Austin, Texas – The South by Southwest Film & TV Festival has announced its Audience Award winners for this year. Following the announcement of the Jury and Special Award winners last week, the Audience Award for Narrative Feature was given to “Bob Trevino Likes It,” while the Audience Award for a Headliner film went to “Monkey Man.” The Documentary Feature Audience Award was won by “Resynator.”
Tracie Laymon directed and wrote the narrative feature competition winner, “Bob Trevino Likes It,” which stars Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo. The documentary feature competition was topped by “Grand Theft Hamlet.”
The festival’s VP of Film & TV, Claudette Godfrey, expressed her excitement about the event, stating, “What an extraordinary week of film and TV premieres we’ve had here at SXSW, and there is more to come through Saturday.” She emphasized the enthusiasm of the audiences celebrating the diverse and exceptional work in the lineup.
The winners of the Audience Award were determined through voting, which concluded on Saturday, March 16. The complete list of winners can be found below.
In addition to the Audience Award winners, the festival also announced Jury and Special Award winners. These include Janet Pierson Champion Award winner, Kara Durrett, and Kickstarter NextGen Award winner, “Family.”
The South by Southwest Film & TV Festival continues to showcase a wide range of films and documentaries, attracting audiences from all over the world. As the event unfolds, it continues to highlight groundbreaking and innovative works in the industry.
COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS:
– Narrative Feature Competition: “Bob Trevino Likes It”
– Narrative Feature Special Jury Award for Performance: Maria Rodríguez Soto, “Mamifera”
– Narrative Feature Special Jury Award for Filmmaking: Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu, “We Were Dangerous”
– Documentary Feature Competition: “Grand Theft Hamlet”
– Documentary Feature Special Jury Award for Bravery and Empathy: Carina Mia Wong, Alex Simmons, “We Can Be Heroes”
– Narrative Short Competition: “Dissolution”
– Narrative Short Special Jury Award: Sam Cutler-Kreutz, David Cutler-Kreutz, “Trapped”
– Documentary Short Competition: “Remember, Broken Crayons Colour Too”
– Documentary Short Special Jury Award: David Gauvey Herbert, “Frank”
– Midnight Shorts Competition: “Transylvanie”
– Midnight Shorts Special Jury Award: Eros V, “Meat Puppet”
– Animated Shorts Competition: “Wander to Wonder”
– Animated Shorts Special Jury Award: Phoebe Jane Hart, “Bug Diner”
– Music Video Competition: “Célen – ‘Mom told you so'”
– Music Video Special Jury Award for Technical Wizardry: Joe Nicolosi, “The Burning Hell – ‘All I Need'”
– Texas Shorts Competition: “Jedo’s Dead”
– Texas Shorts Special Jury Award: Fatima Wardy, “Hair Care”
– Independent TV Pilot Competition: “Marvin Is Sorry”
– Independent TV Pilot Special Jury Award: Zeke Nicholson, “Halfrican American”
– Poster Design Competition: “7 Beats Per Minute”
– Poster Design Special Jury Award: “If I Die in America”
– XR Experience Competition: “The Golden Key”
– XR Experience Special Jury Award: “Soul Paint”
– SXSW Special Awards: Janet Pierson Champion Award – Kara Durrett
– SXSW Special Awards: Kickstarter NextGen Award – “Family”
– Audience Award Winners:
– Headliner: “Monkey Man”
– Narrative Feature Competition: “Bob Trevino Likes It”
– Documentary Feature Competition: “Resynator”
– Narrative Spotlight: “My Dead Friend Zoe”
– Documentary Spotlight: “Clemente”
– Midnighter: “Oddity”
– Visions: “Songs From the Hole”
– Global presented by MUBI: “Bionico’s Bachata”
– 24 Beats Per Second presented by Tito’s Handmade Vodka: “Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience”
– Festival Favorite: “Sing Sing”
– Short Film Programs presented by You42:
– Narrative Short Competition: “Can”
– Documentary Short Competition: “Frank”
– Animated Short Competition: “A Crab in the Pool”
– Midnight Short Competition: “Meat Puppet”
– Texas Short Competition: “Sangre Violenta / Sangre Violeta”
– Music Video Competition: “Dillon Francis – ‘LA on Acid'”
– TV Program:
– TV Premiere: “STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.”
– TV Spotlight” “Hacks Season 3 Premiere”
– Independent TV Pilot Competition: “Neo-Dome”
– XR Experience:
– XR Experience Competition: “Last We Left Off”
– XR Experience Spotlight: “Emperor”
– XR Experience Special Event: “Kiss/Crash”