South by Southwest (SXSW)

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Narrative Feature Competition Jury Award

Bob Trevino Likes It No Video Available
Tracie Laymon
Bob Trevino Likes ItBob Trevino Likes It is inspired by the true friendship that writer/director Tracie…

Narrative Feature Competition Special Jury Award for Performance

Maria Rodríguez Soto
Mamifera No Video Available
Liliana Torres
MamiferaLola (40) enjoys a happy life until an unforeseen pregnancy throws her plans into…

Narrative Feature Competition Special Jury Award for Filmmaking

Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu
We Were Dangerous No Video Available
Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu
We Were DangerousNellie and Daisy attempt to escape the institution for delinquent girls in 1954 New…

Documentary Feature Competition Jury Award

Grand Theft Hamlet Trailer
Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane
Grand Theft HamletJanuary 2021. The UK is in its 3rd lockdown and all entertainment venues remain closed.…

Documentary Feature Competition Special Jury Award for Bravery and Empathy

We Can Be Heroes No Video Available
Carina Mia Wong, Alex Simmons
We Can Be HeroesSometimes, finding your tribe requires a bit of magic. For attendees of a live action…

Short Film Competition Jury Award

Dissolution14 min
Anthony Saxe
DissolutionDissolution is a film chronicling my parents’ divorce after forty-eight years of…

Short Film Competition Special Jury Award

Trapped15 min
Sam Cutler-Kreutz, David Cutler-Kreutz
TrappedTrapped follows the story of Joaquin, a highschool janitor at the prestigious Hallston…

Documentary Short Competition Jury Award

Remember, Broken Crayons Colour Too Trailer
Shannet Clemmings, Urša Kastelic
Remember, Broken Crayons Colour TooShannet's voice echoes in the darkness. She is lost. The night scenery of a modern city…

Documentary Short Competition Special Jury Award

Frank15 min
David Gauvey Herbert
FrankAt 99 years old, Frank Lucianna is the oldest practicing attorney in America. And now,…

Midnight Shorts Competition Jury Award

Transylvanie15 min
Rodrigue Huart
TransylvanieEwa is a 10-year-old girl living in a high building in a quiet town. She's an odd, lonely…

Midnight Shorts Competition Special Jury Award

Meat Puppet12 min
Eros V
Meat PuppetOz, an irresponsible man baby, nearly misses his girlfriend’s Graduation because he’s too…

Animated Shorts Competition Jury Award

Wander to Wonder13 min
Nina Gantz
Wander to WonderAfter the death of their creator, Mary, Dick and Bill are left behind in the studio with…

Animated Shorts Competition Special Jury Award

Bug Diner7 min
Phoebe Jane Hart
Bug DinerA dissatisfied marriage, a secret crush, and workplace fantasies come to a head in a…

Music Video Competition Jury Award

Célen - 'Mom told you so'7 min
Cécile Cournelle
Célen - 'Mom told you so'It's a video game session (online) where the mission is for the player to get home alone…

Music Video Competition Special Jury Award for Technical Wizardry

The Burning Hell - 'All I Need'4 min
Joe Nicolosi
The Burning Hell - 'All I Need'A music video for The Burning Hell's song 'All I Need' . In a post-human world a lone…

Texas Shorts Competition Jury Award

Jedo's Dead No Video Available
Sara Nimeh
Jedo's DeadDuring the social and political turmoil of 9/11, a young girl and her brother intimately…

Texas Shorts Competition Special Jury Award

Hair Care Trailer
Fatima Wardy
Hair CareAfter a visit to the African hair salon goes awry, a young Ivorian-American woman must…

Independent TV Pilot Competition Jury Award

Marvin Is Sorry No Video Available
Brett Morrow and 2 co-directors
Marvin Is SorryWhile filming a challenge video, famed YouTuber Marvin Weaver accidentally causes a fan’s…

Independent TV Pilot Competition Special Jury Award

Halfrican American No Video Available
Zeke Nicholson
Halfrican AmericanWhen Zeke attends a cookout with his estranged father, Nick, he initially struggles to…

Poster Design Competition Jury Award

7 Beats Per Minute Trailer
Yuqi Kang
7 Beats Per MinuteDuring a world-record attempt, freediving champion Jessea Lu blacked out and was lifeless…

Poster Design Competition Special Jury Award

If I Die in America15 min
Ward Kamel
If I Die in AmericaAccording to Muslim practice, burial ought to occur within 24 hours of death — so after…

XR Experience Competition Jury Award

The Golden Key No Video Available
Marc Da Costa, Matthew Niederhauser
The Golden KeyWhat power do myths have? How do the myths of the future get shaped? "The Golden Key"…

XR Experience Competition Special Jury Award

Soul Paint Trailer
Sarah Ticho, Niki Smit
Soul Paint"Soulpaint" exists at the nexus of immersive technology, creative storytelling and…

SXSW Best Of Texas Award

Preconceived Trailer
Kate Dumke, Sabrine Keane
Preconceived"Preconceived" tells the stories of Maleeha and Maria, two women who, while navigating…

Kickstarter NextGen Award

Family No Video Available
Benjamin Finkel
FamilySummer, 2002. Watching her sick father decline, 11-year-old Johanna makes a call for a…

Headliners Audience Award

Monkey Man Trailer
Dev Patel
Monkey ManInspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man…

Narrative Feature Competition Audience Award

Bob Trevino Likes It No Video Available
Tracie Laymon
Bob Trevino Likes ItBob Trevino Likes It is inspired by the true friendship that writer/director Tracie…

Documentary Feature Competition Audience Award

Resynator Trailer
Alison Tavel
ResynatorInventor Don Tavel died suddenly when his daughter was ten weeks old. Growing up…

Narrative Spotlight Audience Award

My Dead Friend Zoe Trailer
Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
My Dead Friend ZoeA dark comedy drama that follows the journey of Merit, a U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran…

Documentary Spotlight Audience Award

Clemente No Video Available
David Altrogge
ClementeRoberto Clemente is one of baseball’s most iconic figures. As the first high-profile…

Midnighter Audience Award

Oddity No Video Available
Damian McCarthy
OddityIn this new supernatural spectacle from "Caveat's" Damian McCarthy, a blind medium…

Visions Audience Award

Songs from the Hole No Video Available
Contessa Gayles
Songs from the HoleAt 15, he took a life. Three days later, his brother’s life was taken. A documentary…

Global Audience Award

Bionico's Bachata No Video Available
Yoel Morales
Bionico's BachataBionico is a hopeless romantic addicted to crack, who, along with Calvita, his drug…

24 Beats Per Second Audience Award

Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience No Video Available
David Hartstein, Sam Wainwright Douglas
Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience"Faders Up" takes a cinematic deep-dive into the extraordinary life and career of iconic…

Festival Favorite Audience Award

Sing Sing Trailer
Greg Kwedar
Sing SingDivine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds…

Narrative Short Competition Audience Award

Can15 min
Kailee McGee
CanFilmmaker Kailee McGee’s world turns sideways with a late-stage breast cancer diagnosis.…

Documentary Short Competition Audience Award

Frank15 min
David Gauvey Herbert
FrankAt 99 years old, Frank Lucianna is the oldest practicing attorney in America. And now,…

Animated Short Competition Audience Award

A Crab in the Pool11 min
Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel
A Crab in the PoolZoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves on a scorching summer…

Midnight Short Competition Audience Award

Meat Puppet12 min
Eros V
Meat PuppetOz, an irresponsible man baby, nearly misses his girlfriend’s Graduation because he’s too…

Texas Short Competition Audience Award

Sangre Violenta / Sangre Violeta Trailer
Edna Diaz, Arturo R. Jiménez
Sangre Violenta / Sangre VioletaIn September 2022, a series of document leaks revealed that the Mexican government…

Music Video Competition Audience Award

Dillon Francis - 'LA on Acid'3 min
Parker Seaman
Dillon Francis - 'LA on Acid'After eating an acid-laced chicken nugget in Diplo's car, Dillon Francis goes on a…

TV Premiere Audience Award

STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A. Trailer
Soul Man · Season 1, Episode 2
Jamila Wignot
STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A."STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A." tells the story of an underdog, interracial record label that…

TV Spotlight Audience Award

Hacks Trailer
Hacks · Season 3, Episode 1
Lucia Aniello
HacksHacks explores the dark mentorship between comedy legend Deborah Vance (Emmy Award winner…

Independent TV Pilot Competition Audience Award

Neo-Dome Trailer
Bonnie Discepolo
Neo-DomeIn a post economic collapse America, a woman (Anna Camp) travels alone towards the…

XR Experience Audience Award

Last We Left Off No Video Available
Connor Illsley and 3 co-directors
Last We Left OffWhile their fantasy characters search for an evil entity known as "The Wax One", a family…

XR Experience Spotlight Audience Award

Emperor40 min
Marion Burger, Ilan J. Cohen
Emperor"Emperor" is an interactive and narrative experience in virtual reality, which invites…

XR Special Event Audience Award

Kiss/Crash Trailer
Adam Cole
Kiss/CrashThe installation triptych "Kiss/Crash" employs AI-imagery to explore themes of desire and…