Black is also a founder of the South By Southwest Music Festival and
Conference in 1987 which added film and new media components in 1994.
The South by Southwest Music, Film and Interactive Conferences and
Festivals take place during ten days in March. An original Board Member
of the Austin Film Society (AFS Founder and Artistic Director Richard
Linklator) he is a past president of the organization. In 2000 Texas
Monthly Editor Evan Smith and Black working with AFS established the
Texas Film Hall of Fame also in March.
