AFF Announces Audience Awards

Three days after the conclusion of its 2014 edition, the Austin Film Festival has released the titles of the Audience Award winners in all categories. Two films – the Comedy Vanguard feature Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero and the Student Short "Luke" – were also honored as recipients of the Jury Awards for their categories.

Narrative Feature: Terrible Love (co-written by Luke Helmer and Christopher Thomas)

Documentary Feature: The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young, (co-directed by Annika Iltis and Timothy Kane)

Dark Matters Feature: The Suicide Theory (written by Michael J Kospiah)

Comedy Vanguard Feature: Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero (co-written by Maz Jobrani and Amir Ohebsion)

Narrative Short: “Mimi & Me” (written by Marly Reed)

Documentary Short: “Albert” (directed by Daniel Jaffe)

Animated Short: TIE “The Dam Keeper” (written by Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi); “The Last Resort”(written by Gillian Park)

Student Short: “Luke” (written by Conor Hamill)

Heart of Film: Popovich and the Voice of the Fabled American West (co-written by Mike Thompson, Jerry Thompson, and Gregory Popovich)

Stories From Abroad: Taking it Back (written by Andreas Schmied)

Texas Independents: Flutter (written by Eric Hueber)

Marquee Feature: Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me (directed by James Keach) [This movie is scheduled to open in Austin on Nov. 21.]

The Jury Award and the Screenplay Awards were previously announced. Click to see those results.