The 2023 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival took place from March 10 to 19 at several venues in Austin, Texas, as part of the larger South by Southwest annual event.[1] The film program opened with fantasy heist comedy film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and closed with biographical sports drama film Air.[2][3] The television program opened with satirical black comedy series Swarm and closed with comedy drama series Beef.[4]
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Official Selection
Feature films
Headliners
Narrative Feature Competition
Documentary Feature Competition
Narrative Spotlight
Documentary Spotlight
Global
Festival Favorites
Midnighters
24 Beats Per Second
Visions
Television
TV Premiere
TV Spotlight
Independent TV Pilot Competition
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Awards
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Perspective
The following awards were presented at the festival:[7]
Grand Jury
- Narrative Feature Competition Jury Award: Raging Grace by Paris Zarcilla
- Documentary Feature Competition Jury Award: Angel Applicant by Ken August Meyer
- Narrative Short Competition Jury Award: It Turns Blue by Shadi Karamroudi
- Narrative Short Competition Special Jury Award: Flores del Otro Patio by Jorge Cadena
- Documentary Short Competition Jury Award: Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó by Sean Wang
- Documentary Short Competition Special Jury Award: Suddenly TV by Roopa Gogineni
- Midnight Shorts Competition Jury Award: The Flute by Nick Roney
- Midnight Shorts Competition Special Jury Award: Pennies from Heaven by Sandy Honig
- Animated Short Competition Jury Award: The Debutante by Elizabeth Hobbs
- Music Video Competition Jury Award: Amanda Sum – "Different Than Before" by Mayumi Yoshida
- Texas Short Competition Jury Award: Breaking Silence by Amy Bench and Annie Silverstein
- Texas Short Competition Special Jury Award: When You Left Me On That Boulevard by Kayla Abuda Galang
- TV Pilot Competition Jury Award: Grown by Jocko Sims
- TV Pilot Competition Special Jury Award for Outstanding Performance: Josh Fadem in Harbor Island
- Janet Pierson Champion Award: Lizzie Shapiro
- Louis Black "Lone Star" Award: The Lady Bird Diaries by Dawn Porter
- Louis Black "Lone Star" Award Special Jury Award: The Herricanes by Olivia Kuan
- Thunderbird Rising Award: Paris Zarcilla for Raging Grace
- Thunderbird Rising Special Award: Brittany Snow for Parachute
- The Hope Award: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie by Davis Guggenheim
- The Hope Special Award: Confessions of a Good Samaritan by Penny Lane
- Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award: Chronicles of a Wandering Saint by Tomás Gómez Bustillo
- ZEISS Cinematography Award: Carolina Costa for Fancy Dance
Audience Awards
- Headliner Audience Award: Flamin' Hot by Eva Longoria
- Narrative Feature Competition Audience Award: Mustache by Imran J. Khan
- Documentary Feature Competition Audience Award: Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life by Dan Covert
- Narrative Spotlight Audience Award: The Long Game by Julio Quintana
- Documentary Spotlight Audience Award: The Herricanes by Olivia Kuan
- Visions Audience Award: Tobacco Barns by Rocío Mesa
- Midnighter Audience Award: It Lives Inside by Bishal Dutta
- Global Audience Award: Ek Jagah Apni by Ektara Collective
- 24 Beats Per Second Audience Award: Louder Than You Think by Jed I. Rosenberg
- Festival Favorite Audience Award: No Ordinary Campaign by Christopher Burke
- Narrative Short Competition Audience Award: Closing Dynasty by Lloyd Lee Choi
- Documentary Short Competition Audience Award: Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó by Sean Wang
- Animated Short Competition Audience Award: Sandwich Cat by David Fidalgo
- Midnight Short Competition Audience Award: Dead Enders by Fidel Ruiz-Healy and Tyler Walker
- Texas Short Competition Audience Award: Breaking Silence by Amy Bench and Annie Silverstein
- Music Video Competition Audience Award: Drew Ashby – "HER" by Chris Scholar and Bevin Brown
- TV Premiere Audience Award: The Luckiest Guy in the World by Steve James
- TV Spotlight Audience Award: Blindspotting (season 2) by Rafael Casal
- Independent TV Pilot Competition Audience Award: Notarize Me by Erika Rankin
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References
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