Krisha wins South by Southwest Film Festival Grand Jury prize

A film funded by movie fans has picked up the Grand Jury Prize at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival in Texas. Director Trey Edward Shults’ debut movie Krisha, which chronicles an awkward family gathering, was made possible by a Kickstarter.com campaign.
It picked up the Grand Jury Narrative prize on Wednesday (18Mar15), while Peace Officer was named Best Documentary.
Also earning recognition for the Grand Jury Music Video prize was director Daniel Wolfe, who helmed Paolo Nutini’s promo for Iron Sky, as well as DANIELS, who received a Special Grand Jury Recognition for directing DJ Snake and Lil’ Jon’s Turn Down for What music video.
Over 145 movies from filmmakers around the world have been screened since the annual festival kicked off last Friday (13Mar15), and will continue until Saturday (21Mar15), when the Audience Awards will be revealed.