Music Panels

•  Start and Build Your Career on YouTube
2:00pm ACC 17A

Film

• Rewind This!
1:30pm Topher

• Downloaded
4:30pm Vimeo

Party

•  MPress Fest
12:00pm Soho Lounge

Showcases

•  Jenn Grant
10:00pm Friends

•  Delta Rae
11:00pm Antone’s

•  Lions in the Street
1:00am BD Rileys

"Don't Look" Producers, Photo by Leslie Hassler

One of the really great things about SXSW is the chance encounters one has while attending. One of those happened for me yesterday when I sat next to Luciana Faulhaber at a screening of “Awful Nice”.

Faulhaber introduced herself as an actress, but mentioned she is producing a horror Film titled “Don’t Look” and is running a Kickstarter campaign to raise funding. After reading the campaign page (which has 11 days left) we interviewed her via email.

1. What inspired the basic plot?
The plot was inspired by my own experience as an immigrant living in NYC and going to friend’s houses for “friendsgiving”, an old Dutch family tale and a true murder that was on the news a few years ago. The story was tailored for our amazing location Plow Farms in Morgantown, PA. The Eshelman family has been amazingly kind to us and made our trailer shoot such a blast we cannot wait to come back and shoot our feature with them.

2. Interesting to use crowdsourcing for the film, what drove that decision?
The decision came from wanting to just make a movie. We are lucky enough to have location and some materials donated to us and we continue to look for sponsors. Kickstarter is the way we found to raise the minimum we need to pay our cast and crew minimum fees and have ownership over our creative process. This was we share not only the experience of watching a movie with our audience but we also share the experience of making it. We have honestly been surprised over the reaction of the people in our lives. Some have been kind and supportive above our imagination and their means and others made us question the reason we even keep them in our lives. Regardless, this has been a humbling experience for all of us and made us realize we wouldn’t wanna make a film with anybody else. Javier E. Gomez, Adam Lim, Lindsay DiFulvio and I feel reassured of this everyday. Like Jodi Foster said: “There is nothing more intimate than making movies together.”
3. How far along are you with the project?
We have been working on script development, legal papers and kickstarter campaign since November. Our screenwriter Jessica Boucher has been not only dedicated to making the story as accurate as possible we also want it to keep as real as possible. The fear is on what you don’t see, on the expectation of what’s coming and the possibility that this story could happen. Jess has been a true asset to the team. We are looking at a summer of pre production and shooting early fall.

4. We’d love to see it at SXSW 2014, will it be done in time for submission?
We would love that to happen too! We are planning to make sure we at least get a rough cut in. This is my first SXSW festival experience and I certainly want to come back with this film. Not only SXSW is fun and more eclectic than other festivals, but it also has an educated and enthusiastic audience and a filmmaker cannot wish for anything better.

5. What challenges have you faced as Producer?
Producing is so hard! I keep telling people that I am learning and as such I maintain my title as actress and raise it to producing students. I have friends who are producers and while I watch them talk about it while working on their movies I see how much I have to learn. Not only did I respect them before but now I have a newfound admiration. I can say though that the biggest challenge has been being a woman producer in a man dominated world. You would think that it would allow me to get away with some things but its quite the opposite. I have learn awful things I haven’t heard from men since the time I worked as a bartender in NYC. But that is the great thing about collaborating with people you trust. You stick together and raise above it. Love does and we are doing it together with the support of our friends, family and believers. That kind of positive energy is priceless.

 

Their Kickerstarter can be found at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/928998307/dont-look-a-new-horror-feature-film

Music Panels

•  Who’s Ripping Me Off Now
5:00pm ACC 10AB

Film

• Sound City
1:30pm Rollins

Party

•  Full Irish Breakfast
11:00pm BD Rileys

Showcases

•  The Mowgli’s
8:00pm Stubbs

•  Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls
1:00am Blackheart

•  Sarah Jaffe
11:00pm Esther’s Follies

• Ben Drury (7digital)
• Timothy Wheeler and Diana Nyad (www.theothershoremovie.com)
• The Woodpile, by Frightened Rabbit (www.frightenedrabbit.com)

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Music Panels

•  Music in devices, does audio quality matter
2:00pm ACC 10AB

Film

• Big Ass Spider
11:45pm Ritz 2

• Awful Nice
4:30pm Ritz 1

Party

•  Wunderbar, Lunch with the Germans
12:00pm Icenhauer’s

Showcases

•  Frightened Rabbit
10:05pm Belmont

•  Clairey Browne and the Bangin Rackettes
11:00pm Javelina

•  The Crookes
9:00pm North Door

Yes, yes we know they were all safe bets, but aren’t ALL the films at SXSW?

You really can’t pick wrong so stop obsessing and GO!

• Chris Heydt (Social @ Ogilvy)
• Doug Tirola (Hey Bartender)
• Wraith, by Peace (www.peaceforeverever.co.uk/)

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Music Panels

•  Fight for Fair Fees In Music Industry
5:00pm ACC 11AB

Film

• Zero Charisma
7:00pm Rollins

Party

•  Aussie Tim Tam Slam
1:30pm ACC Meet Up Pavilion EH 3/4

Showcases

•  OK Sweetheart
10:00pm 512 Rooftop

•  Asgeir Trausti
8:00pm 18th Floor Hilton Garden

•  The Rubems
9:20pm Belmont

Other

•  Trade Show – LAST DAY
11:00am-4:00pm
Austin Convention Center - Exhibit Halls 3 & 4

• Chris Pirillo (chris.pirillo.com).
• Mike Mendez (Big Ass Spider).
• Wake Up, by Ruby Jane (www.rubyjane.org).

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Interactive

•  Blog to Brick: How We Turned Our Blog into a Bar
11:00am Hyatt Regency Austin, Hill Country ABCD

•  Matt Inman Keynote
2:00pm ACC EH5

Film

• Sake Bomb
11:15am Ritz 1

Party

•  Interactive Closing Party
9:00pm Stubbs

Music

•  Ruby Jane
11:00pm Parish Underground

•  Houndmouth
8:00pm Blackheart

Other

•  Trade Show
11:00am-6:00pm
Austin Convention Center - Exhibit Halls 3 & 4

Great storytelling and a wonderful film that is part road trip part buddy story, part romantic comedy in which everyone shined!

Do yourself a favor and see it, your welcome.

“Drinking Buddies” shows 2 more times at SXSW:

3/13 Topfer 9:30pm

3/16 Rollins 11am

• Steve Brown and Jessie Deeter (Spark: A Burning Man Story).
• Jarah Euston (Flurry).
• This Song Is Called Ragged, by Jonathan Boulet (www.jonathanboulet.com)

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Interactive

•  Shut Up & Take My Money: LEGO Does Crowdsourcing
3:30pm Four Seasons, San Jacinto Ballroom

•  Accelerator
11:00am Startup Village, Hilton

Film

• Who Taught You to Drive
10:45pm Violet Crown

Party

•  VegasTech Party
8:00pm Red 7

Other

•  Trade Show
11:00am-6:00pm
Austin Convention Center - Exhibit Halls 3 & 4

For those of you worried about the gore factor, let me tell you that while this movie does have its gore laden moments it is one that doesn’t go over the top on the flying guts. In fact you might find yourself laughing more often than covering your eyes and cheering for the er? underdog? so to speak.

If you missed it tonight, Milo has additional screenings Monday March 11 at Alamo Slaughter, Thursday March 14 at Paramount, Friday March 15 at Topher. 

Interactive

•  Hidden Social, Where Sexual Variants Gather Online
Big Bend 1530

Gaming

•  “The Making of Defiance, a Living Transmedia World”
4:00pm – Palmer Events Center

Film

•  Xmas Without China
7pm Rollins

•  Plus One
11:30pm Ritz

Party

•  Newbies Meet Up
11:00am Meet Up Tent

Other

•  Trade Show
11:00am-6:00pm
Austin Convention Center - Exhibit Halls 3 & 4

• Jon Reay and Simon Nickson (@WeAreAqueduct)
• Nicolas Gonda and Pablo Gonzalez (www.tugg.com)
• The Lightning Ball, by  Jake Bugg (www.jakebugg.com).

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Cute

SXSW Baby Social Breakfast
Magnolia South Congress 0800

Interactive

•  Hackers Guide To The Galaxy
11am ACC Ballroom EF

Gaming

•  “Tomb Raider – Rebirth of an Icon”
4:00pm – Palmer Events Center

Film

•  Good Ol’ Freda
5pm Vimeo

• Haunter
11:45pm Ritz

Party

•  Newbies Meet Up
11:00am Meet Up Tent

Music

•  BBC America Roadhouse
7:00pm West Tent, Brush park

Took time before the evening eveents to watch his short “Follow” which he tells me is taken from work he has developed for a full length feature.

It looks verrrrry interesting, you should check it out tomorrow at the Long Center at 9pm

Here is a link to the details of the film:

http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_FS14278

Interactive

•  #catvidfest Is This The End Of Art?
3:30 pm ACC 18ABCD

Gaming 

•  “Machinima & Rooster Teeth Present “Blood, Sweat, and Online Videos: How to Achieve the Digital Dream”
5:00pm – Palmer Events Center

Film

•  The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
7pm Paramount

•  Reality Show
9:30pm Ritz

Party

•  Film opening Party
Buffalo Billiards

The winner could choose their preferred cellular carrier (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint), and we’ll throw in a flip cover for them as well in their choice of color (pink, coral, black, white, yellow, turquoise or lime green)

The Samsung Galaxy Experience, located at 504 Trinity Street in Austin, will host a number of events and activities throughout the week. We’ll be at one and will post about it here and on Twitter.  The first person who finds us and says “Hey Baby! I want a Samsung Galaxy SIII!” wins.

Simple as that, however, you must be a US resident.

Here are the deets of the Samsung Galaxy Experience, which includes free treats from establishments around town for all Galaxy owners:

The Samsung Galaxy Experience During SXSW
WHO: The Samsung Galaxy Experience will be a hub of exclusive events, activities and rewards for Galaxy owners.

WHAT: Samsung Mobile’s presence will extend beyond the Galaxy Experience with Samsung TecTile placed throughout Austin. Galaxy owners will be able to tap a TecTile for free offers from local businesses, free pedicab rides from Uber* and an exclusive mobile game. For Galaxy owners running low on power, they can simply tweet #PowerOn to @SamsungMobileUS for a delivery of a brand new fully charged battery via a bike messenger.

Galaxy owners can tap Samsung TecTiles throughout the city for free offers from local businesses, including:
· Free sandwich from Jalopy Rotisserie & Press (1502 San Antonio)
· Free slice of pizza with up to two toppings from Brick Oven Pizza (1209 Red River Street)
· Free cupcake from Hey Cupcake! (604 Driskill Street)
· Free salsa sampler from South Congress Café (1600 S Congress Ave)
· Free medium frozen ice from Jim Jim’s Water Ice (615-A. East 6th Street)
· Free 16 oz smoothie from Blenders and Bowls (206 East 4th Street)
· Free small scoop of ice cream with one crush-in from Amy’s Ice Cream (1012 W 6th Street)
· Free ½ dozen oysters from Max’s Wine Dive (207 San Jacinto Boulevard)
· Free brownie from Delish (209 W. 3rd Street)

Showcasing the best of the Samsung Galaxy line of products, the Samsung Galaxy Experience will provide fun and interactive experiences, including:

· TecTile Wall – Galaxy owners can tap TecTiles to receive free rewards including music from today’s top artists and local deals
· Music Hub Station – Guests will be able to try out Music Hub and listen to tracks of various artists featured at the festival. Galaxy owners will be able to S Beam songs to their own device as a special take away.
· Galaxy Demos – Brand ambassadors will show guests how to get the most from their Galaxy devices and how to get free stuff from Austin’s finest businesses
· Battery Swap stations – Guests will get a refresh of their battery
· Custom T-Shirts & Buttons – Using S Note, guests will be able to design custom t-shirt and buttons that will be printed on-site

WHEN: Saturday, March 9 – Sunday, March 17, 2013

12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. daily

WHERE: The Samsung Galaxy Experience @ Coppertank

504 Trinity Street
Austin, TX

*Free Uber pedicab rides available only during Interactive*
** Please use hashtag #TheNextBigThing when tweeting from the event **

Make time to check it out. Trust us.

“Sake-Bomb” is a cocktail created by dropping a shot of sake into a pint of beer. It’s also a comedic road movie about a sarcastic Asian American and his Japanese cousin. Sebastian is a bitter, self-deprecating wannabe Internet star from Los Angeles. He is recently dumped by his girlfriend and on the look out for someone new. When his cousin Naoto, a naive sake maker from Japan, shows up to find his own ex-girlfriend, Sebastian takes him to northern California to find her. They are a clash of cultures waiting to happen. Someone has to break first. Together they meet a colorful group of characters as they come to grips with who they are and the true nature of the girlfriends they’re pursuing.

SHOWTIMES:
Friday, March 8  Violet Crown 3&4
8:45PM -10:07PM

Sunday, March 10 Violet Crown 3&4
1:30PM – 2:52PM

Tuesday, March 12 Alamo Ritz 1
11:15AM -12:37PM

Thursday, March 14 Violet Crown 3&4
8:30PM – 9:52PM

1. Where did the idea for the voice over (voice in James’ head) come from?

It came from my head. I’m very interested in performance. Early on in my career I made a series of videos over a number of years that utilized a dummy. A life-size figure that I would use as an ‘actor’ in small videos and super8 films. I used various types of dialogue and recordings to illustrate the speaking or thoughts of the dummy in the films. The multiple voice overs – and use of the ear-piece with James and I in the film came from that work I did years ago with the dummy as opposed to real people.

2. The piece is obviously set in the winter of 1978, any particular reason, other than the ubiquity of pay phones for James to use for comfort?

It’s actually set in 1963 or somewhere thereabouts. However there are references to other time-frames in the film, for instance; when Catherine and Patricia are watching the coverage of the Jim Jones / People’s Temple massacre unfold on television, that occurred in 1978. I enjoyed having the film have these ‘time shifts’ and not be committed to a certain decade, even though the ‘look’ of the film is the early 60′s. Catherine’s life as a closeted cross-dresser needed to be set in that time frame as well for it to work. The homosexual closet in the 50′s, 60′s, 70′s is of interest to me as illustrated via Catherine, and in particular – her encounter with Alan Cumming in the diner scene. David Strathairn’s character as well faces some of the same struggles as Catherine.

3. What, if any, unique challenges did you face during filming?

We had a very tight schedule in which to shoot a lot of scenes. We also had a blizzard with a few days left of shooting.

4. Did you produce any of the art seen in the film?

I produced most of it, paintings and sculptures. I also hired two other artists, Nancy Ford and Dan Spencer, who’s work I like – to create pieces for the sets. It was important for me to have actual art in the sets with the actual performers.

5. What message do you want people to take away from the film?

There’s no message. However the film illustrates the lives of a few forward thinking characters in a less open time.

In “Maladies”, an idiosyncratic drama from the internationally acclaimed painter, sculptor and filmmaker, Carter, Academy Award®-nominee James Franco stars as James, a former actor who along with his sister Patricia (Fallon Goodson) retreats to the home of his best friend, the artist Catherine (Catherine Keener). Here, James’s grasp on reality remains tenuous at best as he attempts to redefine himself creatively through his new passion, writing. Through Catherine’s care, kindred eccentricities and friendship – along with the creative sanctuary her seaside home provides – we chart the fragments of James’s struggle with reality and the everyday conflicts with those who matter to him most.

Showtimes:
Wednesday, March 13 @ 4:15PM at the Stateside Theatre
Friday, March 15 @ 11:30AM at the Alamo Ritz 2

With beautiful cinematography, stunning landscapes shown through all the seasons, and personal stories about life, it’s meaning, and how one lives it, this film is a touching portrayal of one man’s desire to define his home.

And as it has an environmental aspect, we’d love to see it screen at SXSW Eco this fall as well.

What is home? And how do we find it? TINY follows one couple’s attempt to build a Tiny House from scratch with no building experience, and profiles other families who have downsized their lives into houses smaller than the average parking space. Through homes stripped down to their essentials, the film raises questions about sustainability, good design, and the changing American Dream.

Presented by SXSW Eco

Showtimes are as follows:

No matter how many times we pour over the online schedules, announcements, rumors, pencil in our schedules, erase them, pencil them in again, re-erase them , etc, etc, etc. We never fully realize the awesomeness of the Film Schedule until we see the Film Grid.

Check it out for yourself at the Austin Chronicle.

Film Grid