Producers of the 2012 South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival can't tell you what movies they'll be showing yet, but they can reveal what they'll be talking about:
Film music, horror reboots, Twitter, sex, money, geeks, douchebags and politicians, to name a few.
SXSW released the first group of conference sessions Wednesday, with its 50-plus conference panels and "convergence sessions" including a conversation with "Drive" and "Contagion" film composer Cliff Martinez and an acting workshop from "Arrested Development" and "Larry Sanders" star Jeffrey Tambor.
Some of the panels were chosen via SXSW's PanelPicker, an interactive online tool that allows users to propose panels and then vote on which ones they'd like to see at the festival.
The 2012 SXSW will take place from March 9 through March 17 in Austin, Texas, and will run as part of a block with the SXSW Music Festival and the SXSW Interactive Festival.
Early registration at a discounted rate is available at www.sxsw.com/attend.
The confirmed sessions:
3 R’s of Horror: Remakes, Reboots and Rediscoveries
(Organized by KW Low / Dread Central Media)
A Conversation with Cliff Martinez
Alternative Film Events: Site Specific and Beyond
(Organized by Delicia Harvey / Aurora Picture Show)
Artists Scoring Movies: Creating an Original Music Catalog for the Latest Trend in Film Composing
(Organized by Kier Lehman / Sony Pictures)
Arts Criticism 140 Characters at a Time
(Organized by Jen Nedeau / TIME Magazine)
Behind the Pure Evil (The Saga of Todd & the Book of Pure Evil)
(Organized by Andrew Rosen / Aircraft Pictures)
Beyond Netflix and iTunes: Your Film’s Unique Digital Distribution Strategy
(Organized by Richard Lorber, Kino Lorber, Inc)
Beyond the 1 Sheet - Pento Paper Returns
(Organized by Charlie Loft / AllCity Media)
Bringing Sexy Back: Where’s The Line Today?
(Organized by Lisa Vandever / CineKink)
Carbon Film Quote - Putting the Carbon Footprint in Your Production Bid
(Organized by Steffen Gentis / BBDO Proximity Germany)
Casting on a Budget: Get the Best and the Rightest
(Organized by Paul Schnee, Barden / Schnee Casting, Inc.)
Coppola Vs. Kittens: Pro Filmmaking’s Online Future
(Organized by Karyn Campbell / The IdeaLists)
Diversity Counts: Auteur's, Actors and Audiences
(Organized by Vicente Williams / Producers Guild of America Diversity Committee)
The DIY on Shorts Distribution. Who’s Got This?
(Organized by Christine Boulware / IndieFilmz)
Doc Distribution from A to Z with an Emphasis on “E” for the Educational Market
(Organized by Elizabeth Sheldon / Kino Lorber, Inc.)
Does HTML5 Offer a Montage Moment for Web Cinema?
(Organized by Brian Chirls / Three Eyed Labs, LLC)
Don't Forget About Me! How to Remember Everything at SXSW (and beyond)
(Mark Channon / Memory School)
Empowering Filmmakers: How to Take Control of Your Marketing & Distribution
(Organized by Marc Schiller / BOND Strategy and Influence)
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Grants
(Organized by Dianne Debicella / Fractured Atlas)
The Evolution of the Douchebag in Modern Cinema
(Organized by Robyn Sklaren / TV and Film Consultant)
Faster, Pussycat! Shoot! Shoot!
(Organized by Ryan O’Hara Theisen / Lucky Branded Entertainment)
Festivals and the Film Distribution Business
(Organized by Nick Roddick / London Film School)
Filmmaker’s Guide to Capitol Hill Politics
(Organized by Jody Arlington/ Impact + Arts Film Fund)
The GeekFamily Guide to the Movies
(Organized by Jason Cranford Teague / GeekDad/Wired)
Hollywood Lessons: What I Learned the Hard Way
(Organized by John Lang / Rough & Tumble Films)
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love VOD
(Organized by Matt Harlock / American The Movie Ltd.)
