South by Southwest

IFC Midnight Acquires Abigail Breslin Horror Thriller 'Haunter'

Movies
 March 11, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 10 weeks ago

The company acquires U.S. distribution rights to the supernatural tale directed by Vincenzo Natali

  

Marvel Offers 700 First Comics Issues For Free Download

Movies
 March 10, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 10 weeks ago

The offer ends Tuesday. Marvel also unveils online series  "Earth's Mightiest Show" at SXSW

  

Fandango Debuting Online Video Series, Buzz Indicator

Movies | Box Office
 March 8, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 11 weeks ago

New video series "Weekend Ticket" and buzz gauge Fanticipation announced at SXSW Festival

  

Epic Pictures Group Hires John Short to Handle Foreign Sales

Movies
 March 6, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 11 weeks ago

Epic's "Big Ass Spider!" will premiere at South by Southwest next week

  

Tugg's Crowdsourcing Model Has Helped Bring 180 Films to Theaters

Movies
 March 6, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 11 weeks ago

Tugg covers more than 75 percent of theaters in the United States. Could international be next?

  

SXSW Announces Closing Night Film 'The East' and Additional Conferences

Movies
 February 13, 2013 By Greg Gilman 14 weeks ago

Danny Boyle, Joss Whedon and Michael Cera have been added to panels at this year's festival

  

Matthew Lillard's 'Fat Kid Rules the World' Secures North American Distribution

Deal Central
 June 14, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 49 weeks ago

ARC Entertainment has acquired the rights to Matthew Lillard's directorial debut “Fat Kid Rules the World”

  

SXSW Grand Jury Winner 'Gimme the Loot' Goes to Sundance Selects

Movies
 March 19, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"Gimme the Loot" won the best narrative feature Grand Jury Prize at the SXSW Film Festival

  

Matthew Lillard's 'Fat Kid Rules the World' Wins at SXSW

Movies
 March 17, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

"Brooklyn Castle" and Paul Simon documentary "Under African Skies" join Matthew Lillard's directorial debut in winning SXSW audience prizes

  

Bruce Springsteen Electrifies at SXSW: 'Rumble Young Musicians, Rumble' (Video)

 March 16, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The Boss says pop music is youth music and then rocks the house

  

SXSW: MTV Launches Artists.MTV, MySpace-Like Hub for Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Indies

Media
 March 15, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Artist.MTV will host pages for more than one million artists, offering fans exclusive content, merchandise, Twitter feeds and more

  

'Gimme the Loot,' 'Mr. Baker' Win Top Prizes at Horror-Heavy SXSW

Movies
 March 14, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

"21 Jump Street" premieres, and horror flicks abound at film section of annual Austin fest

  

Steve Aoki to Close MTV's Woodie Awards at South by Southwest

 March 1, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Steve Aoki, the Dim Mak founder, is the latest electronic dance music performer MTV has chosen to spotlight

  

'21 Jump Street' to Debut at South by Southwest

Movies
 February 1, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

SXSW festival lineup also includes martial arts epic "The Raid," Duplass brothers' "Do-Deca-Pantathalon" and a number of music films

  

Good Morning Hollywood, March 23: Go Away, Come Back

Movies
 March 23, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

A SXSW post-mortem, musings on Steven Soderbergh's retirement and Mickey Rourke's comeback, plus Julian Schnabel loves controversy

  

'Attack the Block' Among New SXSW Audience Winners

Movies
 March 19, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Final festival awards also honor "Building Hope," "Love Shines"

  

Good Morning Austin, March 18: SXSW Film Winds Down

Movies
 March 18, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Before the indie bands completely take over SXSW, actors and filmmakers and a 3D enthusiast get in a few last words

  

Sundance Selects Acquires SXSW Entry 'Weekend'

Movies
 March 17, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Gay-themed romance won festival's Emerging Visions Audience Award

  

Good Morning Austin, March 17: SXSW Leaves It to 'Beaver'

Movies
 March 17, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

The Mel Gibson/Jodie Foster movie dominates SXSW headlines, but fest observers also find trends galore

  

'The Beaver' Debuts at SXSW: Can It Save Mel Gibson's Career?

Movies
 March 16, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

World premiere of Jodie Foster movie, delayed because of Gibson's troubles, draws raves from SXSW fans

  

SXSW Doomsday Thriller 'The Divide' Sells to Anchor Bay

Movies
 March 16, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Post-apocalyptic crowd-pleaser gets seven-figure distribution deal on the heels of its Austin premiere

  

Good Morning Austin, March 16: SXSW's Big Winner

Movies
 March 16, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

A look at the festival's stealthy and most-honored film, and a dispute over "Bridesmaids"

  

SXSW Chooses 'Natural Selection'

Movies
 March 15, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Robbie Pickering film picks up seven awards; skateboard movie "Dragonslayer" named best doc

  

Good Morning Austin, March 15: SXSW's Double 'Dragon'

Movies
 March 15, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

It's "Dragonslayer" times two at SXSW ... but where's Mel?

  

Good Morning Austin, March 14: SXSW Gears Up

Movies
 March 14, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

SXSW kicks off with sci-fi, horror, a superhero sendup and some nods to Hitchcock

  

Paul Reubens, Todd Phillips, Jake Gyllenhaal Join SXSW Panel Lineup

Movies
 February 15, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Austin-based festival releases full schedule, also adds Duncan Jones, Richard Linklater, Ellen Page and Rainn Wilson to panels

  
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