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Film Conference Spotlight: “Beginners Guide to SXSW”
It's okay to be a little overwhelmed at all SXSW has to offer. If you're unsure how to get around Austin, where to find the best eats, or how to network like a pro then this is the panel for you.
At Beginner's Guide to SXSW, moderated by Austin Film Society's Agnes Varnum (pictured), veteran SXSW participants will be ready to answer all your questions in this fantastic how-to. Bring your questions and start your festival experience off right.
Filmmakers in Focus: Citadel's Ciarán Foy
Spend some time with Ciarán Foy, whose first feature film Citadel is premiering at SXSW 2012 in the Midnighters section, a program that highlights provocative after-dark features for night owls and the terminally curious.
A Conversation with Willem Dafoe, Plus 4 More Sessions Added!
We're delighted to report another great event at the SXSW Film Conference - A Conversation with Willem Dafoe.An iconic, risk-taking actor, Dafoe stars in the SXSW film The Hunter, (pictured above) and is known for working with legendary directors like David Lynch, Lars von Trier, and Werner Herzog, among many others.
In a conversation moderated by Eugene Hernandez (Film Society of Lincoln Center), Dafoe will discuss his career to date, one marked by the diversity and gravitas that makes him such a unique performer.
Toast the Best at SXSW Film
You can help us toast the best and brightest films and filmmakers this year at the SXSW 2012 Film Awards Ceremony and the Film Awards Reception, both proudly presented by VEAM. The festivities will begin at 6:30 in Brush Square Park on Tuesday, March 13 with the Awards Reception and then carry over into the Vimeo Theater in Exhibit Hall 2 of the Austin Convention Center for the official awards ceremony. From complimentary drinks to red carpet glitz, there's no better one-two punch at SXSW Film.
Filmmakers in Focus: The Do-Deca-Pentathlon's Jay & Mark Duplass
Filmmakers in Focus talks to brother filmmaking duo Jay and Mark Duplass whose film, The Do-Deca Pentathlon is premiering in the Narrative Spotlight section of SXSW 2012.
2012 Excellence in Film Title Design Finalists Revealed!
Now entering its 3rd successful year, the SXSW Film Design Awards return for 2012, and the quality remains consistently outstanding.
We pleased to announce the finalists for this year's Excellence in Title Design Awards. See the list below, and view a sneak preview on our Film Design Awards page, but the best way to see all the nominees is to check out the the special screening, presented by iStockphoto and in collaboration with AIGA Austin.
SXSW Film Trailers: America's Parking Lot
Jonny Mars' documentary America's Parking Lot takes place among the Dallas Cowboys' tailgating community, a phenomenon as essential to game day as Tony Romo. However, when the Cowboy's move to a new billion-dollar stadium, "the shifting politics and economics of major league sports threaten to dissolve friendships and traditions".One Week Left to Enter Esurance Sweepstakes
SXSW is proud to have Esurance as one of the newest additions to our family of sponsors for 2012. To kick off their participation with SXSW, Esurance is going big with the Go Platinum Sweepstakes*.
You've got one week left to get in on the chance to win a 10-night hotel stay in downtown Austin, $1,000 travel money, and 2 Platinum badges to the 2012 events. Between now and February 27, the Esurance Go Platinum Sweepstakes will offer the chance to win the primo package to this year’s events.
SAGIndie & the Writers Guild at SXSW
If you're a SXSW Filmmaker or Panelist, be sure to stop by the SAGIndie/WGAWest reception at Lanai on Monday, March 12. And with official reps from both organizations on hand, the reception is sure to have everything you could ask for: food, drinks and pertinent career info. Can't make the reception? Stop by the SAGIndie booth from Monday, March 12 through Thursday, March 14 at the SXSW 2012 Trade Show. Hours and info here.
SXSW Film Trailers: Brooklyn Castle
Don't miss Brooklyn Castle, an uplifting documentary receiving its world premiere at SXSW Film 2012. The film goes to the heart of an "inner-city school where more than 65 percent of students are from homes with incomes below the federal poverty level -- that also happens to have the best, most winning junior high school chess team in the country."
