Title: My Sucky Teen Romance Director: Emily Hagins Starring: Elaine Hurt, Patrick Delgado and Santiago Dietche My first introduction to the work of Emily Hagins was when I watched the documentary “Zombie Girl: The Movie”, which chronicled a 15 year old Emily and her attempt at making a feature length zombie movie. She didn’t have any prior movie making experience, and in fact, as the documentary tells us, had only been interested in the idea of making movies for a relatively short amount of time. What she might have lacked in experience, she more than made up for with an incredibly supportive family, plenty of friends who had open schedules, and possibly [ Read More ]
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- 10/1/2012
- by patrick
- ShockYa
It is the weekend of SpaceCON, and Kate (Elaine Hurt) is enjoying her last weekend with her high school friends before she heads off to college. However, there are a few problems standing in the way of Kate having the best weekend ever. First, she has never had a boyfriend and never been kissed. Second, she has been inadvertently bitten by a newly turned vampire Paul (Patrick Delgado), and her thirst for blood is growing stronger with every minute. Worst of all, a vampire who is a dead ringer for Edward from the Twilight series is using the book's popularity to lure more teen girl prey. The only good news is that they are at SpaceCON, and the world's foremost expert in vampires is hosting a panel. Will Kate ever be human again? Is Paul forever doomed to be a vampire? Why do teenagers think that soulless blood-suckers are sexy?...
- 9/24/2012
- by Rachel Kolb
- JustPressPlay.net
Before I discuss My Sucky Teen Romance, let me just say what writer/director Emily Hagins has accomplished by her age is astounding. For such a young member of society to chase her dreams and begin polishing her craft so early on in life is truly astonishing. By age 12, the budding director had scored her first recognized film with Pathogen, an independent horror movie which caught the eye of Ain’t It Cool News founder and respected fanboy legend, Harry Knowles.
When I was 12 I couldn’t even figure out how not to be an awkward middle school student, let alone make a feature-length film. Hell, it took me until I turned 18 to even realize my love of film, and the writing didn’t come until years after.
Ms. Hagins is an inspiration for anyone with ambitious goals, showing even the most unlikely can persevere with a determined worth ethic...
When I was 12 I couldn’t even figure out how not to be an awkward middle school student, let alone make a feature-length film. Hell, it took me until I turned 18 to even realize my love of film, and the writing didn’t come until years after.
Ms. Hagins is an inspiration for anyone with ambitious goals, showing even the most unlikely can persevere with a determined worth ethic...
- 9/7/2012
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Emily Hagins. This young woman is nothing short of an inspiration for budding filmmakers everywhere. Her latest flick, My Sucky Teen Romance, drops onto DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD today, and we've got an exclusive clip for you. Dig it!
The vibrant young cast, including Elaine Hurt, Patrick Delgado, Lauren Vunderink, and Lauren Lee, help teen writer-director Emily Hagins take a bite out of modern pop vampires in a hilarious, bloody tale that proves once and for all that love, like, totally sucks!
My Sucky Teen Romance, the breakout premiere at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival, is the third and most accomplished feature yet from the prodigious Emily Hagins. At the age of 12, Hagins was the subject of Zombie Girl! The Movie, a documentary about the making of her first feature, Pathogen.
My Sucky Teen Romance has “the sort of energy, enthusiasm and inventiveness that money cannot buy,” wrote Anton Bitel of Little White Lies.
The vibrant young cast, including Elaine Hurt, Patrick Delgado, Lauren Vunderink, and Lauren Lee, help teen writer-director Emily Hagins take a bite out of modern pop vampires in a hilarious, bloody tale that proves once and for all that love, like, totally sucks!
My Sucky Teen Romance, the breakout premiere at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival, is the third and most accomplished feature yet from the prodigious Emily Hagins. At the age of 12, Hagins was the subject of Zombie Girl! The Movie, a documentary about the making of her first feature, Pathogen.
My Sucky Teen Romance has “the sort of energy, enthusiasm and inventiveness that money cannot buy,” wrote Anton Bitel of Little White Lies.
- 9/4/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Suck on this. Young filmmaker Emily Hagins' new comedy horror 'My Sucky Teen Romance' has been given a brand spanking new trailer. The teen vampire feature will arrive on DVD and Blu-ray stateside from 4 September and also enjoyed some early screenings across the likes of La, New York Chicago and Texas last week. The flick stars Devin Bonnee, Lauren Lee, Elaine Hurt, Santiago Dietche, Tony Vespe, Patrick Delgado, Lauren Vunderink, John Gholson, Sam Eidson and the sexy Tina Rodriguez -below ('Machete'). Head below to check out the new trailer....
- 8/30/2012
- Horror Asylum
Most people just get a bunch of new Facebook friends when they go to a convention. Poor Kate (Elaine Hurt) has a much closer encounter in "My Sucky Teen Romance," the new romantic horror comedy from teenage filmmaker Emily Hagins. The kind of encounter where you end up with teeth marks on your neck and you ask questions like, "Do my eyes look pink eye red or vampire red?"
Kate attends SpaceCon (a "sci-fi, fantasy, horror, you name it" convention) in the hopes of indulging in a "Con Romance" (hey, it happens more often than you think) before she's off to college in the fall. There, she meets Paul (Patrick Delgado), a geeky dreamboat who looks to be just another attendee workin' the vampire cosplay — until he (somewhat accidentally) gives her a hickey from hell in the hotel hallway.
Writer-director Hagins, who will be turning all of 20 this October, has...
Kate attends SpaceCon (a "sci-fi, fantasy, horror, you name it" convention) in the hopes of indulging in a "Con Romance" (hey, it happens more often than you think) before she's off to college in the fall. There, she meets Paul (Patrick Delgado), a geeky dreamboat who looks to be just another attendee workin' the vampire cosplay — until he (somewhat accidentally) gives her a hickey from hell in the hotel hallway.
Writer-director Hagins, who will be turning all of 20 this October, has...
- 8/29/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
Chicago – At age 12, Emily Hagins was literally surrounded by cameras. She was in the midst of directing her first feature, a zombie thriller entitled “Pathogen,” while a film crew chronicled her every move for their own documentary, “Zombie Girl: The Movie.” By the time production wrapped, Hagins was considered a budding sensation on the indie film circuit.
As the youngest director in the U.S., Hagins has displayed an enthusiasm, invention and craftsmanship that far exceeds that of many filmmakers three times her age. On the heels of her sophomore effort, a spooky mystery called “The Retelling,” Hagins has delved into the realm of comedy with a teen romance that deconstructs the “Twilight” phenomenon, while offering its own distinctive twist on the vampire genre. “My Sucky Teen Romance” stars Elaine Hurt as a girl looking to have a fling at the sci-fi/horror convention, SpaceCON, and ends up getting far more than she bargained for.
As the youngest director in the U.S., Hagins has displayed an enthusiasm, invention and craftsmanship that far exceeds that of many filmmakers three times her age. On the heels of her sophomore effort, a spooky mystery called “The Retelling,” Hagins has delved into the realm of comedy with a teen romance that deconstructs the “Twilight” phenomenon, while offering its own distinctive twist on the vampire genre. “My Sucky Teen Romance” stars Elaine Hurt as a girl looking to have a fling at the sci-fi/horror convention, SpaceCON, and ends up getting far more than she bargained for.
- 8/24/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Sept. 4, 2012
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.99
Studio: Dark Sky/Mpi
The buzz keeps buzzing about teenage filmmaker Emily Hagins’ 2011 independent horror-comedy breakthrough film My Sucky Teen Romance.
Elaine Hurt is trapped in My Sucky Teen Romance.
On 17-year-old Kate’s (Elaine Hurt) last weekend in town before heading to college, she and her geeky friends head to SpaceCON, the local sci-fi/fantasy convention. There, Kate meets Paul (Patrick Delgado), a recently turned teen vampire (who takes advantage of the gathering’s costume atmosphere by actually dressing as a bloodsucker). But when Kate tries to make a move on him, he gives her the hickey from hell. Kate and her pals then discover that Paul is not the only vampire at the convention, and it is up to them to kick some vampire butt, or Kate’s going to be attending permanent night school from now on!
Written and directed by 18-year-old Hagins,...
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.99
Studio: Dark Sky/Mpi
The buzz keeps buzzing about teenage filmmaker Emily Hagins’ 2011 independent horror-comedy breakthrough film My Sucky Teen Romance.
Elaine Hurt is trapped in My Sucky Teen Romance.
On 17-year-old Kate’s (Elaine Hurt) last weekend in town before heading to college, she and her geeky friends head to SpaceCON, the local sci-fi/fantasy convention. There, Kate meets Paul (Patrick Delgado), a recently turned teen vampire (who takes advantage of the gathering’s costume atmosphere by actually dressing as a bloodsucker). But when Kate tries to make a move on him, he gives her the hickey from hell. Kate and her pals then discover that Paul is not the only vampire at the convention, and it is up to them to kick some vampire butt, or Kate’s going to be attending permanent night school from now on!
Written and directed by 18-year-old Hagins,...
- 8/1/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Back last October we bought you news that 18 year old filmmaker Emily Hagins' comedy-horror 'My Sucky Teen Romance' had been acquired by Mpi Media Group for distribution across the Us. Now, finally the announcement has arrived of some official release dates. The vampiristic teen horror comedy will get a special red carpet premiere on 22 August in Los Angeles which will soon be followed by screenings in New York, Chicago and Austin, Texas. Director Hagins will also be at each screening doing a QandA session following each showing. But it doesn't stop there as 'My Sucky Teen Romance' will also hit DVD and Blu-ray shortly after on 4 September. Devin Bonnee, Tina Rodriguez ('Machete'), Lauren Lee, Elaine Hurt, Santiago Dietche, Tony Vespe, Patrick Delgado, Lauren Vunderink, John Gholson and Sam Eidson all star....
- 8/1/2012
- Horror Asylum
Emily Hagins. This young filmmaker is nothing short of an inspiration for budding filmmakers everywhere. Her latest flick, My Sucky Teen Romance, is heading to the big screen, and we couldn't be happier for her. Read on for details.
From the Press Release
Officially the youngest filmmaker in Hollywood, Emily Hagins will bring fans her long-awaited film, My Sucky Teen Romance through a special four-city fan tour with Dark Sky Films and Ain't It Cool News. Launching with a red carpet premiere in Los Angeles at Cinespace on 8/22, the film will make its way through New York, Chicago and Emily's home base in Austin.
Each screening will be presented in partnership with Ain't It Cool News (AICN), with one of AICN's editors hosting each screening. Tickets will be given away for each date on the tour at AintItCool.com. Founder Harry Knowles has encouraged and supported Emily since her earliest days as a filmmaker.
From the Press Release
Officially the youngest filmmaker in Hollywood, Emily Hagins will bring fans her long-awaited film, My Sucky Teen Romance through a special four-city fan tour with Dark Sky Films and Ain't It Cool News. Launching with a red carpet premiere in Los Angeles at Cinespace on 8/22, the film will make its way through New York, Chicago and Emily's home base in Austin.
Each screening will be presented in partnership with Ain't It Cool News (AICN), with one of AICN's editors hosting each screening. Tickets will be given away for each date on the tour at AintItCool.com. Founder Harry Knowles has encouraged and supported Emily since her earliest days as a filmmaker.
- 8/1/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
No, we’re not talking Twilight but a vampire comedy called My Sucky Teen Romance by eighteen-year-old writer/director Emily Hagins of Austin, Texas. Don’t dismiss this as another spin-off teen vampire romance film. This work has so much bite that it has gained a theatrical distribution deal for the young filmmaker.
According to Variety, Mpi Media Group has snagged the North American rights to My Sucky Teen Romance. This is her third feature film and her first to get a distribution deal. The film is described as such:
“In a culture that is currently overrun with romanticized vampires, it is up to four geeky teenagers to defend their friend and beloved sci-fi convention from a group of very real, and very blood-thirsty vampires.”
The film stars Devin Bonnee (Chase), Tina Rodriguez (Inglourious Basterds) and Lauren Lee (The Retelling), and the new faces of Elaine Hurt and Patrick Delgado.
According to Variety, Mpi Media Group has snagged the North American rights to My Sucky Teen Romance. This is her third feature film and her first to get a distribution deal. The film is described as such:
“In a culture that is currently overrun with romanticized vampires, it is up to four geeky teenagers to defend their friend and beloved sci-fi convention from a group of very real, and very blood-thirsty vampires.”
The film stars Devin Bonnee (Chase), Tina Rodriguez (Inglourious Basterds) and Lauren Lee (The Retelling), and the new faces of Elaine Hurt and Patrick Delgado.
- 10/19/2011
- by Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
- ScifiMafia
Emily Hagins' comedy-horror 'My Sucky Teen Romance', which deals with more teen vampirism, has been picked up by Mpi Media Group for distribution. The Mpi are aiming for a theatrical release from next Spring marking this as the first of Hagins' feature projects to make it into theatres. The movie stars Devin Bonnee, Tina Rodriguez ('Machete'), Lauren Lee, Elaine Hurt, Santiago Dietche, Tony Vespe, Patrick Delgado, Lauren Vunderink, John Gholson and Sam Eidson. Hagins' also penned the script but the most depressing thought of all is that she is just 19 years old! Check out the plot and one-sheet for Mstr below....
- 10/19/2011
- Horror Asylum
Mpi Media Group has announced it has acquired all North American rights to My Sucky Teen Romance, the highly sought after breakthrough feature film from 18-year-old writer/director Emily Hagins. A spring 2012 theatrical release is planned for the film, to be followed by DVD and Video on Demand availability.
From the Press Release:
My Sucky Teen Romance (review here) is the third feature written and directed by Hagins, who made her debut – at age 12 – with the horror film Pathogen. Working out of Austin, Texas, Hagins has created an original new movie about a group of teens whose normal romantic awkwardness becomes compounded when they discover that some of the kids they’ve just met at a sci-fi convention are honest-to-goodness neck-biting vampires. The young cast includes Devin Bonnée (TV’s "Chase"), Tina Rodriguez (Machete, Inglourious Basterds), Lauren Lee (Hagins’ The Retelling) and, in their movie debuts, Elaine Hurt and Patrick Delgado.
From the Press Release:
My Sucky Teen Romance (review here) is the third feature written and directed by Hagins, who made her debut – at age 12 – with the horror film Pathogen. Working out of Austin, Texas, Hagins has created an original new movie about a group of teens whose normal romantic awkwardness becomes compounded when they discover that some of the kids they’ve just met at a sci-fi convention are honest-to-goodness neck-biting vampires. The young cast includes Devin Bonnée (TV’s "Chase"), Tina Rodriguez (Machete, Inglourious Basterds), Lauren Lee (Hagins’ The Retelling) and, in their movie debuts, Elaine Hurt and Patrick Delgado.
- 10/19/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Writer/director Emily Hagins has quickly become a filmmaking force to be reckoned with, and she’s only 18 years old. My Sucky Teen Romance, which is Hagins’ third feature film (a fact that makes this writer feel a bit like a slacker in comparison), is centered around 17-year-old Kate, who is enjoying her last weekend in town with friends at a local sci-fi convention that’s become somewhat of an annual trip for the group.
At the con Kate meets Paul, and from there the awkward teen romance goes wrong when Kate realizes her suitor is a vampire after he mistakenly bites her. Kate and her friends soon discover that Paul isn’t the only vampire they’ve got to contend with at the convention and set out to take out the bloodsuckers and find a way to turn Kate back.
My Sucky Teen Romance premiered during the South by Southwest Film Festival,...
At the con Kate meets Paul, and from there the awkward teen romance goes wrong when Kate realizes her suitor is a vampire after he mistakenly bites her. Kate and her friends soon discover that Paul isn’t the only vampire they’ve got to contend with at the convention and set out to take out the bloodsuckers and find a way to turn Kate back.
My Sucky Teen Romance premiered during the South by Southwest Film Festival,...
- 3/28/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
Rating: 3.5/5
Director: Emily Hagins
Writer: Emily Hagins
Cast: Devin Bonnée, Elaine Hurt, Tina Rodriguez, Lauren Lee, Tony Vespe, Patrick Delgado,
**Note: I am proud to call Emily Hagins my friend. She is one of few people I can call to go watch movies like Step Up 3D and Never Say Never and not feel embarrassed. However, my job here is to be objective and review her movie like I would any other. I would be doing Emily no favors by glossing over any issues I may have with her film.**
Read more on SXSW 2011 Review: My Sucky Teen Romance…...
Director: Emily Hagins
Writer: Emily Hagins
Cast: Devin Bonnée, Elaine Hurt, Tina Rodriguez, Lauren Lee, Tony Vespe, Patrick Delgado,
**Note: I am proud to call Emily Hagins my friend. She is one of few people I can call to go watch movies like Step Up 3D and Never Say Never and not feel embarrassed. However, my job here is to be objective and review her movie like I would any other. I would be doing Emily no favors by glossing over any issues I may have with her film.**
Read more on SXSW 2011 Review: My Sucky Teen Romance…...
- 3/22/2011
- by Brian Kelley
- GordonandtheWhale
Eighteen-year-old Emily Hagins’ third feature film debuts in the Lone Star States section at SXSW 2011. In it, 17-year-old Kate (Elaine Hurt) plans to spend her last weekend in town with her friends at SpaceCON — the local sci-fi convention they attend every year. There, she meets Paul (Patrick Delgado), a teen vampire, but their awkward teen romance goes wrong, and she’s bitten. Soon, Kate and her friends discover that Paul is not the only other vampire at the convention, and it’s up to them to stop the bad guys and find a way to turn Kate back before it’s too late. Here, Hagins writes about working with a teenage cast and crew, crowd funding her film and the difficulties of securing reliable vintage 1950s vehicles.
Emily Hagins
By Emily Hagins (writer-director of “My Sucky Teen Romance”)
(from the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival)
I’ve always tried to...
Emily Hagins
By Emily Hagins (writer-director of “My Sucky Teen Romance”)
(from the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival)
I’ve always tried to...
- 3/15/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Eighteen-year-old Emily Hagins’ third feature film debuts in the Lone Star States section at SXSW 2011. In it, 17-year-old Kate (Elaine Hurt) plans to spend her last weekend in town with her friends at SpaceCON — the local sci-fi convention they attend every year. There, she meets Paul (Patrick Delgado), a teen vampire, but their awkward teen romance goes wrong, and she’s bitten. Soon, Kate and her friends discover that Paul is not the only other vampire at the convention, and it’s up to them to stop the bad guys and find a way to turn Kate back before it’s too late. Here, Hagins writes about working with a teenage cast and crew, crowd funding her film and the difficulties of securing reliable vintage 1950s vehicles.
Emily Hagins
By Emily Hagins (writer-director of “My Sucky Teen Romance”)
(from the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival)
I’ve always tried to...
Emily Hagins
By Emily Hagins (writer-director of “My Sucky Teen Romance”)
(from the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival)
I’ve always tried to...
- 3/15/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Director: Emily Hagins Writer: Emily Hagins Starring; Elaine Hurt, Patrick Delgado, Santiago Dietche, Lauren Lee, Lauren Vunderink, Tony Vespe, Devin Bonnee Every decade we have a new cinematic approach to the vampire genre (a majority of which involve some sort of adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula). There are classics (Robert G. Vignola’s The Vampire, F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, Universal’s and Hammer Films’ Dracula franchises, etc.) as well as the reverential revivals of “serious” vampire films that were released in the 1980s (Tony Scott’s The Hunger, Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys, Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark, etc.) and 1990s (Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker's Dracula, Guillermo del Toro’s Cronos, Michael Almereyda’s Nadja, Neil Jordan’s Interview with the Vampire, etc.). In one way or another, cinema history leads us to the more recent past, with films such as Tomas Alfredson’s Let the Right One In...
- 3/10/2011
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Ok peeps! The lineup has been announced for SXSW 2011. South by Southwest 2011 kicks off on March 11th in Austin, Texas and runs through March 19th. Check out the strong film lineup !
13 Assassins:
Director: Takashi Miike, Writers: Shoichirou Ikemiya & Daisuke Tengan
Distressed by the Lord’s murderous rampage, top Shogun official Sir Doi secretly calls on esteemed samurai Shinzaemon Shimada to assassinate the evil Naritsugu. Outraged by Lord Naritsugu’s vile acts, Shinzaemon willingly accepts the dangerous mission.
Cast: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Goro Inagaki, Masachika Ichimura
Paul:
Director: Greg Mottola, Writers: Simon Pegg & Nick Frost
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite as two geeks who meet an alien named Paul (Seth Rogen) on a pilgrimage to America’s UFO heartland. Their road trip will alter our universe forever.
Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Blythe Danner, John Carroll Lynch, with Sigourney Weaver, and...
13 Assassins:
Director: Takashi Miike, Writers: Shoichirou Ikemiya & Daisuke Tengan
Distressed by the Lord’s murderous rampage, top Shogun official Sir Doi secretly calls on esteemed samurai Shinzaemon Shimada to assassinate the evil Naritsugu. Outraged by Lord Naritsugu’s vile acts, Shinzaemon willingly accepts the dangerous mission.
Cast: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Goro Inagaki, Masachika Ichimura
Paul:
Director: Greg Mottola, Writers: Simon Pegg & Nick Frost
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite as two geeks who meet an alien named Paul (Seth Rogen) on a pilgrimage to America’s UFO heartland. Their road trip will alter our universe forever.
Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Blythe Danner, John Carroll Lynch, with Sigourney Weaver, and...
- 2/3/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
The South by Southwest Film Festival announced its feature film line-up Wednesday, piling heaps of cinematic goodness on an already stellar program that includes Jodie Foster’s The Beaver, Duncan Jones’ Source Code, Ti West’s The Innkeepers, Conan O’Brien’s tour documentary, and the latest Simon Pegg-Nick Frost comedy, Paul, with Seth Rogen.
Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) returns to the festival with her latest film, Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried, after the writer-director spoke on a screenwriting panel in 2009.
Plus a few favorites from the Sundance Film Festival last month, like Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and Max Winkler’s Ceremony.
I’m extremely excited, even if I’m already having flashbacks to intense sleep deprivation. Like the last two years, I’ll be on the ground covering as much of the festival as I can within the packed 9 days of screenings,...
Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) returns to the festival with her latest film, Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried, after the writer-director spoke on a screenwriting panel in 2009.
Plus a few favorites from the Sundance Film Festival last month, like Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and Max Winkler’s Ceremony.
I’m extremely excited, even if I’m already having flashbacks to intense sleep deprivation. Like the last two years, I’ll be on the ground covering as much of the festival as I can within the packed 9 days of screenings,...
- 2/3/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
‘Tapping into the cultural zeitgeist,’ at SXSW 2011
Austin, Texas – The SXSW 2011 Feature Film Lineup was unveiled Wednesday afternoon. The festival lineup will consist of 130 features, in nine full days of programming, promising to deliver a film-going experience unlike previous years.
With a reputation for taking chances on relatively unknown filmmakers, the SXSW panel of judges carefully picked 130 films from 1,792 feature-length film submissions, (1,323 U.S. and 469 international). The program consists of 60 World Premieres, 12 North American Premieres and 16 U.S. Premieres.
The main competition categories return with eight Narrative Features, and eight Documentary Features, both competing for their respective Grand Jury Prize. New for films in competition this year, are awards for screenplay, editing, cinematography, music, and acting.
(The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week.)
Here are a few of the Features to be screened, among many others.
Narratives:
The Beaver (World Premiere)
Dir.
Austin, Texas – The SXSW 2011 Feature Film Lineup was unveiled Wednesday afternoon. The festival lineup will consist of 130 features, in nine full days of programming, promising to deliver a film-going experience unlike previous years.
With a reputation for taking chances on relatively unknown filmmakers, the SXSW panel of judges carefully picked 130 films from 1,792 feature-length film submissions, (1,323 U.S. and 469 international). The program consists of 60 World Premieres, 12 North American Premieres and 16 U.S. Premieres.
The main competition categories return with eight Narrative Features, and eight Documentary Features, both competing for their respective Grand Jury Prize. New for films in competition this year, are awards for screenplay, editing, cinematography, music, and acting.
(The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week.)
Here are a few of the Features to be screened, among many others.
Narratives:
The Beaver (World Premiere)
Dir.
- 2/3/2011
- by Albert Art
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Readers of Sound On Sight can be sure that we will indeed be covering the SXSW Film Festival once again. As previously reported, Duncan Jones’ latest film Source Code is opening the festival and there will also be premieres for the documentary Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop, Greg Mottola’s Paul, and Jodie Foster’s The Beaver. Now the full line-up has been announced it is incredible.
Hit the jump to check out the line-up, and be sure to visit our site during the event.
The 2011 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 11 – 19th in Austin, Texas.
SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup
Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers.
Hit the jump to check out the line-up, and be sure to visit our site during the event.
The 2011 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 11 – 19th in Austin, Texas.
SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup
Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers.
- 2/3/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
That's right, kids! The 2011 South by Southwest Film Conference is just around the corner, and it's packed to the gills with stuff to watch, do, and see. But what of the conference's horror line-up? We've got you covered.
The big dance runs from March 11th-19th in Austin, Texas. Visit the official SXSW website for all the info you need to get your ass there and having a good time.
2011 Genre Line-Up
Bellflower
Director & Writer: Evan Glodell
Cast: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson, Rebekah Brandes, Vincent Grashaw
"A love story with apocalyptic stakes. Two friends spend all their free time building flame-throwers and weapons of mass destruction in hopes that a global apocalypse will occur and clear the runway for their imaginary gang "Mother Medusa"."
Silver Bullets
Director & Writer: Joe Swanberg
Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Ti West, Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg, Jane Adams (North American Premiere)
"Filmmaking and life converge around a werewolf film.
The big dance runs from March 11th-19th in Austin, Texas. Visit the official SXSW website for all the info you need to get your ass there and having a good time.
2011 Genre Line-Up
Bellflower
Director & Writer: Evan Glodell
Cast: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson, Rebekah Brandes, Vincent Grashaw
"A love story with apocalyptic stakes. Two friends spend all their free time building flame-throwers and weapons of mass destruction in hopes that a global apocalypse will occur and clear the runway for their imaginary gang "Mother Medusa"."
Silver Bullets
Director & Writer: Joe Swanberg
Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Ti West, Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg, Jane Adams (North American Premiere)
"Filmmaking and life converge around a werewolf film.
- 2/3/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The South By Southwest Film Conference and Festival announced this year's features lineup. The festival takes place March 11-19 in Austin, Texas.
There are a total of 130 features screening this year including 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 U.S. premieres! This year the a total of 1,792 feature-length films were submitted, which is the most ever.
There are going to be some amazing films shown this yea. Opening night kicks off with Duncan Jones' Source Code (Moon). The fest rolls on with Jodie Foster‘s The Beaver, Greg Mottola‘s Paul, Sundance Grand Prize doc winner How to Die in Oregon, Errol Morris‘ Tabloid, Victoria Mahoney‘s Yelling to the Sky, Azazel Jacob‘s Terri. There will also be a special screening of Catherine Hardwicke‘s Red Riding Hood.
The Midnight and SXFantastic sections will be announced with the shorts program next week.
See the complete lineup below via...
There are a total of 130 features screening this year including 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 U.S. premieres! This year the a total of 1,792 feature-length films were submitted, which is the most ever.
There are going to be some amazing films shown this yea. Opening night kicks off with Duncan Jones' Source Code (Moon). The fest rolls on with Jodie Foster‘s The Beaver, Greg Mottola‘s Paul, Sundance Grand Prize doc winner How to Die in Oregon, Errol Morris‘ Tabloid, Victoria Mahoney‘s Yelling to the Sky, Azazel Jacob‘s Terri. There will also be a special screening of Catherine Hardwicke‘s Red Riding Hood.
The Midnight and SXFantastic sections will be announced with the shorts program next week.
See the complete lineup below via...
- 2/2/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
The South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) just announced their entire 2011 feature film lineup, and there’s isn’t a lot of note, with regards to this blog’s focus.
Titles you should be aware of – all of which we’ve previously profiled on Shadow And Act – include, Victoria Mahoney’s feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky (which will actually make its world debut at the Berlin Film Festival later this month); plus Blacktino, the first feature film from writer/director Aaron Burns, a self-described “blacktino nerd from Austin, Texas,” who got his start at Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios doing visual effects; Benda Bilili, a documentary about a band of homeless, disabled Congolese; and last, but not least, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, a documentary about the black man that happens to be the man behind the puppet (which also played at Sundance).
There might be...
Titles you should be aware of – all of which we’ve previously profiled on Shadow And Act – include, Victoria Mahoney’s feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky (which will actually make its world debut at the Berlin Film Festival later this month); plus Blacktino, the first feature film from writer/director Aaron Burns, a self-described “blacktino nerd from Austin, Texas,” who got his start at Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios doing visual effects; Benda Bilili, a documentary about a band of homeless, disabled Congolese; and last, but not least, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, a documentary about the black man that happens to be the man behind the puppet (which also played at Sundance).
There might be...
- 2/2/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
The South by Southwest Film Festival has announced their features lineup for the 2011’s Festival, which will take place March 11th to the 19th in Austin Texas. Read the full press release after the jump. SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers. The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week. “This is the most exciting moment for us. After a fantastic festival of discovery in 2010, we can finally unveil the line up for this year’s event,” says Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson. “SXSW prides itself on taking chances, sifting for...
- 2/2/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
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