SXSW Features
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FeaturesSXSW’s Janet Pierson on building a festival after “devastating” 2020
”We had to turn away a lot of very, very strong films.”
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FeaturesTwelve things to look out for at SXSW 2017
The annual jamboree in Austin, Texas, has been about so much more than just film and TV for many years.
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FeaturesSXSW film chief on hot pics, Judd Apatow return, Joe Biden debut
Festival’s director of film Janet Pierson talks convergence, TV, politics.
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FeaturesIrene Taylor Brodsky, 'Beware The Slenderman'
The SXSW premiere tells the true story of the internet’s elusive Boogeyman and the two 12-year-old girls who believed they had to kill for him and asks, who is responsible?
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FeaturesJeff Nichols on the making of 'Midnight Special'
On the back of buzzy premieres in Berlinale and most recently SXSW, Jeff Nichols has earned acclaim for his fourth film, which marks his first collaboration with a major studio and makes its way into US cinemas on Friday through Warner Bros.
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FeaturesTi West talks SXSW revenge Western 'In A Valley Of Violence'
The genre director known for horror titles The House Of The Devil and The Innkeepers has just wowed SXSW with his Western starring Ethan Hawke as a mysterious drifter and John Travolta as a ruthless, one-legged marshall.
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FeaturesAnne Hamilton, 'American Fable'
Jeremy Kay talks to the first-time feature director and former Terrence Malick intern about her SXSW selection, which premieres in Visions on Sunday.
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FeaturesAlex Taylor, 'Spaceship'
The British director’s SXSW short Kids Might Fly won a special jury prize in 2010 and he returns to Austin, Texas, with a story of alien abduction and teen angst.
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FeaturesAdam Pinney, 'The Arbalest'
Mike Brune stars in the SXSW Narrative Feature Competition selection as Foster Kalt, a toy inventor who reflects on his lifelong obsession with one Sylvia Frank.
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FeaturesJake Oelman and Robert Oelman, 'Learning To See'
Jake Oelman on his SXSW film about his father Robert, a former psychologist who left his life behind to move to Colombia where he spends his days photographing rare insects.
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FeaturesMike Flanagan and Trevor Macy, 'Hush'
Director Mike Flanagan and producer and Intrepid Pictures principal Trevor Macy talk to Jeremy Kay about their latest horror film and Netflix acquisition ahead of its world premiere at SXSW on Saturday.
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FeaturesGregori Viens, 'And Punching The Clown'
Ahead of the world premiere in SXSW in 24 Beats Per Second on March 13, the director talks to Jeremy Berkowitz about grounding his films in reality, the impact of social media, and titles that start with the letter “A”.
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FeaturesPaul Dalio, 'Mania Days'
NYU Tisch School Of the Arts and NYU graduate film-making alumnus Paul Dalio talks to Elbert Wyche about Mania Days, his debut feature that premieres in SXSW.
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FeaturesJustin Lerner, 'The Automatic Hate'
UCLA film school grad Justin Lerner talks to Elbert Wyche about his SXSW debut and second directorial effort The Automatic Hate, which receives its world premiere on March 15.
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FeaturesRon Nyswaner, 'She’s The Best Thing In It'
The Academy Award-nominated writer of Philadelphia talks about his latest rare foray into directing on the SXSW documentary about Tony Award winner Mary Louise Wilson.
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FeaturesCharles Hood, 'Night Owls'
After an eight-year hiatus, Nebraska native Charles Hood debuts his second feature Night Owls in SXSW’s Narrative Spotlight section. He tells Tiffany Pritchard about his return to action.
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FeaturesJanet Pierson on the identity of SXSW
SXSW’s head of film talks to Jeremy Kay about the upcoming edition, which starts today [March 13].
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FeaturesJanet Pierson, Rebecca Feferman, SXSW
In the run-up to SXSW 2014, head of SXSW film Janet Pierson and head of film media relations and programmer Rebecca Feferman sat down with Screen to talk about international cinema, the golden years of TV and Jurgen Klinsmann.
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FeaturesSXSW 2012 preview: Buzz titles to watch for
Festival director Janet Pierson talks about this year’s discoveries, including hot opener The Cabin In The Woods.