SXSW Film
Conference and Festival

IFC Cannes Cam: Live from the Red Carpet
Great front seat to the fabulous Cannes red carpet.  Live feed 24/7.  Check out the pre-premiere shows hosted by IFC’s Matt Singer and special guest hosts including Austin’s own Tim League.

The Pleasure of Being Acquired
IFC Films Picks up SXSW premiere The Pleasure of Being Robbed, before it’s Cannes screening

WATCH THIS NOW: Hey Ladies!
SXSW favorites and comedy sensations, Flight of the Concords, post their latest video.

Get a Grip
Filmmaker Magazine talks to Miguel Arteta, Peter Sollett, Miranda July, Aaron Katz, Kelly Reichardt and Ronald Bronstein about the relationship between lighting and the creative process.

Keep on Jaman
Scott Kirsner weighs in on Jaman’s decision to start running ads in front of their films.

TREE!
Office closed today on account of hail

Two more world premieres from SXSW 2007 acquired for distribution
Even though Matt Dentler has moved on from his post at sxsw, his blog posts remain indispensable.  Here’s the latest pick up news about Audience of One and Frat Girl (formerly titled Pretty in the Face.)

Indies Versus Indy
It’s Hollywood vs. Indywood as the Cannes Film Festival gets underway in France.

Thumbs up for Twisters
David Mamet’s latest, Redbelt, has Roger Ebert rethinking film classification

What Would a Jedi Do?
A man dressed as Darth Vader was sentenced to a two-month jail sentence after assaulting members of the Jedi Church. Yes, a Jedi Church. I wish I was making this up….

Are you a man or a mule?
HBO’s “Recount” points a finger at Democrats.

Archeologists Agree That Indiana Jones is Not One of Them, But That’s What Makes it Fun

Cannes Film Festival: A Brief History

SXSW 2007 Premiere, TWISTED: A Balloonamentary, Will Be in Theaters in Select Cities Soon and You Can Order the DVD Now

Steamy Trailer for Woody Allen’s Latest, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Greencine Pulls Together a Few Articles and Links on the Passing of Legendary Artist and Texas Native, Robert Rauschenberg

With Picturehouse and Warner Independent Going Away, THR Asks, “Who’s Next?”

Catch Inside The Circle, which had its world premiere at SXSW 2007, at the Alamo Ritz in Austin tonight, at 10pm with filmmakers and stars in attendance.

Our own Jarod Neece’s Taco Journalism featured on Fox7

Check out Austin’s own wonderful Zellner Brothers promos for CineVegas where their sxsw selection Goliath will screen. (Courtesy of Spout.com)

Jimmy Fallon Late Night

Study up on your Movie Slanguage

Whither Prime Time?

The SXSW Film Conference & Festival is pleased to announce the call for entries for its 5th annual SXSWclick Festival. SXSWclick is a summertime, digital shorts event hosted at: http://sxswclick.com. Winners in each of the five categories will automatically be invited to screen at the next SXSW Film Festival, scheduled for March 13-21, 2009 in Austin, TX.

The call for entries has started, and the final submission deadline is June 13, 2008. Submissions can be entered here: http://sxswclick.com/enter/ and projects cannot exceed 10 minutes in length. Fifteen finalists will be announced in five categories on June 24, with the winners announced on July 15. There will be audience votes and jury prizes. Some of the jurors already confirmed, include: actor Jeffrey Tambor, comedians Eugene Mirman and Doug Benson, filmmakers Ron Mann, Anish Savjani, Mary Sweeney, and many more. Companies that have already donated prizes for the winners, include: Productiontrax.com, Gear Software, Mariner Software, Eye Scream Factory, and Movie Outline Software.