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'Cowboy,' 'Hooligans' win at SXSW

Film festival honorees announced Tuesday night.

AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

A drama about soccer culture in England and a documentary about an unusual matchmaker won top honors at the South by Southwest Film Festival.

The juried awards were announced Tuesday night. "Hooligans" by Lexi Alexander won in the Narrative Feature category. The film stars Elijah Wood and Claire Forlani. "Cavite" by Ian Gamazon and Neill dela Llana received a Special Jury Award.

"Cowboy del Amor" by Michele Ohayon was the Documentary Feature winner. It follows Ivan Thompson, an ex-cowboy who sets up matches between American men and Mexican women. The Special Jury Award went to "The Boys of Baraka" by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady.

Other winners include:

* Animated Short: "Orpheus and the Underworld" by Nathan Jurevicius; Special Jury Award: "Elegy" by Nadine Takvorian

* Reel Shorts: "The Raftman's Razor" by Keith Bearden; Special Jury Award: "All White People Are French" by Katja Straub

* Texas Shorts: "Termination" by Paul Alvarado-Dykstra

* Music Video Awards: Badly Drawn Boy "The Year of the Rat" by Monkmus; Special Jury Award: Slipknot "Vermillion" by Tony Petrossian

* High School Competition: "Comic" by David McGinnis

* Audience awards:

Lone Star States — "The Education of Shelby Knox" by Marion Lipschutz

Documentary Feature — "Cowboy Del Amor" by Michele Ohayon

Narrative Feature — "Hooligans" by Lexi Alexander

 
 


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