(03/20/07) Tamara Krinsky: iklipz video: SXSW - Dentler, Araki & filmmaker reception - My last several days at SXSW were a flurry of activity of interviews, screenings, panels and really good tex mex. We shot interviews with everyone from BORDERLAND's Zev Berman to SMILEY FACE's Gregg Araki, I hosted a few segments at...

(03/16/07) Tamara Krinsky: SXSW Sunday - Interactive Panels - I spent Sunday afternoon exploring the Interactive side of SXSW. First stop: the Interactive Keynote Conversation with Adafruit Industries’ Limor Fried and Phillip Torrone, Sr. Editor, MAKE Magazine. Billed as covering a “variety of fascinating topics including open source, hacking...

(03/16/07) Tamara Krinsky: SXSW Sunday - - DOES YOUR SOUL HAVE A COLD? I really felt the hour of sleep we lost last night when I woke up this morning. The nice thing about SXSW is that they don't do early morning screenings. However, this means that...

(03/16/07) Tamara Krinsky: SXSW Saturday: Elvis, Boreanaz & Truck Drivers - Okay, seriously behind in blogging about SXSW adventures, so I'll try to catch up quickly. Caught a few extra zzz's in the a.m. so I wouldn't start the fest with a complete sleep deficit, and then headed off to the...

(03/16/07) Tamara Krinsky: SXSW iklipz video - Morgan Spurlock - WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY? was one of the most-talked about docs at SXSW and was received by an incredibly enthusiastic audience at its premiere at the Paramount. Produced by Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), the film follows the larger-than-life Reverend...

(03/14/07) Tamara at SXSW: iklipz video - ELVIS AND ANNABELLE - We sat down with director Will Geiger, and actors Max Minghella (Art School Confidential) and Blake Lively (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) to talk about their new film ELVIS AND ANNABELLE, premiering here at the SXSW Film Festival. When we...

(03/12/07) Tamara Krinsky: SXSW Friday - Cummings, Lookout & Fajitas - Made it to the airport just in time to fitfully sleep through my flight to Austin. Word of advice: if you're flying American, expect a lot of air conditioning and very few blankets. The Austin airport is small and cute...

(03/10/07) Tamara Krinsky: Pre-SXSW - Well, it seems to have officially become a tradition - I don't sleep the night before I leave for a festival. This isn't smart. I don't advise it. Yet somehow, there's always so much to do... I spent Thursday night...

(03/20/06) JAY VAN HOY: Last Entry - Good day for those still recovering and thinking back on the recent South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin. There must be a few. If you're still checking in with this blog, it's likely that you couldn't get enough of...

(03/18/06) Bryan Poyser: What did I learn? - Here is what I learned from my SXSW 2006 experience: 1. If you have a virtual sell-out in the grandest theater in your hometown, all other screenings will pale in comparison. Even though we sold out the Alamo Downtown for...

(03/17/06) Kat Candler (jumping off bridges): At the end ... - Our part of SXSW is over. We packed the Paramount Theater for our second screening yesterday at 1:30pm in the afternoon. I was in heaven. We ended up starting really late to get everyone in. I kept turning around and...

(03/16/06) High-def rules - The Dobie's tech set-up and our new NTSC HD copy has got to be the crispest we have ever seen our movie!...

(03/16/06) Nina & Karen: Sad to go ... - Our last day in Austin, and sadly we won't even be able to introduce our second screening today as we have to head out to the airport. For those still in town it's 4.30 at the Dobie theatre - "Bata-ville:...

(03/15/06) Jake Vaughan: Films, Parties, and Porta-Potties - I can't say enough about LOL, directed by Joe Swanberg. The film is innovative in so many ways and though it may be a little rough around the edges at times, that adds to its charm and its revolutionary new...

(03/15/06) 2 Screenings Down, One to Go - Ok, I'm bad. I need to write "I suck at blogging" on a chalkboard one thousand times. I think the last time I posted on here was two days ago. Now we've had two great screenings and some dust is...

(03/15/06) Nina & Karen: Our first screening - I always feel really nervous and actually sometimes rather sad when I have to sit through a screening of the film with an audience. No matter how hard you try you are continually distracted by anyone who moves or looks...

(03/15/06) Darkon bling -

(03/15/06) Helping to keep Austin Weird ... -

(03/15/06) Steve Anderson: Fuck SxSW #6 - Alas, it's time to say goodbye... As far as exciting news, I'll say this: we've sold the film and it will be released theatrically in the fall. I can't go into more details right now, as I don't want to...

(03/14/06) Kat Candler (jumping off bridges): Falling asleep at my day job - The four or five hours of sleep I've been getting every night since last Friday finally caught up with me. I'm back at my day job nodding off at my desk. Sitting still makes my eyelids very, very heavy. Last...

(03/14/06) Nina & Karen: Helping to keep Austin Weird - Helping to keep Austin Weird ... "Keep Austin Weird" apparently the city's by-line and a damn sight more inspiring than the usual "Cumbernauld - better than you might have expected" style catch-phrase towns in the UK are often lumbered with....

(03/14/06) Jake Vaughan: Post Post - Well we had our World Premier on Sunday and it was an amazing experience. Check these photos out. It looked and sounded great and the audience seemed to really get into it and enjoy it. Afterward we went over to...

(03/13/06) Bryan Poyser: Crybaby - During the tech check for The Cassidy Kids, I wept. Seriously. Standing on the upper balcony of the Paramount Theater, home to so much of my film education here in Austin through the Summer Film Classics series, seeing and hearing...

(03/13/06) Steve Anderson: Fuck SxSW #5 - First off, let me be the first to break the news that we'll have some very cool news to announce in the next day or so. It'll make this fest all the more memorable. And it's obviously just not about...

(03/13/06) Nina & Karen: This is us ... do say hello! -

(03/13/06) Nina & Karen: Rock on Darkon - Well it feels like we're getting into the swing of SXSW and Austin now ... spent most of yesterday in a glut of docs. related panels, which were pretty good. Always interesting to see the system from someone else's view...

(03/12/06) Steve Anderson: Fuck SxSW #4 - It needs to be said - Austin is a great town. Maybe it's just because I'm happy to be here with the film, but can't just help but smile as I walk along the street. Very laid-back vibe, great music,...

(03/12/06) THE LOST world premiere TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Sorry for my absence yesterday. This festival is just flying by in a blur. There is so much going on that I've already missed tons of stuff I was planning on going to. Luckily most of the films I've missed...

(03/12/06) Bryan Poyser: I met Rico! - Most exciting run-in from yesterday: As Heather Courtney and I were headed to Maggie Mae's for the IFC/Brothers of the Head party, I saw a familiar face headed toward me on crazy-packed 6th Street - Rico from Six Feet Under,...

(03/12/06) Tired in Texas - Jetlag is fair to moderate at the mo, so we're looking forward to a pretty relaxed day doing a few of the seminars, getting the lie of the land and getting rid of the bags under our eyes.

(03/12/06) Kat Candler (jumping off bridges): Riding out the madness - It's been a pretty crazy day. Our first screening sold out. I heard we turned away about 300 to 400 people at the door. Everyone was clamouring to get on the guestlist. It was kind of freaky. I had to...

(03/11/06) JAY VAN HOY: Entry 1 - Hi everyone. The reason that I'm in Austin for SXSW is that two of the films that I had a hand in producing (with Lars Knudsen and Anish Savjani) are screening here: OLD JOY and GRETCHEN. Which is super exciting....

(03/11/06) ADAM NEE and Andy Dick are sometimes lovers. - I've noticed eye contact is out the window. It's all "badge contact." Initially I thought everyone was just looking at my well formed, adolescent breasts, but soon realized they were trying to read my badge. I do not judge this...

(03/11/06) Jake Vaughan: The Home Stretch - I officially finished post-production on The Cassidy Kids yesterday morning after an all night sound mix. I laid back the final sound onto the final picture HD tape and then breathed a huge sigh of relief. I spent the rest...

(03/11/06) Steve Anderson: Fuck SxSW #3 - Here's a pic of our marquee......

(03/11/06) Steve Anderson: Fuck SxSW #2 - OK, so now I see how this works - this might best be renamed the "morning after hangover blog." So, I'm lying in bed in the beautiful La Quinta after opening night here at SxSW and my head is still...

(03/11/06) Kat Candler (jumping off bridges): Today is for them. - It's the morning of our first screening. I'm not as freaked yet as I expected to be. Maybe because yesterday was a rollercoaster of a day. I woke up at 5am to do a few interviews. After the second, I...

(03/11/06) ERIC BYLER (AMERICANese) Blog #1 - Our 1st answer print also had some issues. Saw it Tuesday. There were several shots that were off. Wrong hue, too dark, too bright, that sort of thing.

(03/10/06) It's On! - So things are really cracking now. Got there early to the registration sign-in, bonded with some fellow filmmakers (especially the crew from LOL - we're officially good friends now as far as I'm concerned. They're from Illinois and I love...

(03/10/06) James from iW: Welcome to the SXSW '06 Blog! (Updated) - indieWIRE has invited several filmmakers to blog about their experiences screening their films at the South by Southwest this year. Along with indieWIRE's daily coverage at SXSW also check back here to get the latest. On board to blog with...

(03/10/06) Jake Vaughan: Restaurant Guide - For those of you coming in from out of town there are some things you need to know about good eats here in Austin. First of all, Austin is all about breakfast. I mean, it's a cottage industry. The place...

(03/10/06) Bryan Poyser: And they're off! - About to scramble off to my dumb dayjob. I'm going to the Texas Film Hall of Fame tonight for the first time. Jake & I did a short little video promo for the Austin Film Society, the wonderful organization that's...

(03/10/06) Steve Anderson: Fuck SxSW #1 - OK, headed out to Austin in the morning on American Airlines 1182. Last time I was there, about ten years ago, I was shooting a doc for Japanese TV about the bats that live under the Congress Ave. bridge. Little...

(03/09/06) First Full Day in Austin - After spending a very mellow night with some local friends last night, I dived into the town itself today. Met lots of locals, put up fliers, passed out postcards, gave away buttons, and made some new friends. Throughout the day...

(03/09/06) Jake: Late Night Mixer - I'm preparing to pull an all-nighter tonight working on The Cassidy Kids. We're laying down the final sound reels. My ears are totally shot, so I can't tell if something is out of sync or not. I think things are...

(03/09/06) Kat Candler: jumping off bridges and Boy Scouts - Two days away from our SXSW world premiere of jumping off bridges, and I've crossed off almost everything on my list of "things to do". Finish movie = check. Drum up some press = check. Premiere party = check. Set...

(03/09/06) Bryan Poyser: Strange Bedfellows - 7 Austin filmmakers (including yours truly) are featured on the cover of the Austin Chronicle, our dope arts weekly. Check it out. I'm the one on the far right looking at all my bed-mates. I wore the robe to kind...

(03/07/06) Jake Vaughan: 5 days away from a World Premier - On Sunday, March 12 at 7pm, The Cassidy Kids will have it's world premier. It's been a long, sometimes painful, occasionally euphoric journey but we're finally almost nearly there. We're actually finalizing our sound mix here in Austin. The film...

(03/07/06) Texas Kicks And Claws - I had a layover in Chicago (Midway) coming from New York. There's no assigned seating at the Midway airport. It's all first come-first served. I chose a seat with ample leg room, sitting next to an elderly woman in an...

(03/18/05) Movies at a Music Festival - Popular writer Lorraine Ali, of Newsweek, is just one of the many music-based journalists from major publications who decided to fly into Austin early and check out the film festival at SXSW. Among the comments in her new report: "Record...

(03/18/05) Making Fun of Filmmaking - Joe O'Connell of the Austin Chronicle gets up close for the "Making Fun of Filmmaking" panel featuring Sarah Silverman, Thomas Haden Church, and more. The panel touched on many aspects of working in comedy films, both large and small. Panelists...

(03/18/05) From hobbit to 'Hooligan' - Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood has been a frequent attendee of many festival events during SXSW 2005. Here, Christy Lemire of AP, sits down and interviews the actor about his new award-winning SXSW feature as well as his...

(03/18/05) Sex, Drugs and Indie Film - At an SXSW film panel over the weekend, insiders talked about the social side of the biz: parties, networking, drinking... Karina over at the re-launched Cinematical.com reported on the session: Intended, as [Allen] Bain put it, as "a brief anthropological...

(03/18/05) The Music Side - While film screenings continue in Austin until tomorrow, the music side emerged Wednesday at SXSW '05. Pictured earlier this week at BMI's annual "Howdy Texas" dinner at the popular local BBQ joint, Stubbs, is Charlie Robison who played a...

(03/17/05) Elvis Costello Reflects at SXSW - Now that the music festival portion of SXSW 2005 has begun, coverage has been falling in about some of the first events. Billboard offers their report on the panel with rock legend Elvis Costello....

(03/17/05) Is it Crowded In Here? - One of the most popular topics of the SXSW Film Festival this week has been the overwhelming crowds and audiences hoping to make it into the sold-out screenings. Chris Garcia profiles this year's high attendance, taking a look at how...

(03/17/05) Who Is Laurie? - If you've seen "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" no doubt you know about Laurie, the woman that the film's director Jeff Feuerzeig calls artists/musician Johnston's muse. Pictured after the screening of the film at SXSW is Laurie (right) with...

(03/16/05) Biz Heads South by Southwest - Among the early reports now that SXSW has reached the half-way point, is this Variety write-up by Dana Harris. (Subscription required) Among the insights of the column: "The initial growth of SXSW was fueled by the charm of a city...

(03/16/05) Harry Flips For 'Rojo' - Harry Knowles falls for a Chilean comic book coming-of-age film called Promedio Rojo, which had its U.S. Premiere at SXSW 2005. His report is here. The director, Nicolas Lopez, flew in to Austin for the screening... which packed the Alamo...

(03/16/05) Film Texas - Eric Harrison of the Houston Chronicle reports on the "Texas Film, The Next Generation" panel during SXSW 2005. Plus, a look at Al Franken's discussion about politics, the media, and the role of entertainment....

(03/16/05) 'That guy' takes center stage at SXSW - Christy Lemire of the The Associated Press interviews character actor Stephen Tobolowsky during his visit to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival. The actor was in attendance with the narrative/documentary hybrid film, Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party, directed by Robert...

(03/15/05) Hooligans! - "Hooligans" director Lexi Alexander tonight, winner of both the narrative feature audience award and the narrative jury prize at the 2005 SXSW Film Festival. Michele Ohayon's "Cowboy del Amor" was the winner of both the documentary audience award and...

(03/15/05) A Q & A With Christine Vachon - by Eugene Hernandez Working here in Austin for nearly another month to produce Doug McGrath's Truman Capote story "Every Word Is True" (financed by Warner Independent Pictures), producer Christine Vachon spent time at SXSW on Saturday morning to participate in...

(03/14/05) Al Comes to Texas - Al Franken pulls double-duty with a SXSW interview, live broadcast, the same day. Matt Thompson reports in the Austin American-Statesman....

(03/14/05) Solondz's 'Palindromes' Shown at Festival - Todd Solondz, the maker of such dark, daring films as "Happiness" and "Storytelling," had very traditional influences growing up. While talking about his new movie, "Palindromes," which touches on teen pregnancy and abortion, he shared fond memories of going to...

(03/14/05) Buyers Talk the Acquisition Game - Execs representing five film companies joined a very crowded room Monday afternoon for the "An Acquired Taste" panel to listen to the thoughts, opinions and advice on how to strategize getting a film picked up for distribution. THINKFilm's Daniel Katz...

(03/14/05) The Narcissistic High - Asked about his work, during a Q & A session at SXSW, "Palindromes" director Todd Solondz said yesterday, "I am out to explore, to understand some of the contradictions that we live with, who we are." Continuing he compared his...

(03/14/05) Acquisitions Envy - As reported in today's indieWIRE report from SXSW, Seventh Art Releasing has acquired the world rights to Daniel Peddle's "The Aggressives", the story of a group of six New York City lesbians who live their lives as men and call...

(03/14/05) Gladwell Speaks - Explaining that he has "faith in how much gold there is to be found in random social interactions," writer Malcolm Gladwell told SXSW Interactive attendees that it is through socializing that he comes across the many stories that fuel...

(03/13/05) DJ Frodo - Actor Elijah Wood put another of his talents to work during the SXSW "Hooligans" party, held at Maggie Mae's in party-central downtown Austin. Lexi Alexander's "Hooligans", which is a world premiere at SXSW, stars Wood, who brought on an...

(03/13/05) Stekler & Linklater - Director Richard Linklater (right), founder of the Austin Film Society, at the Texas Hall of Fame evening held at the Austin Studios, a sprawling facility built out of former airport. Linklater chatted with University of Texas professor Paul Stekler...

(03/12/05) Keeping Austin Weird - SXSW Film Festival and Conference producer Matt Dentler with director/star Luke Wilson at the opening night party Friday night. Wilson's film, "The Wendell Baker Story", which he co-directed with his brother, Andrew, opened the festival, and was the film's...

(03/12/05) Saluting Texans and Honorary Texans - "Governor Rick Perry and I go way back," smiled former Texas governor Ann Richards (pictured) at the Texas Hall of Fame dinner last night at Austin Studios, looking at the head table where the Governor was seated with his...

(03/11/05) Checking In - Checking in became a bigger event than anticipated for many SXSW attendees who headed over to the Austin Convention Center on Friday afternoon. A computer glitch slowed check-ins early on, then later in the afternoon, large crowds emerged....

(03/11/05) Anticipating SXSW '05 - Having just checked in to the hotel here in Austin, its time to settle in for SXSW '05. The festival seems to have a solid lineup this year, a roster that fest/conference producer Matt Dentler is quite proud of, as...

(03/10/05) "The Wendell Baker Story" To Open 2005 SXSW Film Fest - Luke and Andrew Wilson's "The Wendell Baker Story" will open the 2005 SXSW Film Festival on March 11th in Austin, TX, organizers announced Tuesday. The movie, starring Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Eve Mendes, Eddie Griffin and others, is about a...