Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 18, 2015 9:21:47 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/sxsw-ryan-gosling-amy-schumer-henry-rollins-1201435333/
The South by Southwest Film Festival has added producer Christine Vachon as a keynote speaker and actors Ryan Gosling, Sally Field, Amy Schumer and Henry Rollins to its conversations schedule for next month’s event.
The 22nd edition of the SXSW Film Festival will screen a total of 150 features, consisting of 102 world premieres, 14 North American premieres and 11 U.S. premieres, with 62 first-time directors along with 106 shorts. The 256 films were selected from a record number of overall submissions, 2,426 features and 4935 shorts, with an overall increase of 13% over 2014.
SXSW has also added the world premiere of French action comedy “Moonwalkers” to its narrative spotlight session. Antoine Bardou-Jacquet directs from Dean Craig’s script; Ron Perlman, Rupert Grint and Robert Sheehan star.
The festival also added the North American premiere of “Kings of Nowhere,” directed by Betzabe Garcia, about three families in a village partially submerged by water in northwestern Mexico.
Other special events include “Doug Loves Movies,” a discussion with Doug Benson; the directors cut of “Human Highway” from Dean Stockwell and Neil Young; a presentation from NASA about its initiatives in the film festival world; and a screening of “Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation,” with Eric Zala directing a shot-for-shot remake of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” made by teenagers in Mississippi in the 1980s.
The South by Southwest Film Festival has added producer Christine Vachon as a keynote speaker and actors Ryan Gosling, Sally Field, Amy Schumer and Henry Rollins to its conversations schedule for next month’s event.
The 22nd edition of the SXSW Film Festival will screen a total of 150 features, consisting of 102 world premieres, 14 North American premieres and 11 U.S. premieres, with 62 first-time directors along with 106 shorts. The 256 films were selected from a record number of overall submissions, 2,426 features and 4935 shorts, with an overall increase of 13% over 2014.
SXSW has also added the world premiere of French action comedy “Moonwalkers” to its narrative spotlight session. Antoine Bardou-Jacquet directs from Dean Craig’s script; Ron Perlman, Rupert Grint and Robert Sheehan star.
The festival also added the North American premiere of “Kings of Nowhere,” directed by Betzabe Garcia, about three families in a village partially submerged by water in northwestern Mexico.
Other special events include “Doug Loves Movies,” a discussion with Doug Benson; the directors cut of “Human Highway” from Dean Stockwell and Neil Young; a presentation from NASA about its initiatives in the film festival world; and a screening of “Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation,” with Eric Zala directing a shot-for-shot remake of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” made by teenagers in Mississippi in the 1980s.