“Short Term 12” drama takes top honors at SXSW Film Awards March 13, 2013 - 09:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director Destin Daniel Cretton’s Short Term 12, featuring a breakout turn by Brie Larson, nabbed top narrative honors at the 2013 SXSW Film Awards, Deadline said. Cretton’s script won the Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship and was based on his own Sundance-winning short. In the docu competition, Ben Nabors’ Kickstarter-backed William And The Windmill won the Grand Jury Prize for its profile of William Kamkwamba, the teenage Malawian inventor who took TEDGlobal by storm in 2007. SXSW 2013 WinnersThe fest unveiled juried award honors in narrative and documentary feature, short film, design, and special categories. SXSW is an Oscars and BAFTA qualifying shorts festival and the winning narrative, documentary, and animated shorts will be eligible for the Academy Awards and Orange British Academy Film Awards. The 2013 SXSW Film Festival hosted 133 feature films and 110 shorts and continues through Saturday, March 16; Audience Award winners will be announced that day. Partner news  Top stories World famous chansonnier Charles Aznavour will attend the unveiling of his star in Yerevan’s Aznavour Square. The film stars Avedikian as a brilliant director Sergey Paradjanov, whose nonconformist behavior conflicts with Soviet System. “Clear History” revolves around a marketing executive at an electric car company who quits over an argument and loses out on a fortune. The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed.   Partner news |  Latest news Expert says Russian FM’s remarks in context of Madrid Principles  No decisive developments will follow the meeting between Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, David Jamalyan said.Artsakh defense army conducts command staff drills Four-stage command-staff exercises were conducted in Artsakh, led by defense army commander Movses Hakobyan.Armenian lawyers to stage protest against court of cassation Judicial strike is aimed against the principle of the court of cassation to have the case undergo legal procedure and further reject.Russian envoy presents credentials to Armenian President President Sargsyan hailed the cooperation in the fields of politics and economy as well as partnership with CSTO and CIS. |
