SXSW 2018 Winners List: ‘Thunder Road’ and ‘People’s Republic of Desire’ Claim Top Jury and Special Awards

Juried prizes were presented tonight at the 25th annual Swsw Film Festival.

Jim Gaffigan, in Austin to represent the Miranda Bailey-directed ensemble comedy “You Can Choose Your Family,” presided as host.

The venue was the Paramount Theatre, a 103-year-old landmark just blocks from the Texas Capitol.SXSW will continue screening films through Saturday, when most of the festival’s audience awards recipients will be announced.

The exception is for the headlining films, such as “A Quiet Place,” “Blockers,” and “Ready Player One” — those verdicts follows on March 19.This year’s line-up comprised 256 total features and shorts, culled from 8,183 submissions.

Best narrative feature “Thunder Road” was adapted from the namesake, one-take short that won a Grand Jury award at Sundance in 2016.Lena Dunham’s “Tiny Furniture” (2010) and Destin Daniel Cretton’s “Short Term 12” (2013) are among the best-known past jury victors at SXSW.

IndieWire’s Dana Harris helped choose the Louis Black “Lone Star” honoree,

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