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AFI Fest 2013: Audience & Jury Award Winners: SELFISH GIANT, B FOR BOY

The Selfish Giant

The Selfish Giant, B for Boy, and the other Audience & Jury Award winners for the AFI Fest 2013 has been announced. The 27th annual AFI Fest is sponsored by the American Film Institute (AFI), “an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts and operates this film festival…[AFI Fest] is the only film festival in the U.S. to hold FIAPF (Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films) accreditation.

The full listing of the 2013 AFI Fest Audience & Jury Awards winners:

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GRAND JURY AWARDS, LIVE ACTION AND ANIMATED SHORT

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes AFI FEST Grand Jury Award winners in the Live Action and Animated Shorts categories as qualifiers for the annual Academy Awards® Short Film category. The Shorts jury featured Alejandro De Leon (producer), Kitao Sakurai (filmmaker), Jordan Vogt-Roberts (filmmaker) and Heidi Zwicker (shorts programmer).

Live Action Short Film
BUTTER LAMP
“The Grand Jury prize for Live Auction caught us by surprise with its spellbinding and poetic simplicity. Traversing hundreds of miles of geography and spanning generations of time without leaving one central location, this film functions as a profound mediation on the practice and effects of image making,” stated the jury.

Animated Short
THE PLACES WHERE WE LIVED
“This was an exceptionally difficult choice to make. While many of the animations showcase incredible depth and artistry, one film shined through its idiosyncratic use of multiple mediums and humor to provide insight into the filmmaker’s heart,” stated the jury.

NEW AUTEURS CRITIC’S AWARD

The New Auteurs section highlights first and second-time feature film directors from around the world. This year’s New Auteurs jury featured Peter Debruge (Variety), Karina Longworth (author and critic) and Amy Nicholson (LA Weekly). The Shorts jury features Alejandro De Leon (producer), Kitao Sakurai (filmmaker), Jordan Vogt-Roberts (filmmaker) and Heidi Zwicker (shorts programmer).

NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN
“The true story of a homeless Christian teenager adopted by an abusive family who tests his ability to turn the other cheek. Many, many bad things happen. But the blessing is discovering first-time filmmaker Katrin Gebbe and her incredible ensemble who have braved their own tests – boos and walkouts, nothing too bloody – in order to bring us this powerful movie and faith and sacrifice,” stated the jury.

AUDIENCE AWARDS

World Cinema
THE ROCKET. DIR Kim Mourant. Australia.

New Auteurs
THE SELFISH GIANT. DIR Clio Barnard. UK.

American Independents
(Award accompanied by a $60,000 grant from Panavision)
WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE. DIR Zeke Hawkins, Simon Hawkins. USA.

Breakthrough
(Award accompanied by a $5,000 cash prize)
B FOR BOY. DIR Chika Anadu. Nigeria.

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Source: Deadline

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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