The world premiere of Jorma Taccone's "MacGruber" (left), as well as Jay & Mark Duplass' "Cyrus," Shane Meadows' "Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee" and Steven Soderbergh's "And Everything Is Going Fine," are among the films set to unspool at this year's South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas.
From March 12-20, 119 features will be screened, including 55 world premieres. They were selected from a record 1,572 feature-length film submissions, 1,206 from the U.S. and 366 international.
Opening night will feature Matthew Vaughn's "Kick-Ass."
Also in the lineup: Bernard Rose’s "Mr. Nice" (right), Tim Blake Nelson’s "Leaves of Grass," Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s "Micmacs," Michel Gondry’s "The Thorn in the Heart," 
Alexandre O. Philippe’s "The People vs. George Lucas," Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas’ "American: The Bill Hicks Story" and documentaries "Hubble 3D," "Lemmy," "Saturday Night" and "The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights."
“It was an incredibly competitive year with record submission numbers, and although we had to make really tough decisions, we are extremely excited about this lineup,” festival producer Janet Pierson said in a statement.
“We feel we've achieved a great balance that continues our tradition of screening films across all budget lines and styles, and we take particular pride in witnessing the evolution of SXSW alumni as well as the vitality of fresh voices.”
Eight narrative features and an equal number of documentaries will vie for the Grand Jury Prizes in their categories.
The narrative feature competition includes "Brotherhood" (directed by Will Canon), "Dance With the One" (Mike Dolan), "Earthling" (Clay Liford), "Helena From the Wedding" (Joseph Ifantolino), "The Myth of the American Sleepover" (David Robert Mitchell), "Phillip the Fossil" (Garth Donovan), "Some Days Are Better Than Others" (Matt McCormick) and "Tiny Furniture" (Lena Dunham).
In the documentary feature category, contenders are "Beijing Taxi" (directed by Miao Wang), "Camp Victory, Afghanistan" (Carol Dysinger), "The Canal Street Madam" (Cameron Yates), "Dirty Pictures" (Etienne Sauret), "For Once in My Life" (Jim Bigham and Mark Moormann), "Marwencol" (Jeff Malmberg), "Pelada" (Luke Boughen, Rebekah Fergusson, Gwendolyn Oxenham and Ryan White) and "War Don Don" (Rebecca Richman Cohen).
Other sections in the festival include Lone Star States (films with a connection to Texas), 24 Beats Per Second (showcasing music and musicians), SX Global (international nonfiction), Festival Favorites (standouts and premieres from other film festivals), Midnighters, SX Fantastic (selected by Fantastic Fest programmers), Special Events (live soundtracks, cult reissues, IMAX, 3D, etc.). Visit www.sxsw.com/film for more information and updates.
From the SXSW press release:
The comprehensive lineup, by section and with synopsis descriptions, follows below. The final panel and conference lineup as well as the short film program will be announced next week.
HEADLINERS
Big names, big talent: Headliners bring star power to SXSW, featuring red-carpet premieres and gala film events with some major and rising names in cinema.
Films screening in Headliners are:
Cyrus
Directors and Screenwriters: Jay and Mark Duplass
With John’s social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcee finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life – her son.
