SXSW 2008: The Latest on the Film Fest

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Matt Dentler, by Wiley WigginsSXSW Film Fest is only two weeks away, and more news about various aspects of the festival pops up every day. Here are some of the recent highlights:

  • The lineup for SXSW Global Doc Days has been announced. This is a new documentary event for SXSW, available to badgeholders with film-fest access. From March 8-11, Global Doc Days will feature screenings of recent nonfiction films from eight countries. It's like a giant buffet for doc lovers. I can't wait.
  • Over at Cinematical (where I'm a contributor), Scott Weinberg interviewed SXSW Film Festival head Matt Dentler, pictured at right. Cinematical also has been posting trailers for various SXSW films. Keep an eye on the site's SXSW category this year; at laest five of us will be covering SXSW movies and events, so there should be plenty of interesting writing.
  • Speaking of Matt Dentler, if you aren't visiting his blog for your SXSW updates, you're missing all kinds of cool stuff. He'll point you to the SXSW trailers page and the SXSW parties page, plus links to trailers and other news items.
  • Over at SpoutBlog, Karina Longworth is doing what I'm hoping you'll start seeing on Slackerwood next week: short e-mail interviews with various SXSW filmmakers. So far she's talked with Brandon Linden (Bootleg Wisconsin), Frank V. Ross (Present Company), and Mary Bronstein (Yeast). Visit the blog's SXSW 2008 category to see the latest previews from the festival.

I'm working on an update of the guide to SXSW movie-theater venues, plus Slackerwood will have lots of other great SXSW stuff. Keep watching our RSS feed, you won't want to miss any of it.

[Photo credit: weevil on Flickr. Original photo here. Used under terms of Creative Commons license.]