" "It's a great place to discover new talent," said Sony Pictures Classics co-president Michael Barker... "it's attracting more people, and more important people, from all areas..." Variety, March 15, 2005
For nine days in March, the SXSW Film Festival screens the best in new independent film from around the world. SXSW has gained accolades for the quality of our programming, which focuses on both emerging talent and cinematic greats. With over 180 films, including innovative narrative and documentary features; narrative, documentary, animated, and experimental shorts; music videos; and midnight films, there?s plenty to satisfy every film lover. consideration.
"The South by Southwest Film Festival...is Austin's annual reminder of its status as a new American film capital." - slate.com
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The full lineup of SXSW 2006 Film Festival screenings is now available! Find out when the films are playing, and watch the film trailers.
Browse the panel schedule and plan out your attack for the film conference portion of the festival. Check out all the complete panel schedule here.
Over 83 film trailers are now available on the site from the Films playing SXSW 2006. Check out the complete films schedule here. The film trailers are now available in 3 formats: a High Quicktime movie that will play straight from the site, a Medium MPEG4 optimized for ipod video players, and a Low MPEG4 good for download over dial-up and most small-screen mobile players.
Additionally, to accompany the forthcoming SXSW 2006 Clickguide for iPod, SXSW has made available both an mp3 bundle and a trailer bundle for download of all 80+ Film trailers & 700+ mp3's over BitTorrent. What are you waiting for? Check out the bands and films now!
The South by Southwest (SXSW Film) Film Festival is happy to unveil its complete lineup of shorts for the 2006 edition, March 10-18, in Austin, TX. The festival will host 130 short films from around the globe, divided into various sections and competitions. The shorts include new work by recognizable names such as TV personality Maria Menounos, actor/comedian Bob Odenkirk, Sky High director Mike Mitchell, and the folks at DreamWorks Animation. In addition, there will be programs curated by Jamaica's Flashpoint Film & Music Festival as well as Scotland's Edinburgh Film Festival.
The 13th SXSW Film Festival is thrilled to announce the lineup of features for March 2006. Book-ended by Robert Altman's A Prairie Home Companion and Paul Weitz's American Dreamz, the festival will host 115 features, 50 of which are World Premieres. The lineup of shorts will follow on February 13. Trailers, schedules and more detailed programming information to help you plan your 2006 SXSW Film experience will be posted soon.
The films make up the Spotlight Premieres, Documentary & Narrative Feature Competitions, Emerging Visions, 24 Beats Per Second, Lone Star States, 'Round Midnight, and Special Screenings categories of the Festival.
Click here for the complete list of films.
