Though this year’s SXSW was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the film festival held annually in Austin, Texas announced 2020 award winners. Cooper Raiff’s comedy “Shithou…
SXSW announced the recipients of its 12 jury awards Tuesday, two days after the 27th annual festival was expected to end. This year’s event was originally scheduled for March 13 through March 22. Prior to its cancellation, the SXSW Film Festival had several special awards juries already in place, and expanded to all juried competitions once the majority of the filmmakers opted in and juries were available.
Other festival winners include Tomer Shusan’s “White Eye” for narrative short and Carol Nguyen’s “No Crying at the Dinner Table” for documentary short. Nadja Andrasev’s “Symbiosis received the animated shorts award and Santiago Menghini’s “Midnight” won the Midnight shorts category. This year’s program would have had 135 feature films, including 99 world premieres and 75 films from first time filmmakers. It also had scheduled 119 short films; 12 episodic premieres, seven special events, 14 episodic pilots, 30 title design entries, and 27 virtual cinema projects.Director: Cooper Raiff
“The power and excitement in this modern romance comes from the chemistry and depth of its two leads. Their subtle performances and undeniable screen charisma give this love story its emotional stakes. The SXSW Special Jury Recognition for Acting goes to Kofi Siriboe and Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing.”“Grief is one of the most challenging subjects for any filmmaker. The grief of young children even more so.
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