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SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2012 AWARD WINNERS

Austin, Texas – March 13, 2012 – Jury and Audience Award-winners of the 2012 South by Southwest
(SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced tonight at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony,
presented by Veam and hosted by comedian and actor Doug Benson. The Awards took place at the
Vimeo Theater in Austin, Texas. Feature Films receiving Jury Awards were selected from the Narrative
Feature and Documentary Feature Competition categories. Films in these categories, as well as all
feature categories, with the exception of Special Events, were also eligible for 2012 SXSW Film
Festival Audience Awards. Only Narrative and Documentary Feature Audience Awards were
announced tonight. Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, 24
Beats Per Second, SXGlobal and Festival Favorites Audience Awards will be announced separately on
Saturday, March 17, with the Headliner Audience Award to follow on Monday, March 19, 2012. SXSW
continues showing films through Saturday, March 17, details can be found at www.sxsw.com/film.

SXSW also announced the Jury Award-winners in Shorts Filmmaking and winners of SXSW Film
Design Awards Presented by iStockphoto, as well as Special Awards, including the Louis Black “Lone
Star” Award, the SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award and the SXSW
Wholphin Award. New for 2012, Jury Awards will be handed out for Short films in the SXGlobal and
Midnight Shorts sections. Audience Award results for all categories were certified by the accounting
firm of Maxwell Locke & Ritter.

“It’s been amazing this year to hear over and over again about the high range of quality across the
board,” said Janet Pierson, Film Conference and Festival Producer. “I know I’m always going on about
the great variety of our program, but this year it seems to have been embraced in even wider measure
and it’s very exciting. SXSW is a special moment for the creative community to both inspire and be
inspired. We appreciate the audience and jury engagement and recognition for these highlighted titles.”

The 2012 SXSW Film Festival Juries consisted of:

Narrative Feature Competition: Lisa Hintelmann, J. Hoberman, Jane Schoettle
Documentary Feature Competition: David Courier, Philipp Engelhorn, Catherine Shoard
Narrative Shorts: Susan Arosteguy, Mark Elijah Rosenberg, Thuy Tran
Documentary Shorts: Anna Higgs, Gerald Peary, Basil Tsiokos
SXGlobal Shorts: Margaret Brown, Chale Nafus, Linda O. Olszewski
Animated Shorts: Brad Graeber, Brad Phillips, Bryan Pudder
Midnight Shorts: Nate Bolotin, Tim League, Ti West
Music Videos: Jim Eno, John T. Kunz, Mark Woollen
Texas Shorts: Karim Ahmad, Jennifer Cochis, Anderson Le
Texas High School Shorts: Marcy Garriott, Emily Hagins, Bart Weiss
Title Sequence Design: Ian Albinson, Jenny Lee, Ben Radatz, Gareth Smith, Kurt Volk
Poster Design: Craig Crutchfield, Tim League, James Leal-Valias, Charlie Loft, Danny Parker
Louis Black “Lone Star”: Elizabeth Avellán, Christy Lemire, Ron Mann

SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2012 AWARD WINNERS

The 2012 SXSW Film Festival hosted a total of 132 features, consisting of 74 World Premieres, 17
North American Premieres and 11 U.S. Premieres, with 58 films from first-time directors. 138 shorts will
screen as part of 12 overall shorts programs. The nearly 275 films were selected from a record number
of overall submissions, over 5,300, comprised of approximately 2,000 features and 3,300 shorts. This
was a 7% increase over 2011 despite moving submission deadlines a month earlier than in previous
years.

The 2012 SXSW Film Festival Award Winners:

Feature Film Jury Awards

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION

Grand Jury Winner: Beware of Mr. Baker
Director: Jay Bulger

NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION

Grand Jury Winner: Gimme The Loot
Director: Adam Leon

Special Jury Recognition for Performance:
Jamie Chung – Eden
Besedka Johnson – Starlet
Nico Stone – Booster

Feature Film Audience Awards

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Winner: Bay of All Saints
Director: Annie Eastman

NARRATIVE FEATURE
Winner: Eden
Director: Megan Griffiths

*Audience Awards for Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, Emerging Visions,
Midnighters, 24 Beats Per Second, SXGlobal and Festival Favorites sections will be announced
on Saturday, March 17. The Headliner Audience Award will follow on Monday, March 19, 2012.

Short Film Jury Awards

NARRATIVE SHORTS
Winner: The Chair
Director: Grainger David

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Winner: CatCam
Director: Seth Keal

SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2012 AWARD WINNERS

MIDNIGHT SHORTS
Winner: Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared
Directors: Rebecca Sloan & Joseph Pelling

SXGLOBAL SHORTS
Winner: The Perfect Fit
Director: Tali Yankelevich

ANIMATED SHORTS
Winner: (notes on) biology
Director: Danny Madden

MUSIC VIDEOS
Winner: Battles, “My Machines”
Director: DANIELS

TEXAS SHORTS
Winner: Spark
Director: Annie Silverstein

TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS
Winner: Boom
Director: Daniel Matyas & Brian Broder

SXSW Film Design Awards presented by iStockphoto

EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN
Winner: Man & Gun
Designer: Justin Cox

Special Jury Recognition: Pitch Black Heist
Designer: Andrew Cranston

Audience Award Winner: The Maker
Designer: Christopher Kezelos

EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN

Winner: Les Bleus de Ramville
Designer: Jay Bond, Oily Film Company Inc.

Special Jury Recognition: X-Men: First Class
Designer: Simon Clowes, Prologue Films

Audience Award Winner: Bunraku
Designer: Guilherme Marcondes, Hornet Inc.

SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2012 AWARD WINNERS

SXSW Special Awards

SXSW WHOLPHIN AWARD
Winner: The Black Balloon
Director: Benny Safdie & Josh Safdie

SXSW CHICKEN & EGG EMERGENT NARRATIVE WOMAN DIRECTOR AWARD
Winners: Megan Griffiths for Eden and Amy Seimetz for Sun Don’t Shine

LOUIS BLACK “LONE STAR” AWARD
Winner: Bernie
Director: Richard Linklater

Special Jury Recognition: Trash Dance
Director: Andrew Garrison

KAREN SCHMEER FILM EDITING FELLOWSHIP
Presented to: Lindsay Utz

About SXSW Film
The SXSW® Film Conference and Festival is a uniquely creative environment featuring the dynamic
convergence of talent, smart audiences and industry heavyweights. A hotbed of discovery and
interactivity, the event offers invaluable networking opportunities and immersion into the art and
business of the rapidly evolving world of independent film.

The Film Conference buzzes as world-class speakers, creative minds, and notable mentors tackle the
latest filmmaking trends amidst the unmatched social atmosphere of the SXSW experience.
Simultaneously, the internationally acclaimed, nine-day Festival celebrates raw innovation and
emerging talent, featuring a truly diverse program that includes provocative documentaries, subversive
comedies, DIY narratives, genre standouts and more. SXSW Film is proud to be an official qualifying
festival for the Academy Awards Short Film competition. The Best Narrative Short and Best Animated
Short winners become eligible for the Academy Awards.
For more information, visit
http://www.sxsw.com/film.

2012 Festival Sponsors
The SXSW Film Conference and Festival is sponsored by Miller Lite, Chevrolet, IFC, Brisk, PepsiCO,
Monster Energy, Freecreditscore.com, Esurance, AT&T, Dell and The Austin Chronicle.

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