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South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States.

 

 

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Interview With Filmmakers Jenny Schweitzer Bell & Brian Bell for Short Doc "The Puzzle Palace" (2024)

THE PUZZLE PALACE “Amassing the world’s largest puzzle collection is a labor of love for one inseparable couple.” “The Puzzle Palace” (2024) is a short documentary film about the unique love story...


Interview with Director Bess Kargman at SXSW for Her Feature Doc “Diane Warren: Relentless” (2024)

 Diane Warren Award-winning documentary filmmaker Bess Kargman, known for her documentary short “Coach” (2013), which won the Jury Award at Tribeca Film Festival in 2013, screened her breakthrough...


Interview With Writer, Director, Producer Talia Shea Levin’s erotic on “Make Me A Pizza” (2024)

Director, producer, writer Talia Shea Levin’s erotic, quirky satire “Make Me A Pizza” (2024) feels like a modern seventies’ mock porn with attitude. A hungry (in more ways than one) woman calls a...


Interview With Composer Will Bates for Score of Michael Mohan’s IMMACULATE; Premiere at SXSW

  Composer Will Bates has composed original scores for a myriad of filmmakers including acclaimed directors Mike Cahill (Another Earth; I Origins; Bliss), Alex Gibney (We Steal Secrets: The Story...


Interview with Director Sam Shainberg For SHOTPLAYER, Documentary Short Competition @ SXSW 2024

Sam Shainberg The short film SHOTPLAYER (2024), directed by Sam Shainberg, screened in the Documentary Short Competition at this year’s SXSW. SHOTPLAYER is an impressionistic journey into the mind...


Interview With Filmmaker Alison Tavel For Debut Doc Feature Film RESYNATOR (2024), SXSW World Premiere

RESYNATOR is a feature documentary film and synth resurrection project started by director Alison Tavel in 2014. The true story centers around a resurrected synthesizer (aka the RESYNATOR), that was...


SXSW: Film.io Public Launch With $30K Collaboration Grant to Empower Independent Filmmakers & Democratize the Film Industry

Film.io’s fan and creator-focused platform elevates marginalized voices and restores creativity, collaboration and transparency to the filmmaking process To kick off the first day...


Interview with Director Olmo Schnabel, Actor Darío Yazebek Bernal & EP Jeremy O'Harris for PET SHOP DAYS (2023) @ SXSW

Olmo Schnabel's directorial debut PET SHOP DAYS screened as a Festival Favorite at SXSW, 2024. The film stars Jack Irv, Darío Yazebek Bernal, alongside Willem Dafoe, Peter Sarsgaard and...


Interview with Producer Patrick Reardon & Director Lucian Read "Lions of Mesopotamia" (2024) @ SXSW

Lions of Mesopotamia had its world premiere at SXSW, on Saturday, March 9th. The film is the true account of hope and victory when Iraq’s national soccer team – aka Lions of Mesopotamia – earned the...


Interview With Producers Ken Kao and Josh Rosenbaum of Waypoint Entertainment for CUCKOO (2024) @ SXSW

Ken Kao is CEO and Producer of Waypoint Entertainment and Josh Rosenbaum serves as Head Executive and Executive Producer for Waypoint, which is a full-service film production and financing company...