2009 SXSW Film Festival Awards
2009 SXSW Film Festival: Austin, March 13-21, 2009
First-time feature filmmaker Judi Krant's Made in China follows an American "novelty" inventor who goes to China in order to try to market his product. Once in Shanghai, he discovers that things aren't going to be as easy as he'd thought. In the cast: Jackson Kuehn, Dan Sumpter, Syna Zhang, Deng Juan.
FEATURE FILM JURY AWARDS
NARRATIVE FEATURE
Grand Jury Award
Made in China, Director: Judi Krant
Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast
That Evening Sun, Director: Scott Teems
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Grand Jury Award
45365, Director: Bill Ross IV & Turner Ross
Special Jury Award
The Way We Get By, Director: Aron Gaudet
FEATURE FILM AUDIENCE AWARDS
NARRATIVE FEATURE
That Evening Sun, Director: Scott Teems
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
MINE, Director: Geralyn Pezanoski
EMERGING VISIONS
Motherland, Director: Jennifer Steinman
24 BEATS PER SECOND
Iron Maiden: Flight 666, Directors: Scot McFadyen & Sam Dunn
LONE STAR STATES
Over the Hills and Far Away, Director: Michel Orion Scott
SHORT JURY AWARDS
REEL SHORTS
Winner
Thompson, Director: Jason Tippet
Special Jury Award
Happy 95 Birthday Grandpa, Director: Gary Huggins
ANIMATED SHORTS
Winner
Shaman, Director: Luc Perez
Special Jury Award
Sweet Dreams, Director: Kirsten Lepore
EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS
Winner
Cattle Call, Director: Matthew Rankin & Mike Maryniuk
Special Jury Award
The Idiot Stinks, Director: Helder Sun
SXSW WHOLPHIN AWARD
Sister Wife, Director: Jill Orschel
MUSIC VIDEOS
Winner
Thunderheist, Jerk It, Director. That Go-Noel Paul & Stefan Moore
Special Jury Award
Fleet Foxes, White Winter Hymnal, Director: Sean Pecknold
Jury Special Mention
New Pornographers, Myriad Harbour, Director: Fluorescent Hill
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION
Winner
Performance Evaluation, Director: Breannah Gibson
Special Jury Award (tie)
Fresh Fruit, Director: Edward Kelley & Brenden Cicoria
A Hospital Bathroom, Director: Miguel Johnson
SXSW SPECIAL JURY AWARDS
2009 Award for Excellence in Movie Poster Design
Special Judges' Award
Snake, Director: Becky James
Designer: Becky James & Lydia Corkin
Runner-up
Objectified, Director: Gary Hustwit
Designer: Michael C. Place, Build
Best in Show
The Dungeon Masters, Director: Keven Macalester
Designer: David Plunkert, Spur Design, LLC
SXSW / Chicken & Egg Emergent Woman Award
Made in China, Director: Judi Krant
SXSW Film Festival Awards: 2006 2007 2008 2009
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Dublin Film Critics Awards 2009