SXSW 2012: All Our Guides and Coverage
By Jette Kernion on April 11, 2012 - 11:21am
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Updated April 10, 2012.
Slackerwood was all over the 2012 SXSW Film Festival this year with plenty of news, reviews, photos and guides for you to enjoy, listed below. With seven regular Slackerwood contributors at the fest plus help from Austin Film Society staff and interns, we covered every aspect of the film fest.
Features/News:
- SXSW 2012: A Look at the ShortCase Filmmakers (Debbie Cerda)
- What I Learned From My First SXSW Film Festival Experience (Reid Connell)
- Trifecta Returns: Technology + Us, or Intelligent Face-Eating Robots (Agnes Varnum)
- SXSW 2012: The Evolution of a Film (Reid Lansford)
- Shorts Preview Extra! Don't Forget Texas! (Mike Saulters)
- Shorts Preview: Part One (Mike Saulters)
- Shorts Preview: Part Two (Mike Saulters)
- Reminder: SXSW for Beginners (Jette Kernion)
- J.C.'s Most Anticipated SXSW Films (J.C. De Leon)
- AFS Announces SXSW 2012 ShortCase Winners (Debbie Cerda)
- Texas at SXSW 2012: All the (Non-Austin) Features (Elizabeth Stoddard)
- Austin at SXSW 2012: All the Features (Debbie Cerda)
- SXSW Slackery News Tidbits, February 15 (Jette Kernion)
- SXSW Announces 2012 Short and Midnight Movies (Elizabeth Stoddard)
- SXSW Announces Its 2012 Features (Jette Kernion)
- SXSW Brings 'Woods' and Whedon to Austin (Jette Kernion)
Photos:
- SXSW 2012 Photos: Braving the Wild Red Carpets (Jette Kernion)
- Photo Essay: Jette's SXSW 2012 Favorites (Jette Kernion)
- Quick Snap: Geoff Marslett and Friends at Opening Party (Debbie Cerda)
- SXSW 2012 Photos: Music Takes Over (Debbie Cerda)
- Opening Night in the 'Woods' at SXSW 2012 (Rod Paddock)
Reviews:
- America's Parking Lot (Don Clinchy)
- Amor Cronico (Debbie Cerda)
- Beauty Is Embarrassing (Jette Kernion)
- Bernie (Don Clinchy)
- Blue Like Jazz (J.C. De Leon)
- Casa de mi Padre (Debbie Cerda)
- Chasing Ice (Mike Saulters)
- The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (J.C. De Leon)
- Gayby (Elizabeth Stoddard)
- Girl Model (Jenn Brown)
- Girl Walk // All Day (Jette Kernion)
- God Bless America (J.C. De Leon)
- Hunky Dory (Don Clinchy)
- The Imposter (Jenn Brown)
- Indie Game: The Movie (Rod Paddock)
- Kid-Thing (Don Clinchy)
- King Kelly (Don Clinchy)
- Safety Not Guaranteed (Debbie Cerda)
- Shut Up and Play the Hits (Michael Davenport)
- Sinister (J.C. De Leon)
- Somebody Up There Likes Me (Don Clinchy)
- Sun Don't Shine (Don Clinchy)
- Sunset Strip (Don Clinchy)
- The Taiwan Oyster (Don Clinchy)
- Texas Shorts (Debbie Cerda)
- Trash Dance (Mike Saulters)
- Vivan las Antipodas (Chale Nafus)
- We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (Rod Paddock)
- Wolf (Mike Saulters)
- Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines (Jenn Brown)
Daily Festival Dispatches:
- Day Nine: So Much to Do (Mike Saulters)
- Day Eight: Docs and Shorts (Jenn Brown)
- Day Seven: Chihuahuas Everywhere (Jenn Brown)
- Day Six: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Mike Saulters)
- Day Five: 'Trash Dance' and Awards (Jenn Brown)
- Day Four: Busing and Birding (Jenn Brown)
- Day Three: Sinister, Still Alive, Redemption (Mike Saulters)
- Day Two: Sinister Fog (Jenn Brown)
- Day One: Winter Arrives in Austin (Jenn Brown)
Panels:
- Festribution (Austin Culp)
- Hollywood Lessons: What I Learned the Hard Way (Stephanie Capizzo)
- Financing an Independent Film (Noelle Schonefeld)
- Letting Audiences Drive the Editing Process (Reid Connell)
- FEARnet and the 3 R's of Horror (Austin Culp)
- Collaborations in Film: Writers and Producers (Michael Davenport)
- SXSWedu: A Filmmaker in Design Land (Katy Daiger Dial)
Guides:
- SXSW Tips: Getting Around the Fest (Mike Saulters)
- Extra! Free Movies and Events! (Jette Kernion)
- Dining in Austin During SXSW (Jenn Brown)
- Filmgoing Tips for Locals and Passholders (Jette Kernion)
- Tips from the Experts (Jenn Brown)
- SXSW Film Festival Theaters and Venues (Jette Kernion)
- Insider's Guide: Surviving SXSW 2012 (Jenn Brown)
- Balancing Film and Interactive (Debbie Cerda)
- Film on Tap: Where to Drink at SXSW (Debbie Cerda)
Interviews:
- SXSW 2012: Bob Byington and Nick Offerman, Somebody Up There Likes Me (Jette Kernion)
- Austin at SXSW 2012: Jonny Mars, America's Parking Lot (Debbie Cerda)
- Austin at SXSW 2012: A Moment with Bob Byington and Nick Offerman, Somebody Up There Likes Me (Jette Kernion)
- Texas at SXSW 2012: Amy Seimetz, Sun Don't Shine (Jenn Brown)
- Austin at SXSW 2012: Andrew Garrison and Allison Orr, Trash Dance (Jenn Brown)
- Austin at SXSW 2012: Bee vs. Moth Brings Music to The Oyster Princess (Jenn Brown)
- Texas at SXSW 2012: David Redmon, Girl Model (Jenn Brown)
- Texas at SXSW 2012: Ya'Ke Smith, Wolf (Jenn Brown)
- SXSW 2012: Jonathan Lisecki, Gayby (Jenn Brown)
- SXSW 2012: Chris Branca and Danielle McCarthy, Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (Debbie Cerda)
- Austin at SXSW 2012: Ben Steinbauer, Brute Force (Jenn Brown)
Finally, some of us wrote SXSW coverage for other websites:
- On the Scene at SXSW: Posters, Red Carpets and What is 'What the Truck'? at Movies.com (Jette Kernion)
- On the Scene at SXSW: Exploring the Wondrous World of the SXSW Trade Show and More at Movies.com (Jette Kernion)
- On the Scene at SXSW: Food Trucks, Swag, Nick Offerman Serenading Moviegoers and More at Movies.com (Jette Kernion)
- On the Scene at SXSW: Rain, Goats, Aubrey Plaza and 'God Bless America' at Movies.com (Jette Kernion)
- SXSW 2012 Review: The Aggression Scale at Gordon and the Whale (J.C. De Leon)
- SXSW 2012 Review: Sleepwalk With Me at Screen Invasion (J.C. De Leon)
- SXSW 2012: 'V/H/S' Rewinds The Fright & Resurrects Dead Formats at Horror's Not Dead (Rod Paddock)