SXSW Film Announces Awards Will Go Ahead

Fest's support for films continues with industry access, more

"...Getting selected for SXSW Film 2020 still counts: that was the strong message..."

March 13, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Changes the Channel With a New Name

Festival gives TV content co-headline billing

"...Goodbye, South by Southwest Film Festival, and hello, SXSW Film & TV Festival. The..."

July 28, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Jury Awards Announced

The Fallout, Lily Topples the World take big wins

"...but the prizes are as meaningful as ever. The SXSW Film Festival just announced its 2021 Grand Jury prize..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Cha Cha Real Smooth

Age is definitely more than a number in this complicated romance

"...If SXSW 2020 had gone ahead as planned, then Shithouse, the..."

March 19, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Without Getting Killed or Caught

Guy Clark's life, entwined with his wife and best friend

"...may be a certified hall-of-fame legend now, but as SXSW documentary Without Getting Killed or Caught reveals, it was..."

March 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...South by Southwest, find harmony in the three headlining films announced for this year’s streaming festival...."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Demi Lovato Doc Opening SXSW Film 2021

Punk icons, serial killers, wrestlers, and comedy in movie list

"...Music, film, and a social conscience have always underpinned SXSW, and..."

Jan. 14, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: You Can Call Me Bill

A meditation on death from the liveliest man you'll see

"...undertaken over several days in an empty soundstage by filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe (Lynch/Oz, Leap of Faith: William Friedkin..."

March 19, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Violation

Feminist horror stabs deep into the Jacobean Revenger

"...Violation, which plays this week as a SXSW Festival Favorite before arriving on streaming horror platform Shudder,..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: More Than Robots

Sweet family doc profiles STEM dynamos

"...Docs about kids taking part in competitions – that’s..."

March 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Review: Disintegration Loops

How a simple ambient experiment became a timeless tribute to 9/11

"...ways, it serves as a companion piece to another SXSW title about the catastrophic cultural impact of 9/11, Adam..."

April 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: The Wrath of Becky

The teenage Nazi killer is back for more bloody fun

"...Following on the heels of 2020's Becky, Lulu Wilson reprises her lead role and heads..."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Rod Machen

SXSW Film Review: The End of Us

Quarantine-made movie proves it can be done

"...SXSW 2021 selection The End of Us attempts to document..."

March 18, 2021 Screens Post by Shane Pfender

SXSW Film Review: Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story

Celebrating 50 years of Big Easy music and culture

"...its host city. Early on, Ellis Marsalis Jr. (a 2020 pandemic casualty) helped recruit local musicians, and he notes..."

March 17, 2022 Screens Post by Michael King

SXSW Film Review: In the Court of the Crimson King

An accessible, and funny look at one of the most precise bands in history

"...to the late multi-instrumentalist/composer Bill Rieflin, who died in 2020 after years of dealing with cancer. A legendary drummer..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Joe Gross

SXSW Film Review: Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets

Reflective doc revisits Gamestop (again)

"...(u/Jeffamazon), whose post on the WallStreetBets subreddit in October 2020 kicked the whole thing off. And while these points..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Review: Skate Dreams

Sweet, badass documentary redefines "skate like a girl"

"...particularly poignant – from competing to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to her accident and recontextualization of..."

March 12, 2022 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

Feb. 12, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Amazon Providing Platform for SXSW Films

Details of 10-day "virtual festival" still to be confirmed

"...Films hit by the cancellation of SXSW Film 2020 may..."

April 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Amazon Takes SXSW Streaming

Film festival director Janet Pierson brings some gems to your TV

"...It started as a Twitter thread. When SXSW was canceled before the coronavirus pandemic could take hold,..."

May 1, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Film Award Winners

Shithouse takes top narrative honors

"...the Room have taken the top awards at the SXSW Film Awards...."

March 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...So SXSW made its first announcement for film, so you've had..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...Every year, Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW and Amazon Announce Virtual Festival Lineup

Feature and shorts from 2020 fest going online for 10 days

"...SXSW may not have happened IRL this year, but today..."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Show Goes On For SXSW-Selected Films

Cinemas step up to provide Austin screenings

"...The cancellation of SXSW has left a lot of films without a home,..."

March 12, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Indie Meme Film Festival Goes Virtual

Celebration of South Asian cinema comes to your living room

"...Austin is the home to more locally-curated film festivals than any other city, so the closure of..."

April 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Roger Waters and Erin Lee Carr to Keynote SXSW 2020

Also appearing: Phoebe Robinson, 50 Cent & Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

"...as South by Southwest Music’s first keynote speaker of 2020. The singer, bassist, and activist served as the mastermind..."

Nov. 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

AFS Announces 2020 Feature Grant Recipients

Special new fund will help those hit by SXSW cancellation

"...Fifteen films. Sixteen filmmakers. That's the roster of titles that will..."

Sept. 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How the SXSW Cancellation Has Impacted Filmmakers

Two filmmakers mourn the big break that didn't happen

"...Every film festival has an identity, and so it is with..."

March 13, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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