Kino Lorber acquired U.S. rights to director Shoshannah Stern’s moving documentary, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore. IFC Films and Sapan Studios have once again partnered to release a SXSW film after picking up Jay Duplass’ hilarious Christmas-set comedy, The Baltimorons, which had its world premiere in this year’s Narrative Spotlight section. Saban Films has snapped up the North American rights to the McManus Brothers’ sci-fi mind-bender Redux Redux. Shudder made a deal to bring Ben Leonberg’s truly one-of-a-kind horror movie Good Boy not just the U.S., but much of the world. Meanwhile, the film’s lead, Indy, is a contender for the Cannes Palm Dog & the Fido Award!
Sticking with the Cannes theme, In the Current of Being, whose world premiere at this year’s SXSW XR Experience won it the special Agog Immersive Impact Award, will be heading to Cannes for its international premiere. Also heading to Cannes from SXSW will be Claudette Godfrey, VP Film & TV (that’s me!), Programmer Jim Kolmar, and Communications Director Jody Arlington. We hope to see you there!
Alumni Highlights
We’re always thrilled to see so many SXSW alumni continuing to expand their audiences after the party in Austin is over. Below you can find a list of films that premiered at past SXSW festivals that are now heading to theaters across the US or streaming services around the world, so help us celebrate our talented alumni by keeping an eye out for this month’s roster of new releases.
In Theaters Now & Coming Soon
The Accountant 2
The Surfer
Friendship (May 9)
Sew Torn (May 9)
Clown in a Cornfield (May 9)
Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary (May 16)
Streaming & On Demand
Another Simple Favor
Ash
Bob Trevino Likes It
Drop
Death of a Unicorn
The Studio (season finale May 21)
The Surrender (May 23)
Government Cheese (season finale May 28)
Are you a SXSW alumni with a film that’s about to make its way into the wild? Tell us about your upcoming release so we can hype you up to the entire SXSW community.
Catch Up On Conference
Missed a must-see conversation or want to revisit your favorite panels from this year’s festival? Our full collection of thought-provoking discussions with filmmakers, industry leaders, and creative visionaries is now available on the SXSW YouTube channel. Dive back in and get inspired!
Find Us at ATX TV Festival
There’s more TV coming to the big screen in downtown Austin with the annual ATX TV Festival, back for its 14th season May 29 – June 1. Once again, they’re offering a Locals Only discount. This year’s programming lineup includes everything from The Leftovers reunion with the cast and creators, to Mad Men Revisited with Jon Hamm; an UnREAL retrospective with cast and creators; a King of the Hill revival sneak peek; conversations with Bill Lawrence (and friends!), Tony Gilroy and Beau Willimon about Andor, Carrie Preston, Seth Meyers, and Christine Baranski; the premiere of Kevin Williamson’s The Waterfront, and much more. Can’t make the whole weekend? Single tickets for select pieces of programming are also available.
See you at the movies!
Claudette + the Film & TV team
