Attention spans are likely at an all-time low, thanks to the stress of the world-wide coronavirus pandemic and millions under shelter-at-home order. So what could be better than short divertissements?
Digital marketing company Mailchimp and Oscilloscope Laboratories have created a digital home for the short films that would have been screened at the SXSW 2020 Film Festival in Austin. The sprawling, multi-pronged festival was cancelled on March 6, a week before its March 13 opening, when Austin Mayor Steve Adler declared a local disaster due to the pandemic.
You can see all the SXSW 2020 short films at mailchimp.com/presents/sxsw/
However despite its cancellation, the film festival’s jury and special awards were nevertheless made. See all the awards at sxsw.com/film/2020/
SXSW 2020 Short Film Grand Jury Awards
Narrative Shorts
Winner: White Eye
Director: Tomer Shushan
Special Jury Recognition for Acting: Dirty
Director: Matthew Puccini
Actors: Morgan Sullivan, Manny Dunn
Special Jury Recognition: Darling
Director: Saim Sadiq
Special Jury Recognition: Single
Director: Ashley Eakin
Documentary Shorts
Winner: No Crying at the Dinner Table
Director: Carol Nguyen
Special Jury Recognition: Mizuko
Directors: Katelyn Rebelo, Kira Dane
Special Jury Recognition: Día de la Madre
Directors: Ashley Brandon, Dennis Höhne
Midnight Shorts
Winner: Regret
Director: Santiago Menghini
Special Jury Recognition: Laura Hasn’t Slept
Director: Parker Finn
Special Jury Recognition for Creature Design: Stucco
Directors: Janina Gavankar, Russo Schelling
Animated Shorts
Winner: Symbiosis
Director: Nadja Andrasev
Special Jury Recognition: No, I Don’t Want to Dance!
Director: Andrea Vinciguerra
Special Jury Recognition: The Shawl
Director: Sara Kiener
Music Videos
Winner: 070 Shake – ‘Nice to Have’
Director: Noah Lee
Special Jury Recognition for Animation: Mitski – ‘A Pearl’
Directors: Saad Moosajee, Art Camp
Special Jury Recognition for Direction: The Lumineers – ‘Gloria’
Director: Kevin Phillips
Texas Shorts
Winner: Just Hold On
Directors: Sam Davis, Rayka Zehtabchi
Special Jury Recognition: Coup d’etat Math
Director: Sai Selvarajan
Texas High School Shorts
Winner: Wish Upon a Snowman
Director: Miu Nakata
Special Jury Recognition for Narrative: Ultimatum
Director: Kai Hashimoto
Special Jury Recognition for Documentary: Unveiled
Director: Sofia Bajwa
Special Jury Recognition for Animation: The Orchard
Director: Zeke French
