"Lily" and "Waco" Take Top SXSW Awards

"Lily" and "Waco" Take Top SXSW Awards

by Jean Claude Bouvier

Awards for the 4th Annual South by Southwest film festival were
announced yesterday in an informal ceremony. Here are the results:

NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION:

Winner -- "Shooting Lily", Directed by Athur Borman

Honorable Mentions -- "Purgatory County", Directed by George Ratliff and
"Chocolate Babies", Directed by Stephen Winter

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION

Winner -- "Letter From Waco", Directed by Don Howard

Honorable Mention -- "Battle for the Minds", Directed by Steve Lipscomb

NARRATIVE SHORT COMPETITION

Winners (tie) -- Le Lion et L'Agnneau" ("The Lion and the Lamb"), Directed by Luc Beauchamp and "A Small Domain", Directed by Britta Sjogren

DOCUMENTARY SHORT COMPETITION

Winner -- Real Indian, Directed by Malinda Maynor

[Jean-Claude Bouvier has just finished his tenure as a staff member with the
Sundance Film Festival and is currently traveling the country seeking the
balance of Art, Zen, and PowerBook maintenance at the dawn of the third
millenium.]