South by Southwest Film passes are now on sale for $65 at Waterloo Video. The passes are good for space-available admission to the more than 230 features and shorts screening throughout the festival (which opens on Friday, March 10) at the Austin Convention Center, the Paramount, the Downtown and South Lamar Alamo Drafthouses, the Dobie, the Arbor, and the Hideout. For more information on SXSW, see www.sxsw.com and upcoming issues of the Chronicle.

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