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SXSW 2008: The Winners

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 | 8:55 AM

 

03122008_theykilledsisterdorothy.jpgScreenings for the 2008 SXSW Film Festival (as well as our coverage here at IFC.com) will carry on as the music contingent rolls into Austin, but last night, the winners of the jury and audience awards were announced.

Daniel Junge's "They Killed Sister Dorothy," about the murder of activist Dorothy Mae Stang, received both the jury and audience prizes for best documentary, while on the narrative side, Jake Mahaffy's "Wellness" and Mark Webber's "Explicit Ills" were given nods by the jury and by the audience. Here's a full list of the winners:

NARRATIVE FEATURE

Grand Jury Award: "Wellness," dir. Jake Mahaffy
Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast: "Up With Me," dir. Greg Takoudes
Special Jury Award for Cinematography: "Explicit Ills," dir. Mark Webber

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Grand Jury Award: "They Killed Sister Dorothy," dir. Daniel Junge
Special Jury Award: "Full Battle Rattle," dirs. Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss

REEL SHORTS

Winner (Tie): "Warlord," dir. David Garrett; "Small Apartment," dir. Andrew T. Betzer
Special Jury Award: "The Second Line," dir. John Magary

ANIMATED SHORTS

Winner: "Madame Tutli-Putli," dirs. Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
Special Jury Award: "I hate you don't touch me or Bat and Hat," dir. Becky James

EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS

Winner: "Safari," dir. Catherine Chalmers
Special Jury Award: "Upwards March," dir. Kaveh Nabatian

SXSW WHOLPHIN AWARD

Winner: "Glory at Sea," dir. Benjamin Zeitlin

MUSIC VIDEOS

Winner: TV on the Radio, "Me-I," dirs. Mixtape Club & Daniel Garcia
Special Jury Award - (TIE) Group Sounds, "Temporarily in Love," dirs. Randy Scott Slavin and Cornelius; "Fit Song," dirs. Keigo Oyamada and Koichiro Tsujikawa

TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION

Winner: "Picnic," dir. Wesley Bronez
Special Jury Award: "Inflections," dir. Matthew Campbell

ON NETWORKS GREENLIGHT AWARD

Best Original Production: "The Guild," dir. Jane Selle Morgan
Best Original Series Idea: "Knock Off," written by Brandi-Ann Milbradt

Audience Awards

NARRATIVE FEATURE

Winner: "Explicit Ills," dir. Mark Webber

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Winner: "They Killed Sister Dorothy," dir. Daniel Junge

EMERGING VISIONS

Winner: "In a Dream," dir. Jeremiah Zagar

[Photo: "They Killed Sister Dorothy," Just Media, 2008]

 

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