SXSW Adds Panels, Features and Shorts to Upcoming Event

The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival (March 9 - 17) announced its complete lineup of panels, short films, retrospectives, and new additions to the feature film schedule. The panels lineup will conclude on Tuesday, March 13 with a session entitled "Ready for Primetime: TV Comedy Today" featuring TV performers and producers such as Seth MacFarlane ("Family Guy"), Al Jean ("The Simpsons"), Rob Corddry (Fox's new show "The Winner," "The Daily Show"). Other notable additions to the panels lineup include: "A Conversation with Bill Paxton" on Saturday, March 10, the addition of filmmaker John Cameron Mitchell ("Shortbus") to the Monday, March 12 session "Sex Scenes Stay Hard," and a multimedia presentation by animator Emily Hubley. For a list of panels as well as feature additions and the festival's shorts, visit the SXSW website. [Brian Brooks]