SXSW Film Festival Accepting Entries until Thursday 9th Dec
The SXSW Film Festival is still accepting entries for the 18th Annual Film Festival to be held in March 11 - 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The Last Minute Deadline for submissions is Thursday 9th December.
Submissions will be accepted in the following categories: Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Short, Animated Short, Texas High School Short, Music Video, and Opening Title Sequence. You decide which category is appropriate for your film. Remember, SXSW defines a short as any film with a runtime less than 40 minutes and a feature as any film with a runtime over 40 minutes.
SXSW Film does NOT accept trailers or works-in-progress. They do accept rough cuts (picture lock w/ temp sound, color, etc), but cannot guarantee they will have time to view a finished product. Applicants will be informed of the status of their project no later than February 14, 2011.
For more information see http://sxsw.com/film/screenings/submit/
2011 SXSW Film Panels
Just a few short months after launching the 2011 PanelPicker <http://sxsw.com/node/5037 SXSW is happy to announce the first batch of 20 confirmed sessions for the 2011 Film Conference.
http://sxsw.com/film/talks/panels
The first wave of conference programming for SXSW Film 2011:
SXSW Film Panels 2011
Beyond 3D: How Interactive Screenings Will Save Cinema
The Blogger Centipede: How Content is Eroding Credibility
Can P2P Save Filmmaking?
"Did You Kill Anyone?" Reality in War Movies
Documentary Deities: Dispelling The Director Myth
The Female Funny: Is It Different For Girls?
Funny Fits: Alt Comedy on Alt Platforms
Heard But Not Seen: Capturing Music History Cinematically
Hollywood Lessons: What Film School Didn't Teach Me
I Thought We Were Friends! Business In Film
Indie Success: What is it? Who's Got It?
Makers of Geek Documentaries: A Nerd's life
Marketing Your Movie: Making a Great Trailer
New Tools for Filmmakers: Virtually Augmented 3.0 Reality
Pen to Paper - Creating Conceptual Marketing Campaigns
Reel Murder: From Crime Scene to Big Screen <
Selecting Films for Festivals: Science or Serendipity?
Sex it Up!
You Are Not a Publicist: Criticism vs. Advertising
Your Baby Is Ugly: Evaluating Your Film Honestly