Film Fest Winners

Winners of the SXSW Film Festival Awards.

Narrative Feature

(Tie) Rollercoaster (Dir: Scott Smith) and Wildflowers (Dir: Melissa Painter)

Documentary Feature

The Target Shoots First (Dir: Christopher Wilcha)

Runner-Up: (Tie) The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (Dir: Aiyana Elliott) and Just, Melvin (Dir: James Ronald Whitney)

Narrative Short

"Five Feet High and Rising" (Dir: Peter Sollett)

Runner-Up: (Tie) "I Still Miss Someone" (Dir: John Lloyd Miller) and "The Speed of Light" (Dir: Anne-Marie Hess)

Documentary Short

"Kingdom of Poet O" (Dir: Dennis Karsten)

Runner-Up: "Moonshine" (Dir: Kelly L. Riley)

Animated Short

"When the Day Breaks" (Dir: Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis)

Runner-Up: (Tie) "Fishing" (Dir: David Gainey) and "Elevator World" (Dir: Mitchell Rose)

Experimental Short

"The Drowning Room" (Dir: Reynold Reynolds, Patrick Jolley)

Runner-Up: "Grace" (Dir: Lorelei Pepi)

Music Video

Lamb, "B-line" (Dir: Hammer & Tongs)

Runner-Up: The Mittens, "Concentrate" (Dir: Bryant Jackson)

Audience Award Winners

Narrative Feature: Loving Jezebel (Dir: Kwyn Bader)

Documentary Feature: The Target Shoots First (Dir: Christopher Wilcha)

Narrative First Film: The Woman Chaser (Dir: Robinson Devor)

Documentary First Film: Beyond the Mat (Dir: Barry W. Blaustein)

Midnight Film: Outside Out (Dir: Mike Gordon)

Senior Programmers' Pick: Dark Days (Dir: Marc Singer)

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