SXSW Film Announces Complete Lineup for 2009 Film Festival

SXSW Film Announces Complete Lineup for 2009 Film Festival

Passing Strange, Women in Trouble and Four Boxes Among Titles Included

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the complete lineup for this year's Festival, March 13 - 21, 2009 in Austin, Texas. Over the course of nine days, 108 features will screen at the festival, with 54 of those having their world premieres at SXSW 2009. Among the major films added to the lineup are: Spike Lee's Passing Strange, Sebastian Gutierrez's Women in Trouble, Wyatt McDill's Four Boxes, David Lee Miller's My Suicide, Tim McCanlies' The Two Bobs, Cary Fukunaga's Sin Nombre, Brant Sersen's Splinterheads, Andrew Bujalski's Beeswax, Kathryn Bigelow's Hurt Locker, Greg Mottola's Adventureland, Joe Swanberg's Alexander the Last, Duncan Jones' Moon, Nash Edgerton's The Square, Michael Paul Stephenson's Best Worst Movie, Lynn Shelton's Humpday and John Inwood's Exterminators. They join previously announced films such as Opening Night film I Love You, Man and Centerpiece screening Observe and Report, as well as documentaries Objectified, New World Order, RiP: A Remix Manifesto and Winnebago Man. These films were selected from 1,511 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,220 U.S. and 291 international feature-length films.

"We couldn't be more delighted with SXSW 2009 line-up," says Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson, "It's a great continuation of the quality SXSW is known for: plenty of compelling, new filmmaking talent across all budget lines, engaging documentaries ranging from the socially conscious to the hilarious, electrifying music films, prominent Texas themes, cutting edge and smart Hollywood films, and an even greater exploration into global cinema."

The festival's main competition categories once again find eight Narrative Features and eight Documentary Features vying for their respective Grand Jury Prizes. The Narrative Feature Competition includes: Artois the Goat directed by Kyle Bogart, Bomber directed by Paul Cotter, Breaking Upwards directed by Daryl Wein, It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home directed by Kris Swanberg, Made in China directed by Judi Krant, The Overbrook Brothers directed by John Bryant, That Evening Sun directed by Scott Teems and True Adolescents directed by Craig Johnson. The Documentary Feature Competition includes: 45356 directed by Bill Ross, Garbage Dreams directed by Mai Iskander, MINE: Taken By Katrina directed by Geralyn Pezanoski, Severe Clear directed by Kristian Fraga, Say My Name directed by Nirit Pered, The Way We Get By directed by Aron Gaudet and Trimipin: The Sound of Invention directed by Peter Esmonde.

The comprehensive lineup, by section with synopsis descriptions, can be found at http://www.sxsw.com/film. The final panel and conference lineup as well as the short film program will be announced next week.

The SXSW Film Festival will open on March 13th with a screening of I Love You, Man directed by John Hamburg and starring Paul Rudd, Jason Segel and Rashida Jones. Hamburg, Rudd, Segel and Jones will also participate in a Conversation panel. Previously announced participants for the 2009 SXSW Film Conference include acclaimed writer/directors Todd Haynes and Richard Linklater in conversation together, filmmakers Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Thirteen), Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Spy Kids), Mike Judge (Office Space, King of the Hill), longtime Stanley Kubrick producer Jan Harlan, SXSW alum and Mumblecore pioneer Joe Swanberg (Nights and Weekends, Hannah Takes the Stairs), Mark Woollen, the award-winning creator of many memorable trailers (Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), as well as a rare appearance by Col Needham, Vice President of IMDb.com Service Limited.

South By Southwest Film Conference & Festival

SXSW offers a uniquely creative space for filmmakers, film fans, and even cinephiles to partake in the big and small picture discussions about filmmaking today. The Conference hosts a five-day adventure in the latest filmmaking trends and new technology featuring Conversations with film icons, intimate mini-meetings and one-on-one mentor sessions with industry veterans. The internationally-acclaimed, nine-day Festival boasts some of the most wide-ranging programming of any US event of its kind, from provocative documentaries to subversive Hollywood comedies, with a special focus on emerging talents. Learn more at sxsw.com/film.

2009 Festival Sponsors

SXSW Film Conference and Festival is sponsored by Miller Lite, Fuze Beverage, ZonePerfect, The Independent Film Channel (IFC), Sierra Mist and The Austin Chronicle.

Press Contacts:

Rebecca Feferman Elizabeth Derczo
Film Press Liaison Publicity & Credentials
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