shorts, music videos and poster designs. In addition, Austin favorite Lee Daniels, well known for his work with Rick Linklater, received a special cinematography award for his lensing of Laura Dunn’s The Seer.
Our friends at Keyframe have assembled links to many of the critical responses to the SXSW Films so far. The complete list of winners follows, along with links to our coverage.
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Winner: The Arbalest
Director: Adam Pinney [interview here]
Special Jury Recognition for Best Actor: Hunter Gatherer
Actor: Andre Royo [interview with writer/director Josh Locy here]
Special Jury Recognition for Best Actress: Miss Stevens
Actress: Lily Rabe [interview with DP Sebastian Winterø here]
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
Winner: TOWER
Director: Keith Maitland [interview with Maitland here]
Special Jury Recognition for Portrait Documentary: Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America
Director: Matt Ornstein
Special Jury Recognition for Cinematography: The Seer
Cinematographer: Lee Daniel
Short Film Jury Awards
NARRATIVE SHORTS
Winner: How Was Your Day?
Director: Damien O’Donnell
Special Jury Recognition for Acting: Thunder Road
Actor: Jim Cummings [click here to watch the first of a three-part video diary Cummings filmed at Sundance]
Special Jury Recognition for Writing: Greener Grass
Writers: Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Winner: These C*cksucking Tears
Director: Dan Taberski
Special Jury Recognition: Dollhouse
Director: Terri Timely
MIDNIGHT SHORTS
Winner: MANOMAN
Director: Simon Cartwright
Special Jury Recognition: Don’t Tell Mom
Director: Sawako Kabuki
ANIMATED SHORTS
Winner: Glove
Directors: Alexa Lim Haas & Bernardo Britto
Special Jury Recognition: Pombo Loves You
Director: Steve Warne
MUSIC VIDEOS
Winner: Childish Gambino – Sober
Director: Hiro Murai
TEXAS SHORTS
Winner: The Send-Off
Directors: Ivete Lucas & Patrick Bresnan
Special Jury Recognition For Acting : 1985
Actress: Lindsay Pulsipher
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS
Winner: Lady of Paint Creek
Director: Alexia Salingaros
Special Jury Recognition: The Archer Hadley Story
Directors: Ben Root & Alex Treviño
SXSW Film Design Awards
EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN
Winner: The Artful Vandal
Designer: MissMe
Special Jury Recognition: Night Stalker
Designer: New Media Ltd
Special Jury Recognition: Eat My Shit
Designer: Octavio Terol
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN
Winner: Sunstone
Director: Aimée Duchamp
SXSW Special Awards
SXSW Gamechanger Award
Winner: My Blind Brother
Director: Sophie Goodhart
Louis Black “Lone Star” Award
Winner: TOWER
Director: Keith Maitland
Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship
Presented to: Eileen Meyer
