It’s the last day of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas, and the fest has announced the Audience Award winners from the Narrative and Documentary Feature, Narrative and Doc Spotlight, Visions, Midnighters, Episodic, SXGobal, Festival Favorites and Design Award Categories. Full list below.
The 24 Beats Per Second category will be announced online on Monday, March 17. Here’s our wrap of the fest, and list of the competition winners.
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Audience Award Winner: Before I Disappear
Director: Shawn Christensen
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
Audience Award Winner: Vessel
Director: Diana Whitten
DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHT
Audience Award Winner: DamNation
Director: Ben Knight & Travis Rummel
NARRATIVE SPOTLIGHT
Audience Award Winner: CESAR CHAVEZ
Directors: Diego Luna
VISIONS
Audience Award Winner: Yakona
Director: Anlo Sepulveda & Paul Collins
MIDNIGHTERS
Audience Award Winner: Exists
Director: Eduardo Sanchez
EPISODIC
Audience Award Winner: Silicon Valley
Director: Mike Judge
SXGLOBAL
Audience Award Winner: The Special Need
Directors: Carlo Zoratti
FESTIVAL FAVORITES
Audience Award Winner: The Case Against 8
Director: Ben Cotner & Ryan White
SXSW Film Design Awards
EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN
Audience Award Winner: Big Significant Things
Designer: Corey Holms
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN
Audience Award Winner: True Detective
Designer: Patrick Clair for Elastic
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