Mumblecore filmmaker Joe Swanberg has the very first same day premiere in theaters and VOD at SXSW in 2009 for his film Alexander the Last.Ĩ.
SXSW has hosted the world premiere of many movies: Trainwreck, Cyrus, The Cabin in the Woods, 21 Jump Street, Short Term 12, Evil Dead, A Prairie Home Companion, Cabin Fever, Knocked Up, Kick-Ass, Attack the Block, and more.ħ. 1995 saw the Film and Interactive portions of the festival break off into their own conference and showcase.Ħ. According to statistics from the festival itself: ” In 2015, SXSW was directly and indirectly responsible for injecting $317.2 million into the Austin economy.”ĥ. Happily, SXSW is also at least partially responsible for helping to break musical acts: Janelle Monae, The White Stripes, Veruca Salt, Dixie Chicks, The Black Keys, Alabama Shakes, and The Strokes.Ĥ.
We can also thank this year of the festival for the song “MmmBop”, as Hanson met their manager by wandering around and randomly performing for people there.ģ. This was also the first year that SXSW would have Film and Interactive components for attendees. In 1994, Johnny Cash was the Keynote Speaker. The Keynote Speaker was Huey Meaux, founder of Tear Drop Records.Ģ. The festival had 177 “Showcasing Artists” and no movies being shown. The first South By Southwest Festival was announced in late 1986 and held in 1987. Here are 10 facts about the immensely popular SXSW Festival and the untold glories being withheld from me there.ġ. Petr told me those assholes have glitter too, so I’m double-pissed at them right now. They’re seeing movies, drinking drinks, entering into unholy pacts with one another, and generally having a great time. The post Lee Daniels Film Keynote Speaker at the 2017 SXSW Conference appeared first on SXSW.As you may know from reading the site and seeing the headlines with SXSW in them, many of the Pajiba staff attended/is still attending the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. Get inspired by a multitude of diverse visionaries at SXSW – browse more 2017 Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Red Carpets, and Q&A’s on our YouTube Channel.Įach day of SXSW 2017, we will also be live streaming exclusive conversations with SXSW Conference speakers from our Facebook Live Studio – view the schedule here.įollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and SXSW News for the latest SXSW coverage, recaps, late-breaking announcements, and updates.Ģ017 SXSW Conference Speaker, Lee Daniels – Photo by Dave Pedley/Getty Images
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Watch the video above for the full 2017 SXSW Conference Film Keynote with Lee Daniels. He is perhaps best known for the 2013 critically acclaimed box office smash Lee Daniels’ The Butler, in addition to his 2009 feature Precious: Based on the Novel by Sapphire, which was nominated for six Academy Awards including “Best Motion Picture of the Year” and “Best Achievement in Directing.” The film also made history as Daniels became the first African-American to be nominated for the DGA’s Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Award. Lee Daniels is a widely recognized director, writer, producer, and philanthropist in both the film and television space. I don’t want to be labeled as a black filmmaker, I am a filmmaker, ” said SXSW Film Keynote Speaker, Lee Daniels, on Sunday, March 12, at the 2017 SXSW Conference.
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