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The New SXSW Era

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Byler's "AMERICANese" Wins Two at SXSW; "Darkon," "Jam," and "Live Free or Die" Also Win Top Prizes

At the midpoint of the 2006 SXSW Film Conference and Festival here in Austin, organizers presented jury and audience prizes for this year's festival. Eric Byler's "AMERICANese" won two prizes tonight in Austin, receiving the narrative audience award and a special jury prize for outstanding ensemble ...

Tribeca Fest Slate: World Docs Look Strong

"Ask the Dust" and "Tsotsi" Shine Amidst a Mellow Specialty Box office

"Ask the Dust," Robert Towne's film about Los Angeles - based on a 1939 John Fante autobiographical novel considered one of the finest about the City of Angels ever written - finished first on this week's indieWIRE Box Office Tracker (iWBOT) with a $9,826 per-screen average. Numbers are provided by ...

DISPATCH FROM SXSW: Cuban/Wagner, Burnt Orange in Focus, And More

Two years ago at SXSW, a pair of new entities emerged, both with Austin ties. Burnt Orange Productions, the University of Texas Film Institute's new for-profit production company has become an active entity locally, while the vertically-integrated companies owned by Texas billionaires Mark Cuban and...

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indieWIRE ANNOUNCEMENT: San Francisco Film Society & indieWIRE Unveil SF360.org; Gerhard Editing Onl

[EDITORS NOTE: The following is an announcement from indieWIRE and the San Francisco Film Society.]

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