Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah in Comedy Vanguard award-winner The Muslims Are Coming!

In one of its final acts of official festival business, the Austin Film Festival announced its Audience Award recipients, with David O. Russell’s Oscar buzz magnet Silver Linings Playbook taking the prize for Marquee Feature favorite.

AFF also announced the dates for next year’s festival – Oct. 24-31, 2013 – so mark your calendars now.

Marquee Feature Audience Award:
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Writer/Director: David O. Russell
 

Narrative Feature Audience Award:
JUNK
Writers: Kevin Hamedani, Ramon Isao

Director: Kevin Hamedani
  

Documentary Feature Audience Award:
SPINNING PLATES (tie)

Writer/Director: Joseph Levy
  

RISING FROM ASHES (tie)

Director: T.C. Johnstone
   

Comedy Vanguard Audience Award:
THE MUSLIMS ARE COMING!
Directors: Negin Farsad, Dean Obeidallah
  

Dark Matters Audience Award:
SATURDAY MORNING MASSACRE
Writers: Jory Balsimo, Aaron Leggett, Jason Wehling

Director: Spencer Parsons
  

Narrative Short Audience Award:
“ASAD”

Writer/Director: Bryan Buckley
  

Narrative Student Short Audience Award:
“THE TELEPORTED MAN”

Writer/Director: Zach Endres
  

Animated Short Audience Award:
“HEAD OVER HEELS”

Writer/Director: Timothy Reckart
  

Documentary Short Audience Award:
“GOOD KARMA $1”

Directors: Jason Berger, Amy Laslett

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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...