Ever one to break with the tradition, Video Association of Dallas is proud to announce its Dallas VideoFest 26 winners prior to the screenings of the films. Tickets and passes still available for all at VideoFest.org.
DALLAS VIDEOFEST 26 Juried Award Winning Films:
Documentary Feature Winners
Winner: NATAN by Paul Duane and David Cairn
Special Jury Prize: THIS AIN’T NO MOUSE MUSIC
“NATAN breaks new cinematic ground on many levels and is innovative both in subject matter and its eclectic stylistic approach. The film twists and turns its way through a complex story filled with powerful revelations.” – Jurist, Ben Levin, professor of radio, television and film, UNT.
Narrative Feature Winners
Winner: SOFT IN THE HEAD by Nathan Silver
Special Jury Prize: DESTINATION: PLANET NEGRO by Kevin Willmott
“The ambitiousness of making a short feature that manages to wrap in race, Uncle Tom-ism, gender, religion, class, immigration, The Tea Party, worm holes AND Wes Studi on horseback… is close to my heart. Especially so since it references Rocketship X-M and ABBOTT & COSTELLOW GO TO MARS, too. " -Jurist, Charles Horak, Artistic Director, Plaza Classic Film Festival; Host, On Film, KTEP 88.5 FM NPR; Director, The Film Salon
Animation Winner
BUTTERFLIES by Warwick Burton
"I watched it as a judge, and then I watched it again because I liked it so much." -Keith Alcorn, Animator and creator of JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS
Shorts Winners
Winner: PEARL WAS HERE by Kate Marks
Honorable mention: EVERY TUESDAY: A PORTRAIT OF THE NEW YORKER CARTOONIST by Rachel Loube
"I feel like PEARL really represents VideoFest. It's edgy, it's a great story, and it's experimental. It also fits some of the themes of the programming this year." —Adam Donaghy, filmmaker, Aviation Cinemas
Experimental Winners
Winner: DUSTY STACKS OF MOM by Jodie Mack
Honorable mention: LIE BACK AND ENJOY IT by Jessica Bardsley
“DUSTY STACKS OF MOM is not only a beautifully constructed portrait of the artist's mother, but also a haunting and politically charged dirge to the phenomenon of small, family-run businesses that were—at a particular moment in time—less about ‘the bottom line’ and more about the blood, sweat and passion that it took to operate such heart-felt enterprises.” — Jurist, Bryan Konefsky, director, Experiments in Cinema; president, Basement Films; lecturer, Dept of Cinematic Arts, UNM; visiting lecturer, UCSC; board of advisors, Ann Arbor Film Festival
Winners of the Dallas VideoFest 26 Best Videos will all receive free software courtesy of Jungle Software.
