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2017 SXSW Film Awards

Congratulations to all of the 2017 SXSW Film Award Winners!

The Grand Jury Award for Narrative Feature goes to Most Beautiful Island written & directed by Ana Asensio!

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Special Jury Recognition for Best Ensemble goes to A Bad Idea Gone Wrong, starring Matt Jones, Eleanore Pienta and Will Rogers.

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Special Jury Recognition for Best Breakthrough Performance goes to James Freedson-Jackson, star of The Strange Ones.

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The Grand Jury Prize for Documentary Feature goes to The Work directed by Jairus McLeary and Gethin Aldous!

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Special Jury Recognition for Excellence In Observational Cinema goes to Miao Wang for Mainland.

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Special Jury Recognition for Excellence In Documentary Storytelling goes to Nanfu Wang for I Am Another You.

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The Jury award for Excellence in Title Design goes to Into the Current, designed by Chris R. Moberg & Jared Young.

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The Jury Award for Excellence in Poster Design goes to FRY DAY, designed by Caspar Newbolt.

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Special Jury recognition for Excellence in Poster Design goes to Like Me, designed by Jeremy Enecio.

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The LUNA® Gamechanger Award goes to Inflame, directed by Ceylan Ozgun Ozcelik.

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The LUNA® Chicken & Egg Award goes to I Am Another You, directed by Nanfu Wang.

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The Louis Black “Lone Star” Award goes to Mr. Roosevelt, directed by Noel Wells.

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The Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award goes to Assholes, directed by Peter Vack.

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The Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship goes to Leigh Johnson.

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Special Jury recognition for Narrative Shorts goes to Laps, directed by Charlotte Wells.

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Special Jury recognition for Narrative Shorts in Acting goes to DeKalb Elementary, directed by Tarra Riggs.

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The Jury Award for Narrative Shorts goes to Forever Now, directed Kristian Håskjold.

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Special Jury recognition for Animated Shorts goes to Pussy, directed by Renata Gasiorowska.

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The Jury Award for Documentary Shorts goes to Little Potato, directed by Wes Hurley & Nathan M. Miller

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The Jury Award for Animated Shorts goes to Wednesday With Goddard, directed by Nicolas Menard.

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The Jury Award for Midnight Shorts goes to The Suplex Duplex Complex, directed by Todd Rohal.

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The Jury Award for Music Video goes to Miles Jay for ‘River’ performed by .

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Special Jury Recognition for Music Video goes to Canada for ‘The Less I know the Better,’ performed by .

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The Jury Award for Texas Shorts goes to The Rabbit Hunt, directed by Patrick Bresnan.

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The Jury Award for Texas High School Shorts goes to Better Late Than Never, directed by Atheena Frizzell.

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Special Jury Recognition for Texas High School Shorts goes to Darcy’s Quinceanera, directed by Sam Cooper.

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