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Weekend winners
Austin Film Festival competition winners are here:
- Narrative Feature Jury Award Winner: “Shotgun Stories,” written and directed by Austin filmmaker Jeff Nichols. Next show: 9 p.m. Thursday, Alamo Lake Creek
2007 Narrative Feature Jury winner Jeff Nichols (‘Shotgun Stories’) with 2006 winner Mike Akel (‘Chalk’) — photo courtesy of Austin Film Festival
Special Jury Mention for Dash Mihok’s performance in “Superheroes”; Special Jury Mention for Comic Vision in Mike O’Connell and Peter Kline’s script for “The Living Wake”
Narrative Short Jury Award Winner: “Deface,” written and directed by John Arlotto. Next show: 7:15 pm Thursday, Alamo Lake Creek
Special Jury Mention for Emily Cries; Special Jury Mention for Samantha Weinstein’s performance in “Ninth Street Chronicles”
Narrative Student Short Jury Award Winner: “Salt Kiss,” written and Directed by Fellipe Barbosa. Next show: 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Alamo Lake Creek
Animated Short Jury Award Winner: “Over the Hill,” directed by Peter Baynton. Next show: 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Alamo Lake Creek
Special Jury Mention: “The Chestnut Tree”
Documentary Feature Winner: “Hijos de la Guerra (Children of the War),” directed by Alexandre Fuchs. Next show: 7:15 p.m Wednesday, Alamo Lake Creek
Special Jury Mention: “First Saturday in May”
Documentary Short Winner: “Absolute Zero,” directed by Alan Woodruff. Next show: 7:15 Thursday, Alamo Lake Creek
