The numbers are in. See after the jump for the last bit of official business for the 17th Annual Austin Film Festival.

Actually, the very last bit would be to announce the dates for next year’s fest: October 20-27, 2011. Mark your calendars.

Out of Competition Feature Audience Award Winner

Exporting Raymond
Writer/Director: Phil Rosenthal
 

Narrative Feature Competition Audience Award Winner

Dig
Writer/Director: Stephen Belyeu
 

Documentary Feature Competition Audience Award Winner

Make Believe
Director: J. Clay Tweel
 

Comedy Vanguard Audience Award Winner

Brother’s Justice
Writer: Dax Shepard

Directors: David Palmer & Dax Shepard
 

Narrative Short Audience Award Winners (tie)

“Blind Date”

Writer: Abigail Blackmore
Director: Joe Rosen
 

“Sleep Study”

Writers/Directors: Kerri Lendo & John Merriman

 
Narrative Student Short Audience Award Winner

“A Lone Star State”

Writer/Director: Joseph Saito
 

Documentary Short Audience Award Winner

“Pink Chaddis”

Director: Sweta Vohra
 

Animated Short Audience Award Winner

“Barko”

Writer/Director: Allison Craig
 

This article appears in Rick Perry (Digital Edition).

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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...