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The SXSW Film Festival unveiled the 2019 Jury and Special Award winners for 26th edition of the fest at Austin\u2019s Paramount Theater with Josephine Mackerras-directed drama Alice winning in the Narrative Feature Competition and Waad al-Kateab & Edward Watts\u2019s For Sama taking top honors for the Documentary Feature Competition. Short films and other juried sections, including Film Design Awards were also presented.<\/p>\n
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\nAlice follows the titular character, a happy and perfect wife and mother whose life is turned upside down when she discovers her husband is living a secret life. She is left abandoned, financially ruined but fights back as she goes on a journey of self-discovery. For Sama tells the epic story of a young woman\u2019s journey through love, war and motherhood across five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria.<\/p>\n
SXSW also announced Special Awards including the Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship, the Vimeo Staff Picks Award, the ZEISS Cinematography Award, the Louis Black \u201cLone Star\u201d Award, the Adam Yauch H\u00f6rnblow\u00e9r Award, and the CherryPicks Female First Feature Award. All Audience and Virtual Cinema Awards will be announced March 16. Winners from the Headliners and 24 Beats categories will be announced March 18.<\/p>\n
Read the full list of honorees from the first wave of SXSW Film Festival winners below.<\/p>\n
Feature Film Grand Jury Awards<\/p>\n
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION<\/p>\n
Winner: Alice
\nDirector: Josephine Mackerras<\/p>\n
Special Jury Recognition for Best Ensemble: Yes, God, Yes
\nDirector: Karen Maine<\/p>\n
Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Voice: Saint Frances
\nDirector: Alex Thompson<\/p>\n
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION<\/p>\n
Winner: For Sama
\nDirectors: Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts<\/p>\n
Special Jury Recognition for Empathy in Craft : Ernie & Joe
\nDirector: Jenifer McShane<\/p>\n
Special Jury Recognition for Excellence in Storytelling: Nothing Fancy: Diana Kennedy
\nDirector: Elizabeth Carroll<\/p>\n
Short Film Grand Jury Awards<\/p>\n
NARRATIVE SHORTS<\/p>\n
Winner: Liberty
\nDirector: Faren Humes<\/p>\n
Special Jury Recognition: The Orphan
\nDirector: Carolina Markowicz<\/p>\n
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS<\/p>\n
Winner: Exit 12
\nDirector: Mohammad Gorjestani<\/p>\n
Special Jury Recognition: All Inclusive
\nDirector: Corina Schwingruber Ili\u0107<\/p>\n
MIDNIGHT SHORTS<\/p>\n
Winner: Other Side of the Box
\nDirector: Caleb J. Phillips<\/p>\n
ANIMATED SHORTS<\/p>\n
Winner: Guaxuma
\nDirector: Nara Normande<\/p>\n
Special Jury Recognition: Slug LIfe
\nDirector: Sophie Koko Gate<\/p>\n
MUSIC VIDEOS<\/p>\n
Winner: \u201cHurray for The Riff Raff\u201d \u2013 Pa\u2019Lante
\nDirector: Kristian Mercado<\/p>\n
Special Jury Recognition: \u201cQuarrel\u201d \u2013 Moses Sumney
\nDirectors: Allie Avital, Moses Sumney<\/p>\n
TEXAS SHORTS<\/p>\n
Winner: I Am Mackenzie
\nDirector: Artemis Anastasiadou<\/p>\n
Special Jury Recognition: A Line Birds Cannot See
\nDirector: Amy Bench<\/p>\n
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS<\/p>\n
Winner: Fifteen
\nDirector: Louisa Baldwin<\/p>\n
Special Jury Recognition: Double Cross
\nDirector: Amiri Scrutchin<\/p>\n
EPISODIC PILOT COMPETITION<\/p>\n
Winner: Maggie
\nDirector: Sasha Gordon<\/p>\n
Special Jury Recognition: Revenge Tour
\nDirectors: Andrew Carter, Kahlil Maskati<\/p>\n
SXSW Film Design Awards<\/p>\n
EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN<\/p>\n
Winner: Daniel Isn\u2019t Real
\nDesigner: Jock
\nDesign Company: 4twenty limited<\/p>\n
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN<\/p>\n
Winner: Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse
\nDirectors: Brian Mah, James Ramirez<\/p>\n
Special Jury Recognition: The Darkest Minds
\nDirector: Michelle Dougherty<\/p>\n
SXSW Special Awards<\/p>\n
Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship
\nThe Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship is a year-long experience that encourages and champions the talent of an emerging documentary editor. Awarded annually, the fellowship was created to honor the memory of gifted editor Karen Schmeer.<\/p>\n
Presented to: Victoria Chalk
\n\u201cThis playfully macabre and awkwardly silly take on masculinity had us laughing out loud. For many of us, there\u2019s never a \u2018right time\u2019 to meet your partner\u2019s parents, but the main actor in this short plays every wrong moment just right.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vimeo Staff Picks Award
\nVimeo is excited to announce the second annual Vimeo Staff Pick Award here at SXSW. Short films featured in the Narrative, Documentary, Animation, Midnight, 360\/VR, and Texas Shorts competitions are eligible for this award, which includes a $5,000 cash prize and, of course, a Vimeo Staff Pick. The winning film will be released on Vimeo on Wednesday, March 13.<\/p>\n
Presented to: Milton directed by Tim Wilkime<\/p>\n
ZEISS Cinematography Award
\nFor over a 100 years, ZEISS has been making lenses for cinematography, to support filmmaking at all levels. The cinematographers of these films have worked extremely hard to bring you the very best imagery in storytelling and it is their vision which gives life to the director\u2019s story, and for that, we say thank you.<\/p>\n
Winner: Amazonia Groove
\nDirector: Bruno Murtinho<\/p>\n
Louis Black \u201cLone Star\u201d Award
\nTo honor SXSW co-founder\/director Louis Black, a jury prize was created in 2011 called the Louis Black \u201cLone Star\u201d Award, presented to a feature film world premiering at SXSW that was shot primarily in Texas or directed by a current resident of Texas. (Opt-in Award)
\nWinner: The River and the Wall
\nDirector: Ben Masters<\/p>\n
SXSW Adam Yauch H\u00f6rnblow\u00e9r Award
\nIn honor of a filmmaker whose work strives to be wholly its own, without regard for norms or desire to conform. The Adam Yauch H\u00f6rnblow\u00e9r Award is presented to a filmmaker from our Visions screening category.<\/p>\n
Presented to: Tito directed by Grace Glowicki<\/p>\n
CherryPicks Female First Feature Award<\/p>\n
Winner: Alice
\nDirector: Josephine Mackerras<\/p>\n
CherryPicks Special Recognition:<\/p>\n
Winner: Days of the Whale
\nDirector: Catalina Arroyave Restrepo<\/p>\n
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