SXSW Film Conference
"The 2004 SXSW Film Conference and Festival drew large audiences and praise from locals as well as visiting industry and filmmakers alike." indieWIRE
"SXSW offers more than good movies in Austin." Variety
A big part of every SXSW Festival are the panels held at the Austin Convention Center. Leaders of the film industry meet to discuss the current issues of the business to an audience of badgeholders. There are also one-on-one mentor sessions and mini-meetings to offer even greater insight into select topics.
The panels at SXSW have been hailed as some of the most extensive and educational forums found in a festival setting. The business and art of making films come together in a unique environment only SXSW could provide. Register for your SXSW badge today, and save!
CHRISTINE VACHON ADDED TO PANELS
Christine Vachon has been added to the Sunday slate of Film panels. Legendary founder of Killer Films, author, and producer of some of the most revolutionary features in cinema history, Vachon brings a passionate pragmatism to all her work. In addition, she will present a retrospective of some of her most beloved films at SXSW Film 2005.
Film Panel News
FRANKEN GIVES A JOINT FILM - INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL INTERVIEW
Author, talk radio pundit, comedian, actor, and potential U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken (pictured here in a photo by Bill Hayward) will participate in a one-on-one conversation with Evan Smith of Texas Monthly from 3:30 - 4:15 pm on Monday afternoon, March 14th. This session will be open to SXSW Film and Interactive conference registrants, as well as Gold and Platinum badge wearers. Register now to attend SXSW 2005.
In the 1970s, Franken helped change the face of modern comedy. More recently, he has helped alter the face of modern political commentary via his best-selling books and the Air America broadcast network. At SXSW, he will offer his perspectives on the future of Internet radio, American politics and life in the Lone Star State. This is just one of the many interesting panel sessions offered at SXSW Interactive 2005.
2005 Film Panels Schedule
Here's the full film panels schedule by day!
Sat, Mar 12th
Sun, Mar 13th
Mon, Mar 14th
Tue, Mar 15th
Some 2005 Film Speakers Include:
Brittany Ballard, Acquisitions, Newmarket Films
Bill Banowsky, CEO, Landmark Theatres
Steven Beer, Entertainment Attorney
Eamonn Bowles, President, Magnolia Pictures
Jo Edna Boldin, Casting Director, The Wendell Baker Story
Margaret Brown, Director, Be Here To Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt
Shane Carruth, Director, Primer
Mike Curtis, Blogger, HD For Indies
Richard Doherty, Managing Dir. of Blu-ray, Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory
Udy Epstein, President, Seventh Art Releasing
Jon Fitzgerald, Co-Founder, Festival Consulting Group
Chris Gore, Founder, Film Threat
Marc and Marla Halperin, Magic Lamp Releasing
Kyle Henry, Director, Room
Eugene Hernandez, Editor-in-Chief, indieWIRE
Gill Holland, Co-Founder, LasalleHolland
David Hudson, Blogger, GreenCine
Daniel Katz, Acquisitions, THINKFilm
Harry Knowles, Founder, Ain't It Cool News
Tamara Lecker, Acquisitions, Samuel Goldwyn Films
Joe Leydon, Film Critic, Variety
Ron Mann, Director, Go Further
Larry Meistrich, CEO, Film Movement
Stephen Nebgen, Entertainment Attorney
Gerald Peary, Film Critic, The Boston Phoenix
Bryan Poyser, Director, Dear Pillow
Tom Quinn, Acquisitions, Magnolia Pictures
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Film Critic, The Chicago Reader
Lois Vossen, Producer, Independent Lens
James Spertus, Anti-Piracy Operations, MPAA
Jake Vaughan, Producer, Dear Pillow
Wiley Wiggins, Blogger, News of the Dead
Robert Wilonsky, Pop Culture Editor, The Dallas Observer
Christian Zak, Tech Dir., Technicolor
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