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.
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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.
