[UPDATED 3/17/19]
SAGindie has returned from SXSW 2019, and boy howdy did we have a full schedule. First up was our “Hiring Actors For Your Indie Film” workshop, where we chatted with up-and-coming filmmakers about the various SAG-AFTRA low budget contracts. Next was our SAGindie/SAG-AFTRA booth in the Trade Show, where folks from the film, music, and tech worlds converged to wander around a large exhibitor hall searching for swag. Finally, we hosted a happy hour cocktail party with the DGA for film fest attendees. Other stuff happened at the festival too, like keynotes and films, but those didn’t directly involve us so we’re a little less braggy about them. But you should check them out!
SXSW 2019 Film Keynote: Olivia Wilde
2019 SXSW Film Award Winners:
Feature Film Grand Jury Awards
- Grand Jury Winner – Narrative Feature: Alice
- Special Jury Recognition for Best Ensemble – Narrative Feature: Yes God Yes
- Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Voice – Narrative Feature: Saint Frances
- Grand Jury Winner – Documentary Feature: For Sama
- Special Jury Recognition for Empathy in Craft – Documentary Feature: Ernie & Joe
- Special Jury Recognition for Excellence in Storytelling – Documentary Feature: Nothing Fancy: Diana Kennedy
Short Film Jury Awards
- Jury Award Winner – Narrative Short: Liberty
- Special Jury Recognition – Narrative Short: The Orphan
- Jury Award Winner – Documentary Short: Exit 12
- Special Jury Recognition – Documentary Short: All Inclusive
- Jury Award Winner – Midnight Shorts: Other Side of the Box
- Jury Award Winner – Animated Shorts: Guaxuma
- Special Jury Recognition – Animated Shorts: Slug Life
- Jury Award Winner – Music Videos: Hurray for the Riff Raff, “Pa’Lante”
- Special Jury Recognition for Acting – Music Videos: Moses Sumney, “Quarrel”
- Jury Award Winner – Texas Shorts: I Am Mackenzie
- Special Jury Recognition – Texas Shorts: A Line Birds Cannot See
- Jury Award Winner – Texas High School Shorts: Fifteen
- Special Jury Recognition – Texas High School Shorts: Double Cross
- Jury Award Winner – Episodic Pilot: Maggie
- Special Jury Recognition – Episodic Pilot: Revenge Tour
SXSW Virtual Cinema Jury Awards
- Jury Award Winner – 360° Video Documentary: Send Me Home
- Jury Award Winner – 360° Video Narrative: Metro Veinte: Cita Ciega
- Jury Award Winner – Interactive: Runnin’
- Jury Award Winner – Storytelling: Gloomy Eyes
- Best Use of Immersive Arts: Home After War
- Special Jury Recognition: The Future of Experience
SXSW Film Design Awards
- Jury Award Winner – Excellence in Poster Design: Daniel Isn’t Real
- Jury Award – Excellence in Title Design: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Special Jury Recognition – Excellence in Title Design: The Darkest Minds
SXSW Special Awards
- Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship: Victoria Chalk
- Vimeo Staff Picks Award: Milton
- ZEISS Cinematography Award: Bruno Murtinho, Amazonia Groove
- Louis Black “Lone Star” Award: The River and the Wall
- Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award: Tito
- CherryPicks Female First Feature Award: Josephine Mackerras, Alice
- CherryPicks Special Recognition: Catalina Arroyave Restrepo, Days of the Whale
SXSW Audience Awards
- Audience Award – Narrative Feature Competition: Saint Frances
- Audience Award – Documentary Feature Competition: For Sama
- Audience Award – Narrative Spotlight: The Peanut Butter Falcon
- Audience Award – Documentary Spotlight: Running With Beto
- Audience Award – Visions: The Garden Left Behind
- Audience Award – Midnighters: Boyz In The Wood
- Audience Award – Episodic Premieres: Ramy
- Audience Award – Global: Cachada: The Opportunity
- Audience Award – Festival Favorites: Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
- Audience Award – Excellence in Title Design: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Congrats to all of this year’s SXSW Film winners!
WHAT WERE YOUR SXSW 2019 HIGHLIGHTS?
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