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2018 SXSW Film Award Winners

And that's a wrap! Congratulations to all of this year's #SXSW Film Award Winners!

Special Jury Recognition for Texas High School Shorts goes to CCISD Strong directed by Sofia Rasmussen.

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The Texas High School Shorts Jury Award goes to The Night I Lost My Favorite Jacket directed by Jenna Krumerman.

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The Texas Shorts Jury Award goes to An Uncertain Future directed by Iliana Sosa & Chelsea Hernandez.

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Special Jury Recognition for Music Videos for Acting goes to “Territory” - The Blaze directed by The Blaze.

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The Music Videos Jury Award goes to “Second Hand Lovers” - Oren Lavie directed by Oren Lavie.

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The Midnights Shorts Jury Award goes to Milk directed by Santiago Menghini.

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Special Jury Recognition for Independent Episodics goes to She’s the Ticket directed by Nadia Hallgren.

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The Independent Episodics Jury Award goes to Beast directed by Ben Strang.

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Special Jury Recognition for Animated Shorts goes to JEOM directed by Kangmin Kim.

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The Animated Shorts Jury Award goes to Agua Viva directed by Alexa Lim Haas.

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The Documentary Shorts Jury Award goes to My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes directed by Charlie Tyrell.

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Special Jury Recognition for Narrative Shorts for Acting goes to Shirley Chen from Krista.

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The Narrative Shorts Jury Award goes to Emergency directed by Carey Williams.

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Special Jury Recognition for Excellence in Poster Design goes to A Little Wisdom designed by Adam Zhu.

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The Excellence in Poster Design Jury Award goes to The Gospel of Eureka designed by Matt Taylor.

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Special Jury Recognition for Excellence in Title Design goes to Godless directed by John Likens.

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The Excellence in Title Design Jury Award goes to Counterpart directed by Karin Fong.

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The Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship is presented to Kristin Bye.

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The Vimeo Staff Picks Award is presented to Krista directed by Danny Madden.

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The Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award is presented to Prospect directed by Zeek Earl & Chris Caldwell.

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The Louis Black “Lone Star” Award goes to Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders directed by Dana Adam Shapiro.

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Special Jury Recognition for The LUNA Chicken & Egg Award for Documentary Feature goes to ¡Las Sandinistas! Directed by Jenny Murray.

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The LUNA Chicken & Egg Award for Documentary Feature goes to On Her Shoulders directed by Alexandria Bombach.

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Special Jury Recognition for The LUNA Gamechanger Award for Narrative Feature goes to Unlovable directed by Suzi Yoonessi.

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The LUNA Gamechanger Award for Narrative Feature goes to First Match directed by Olivia Newman.

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Special Jury Recognition for Documentary Feature Competition for Best Feminist Reconsideration of a Male Artist goes to Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable directed by Sasha Waters Freyer.

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Special Jury Recognition for Documentary Feature Competition for Best Cast goes to This One’s For The Ladies directed by Gene Graham.

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The Documentary Feature Competition Grand Jury Award goes to People’s Republic of Desire directed by Hao Wu.

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Special Jury Recognition for Narrative Feature Competition for Best First Feature goes to The New Romantic directed by Carly Stone.

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Special Jury Recognition for Narrative Feature Competition for Writing goes to Jinn written and directed by Niljla Mu’min.

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The Narrative Feature Competition Grand Jury Award goes to Thunder Road directed by Jim Cummings.

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