SAGindie made a triumphant return to SXSW for the 2018 festival. Films were seen (A Quiet Place!), music was listened to (Joan Jett!), and people were met (SXSW Trade Show! SAGindie/DGA Happy Hour!). There were also a number of talks and speeches for the filmmaking-inclined, some of which we’ve linked to below. Special shoutout to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s amazing talk with Tatiana Maslany (moderated by Scott Aukerman) – which you can listen to on SoundCloud!
You can also check out the 2018 SXSW Film Award Winners below.
SXSW 2018 Film Keynote: Barry Jenkins
SXSW 2018 Film Keynote: Darren Aronofsky
SXSW 2018 Featured Session: Rian Johnson & Mark Hamill
SXSW 2018 Featured Session: The Bleeding Edge – A New Generation of Horror
SXSW 2018 Conversation: Ethan Hawke
2018 SXSW Film Award Winners:
Feature Film Jury Awards
- Grand Jury Winner – Narrative Feature: Thunder Road
- Special Jury Recognition for First Feature – Narrative Feature: Carly Stone, The New Romantic
- Special Jury Recognition for Writing – Narrative Feature: Niljla Mu’min, Jinn
- Grand Jury Winner – Documentary Feature: People’s Republic of Desire
- Special Jury Recognition for Best Cast – Documentary Feature: This One’s For the Ladies
- Special Jury Recognition for Best Feminist Reconsideration of a Male Artist – Documentary Feature: Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable
Short Film Jury Awards
- Jury Award Winner – Narrative Short: Emergency
- Special Jury Recognition for Acting – Narrative Short: Shirley Chen, Krista
- Jury Award Winner – Documentary Short: My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes
- Jury Award Winner – Midnight Shorts: Milk
- Jury Award Winner – Animated Shorts: Agua Viva
- Special Jury Recognition – Animated Shorts: Jeom
- Jury Award Winner – Music Videos: Oren Lavie, “Second Hand Lovers”
- Special Jury Recognition for Acting – Music Videos: The Blaze, “Territory”
- Jury Award Winner – Texas Shorts: An Uncertain Future
- Jury Award Winner – Texas High School Shorts: The Night I Lost My Favorite Jacket
- Special Jury Recognition – Texas High School Shorts: CCISD Strong
- Jury Award Winner – Independent Episodic: Beast
- Special Jury Recognition – Independent Episodic: She’s the Ticket
SXSW Film Design Awards
- Jury Award Winner – Excellence in Poster Design: The Gospel of Eureka
- Special Jury Recognition – Excellence in Poster Design: A Little Wisdom
- Jury Award – Excellence in Title Design: Counterpart
- Special Jury Recognition – Excellence in Title Design: Godless
SXSW Special Awards
- SXSW LUNA Gamechanger Award – Narrative: First Match
- Special Jury Recognition – Narrative: Unlovable
- SXSW LUNA Chicken & Egg Award – Documentary: On Her Shoulders
- Special Jury Recognition – Documentary: ¡Las Sandinistas!
- Louis Black “Lone Star” Award: Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders
- Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship: Kristin Bye
- Adam Yauch Hornblower Award: Zeek Earl & Chris Caldwell, Prospect
- Vimeo Staff Picks Award: Krista
SXSW Audience Awards
- Audience Award – Narrative Feature Competition: First Match
- Audience Award – Documentary Feature Competition: TransMilitary
- Audience Award – Headliners: Isle of Dogs
- Audience Award – Narrative Spotlight: All Square
- Audience Award – Documentary Spotlight: The Dawn Wall
- Audience Award – Visions: Profile
- Audience Award – Midnighters: Upgrade
- Audience Award – Episodic: Vida
- Audience Award – 24 Beats Per Second: Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
- Audience Award – Global: Virus Tropical
- Audience Award – Festival Favorite: Science Fair
- Audience Award – Excellence in Title Design: Offf Barcelona 2017
Congrats to all of this year’s SXSW Film winners!
WHAT WERE YOUR SXSW 2018 HIGHLIGHTS?
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