2009 SXSW Jury and Audience Award Winners

Feature Film Jury Awards

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Special Jury Award
The Way We Get By, Director: Aron Gaudet

Grand Jury Award
45365, Director: Bill Ross IV & Turner Ross

NARRATIVE FEATURE

Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast
That Evening Sun, Director: Scott Teems

Grand Jury Award
Made in China, Director: Judi Krant

Feature Film Audience Awards

24 BEATS PER SECOND
Winner
Iron Maiden: Flight 666, Directors: Scot McFadyen & Sam Dunn

LONE STAR STATES
Winner
The Horse Boy, Director: Michel Orion Scott

EMERGING VISIONS
Winner
Motherland, Director: Jennifer Steinman

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Winner
MINE, Director: Geralyn Pezanoski

NARRATIVE FEATURE
Winner
That Evening Sun, Director: Scott Teems

Short Jury Awards

REEL SHORTS
Special Jury Award
Happy 95 Birthday Grandpa, Director: Gary Huggins

Winner
Thompson, Director: Jason Tippet

ANIMATED SHORTS

Special Jury Award
Sweet Dreams, Director: Kirsten Lepore

Winner
Shaman, Director: Luc Perez

EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS

Special Jury Award
The Idiot Stinks, Director: Helder Sun

Winner
Cattle Call, Director: Matthew Rankin & Mike Maryniuk

SXSW WHOLPHIN AWARD

Winner
Sister Wife, Director: Jill Orschel

MUSIC VIDEOS

Jury Special Mention
New Pornographers, Myriad Harbour, Director: Fluorescent Hill

Special Jury Award
Fleet Foxes, White Winter Hymnal, Director: Sean Pecknold

Winner
Thunderheist, Jerk It, Director. That Go-Noel Paul & Stefan Moore

TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION
Special Jury Award
TIE Fresh Fruit, Director: Edward Kelley & Brenden Cicoria
AND A Hospital Bathroom, Director: Miguel Johnson

Winner
Performance Evaluation, Director: Breannah Gibson



SXSW Special Jury Awards

SXSW / AIGA Austin Movie Poster Award

2009 Award for Excellence in Movie Poster Design
Special Judges' Award
Snake, Director: Becky James
Designer: Becky James & Lydia Corkin

2009 Award for Excellence in Movie Poster Design
Runner-up
Objectified, Director: Gary Hustwit
Designer: Michael C. Place, Build

Best in Show
The Dungeon Masters, Director: Keven Macalester
Designer: David Plunkert, Spur Design, LLC

SXSW / Chicken & Egg Emergent Woman Award
Made in China, Director: Judi Krant