Noticias

The winners of this year’s jury and special awards were revealed tonight [March 17] at the ceremony hosted by Vanessa Bayer.

SXSW has announced the winners of this year’s Jury and Special Awards.

Trey Edward Shults’ Krisha, expanded from his award-winning short of the same name, was named the Grand Jury winner of the Narrative Feature Competition, with Special Jury Recognition for Visual Excellence going to Creative Control director Benjamin Dickinson.

Grand Jury winner of the Documentary Feature Competition went to Scott Christopherson & Brad Barber’s Peace Officer, with Special Jury Recognition for Directing going to A Woman Like Me directors Alex Sichel and Elizabeth Giamatti.

Twinsters directors Samantha Futerman and Ryan Miyamoto were awarded Special Jury Recognition for Editing.

Kyle Buchanan, Wesley Morris and Krista Smith made up the Narrative Feature Competition jury, while the Documentary Feature Competition jury consisted of Tabitha Jackson, Jason Spingarn-Koff and Alison Willmore.

Short Film Jury Awards went to the likes...

In interviews, actress Kate Lyn Sheil can come across as quiet and a bit shy. But make no mistake about it -- Sheil is driven as hell. How else to account for her spectacular rise as an indie darling over the past several years and her recent brush with fame thanks to a supporting role on the second and third seasons of "House of Cards"? Since coming out of nowhere in Alex Ross Perry's 2001 breakout indie "The Color Wheel" (her first feature project), Sheil has gone on to become a go-to actress for other budding indie auteurs including Joe Swanberg, Ti West, Adam Wingard, Rick Alverson and Amy Seimetz. She can currently be seen at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival in two projects: the short "Kiss Kiss Fingerbang" and the Visions entry "A Wonderful Cloud," directed by and co-starring a former boyfriend of hers, Eugene Kotlyarenko ("0s & 1s"). Coming up,...

Following the recent announcement of their full film lineup that includes Trainwreck, Get Hard, and Spy, South by Southwest has revealed their lineup of Midnight movies and short films to screen during the festival. Chief among them is the Sundance 2015 hit Turbo Kid (read our review here) and the Sundance ’15 winner of the Short Film Prize World of Tomorrow. SXSW runs from March 13-21. View the full Midnighters and Shorts lineup below via the SXSW website.

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Midnighters

The Corpse of Anna Fritz (Spain)

Director: Hèctor Hernández Vicens, Screenwriters: Hèctor Hernándes Vicens, Isaac P. Creus

Anna Fritz, a famous and beautiful actress, has died recently. Three young men sneak into the morgue to see her naked. Fascinated by her beauty, they decide to become the last people to have sex with her. Cast: Alba Ribas, Cristian Valencia, Bernat Saumell, Albert Carbó. (World Premiere)

Deathgasm (New Zealand)

Director/Screenwriter: Jason Lei Howden...