Category: Festivals

Source: SXSW Austin, Texas, March 13, 2018 –The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals announced the 2018 Jury and Special Award winners of the SXSW Film Festival Awards Presented by FilmStruck at the historic Paramount Theatre. The awards were hosted by actor and comedian Jim Gaffigan. Feature films receiving Jury Awards were selected from the… Continue reading SXSW 2018 News: FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2018 JURY AND SPECIAL AWARDS

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Leigh (Meredith Johnston) flippantly states that she is searching for her soul, but the reality is that she is lost and confused and doesn’t know quite how to face her future.  Written by Meredith Johnston and directed by Carol Brandt, this true indie film follows Leigh… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review/Interview: PET NAMES

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) One of the first SXSW films I watched this year was this incredible and beautiful documentary.  Director Ryusuke Okajima tells the amazing story of Japanese artist and craftsman Fuyuki Shimazu whose singular passion involves the upcycling of used cardboard.  Fuyuki has spent years traveling all over the world… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review/Interview: FROM ALL CORNERS

By Liz Lopez As in years past, SXSW offers film screenings around the community for the public to attend for free and no badges are required. Coming up this weekend is the “Faces of Austin” (a short film program) that showcases works by Austin filmmakers that reflect the many diverse faces, voices and experiences of… Continue reading SXSW Film News: SXSW Offers Free Film Screenings

By Liz Lopez Source: SXSW South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals has a great 2018 season with the conference panels for the Interactive Festival, the Film Festival and musical artists for the Music Festival. SXSW 2018 will take place March 9-18, 2017. SXSW Conference programming is organized into 24 Tracks divided between Interactive, Film, Music,… Continue reading SXSW News: SXSW 2018 Conference and Festivals Arrives with Activities for All Interests