The South by Southwest Conference and Festivals announced the Audience Award winners for the 31st SXSW Film & TV Festival. There were over 118 features, including 91 World Premieres, 4 International Premieres, 6 North American Premieres, 4 U.S. Premieres, 13 Texas Premieres + 80 Short Films, and 19 Music Videos. The TV program included 7 TV Premieres, 5 TV Spotlight World Premieres, and 6 Independent TV Pilots-leaving only a select few to get the SXSW 2024 Audience Awards, voted upon by every ticket holder.
Feature films in the SXSW 2024 lineup screened in the following categories: Headliner, Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, Midnighter, Visions, Global presented by MUBI, 24 Beats Per Second presented by Tito’s Handmade Vodka, and Festival Favorite.
2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Audience Award Winners
HEADLINER: Monkey Man
Director: Dev Patel
Producers: Dev Patel, Jomon Thomas, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christine Haebler, Sam Sahni, Antay Nagpal
Screenwriters: Dev Patel, Paul Angunawela, John Collee
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION: Bob Trevino Likes It
Director/Screenwriter: Tracie Laymon
Producers: Tracie Laymon, Sean Mullin, Edgar Rosa, Felipe Dieppa
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION: Resynator
Director: Alison Tavel
Producers: Kathryn Robson, Jon Lullo, Brendan Walter, Sara Nesson, Barbara McDonough, Christopher Noviello
NARRATIVE SPOTLIGHT: My Dead Friend Zoe
Director: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
Producers: Paul Scanlan, Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, Terri Lubaroff, Ray Maiello, Mike Field, Richard Silverman, Robert Paschall Jr.
Screenwriters: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, AJ Bermudez
DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHT: Clemente
Director: David Altrogge
Producers: Mike Blizzard, Mary Sabol, Sarah Altrogge, Jocelyn Hartnett, Stephen Turselli, Keith Ayers, Andrew Calvetti, Steve Burman, John Bennett Scanlon
MIDNIGHTER: Oddity
Director/Screenwriter: Damian McCarthy,
Producers: Katie Holly, Laura Tunstall, Evan Horan, Mette-Marie Kongsved
VISIONS: Songs From the Hole
Director: Contessa Gayles
Producers: Contessa Gayles, Richie Reseda, David Felix Sutcliffe, Screenwriters: James “JJ’88” Jacobs, Contessa Gayles
GLOBAL presented by MUBI: Bionico’s Bachata
Director: Yoel Morales
Producer: Cristian Mojica
Screenwriters: Cristian Mojica, Yoel Morales
24 BEATS PER SECOND presented by Tito’s Handmade Vodka: Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience
Directors: David Hartstein, Sam Wainwright Douglas
Producer: Shelby Hadden
FESTIVAL FAVORIT: Sing Sing
Director: Greg Kwedar
Producers: Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
Screenwriters: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
The 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival was held from March 8 – 16, 2024, and Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP certified the Audience Awards Winners.